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East Baton Rouge Parish
Baker, Baton Rouge (Parish Seat), Cottage Plantation (1), Gardere, Greenwell Springs, Inniswold, Zachary

History
Named for: bâton rouge, French for red stick. When the French first explored the Mississippi, they placed a red stick at the limit of their search.

 

Films
These are the films that we have documented for this area so far.
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1917

Burning the Candle - Essanay. Dir: Beaumont; Cast: Walthall, Charleson.  Drama.  Southern scenes filmed in Baton Rouge and coastal New Orleans.

1940

Kidnapper’s Foil - Dir: Barker; Cast: local neighborhood children.  One version filmed in Baton Rouge and one version filmed in Shreveport.

1947

Louisiana - Dir: Karlson; Cast: Gov. Davis, Adams. Biography of Gov. Jimmie Davis with exteriors filmed in Louisiana, including Louisiana College in Pineville, Dodd College for Women, Louisiana State University, the State Capitol and the French Quarter.  Golden Poster print available on this title.

1957

Band of Angels - Dir: Walsh; Cast: Gable, De Carlo. Romantic drama partially filmed at the Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation in Geismer, Baton Rouge, Burnside, Clinton and along the banks of the Mississippi River and at the Cottage.  Golden Poster print available on this title. - Movie Trailerstrailer available on this title.

1958

Long, Hot Summer - Dir: Ritt; Cast: Newman, Woodward. Drama filmed at Asphodel Plantation in Jackson, Ramsey Plantation in New Roads, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Clinton, and Baton Rouge. Golden Poster print available on this title. - Movie Trailerstrailer available on this title.

1959

Sound and the Fury, The - Dir: Ritt; Cast: Brynner, Woodward. Drama filmed partially in Baton Rouge, Clinton and St. Francisville.

1960

Desire in the Dust - Dir: Claxton; Cast: Burr, Hyer. Drama filmed in Clinton, Asphodel Plantation and Zachary. Golden Poster print available on this title.

1964

Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (a/k/a) What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte - Dir:  Aldrich; Cast:  Davis, de Havilland.  Horror filmed partially at Houmas House Plantation in Burnside for interior shots. Exterior shots were done at Oak Alley Plantation and Baton Rouge. Golden Poster print available on this title. - Movie Trailerstrailer available on this title.

1966

Alvarez Kelly - Dir: Dmytryk; Cast: Holden, Widmark.  Drama filmed in Baton Rouge, Asphodel Plantation and Clinton. Golden Poster print available on this title

Hurricane Named Betsy - Dir: Cuchiara. Narrator: Fred Collins. A documentary on Hurricane Betsy presented by Department of Defense - Office of Civil Defense partially filmed in New Orleans, Grand Isle, Baton Rouge, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines.

Nevada Smith - Dir:  Hathaway; Cast: McQueen, Malden. Western with some scenes filmed in Krotz Springs, Baton Rouge, Lafayette and New Orleans. 

1967

Hurry Sundown - Dir: Preminger; Cast: Caine, Fonda. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge, Hammond, Sunshine, St. Gabriel and St. Francisville. Golden Poster print available on this title.

1969

Undefeated, The - Dir: McLaglen; Cast: Wayne, Hudson. Western filmed partially in Baton Rouge. Golden Poster print available on this title.

1970

Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (a/k/a) Blood Kin - Dir: Lumet; Cast: Coburn, Hayes. Drama filmed in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and St. Francisville.

1971

Beguiled, The - Dir: Siegel; Cast: Eastwood, Page. Romantic drama filmed at the Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation in Geismer and Baton Rouge. Golden Poster print available on this title.

Beguiled: the Storyteller - Dir: Eastwood. Short documentary about the making of the film. Filmed in Baton Rouge.

Player, The - Dir: De Martini; Cast: Fats, Como. Drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

1972

Sounder - Dir: Ritt; Cast: Tyson, Winfield. Drama set in 1933 Louisiana and filmed in Clinton, St. Helena and East Feliciana Parishes, Asphodel Plantation and Baton Rouge.  - Movie Trailerstrailer available on this title.

1974

Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, The - Dir: Korty; Cast: Tyson, Brown.  Made for TV drama filmed at Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation in Geismer; the slave quarters of The Cottage Plantation in St. Francisville and Ryan Airport in Baton Rouge and set in the fictional Louisiana town of Bayonne.

1975

Deadly Tower, The - Dir: Jameson; Cast: Russell, Forsythe. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

1977

Life and Assassination of the Kingfish, The - Dir: Collins; Cast: Asner, Pryor. Drama filmed and set in Baton Rouge.

1978

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus - Dir: Starrett; Cast:  Napier, Adams. Action comedy drama filmed around Louisiana including Houmas House Plantation in Burnside and Baton Rouge.

1979

Night Rider, The - Dir: Averback; Cast: Selby, Rodrigues.  Action drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge and set in New Orleans.

1982

Toy, The - Dir: Donner; Cast:  Pryor, Gleason. Comedy filmed on Perkins Road in Baton Rouge and Hammond. - Movie Trailerstrailer available on this title.

1984

Louisiana - Dir: de Broca; Cast: Kidder, Charleson. Made for TV romantic drama filmed at the Greenwood Plantation in St. Francisville, Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

1985

Baton Rouge - Dir: Bouchareb; Cast:  Penot, Rajot.  Romantic drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Long, Hot Summer - Dir: Cooper; Cast: Johnson, Robards. Romantic drama filmed partially at Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation in Geismer, Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Burnside, Baton Rouge and Thibodaux.

1986

No Mercy - Dir: Pearce: Cast: Gere, Basinger. Action thriller filmed partially in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. - Movie Trailerstrailer available on this title.

1987

Beyond Words:  The Story of the Southern Review.  Dir: Hero. Documentary filmed in Baton Rouge.

1988

Everybody's All-American (a/k/a) When I Fall in Love - Dir: Hackford; Cast:  Lange, Quaid. Romantic drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge, including Louisiana State University, Southern University Stadium, St. Francisville, Nottoway Plantation in White Castle.  - Movie Trailerstrailer available on this title.

1989

Blaze - Dir: Shelton; Cast: Newman, Davidovich. Earl Long biography drama partially filmed at the state capitol in Baton Rouge, Clinton, Houma, Asphodel Plantation, the French Quarter in New Orleans and Winnfield. 

Dark Heritage - Dir: McCormick; Cast: Lacour, Verkaik. Horror filmed at Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation in Geismer and Baton Rouge.

Heart of Dixie - Dir: Davidson; Cast: Sheedy, Madsen. Drama filmed partially in Baton Rouge.

Sex, Lies and Videotape - Dir: Soderbergh; Cast: Spader, MacDowell. Drama filmed Zee Zee’s and around Baton Rouge. 

1991

Pistol: The Birth of a Legend - Dir: Schroder; Cast: Perkins, Benedit.  Biographical drama filmed at Southeastern University in Hammond, Ponchatoula and Baton Rouge.

1993

Hard Target - Dir: Woo; Cast: Van Damme, Henriksen. Action thriller filmed in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. - Movie Trailerstrailer available on this title.

1995

Dead Man Walking - Dir: Robbins; Cast: Sarandon, Penn. Crime drama partially filmed at the Louisiana State Capital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, New Orleans, Covington and Slidell. - Movie Trailerstrailer available on this title.

Going Live - Dir: Johansson. Short filmed in Baton Rouge.

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long - Dir: Schlamme; Cast: Goodman, Craven.  Made for TV biographical drama filmed in Baton Rouge, Covington, Madisonville and New Orleans.

1996

Gray’s Anatomy - Dir:  Soderbergh; Cast:  Gray, McLaughlin.  Comedy drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

WCW Slamboree: Lethal Lottery - Dir: Leathers; Cast: Anderson, Bagwell. TV movie filmed in Baton Rouge.

1997

Favorite Son - Dir: Esteb;  Cast: Herthum, Hunt. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge, Jackson, Port Allen and St. Francisville.

Old Man - Dir: Harrison; Cast: Tripplehorn, Howard. Made for TV drama history filmed in Alligator Bayou, Laurel Valley Plantation and Baton Rouge.

Schizopolis - Dir: Soderbergh; Cast: Brantley, Soderbergh. Comedy mystery filmed in Baton Rouge.

1998

Dangerous Proposition - Dir: Sanders; Cast: Sutton, Guirard. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Farm: Angola, USA - Dir: Garbus, Rideau. Documentary filmed at Angola and Baton Rouge.

Haunted History: Myrtles Plantation - Dir: Hawes; Documentary filmed in Baton Rouge and St. Francisville.

Yukie (a/k/a) Solitude Point - Dir: Matsui; Cast: Baisho, Svenson.  Romantic drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

1999

Inspector Gadget - Dir: Kellogg; Cast: Broderick, Fisher. Adventure filmed partially in Baton Rouge.

Lush - Dir: Gibson; Cast: Scott, Linney. Comedy drama set in New Orleans and filmed in Baton Rouge.

2000

Ballet for Children Unauthorized - Dir: Williams; Cast: Westphal, Brown. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Ballet for Children Unauthorized 2 - Dir: Williams; Cast: Westphal, Brown. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Collectors - Dir: Hobbs; Documentary partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Rhythm 'n' Bayous: Road Map to Louisiana Music - Dir: Mugge; Cast:  Jones, Ledet. Music documentary filmed in Baton Rouge, Eunice, Lafayette, Monroe, New Orleans, Shreveport, Ville Platte and Winnsboro.

2001

Ballet for Children Unauthorized 3 - Dir: Williams; Cast: Perlis, Westphal. Short adventure filmed in Baton Rouge.

It's Just a Little Pizza! - Dir: Williams; Cast: Johnson, Westphal. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Song of the Vampire - Dir: Duff; Cast: Duff, Horan. Straight to video horror partially filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

2002

Badge, The - Dir: Henson; Cast: Thornton, Arquette. Crime drama mystery partially filmed in Baton Rouge, Donaldsonville and New Orleans.

Nutshells: A Brat from the Bayou - Dir: Williams; Cast: Vicknair, Noland. Comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

2003

Divine Intervention: A Serendipitous Film About Britney Spears - Dir: Garay. Documentary about a trip from Ft. Lauderdale to Baton Rouge for the Rally Against Cancer Event hosted by Britney Spears and her family partially filmed in Kentwood and Baton Rouge.

Everything Is Everything - Dir: Borck, LaBorde; Cast: Aillet, Borck. Comedy partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Evil in the Bayou - Dir: Beaton; Cast: Zanone, Beaton.  Straight to video action drama horror filmed in Baton Rouge, Bayou, Kelsie and New Orleans.

Lohues Gets the Blues - Dir: Ruven; Cast: White, Muskee. TV movie comedy partially filmed in Baton Rouge for release in the Netherlands (semi-documentary?)

2004

AutonomousLESs - Dir: Landry; Cast: Randall, Sims. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Birth Day Live! - Dir: Hermstad, Miller, Stern. TV movie documentary partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Lady is a Doll - Dir: Williams; Cast: Brown, Williamson. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Ray - Dir: Hackford; Cast: Foxx, King. Biographical drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge, Hammond, Jefferson Parish, Laurel Valley Plantation, New Orleans and Thibodaux.

Signpost to Freedom: The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott - Documentary filmed in Baton Rouge.

2005

Cycles of Porn: Sex/Life in L.A. part 2 - Dir: Hick; Cast: Law, Grey, Nolan. Documentary partially filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Dukes of Hazzard, The - Dir: Chandrasekhar; Cast: Scott, Knoxville.  Action adventure comedy partially filmed in Baton Rouge, Clinton, French Settlement, Jefferson Parish and New Orleans.

2006

21 Up America - Dir: Quinn. Documentary partially filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

All the King's Men - Dir: Zaillian; Cast: Penn, Law. Drama thriller set in the 1950’s Louisiana and filmed  at the Albania Plantation in  Jeanerette, Donaldson, the fairgrounds in Livingston, Morgan City, New Orleans and the State Capitol in Baton Rouge.

Broken Promise - Dir: White; Cast: Capps, Chapoy. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Failure to Launch - Dir: Dey; Cast: McConaughey, Bates. Romantic comedy partially filmed in Baton Rouge, Metairie (Zephyr Field) and New Orleans.

Glory Road – Dir: Gartner; Cast: Lucas, Luke. Sports drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge, Chalmette (Chalmette High School), Hammond, Jefferson Parish, Kenner and New Orleans (Jesuit High School).

Living Water - Dir: McDougall; Cast: Cleaver, Stills. Straight to video drama filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Mammoth - Dir: Cox; Cast: Ventresca, Draganescu. Action comedy horror set in Blackwater and partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

New Orleans Music in Exile - Dir: Mugge; Cast: Andersson, Assaf.  Documentary partially filmed in Baton Rouge, Lafayette and New Orleans.

Scenic Highway - Dir: Mather; Cast: Hostetter, Mather. Short with some scenes filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Sculpting the Rhetorician: A Transformation - Dir: Ferguson. Short documentary about the changing language of culture filmed in Baton Rouge.

Taking a Seat for Justice: Garner v. Louisiana - Documentary filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

2007

Da Block Party 2 - Dir: Pinnock; Cast: Lister, Garcia. Straight to video comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Debating Christianity from Below: (Re)Writing The History of NCCFI, the Script - Dir: Ferguson. Short documentary filmed in Baton Rouge at Louisiana State University.

Father of Lies - Dir: Phenomenon; Cast: Powell, Fox.  Straight to video drama fantasy thriller filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Perfect Day - Dir: Mese; Cast: Davis, Jemison. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Pride - Dir: Gonera; Cast: Howard, Mac. Crime drama family filmed at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Shreveport.

Reaping, The - Dir: Hopkins; Cast: Swank, Morrissey. Horror thriller filmed partially in Baton Rouge, including Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Shreveport and St. Francisville.

2008

Abduction of Jesse Bookman - Dir: Gould; Cast: Prince, Hewitt. Thriller filmed in Baton Rouge.

America's Core - Dir: Gough. Documentary about the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corp partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Cadillac Records - Dir: Martin; Cast: Brody, Wright. Biographical drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Carlisle Floyd's Willie Stark - Dir: Kraman; Cast: Jesse, Anderson. Music drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Dance World Revelations - Dir: Williams; Cast: Miller, Westphal. Adventure filmed in Baton Rouge.

Dangerous Games - Dir: Williams; Cast: Brouillette, Lazar. Short musical drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Death Toll - Dir: Phenomenon; Cast: Phillips, Pulliam. Action crime thriller set in New Orleans and filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Dream Boy - Dir: Bolton; Cast: Bender, Roeg. Drama romance filmed in Baton Rouge, Asphodel Plantation and St. Francisville.

Fields of Fuel - Dir: Tickell; Cast: Lennard, David. Documentary with scenes filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Good Man is Hard to Find - Dir:  Small; Cast: Nichols, Turrentine. Straight to video drama romance filmed in Baton Rouge.

Jumper - Dir: Liman; Cast: Christensen, Jackson. Action adventure sci-fi partially filmed in Baton Rouge and Prairieville.

Librarian: Curse of Judas Chalice - Dir: Frakes; Cast: Wyle, Davison. Made for TV action adventure fantasy partially set in New Orleans and filmed in Baton Rouge (Louisiana’s Old State Capitol), Harahan and New Orleans.

Loss of a Teardrop Diamond - Dir: Markell; Cast: Howard, Patton. Romance drama filmed in Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Donaldsonville, Jackson, Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Plaquemine and St. Francisville.

Middle of Nowhere - Dir: Stockwell; Cast: Amurri, Yelchin. Comedy drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

New Orleans Story - Dir: Rue; Cast: Accardo, Allen. Documentary filmed in post-Katrina New Orleans, Shreveport and Baton Rouge.

Print - Dir: Beyer; Cast: Carteris, Rothhaar. Drama thriller filmed in Baton Rouge.

Rimshop - Dir: Pinnock; Cast: Boyd, Dupuy. Straight to video action comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Swim Lessons: the Nick Irons Story - Dir: Houston. Sports documentary partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Warbirds - Dir: Gendreau; Cast: Mann, Krause. Made for TV horror mystery sci-fi filmed in Baton Rouge and St. Francisville.

2009

Abode - Dir: Ofsink, Valls. Documentary looks at the changing lifestyles between generations partially filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

All American Orgy - Dir: Drazek; Cast: Silverman, Beck. Comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Are You Scared 2 - Dir: Lands, Appling; Cast: Hays, Busch. Straight to video action filmed in Baton Rouge, including Kings Hotel.

Cirque du Freak: the Vampire's Assistant - Dir: Weitz; Cast: Massoglia, Reilly. Action adventure fantasy thriller filmed partially in Baton Rouge, Folsom and New Orleans including Lusher Charter School.

Deadline - Dir: McConville; Cast: Murphy, Birch. Thriller drama horror filmed in Baton Rouge, Houma, New Orleans, Schreiver and Shreveport.

Defending Dr. Karl - Dir: Johnson; Cast: Barnhart, Beasley. Comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Drool - Dir: Kissam; Cast: Harring, Jones. Comedy filmed partially in Baton Rouge and Donaldsonville.

Farm: 10 Down - Dir: Stack, Novack. Documentary partially filmed in Baton Rouge and Angola.

LA-308 - Dir: Furrate; Cast: Lipari, Leggio.  Drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge, Pierre Part, Leeville and Fourchon.

Print - Dir: Beyer; Cast: Carteris, Matthews. Thriller filmed in Baton Rouge.

Sun Dogs - Dir: Affolder; Cast: Chetta, Palumbo. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Way of War - Dir: Carter; Cast: Gooding, Jr., Williams III. Action thriller filmed in Baton Rouge.

Wolvesbayne - Dir: Furst; Cast: London, Romano. Made for TV fantasy horror filmed in Baton Rouge, Crowley and Lafayette.

2010

39-A: Een Reisverhaal Van Eindeloos - Dir: Mather; Semi-ocumentary about a vacation to visit the Space Center partially filmed in Baton Rouge for a Dutch release.

Alligator X a/k/a Xtinction: Predator X - Dir: Valinia; Cast: Sheppard, Lyons. Horror sci-fi filmed in Baton Rouge and St. Gabriel.

Burning Palms - Dir: Landon; Cast: Chung, Saldana. Comedy drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Chameleon - Dir: Salome; Cast: Janssen, Barkin. Biography drama thriller filmed partially in Baton Rouge.

Dark Side of ... Chatroulette.com - Dir: Richardson; Cast: Ferraro, Grezaffi. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Disagreement, The - Dir: Noble; Cast: Harmon, Stelly. Short filmed in Baton Rouge.

Drones - Dir: Benson, Busch; Cast: Woodware, Bettis. Comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Enemies Among Us - Dir: Garcia; Cast: Zane, DuMont. Action drama thriller filmed in Baton Rouge.

Fireball Run: the Movie - Dir: Sanchez; Cast: Stephens, Boulton. Racing drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Ghetto Stories - Dir: McDougall; Cast: Alexander, Hunter. Straight to video drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Inventing Adam - Dir: Adams; Cast: Meyers, Ochse. Comedy filmed in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and St. Francisville.

King of the Strippers - Dir: Baldwin; Cast: Schemke, Jones. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge and Ascension Parish.

Mirrors 2 - Dir: Garcia; Cast: Stahl, Jones. Straight to video horror mystery thriller filmed in Baton Rouge.

Mothman - Dir: Wilson; Cast: Staite, Fox. Made for TV horror sci-fi filmed in Baton Rouge.

Navigating the Maze - Dir: Williams. Documentary about the 10th anniversary of Hedges Pictures filmed in Baton Rouge.

Necessary Ruin - Dir: Mather. Documentary about the Union Tank Car Dome partially filmed in Baton Rouge and Kenner.

Nine Dead - Dir: Shadley; Cast: Hart, Scott. Straight to video crime drama horror filmed in Baton Rouge.

No Mutual Friends - Dir: Williams; Cast: Johnson, Foster. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Normal Types - Dir: Holiman; Cast: Breland, Browne.  Drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Terror Trap - Dir: Garcia; Cast: Elliott, Marsden.Straight to video comedy thriller filmed in Baton Rouge and Donaldsonville.

Trance - Dir: Fallon; Cast: Swain, London. Horror filmed in Baton Rouge. 

Whore - Dir: Richardson; Cast: Ferraro, Allen. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Wrong Side of Town - Dir: DeFalco; Cast: Van Dam, Bautista. Action comedy crime filmed in Baton Rouge

Xtinction: Predator X a/k/a Alligator X- Dir: Valinia; Cast: Sheppard, Lyons. Horror sci-fi filmed in Baton Rouge and St. Gabriel.

2011

All the Women I've Loved - Dir: Williams; Cast: Armstrong, Brown. Comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Apartment Complex - Dir: Mitchell; Cast: Johns, Owens. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Arena - Dir: Loop; Cast: Jackson, Lutz. straight to video movie filmed in Baton Rouge

Battle Los Angeles - Dir: Liebesman; Cast: Eckhart, Rodriguez. Action sci-fi partially filmed at Millennium Studio in Shreveport, Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City and City Park, Ryan Airport and Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge.

Bayou Butchers - Dir: Franco; Cast: Harmon, Stelly. Horror filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Blood Out - Dir: Hewitt; Cast: Goss, Kilmer; Action, crime, drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Carjacked - Dir: Bonito; Cast: Bello, Dorff. Comedy, crime, thriller filmed in Baton Rouge.

Crescent City - Dir: Marshall; Cast: Richelson, Marshall. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge, Metairie and New Orleans.

Dead Retribution a/k/a In Purgatory - Dir: Rivero, Schlueter; Cast: Bellow, Cox. Thriller filmed in Norco, Mandeville, Metairie, Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Experiment, The - Dir: Lemoine. Katrina documentary filmed in Baton Rouge.

Flypaper - Dir: Minkoff; Cast: Dempsey, Judd. Comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Goodbye Hello - Dir: Richardson; Cast: Cronley, Grezaffi. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Halloween Crazy - Dir: Smith; Cast: Corbett, Eckwright. TV movie partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Hood Life - Dir: Pinnock, Wooley; Cast: Allen, Beoubay. Crime drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

In Purgatory a/k/a Dead Retribution - Dir: Rivero, Schlueter; Cast: Anderson, Barras. Thriller filmed in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Metairie, Norco and Mandeville.

Jeff, Who Lives at Home - Dir: Duplass, Duplass; Cast: Segel, Helms, Greer. Comedy drama filmed in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Ledge, The - Dir: Chapman; Cast: Hunnam, Tyler. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Lil Town - Dir: Cooper, Nielson; Cast: Hodges, Foley. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Measure of Faith - Dir: Hewitt; Cast: Voorhies, Plummer. Straight to video drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown - Dir: White; Cast: White, Geyer. Sports drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Pitching Twilight - Dir: Williams; Cast: White, Williams. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Scream of the Banshee - Dir: Miller: Cast: Holly, Henriksen. Horror filmed in Baton Rouge.

Stalker - Dir: Mitchell; Cast: Owens, Grimaldo. Short action filmed in Baton Rouge at LSU.

Task, The - Dir: Orwell; Cast: Staden, McGuire. Horror partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Taylor Swift Stalker - Dir: Williams; Cast: Williams, Hauschild. Short comedy partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Ticking Clock - Dir: Barbarash; Cast: Gooding, Jr., McDonough. Straight to video mystery sci-fi filmed in Baton Rouge.

Top Hallow Screams - TV documentary partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Town of the Living Dead - Dir: Schexnaydre; Cast: Cunningham, Frank. Horror filmed in Baton Rouge.

Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn part 1 - Dir: Condon; Cast: Stewart, Pattinson. Fantasy drama partially filmed at Celtic Studio in Baton Rouge.

Video Girl - Dir: Hodges; Cast: Good, Dee. Drama filmed in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

2012

American Horror House - Dir: Scott; Cast: Fairchild, Tuttle. Horror TV movie filmed in Baton Rouge.

Arachnoquake - Dir: Furst; Cast: Furlong, Gold. Sci-fi TV movie filmed in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, St. Amant, Lafayette, and Sorrento.

Battleship - Dir: Berg; Cast: Decker, Neeson. Action sci-fi partially filmed at Celtic Studio in Baton Rouge.

Before the World Goes Boom - Dir: Longstreth. Documentary partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Beyond Galilee - Dir: DeWayne. Documentary partially filmed in Baton Rouge and Shreveport.

Dragon Eyes - Dir: Hyams; Cast: Van Damme, Le, Weller. Crime drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

El Gringo - Dir: Rodriguez; Cast: Adkins, Slater. Action drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Eleison - Dir: Delfino; Cast: Biglane, McCain. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Gravy - Dir: White; Cast: Krebs, Leigh. Short filmed in Baton Rouge.

Hijacked - Dir: Nutt; Cast: Couture, Jones. Action thriller partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Inside Stargate - Dir: Henriksen; Documentary partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Leprechaun's Revenge a/k/a Red Clover - Dir: Daywalt; Cast: Zane, Devane. Horror thriller TV movie filmed in Baton Rouge.

Mama I Want to Sing - Cast: LaBelle, Whitfield. Musical drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Mysterious Island - Dir: Sheppard; Cast: Holden, Munro. Adventure sci-fi filmed in Baton Rouge, Mandeville and St. Amant.

Neverending Road - Dir: Velasquez. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Philly Kid: Behind the Scenes - Dir: Benavides, Jr; Cast: Browning, Butler. Action short filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Pitch Perfect - Dir: Moore; Cast: Kendrick, Snow. Musical comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Pursuit of Red X - Dir: Seidule; Cast: Bridgewater, Dobson. Crime drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Red Clover a/k/a Leprechaun's Revenge - Dir: Daywalt; Cast: Zane, Devane. Horror thriller TV movie filmed in Baton Rouge.

Red Flag - Dir: Karpovsky; Cast: Defa, Poulson. Comedy drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Spirits - Dir: Williams; Cast: Hauschild, Murphy. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Stash House - Dir: Rodriguez; Cast: Lundgren, Evigan. Thriller filmed in Baton Rouge.

Stash House: Behind the Scenes - Dir: Coates. Short documentary filmed in Baton Rouge.

Thunderstruck - Dir: Whitesell; Cast: Durant, Belushi. Sports comedy partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn part 2 - Dir: Condon; Cast: Stewart, Pattinson. Fantasy drama partially filmed at Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge.

Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning - Dir: Hyams; Cast: Van Damme, Lundgren. Sci-fi thriller filmed in Baton Rouge.

Waiting For Angels - Dir: Valinia; Cast: Givens, Street. Straight to video drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

What She Wants For Christmas - Dir: Hewitt; Cast: Atwood, Boutte. drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

When One Door Closes - Dir: Lee; Cast: Achee, Burgess. Comedy drama filmed in Baton Rouge and Jena.

Woodshed, The - Dir: Amond; Cast: Leigh, Burke. Horror short filmed in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Vacherie.

Zombie Hamlet - Dir: Murlowski; Cast: Amos, Buckley. Comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

2013

Days of Reckoning: the Making of US4 - Dir: Magnuson. Documentary on the making of Universal Soldier 4 partially filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Demented, The - Dir: Roosevelt; Cast: Ewell, Brian, Kohnke. Horror sci-fi filmed in Baton Rouge, Hammond and Springfield.

Faith Family and Taxes - Dir: Nanton. Documentary about the meeting, marriage, family, business and hardships of Carl Bryson filmed in Baton Rouge.

Getaway - Dir: Solomon; Cast: Hawke, Gomez. Crime drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Give Me Your Heart - Dir: Claitor, Kember; Cast: Landry, Sheets. Short thriller partially filmed in Baton Rouge and Plaquemine.

Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia - Dir: Elkins; Cast: Spencer, Murray. Horror thriller partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Heebie Jeebies - Dir: Callaway; Cast: Belushi, Shim. Horror TV movie filmed in Baton Rouge and St. Francisville.

Host, The - Dir: Niccol; Cast: Ronan, Irons. Sci-fi partially filmed in New Orleans, Bonnie Carre Spillway and Celtic Studio in Baton Rouge.

Incident with the Magician - Williams; Cast: Grezaffi, Theriot. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Inventing Adam - Dir: Adams; Cast: Meyers, Coffee. Comedy filmed in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and St. Francisville.

Oblivion - Dir: Kosinski; Cast: Cruise, Freeman. Sci-fi partially filmed in New Orleans, Celtic Studio in Baton Rouge and St. Francisville.

Pawn Shop Chronicles - Dir: Kramer; Cast: Walker, Wood. Comedy, crime drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Ragin Cajun Redneck Gators - Dir: Furst; Cast: Hinson, Webster, Berry. Horror sci-fi filmed in Baton Rouge.

Re-Kill - Dir: Milev; Cast: Payne, Adams, Adkins. Horror partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Return of the Taylor Swift Stalker - Dir: Williams; Cast: Johnson, Hauschild. Short comedy partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Shadow People - Dir: Arnold; Cast: Roberts, Eastwood. Thriller filmed in Baton Rouge.

2014

22 Jump Street - Dir: Lord, Miller; Cast: Tatum, Hill. Crime comedy partially filmed in Baton Rouge at LSU Tiger Stadium, Metairie at Lafreniere Park and New Orleans at the USPS parking garage, Milan St. Wharf, around the Port of N.O., St. James AME Church, Loyola University and Tulane University.

American Graduate Day 2014 - Dir: Benjamin, Jolles. TV movie for WNET partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Dead Still - Dir: Booth; Cast: Wise, Browder. Horror sci/fi filmed in Baton Rouge.

Extraordinary - Dir: Hoffman; Cast: Leigh, Labry. Drama straight to video filmed in Baton Rouge, Gretna, Metairie, New Orleans and River Ridge.

God's Not Dead - Dir: Cronk; Cast: Harper, Sorbo, White. Drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

King of the Game - Dir: Baldwin; Cast: A'Kimmi, Allen. Action filmed in Baton Rouge, Grosse Tete and Donaldsonville.

Left Behind - Dir: Armstrong; Cast: Cage, Thompson. Sci/fi thriller partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Lunch Money, the Movie - Dir: Mills; Cast: Carpenter, Charett. Short filmed in Baton Rouge.

Maze Runner - Dir: Ball; Cast: O'Brien, Poulter. Action sci/fi filmed in Baton Rouge and at the Plantation Village Studios in Jackson.

On Angel's Wings - Dir: Williams; Cast: Givens, Cobb. Family sports filmed in Baton Rouge.

Outsider - Dir: MIller; Cast: Patric, Caan, Fairbrass. Crime drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Repurposing - Dir: Leo. Short documentary about the Frances Center for Customized Employment and their work to provide alternative disability employment filmed in Baton Rouge.

Search Party - Dir: Armstrong; Cast: Brie, Miller, Ritter. Comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Secret to Living Life Well - Dir: Coleman. TV movie documentary filmed in Baton Rouge.

Serial Killer Culture - Dir: Borowski. Crime documentary examining the reasons why artists and collectors are fascinated by serial killers partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Smothered - Dir: Schneider; Cast: Hodder, Mihailoff. Comedy horror filmed in Baton Rouge and Holden at John Schneider Studios.

Snakehead Swamp - Dir: FauntLeRoy; Cast: Kell, Fargas. Horror sci/fi TV movie filmed in Baton Rouge.

Status: Unknown - Dir: Parise; Cast: Oristano, Colletti. TV movie drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Survivante - Dir: Honore; Cast: Pages, Kennan. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Trips - Dir: Brown; Cast: Wanker, Guidry. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Two is Better Than One - Dir: Perry; Cast: Black, Elzie. Comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

2015

American Soldier - Dir: Mitchell; Cast: Mangus, Hynes; Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Bad Ass 3: Bad Asses on the Bayou - Dir: Moss; Cast: Trejo, Amos. Drama filmed in Livonia, Port Allen and Baton Rouge.

Bad Asses on the Bayou: Behind the Scenes - Dir: Strickland; Short drama on the making of the film Bad Ass 3, filmed in Baton Rouge.

Beginner's Guide to Sex aka Sex School - Dir: Drazek; Cast: Moore, Arnold. Comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Burial Mounds - Dir: Grillot; Cast: Wallace, Carline. Short horror filmed in Baton Rouge.

Day of the Hedges - Dir: Williams; Cast: Tatum, Williams. Short filmed in Baton Rouge and released straight to internet.

Demonic - Dir: Canon; Cast: Bello, Grillo, Horn. Horror thriller filmed in Baton Rouge.

Dog Man - Dir: Adams. Documentary about do trainer Dick Russell filmed in Baton Rouge.

Down: Conjure - Dir: Stelly, Trainor; Cast: Cothern, Keller. Short horror filmed in Baton Rouge.

Evan's Crime - Dir: Tung; Cast: Arquette, Smith. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Fantastic Four - Dir: Trank; Cast: Teller, Mara. Action, adventure, sci/fi filmed in Baton Rouge.

Final Girls - Dir: Strauss-Schulson; Cast: Farmiga, Akerman. Comedy horror filmed in Baton Rouge at the Varsity Theater and the Frostop on Government St.

Immurement - Dir: Poliquin; Cast: Bonaventure, Fajardo. Horror filmed in Baton Rouge.

Inside the Students Studio - Dir: Mitchell; Cast: Lockhart, Mitchell. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge at LSU.

June - Dir: Cooper; Cast: Van Dien, Pratt, Miller. Horror sci/fi filmed in Baton Rouge.

Jurassic World - Dir: Trevorrow; Cast: Pratt, Howard. Action, adventure, sci/fi partially filmed in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Navy Seals vs. Zombies - Dir: Barrett; Cast: Honore, Andries. Action horror filmed in Baton Rouge.

Pest Control - Dir: Travis; Cast: Debrueys, Delaune. Short sci/fi filmed in Baton Rouge.

Pitch Perfect 2 - Dir: Banks; Cast: Kendrick, Wilson. Musical comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Ruby Strangelove Yound Witch - Dir: Ruman; Cast: Pereira, Stoppard. Family adventure partially filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans at Fort Macomb.

Sarah & Bobby - Dir: Mitchell; Cast: Kirkwood, Mitchell. Short documentary on a family engagement filmed in Baton Rouge and St. Francisville.

Sentient - Dir: Barrett; Cast: Swan. Short sci/fi filmed in Baton Rouge.

Sex School aka Beginner's Guide to Sex - Dir: Drazek; Cast: Moore, Arnold. Comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Shark Island - Dir: Talley; Cast: Andrews, Britz. Action horror TV movie filmed in Baton Rouge and Madisonville.

Short Changed - Dir: Street; Cast: Shanks, Belle. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Showing Roots - Dir: Wilson; Cast: Grace, McGovern. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Sleepless - Dir: Mitchell; Cast: Ciccone, Mitchell. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge at LSU.

Stiffed - Dir: Poliquin; Cast: Bonaventure, Blasingame. Short filmed in Baton Rouge.

Vincent-N-Roxxy - Dir: Schultz; Cast: Hirsch, Kravitz. Crime drama filmed in Zachary.

Zombie Shark - Dir: Talley; Cast: Steele, London. Horror sci/fi TV movie filmed in Madisonville and Baton Rouge.

2016

Best of It, The - Dir: Eberly; Cast: Banker, Denkenson. Documentary on the rivalry between 2 professional sports betters partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Body Language - Dir: Thomas; Cast: Hoang, Cobean. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge at the Cove Bar and around the city.

Classic Restoration - Dir: Gaudet; Cast: Acosta, Aristidis. Short filmed in Baton Rouge and Denham Springs.

Curved III pt. 2 - Dir: Crosby; Cast: Espadron, Gray. Short comedy filmed in Gretna, Marrero, Metairie and Baton Rouge.

Diary of Spankalicious, The - Dir: Mitchell; Cast: Davis. Short comedy drama filmed in Baton Rouge at LSU.

Fruit Punch - Dir: Mitchell; Cast: Labelle. Short comedy filmed at LSU in Baton Rouge.

Help Me - Dir: Holmes; Cast: Lavergne, Mitchell. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

In the Hell of Dixie - Dir: Adams; Cast: Bubrig, Bickham. Horror filmed in Jackson, Zachary and St. Francisville. (released moved to January and straight to DVD)

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back - Dir: Zwick; Cast: Cruise, Smulders. Action thriller mostly filmed in Louisiana in New Orleans at Lafayette Square, Ted's Frostop, the French quarter and Big Easy Studios, in Metairie at Evergreen Plaza and Metairie Park Country Day School, and in Baton Rouge, LaPlace and St. Francisville.

Last Chance - Dir: Parker; Cast: Cato, DeVille. Short drama filmed in Zachary.

Louisiana Rising - Dir: Michaels; Cast: Connick, Jr., Jackson, Neville. Musical TV movie filmed in Baton Rouge.

Magnificient Seven, The - Dir: Fuqua; Cast: Washington, Pratt, Hawke. Action western partially filmed in Baton Rouge and Jackson.

Must Love Board Games - Dir: Williams; Cast: Barnes, Coats. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Ozark Sharks - Dir: Talley; Cast: Arm, Davis. Action comedy TV movie filmed in Baton Rouge and the John Schneider Studios in Holden.

Photo Collage - Dir: Mitchell; Cast: Matthews, Mitchell. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge at LSU and the Mall of Louisiana.

Redefining the Word - Dir: Jackson. Documentary on the history and usage of the word 'Nigger', partially filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Stargazer - Dir: Kidd; Cast: Grant, Whittle. Short adventure filmed in Baton Rouge.

Studio Gangster - Dir: Allen; Cast: A'Kimmi, Allen. Thriller filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

2017

Abacus - Dir: Stelly; Cast: Banken, Cazes. Thriller filmed in Baton Rouge.

American Made - Dir: Liman; Cast: Cruise, Gleeson. Biographical comedy partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Anne Dark - Dir: Sims; Cast: Gregg, Senica. Sci/fi short filmed in Baton Rouge.

Battlefield: Home: Breaking the Silence - Dir: Holsapple; war documentary drama about the emotional and physical problems of a returning Vietnam Vet. Partially filmed at Rayville, Duson, Alexandria, Baton Rouge and Tulane University in New Orleans.

Book of Clarence - Dir: Breuer; Cast: Fountain, Butler. Documentary partially filmed in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Covington.

Born to Lead: the Sal Aunese Story - Dir: Antonopoulos. Sports documentary about the first Samoan quarterback partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Camera Obscura - Dir: Koontz; Cast: Denham, Bobyleva. Horror filmed in Baton Rouge.

Camp Cool Kids - Dir: Arnold; Cast: Rosen, Shroyer. Family outdoors filmed at Camp Istrouma and around Baton Rouge.

Christmas in the Heartland - Dir: Lowry; Cast: McCormick, Derek. TV movie partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Diamonds in the Dirt - Dir: Minelli. Documentary filmed in Baton Rouge.

Flooded With You - Dir: Kidd; Cast: Davis, Murray. Short documentary following the Davis family through the 2016 flood in Baton Rouge.

Hate Crime - Dir: Esteb; Cast: Schneider, Redford. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge, Brusly and Port Allen.

Kiwis in China - Dir: Blasingame; Cast: Caruso, Colburn. Short filmed in Baton Rouge at the Lake Plaza condominiums.

Mommy's Girl - Dir: Blasingame; Cast: Coburn, Blasingame. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Not It - Cast: Prudhomme, Hughes. Short horror filmed in Baton Rouge.

Runner, The - Dir: Eiland; Cast: Hardwick, Hall. Sports drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Unknowable Kathryn Bonair, The - Dir: Sullivan; Cast: Coppersmith, Phan. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Weeping Vice - Dir: Cooper, Metrailer. Short animated drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

2018

#MenToo - Dir: Bush; Cast: Crane, Hugo. TV Movie filmed in Baton Rouge.

Back Roads - Dir: Pettyfer; Cast: Morrison, Lewis. Crime drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Before the Kick: The Brian Kinchen Story - Dir: Bonham, Greyson; Sports documentary.

Cover Me - Dir: Seidule; Cast: Pierre, Jr., Ballad. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge and Port Allen.

Death of an Umbrella Salesman - Dir: Herold; Cast: Kolack, Gennarino. Short comedy partially filmed in Baton Rouge and Port Allen.

Final Hours - Dir: Breaux; Cast: Benson, Breaux. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Home By Spring - Dir: Little; Cast: Drayton, McQueen. TV drama partially filmed in Baton Rouge and the Butler Greenwood Plantation in St. Francisville.

Hotel Nocturne - Dir: Barker; Cast: Huffman, Landry. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Samantha - Dir: Carley; Cast: Edwards, Cayouette. Short horror filmed in Baton Rouge.

To Pumpkin With Love - Dir: Talley; Cast: Coburn, Talley. Short filmed in Baton Rouge.

When We First Meat - Dir: Hodges; Cast: Butler, Mann. Short horror filmed in Baton Rouge.

2019

Captain Marvel - Dir: Boden, Fleck; Cast: Larson, Jackson. Adventure sci/fi partially filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Highwaymen, the – Dir: Hancock; Cast: Costner, Harrelson. Netflix movie about the tracking of Bonnie & Clyde filmed in Baton Rouge, Covington, Donaldsonville, Gibsland, Hammond, Laplace, Loranger, New Orleans, Shreveport, and Thibodaux.

Starbright - Dir: Lucente; Cast: Levine, Rhys-Davies. Fantasy partially filmed in Baton Rouge, St. Francisville, Hemmingsbough and Afton Manor.

Not Released Yet

Agent Emerson - Dir: Rozhkov; Cast: Fonseca, Denison. Action short partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Fiddling Horse, The - Dir: Wallis; Cast: Matarazzo, Mills. Comedy filmed in Baton Rouge and scheduled for release on Oct. 10, 2019.

Greyhound - Dir: Schneier; Cast: Shue, Hanks. WWII movie filmed partially in Baton Rouge and New Orleans to be released April 2020.

LA DA Story - Dir: Davis II; Cast: Schwartzenegger, Asner. Historical documentary partially filmed in Baton Rouge and Shreveport.

 

 

 


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