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1980
Adventures of Professor Mizutani - Dir: Wilson; Cast: Borel, Glasgow. Horror mystery filmed primarily at Caspari Hall on the Northwestern State University campus in Natchitoches.
Angola: Society's Nemesis - Dir: Wolf. Documentary partially filmed at Angola.
Baltimore Bullet, The* - 1980
Dir: Miller; Cast: Coburn, Shariff. Crime drama comedy filmed in New Orleans.
Franco-Americans of Louisiana: A Cultural Kaleidoscope - Dir: Roach, Comeaux. Documentary filmed around Louisiana.
Horror Hotel - see Eaten Alive 1977
Macabre - Dir: Bava: Cast: Stegers, Molnar. Horror thriller set in and exteriors filmed in New Orleans.
Manon Lescaut - Dir: Browning; Cast: Scotto, Domingo. Made for tv romantic drama with some scenes set in New Orleans.
Supertanker - Dir: Wright. Action adventure partially filmed in New Orleans.
Up From the Cradle of Jazz - Dir: Berry. Documentary filmed in New Orleans.
1981
$8.50 a Barrel aka Huit Piastres et Demie - 1981 - Dir: Pitre. Cote Blanche documentary filmed in Golden Meadow. NOTE: This film can be purchased here - https://www.coteblanche.com/store/huit-piastres-et-demie-dvd
Grambling's White Tiger - Dir: Brown; Cast: Belafonte, Jenner. Made for tv sports drama filmed at Grambling University in Lincoln parish.
Hardcase - Dir: Katzin; Cast: Akers, Bailey. Made for tv crime mystery filmed and set in New Orleans.
L'Aldia - See Beyond, The, 1998. Italian horror partially filmed in Lake Charles, Metairie, Monroe, New Orleans and the Otis House in Madisonville. Original release in Europe in 1981as L'Aldia with first release in U.S. as 7 Doors of Death in 1983. Then re-released in U.S. in 1998 as the Beyond.
Mistress of Paradise - Dir: Medak; Cast: Bejold, Everett. Made for tv drama romance set in 19th century Louisiana.
Soggy Bottom U.S.A. - Dir: Flicker; Cast: Johnson, Taylor. Comedy set in a small town in Plaquin parish.
Southern Comfort - Dir: Hill; Cast: Carradine, Boothe. Adventure thriller set in a Louisiana swamp and filmed in Shreveport, Bossier City, and the Caddo Lake area.
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1982
Cane River - 1982
Dir: Jenkins; Cast: Romain, Myrick. Historic drama about the creation of the creole culture filmed in and around Natchitoches parish and New Orleans.
Cat People* - 1982
Dir: Schrader; Cast: Kinski, McDowell. Drama horror set in New Orleans and filmed around New Orleans, Audubon Zoo and Slidell.
Ends of the Earth: Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana - Dir: Alvarez, Kolker. Documentary of the Perez family filmed in Plaquemines parish.
Kate Chopin's Sotry of an Hour - Docu-drama set in Victorian New Orleans.
Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together - Dir: Palfi; Cast: Byrd, Toussaint, Washington. Music documentary filmed in New Orleans.
Puss In Boots - Dir: Donahue, Driver; Cast: Lewis, McLean. Musical comedy drama set in New Orleans.
Toy, The - Dir: Donner; Cast: Pryor, Gleason. Comedy filmed on Perkins Road in Baton Rouge and Hammond.
View From the Stoop - Dir: Snyder. Documentary filmed in New Orleans.
1983
7 Doors of Death - See Beyond, The, 1998. Italian horror partially filmed in Lake Charles, Metairie, Monroe, New Orleans and the Otis House in Madisonville. Original release in Europe in 1981as L'Aldia with first release in U.S. as 7 Doors of Deathin 1983. Then re-released in U.S. in 1998 as the Beyond.
Dixie: Changing Habits - Dir: Englund; Cast: Pleshette, Leachman. Made for tv comedy drama filmed in New Orleans and at the Oak Alley Plantation.
Hobson’s Choice - Dir: Cates; Cast: Thomas, Gless. Romantic comedy drama filmed in New Orleans.
Johnny Blue - Dir: Irving, Kowalski; Cast: Gerard, Roche. Made for TV crime drama filmed and set in New Orleans.
Legend of the Bayou - See Eaten Alive, 1977.
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Les Blues de Balfa - Dir: Aginsky. Documentary of Southwestern Louisana's Balfa Brothers filmed in Louisiana.
Louisiana Prison: Angola. Documentary filmed in Angola.
Mosquitoes and High Water - Dir: Alvarez. Documentary featuring the “Islenos” filmed in St. Bernard.
Mountaintop Motel Massacre - Dir: McCullough, Sr.; Cast: Thurman, Chappel. Horror thriller filmed in Louisiana. -
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Sky is Gray - Dir: Lathan; Cast: Cole, Bond III. Made for TV drama set in 0s Louisiana.
Zydeco: Creole Music and Culture in Rural Louisiana - Dir: Spitzer. Documentary filmed in southwest Louisiana.
1984
Baroness and Her Buildings - Dir: Vella; Narrator Eugene McCarthy. Documentary of Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba filmed in New Orleans.
Cradle of the Stars: Story of the Louisiana Hayride - 1984
Narrator: Hank Williams Jr.documentary of the Shreveport music program that made the stars. NOTE: this film available here: https://www.oldies.com/product-view/10797N.html?c=gbase
Hands That Picked Cotton: Black Politics in the Rural South. Dir: Stekler. Documentary filmed partially in Louisiana.
Limner, The - Dir: Hank. Drama produced by the University of New Orleans and filmed in the rice fields of Crowley.
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.
River Rat - 1984 - Dir: Rickman; Cast: Jones, Plimpton. Adventure crime drama with some scenes filmed in New Orleans.Road to Las Vegas: A Black Perspective. Documentary partially filmed in Louisiana.
Soldier's Story, A - Dir: Jewison; Cast: Rollins, Jr., Caesar. Drama set in Louisiana.
Something Nobody Else Has: The Story of Turtle Trapping in Louisiana - Dir: Aber. Documentary filmed in Louisiana.
Stereopticon - Included on list of the Louisiana Film Commission, and is possibly a working title. We have not identified this film yet.
Streetcar Named Desire, A - Dir: Erman; Cast: Ann-Margret, Williams. Made for TV drama filmed and set in New Orleans.
Tightrope - Dir: Tuggle; Cast: Eastwood, Bujold. Crime mystery filmed and set in New Orleans, including Dixie Brewery, Piazza d’Italia, Riverwalk and Superdome. -
To the Best Of Our Abilities - Dir: Schultz. Documentary filmed at Benjamin Franklin school in New Orleans.
Zarico - Dir: Gladu; Narrator: Medina. Musical documentary filmed in southwestern Louisiana.
1985
Baton Rouge - 1985
Dir: Bouchareb; Cast: Penot, Rajot. Romantic drama partially filmed in Louisiana.
Bordello: House of the Rising Sun - Dir: Vincent; Cast: Broderick, Butler. Set and partially filmed in New Orleans.
Click, The - 1985
Dir: Richard, Barnett. Cast: Guerin, Kalfon. Thriller filmed in New Orleans. Original release as Le Declic in French, but also released as Lady Doll and a racier version as The Turn On.
Code of Vengeance aka Dalton - 1985
Dir: Rosenthal; Cast: Taylor, Gray. Made for TV action drama partially filmed in New Orleans. This film was split in 2 parts and shown as the pilot episodes for a short lived (4 episodes) tv series of the same name.
Dalton - See Code of Vengeance, 1985.
French Quarter Undercover - Dir: Catalanotto, Poole; Cast: Parks, Holliday. Action crime drama set in New Orleans and partially filmed in Houma and New Orleans.
Huey Long - Dir: Burns; Cast: Long, McCullough. Biographical documentary filmed in Louisiana.
In That Number! The New Orleans Brass Band Festival - Dir: Brock. Documentary filmed in New Orleans.
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.
Nutriaman: The Copasaw Creature - See Terror in the Swamp, 1985.
Terror in the Swamp a/k/a Nutriaman: The Copasaw Creature - Dir: Catalanotto, Folse; Cast: Barker, Bush. Horror/Sci-fi filmed in Houma.
Turn-On, The - See The Click, 1985
Yeah, You Rite! - Dir: Alvarez, Kolker. Documentary looking at how New Orleanians express themselves filmed in New Orleans.
1986
Alligator Hunters: A Louisiana Legacy - Dir: Sellers. Documentary filmed in Vermilion Parish.
As Summer Dies - 1986
Dir: Tramont; Cast: Glenn, Curtis. Made for TV drama set in a Louisiana town in 1959.
Avenging Force - 1986
Dir: Firstenberg; Cast: Dudikoff, James. Action drama filmed partially in New Orleans and Jackson.
Bayou Romance - Dir: Myerson; Cast: Ansara, Capers. Romantic drama set on a Louisiana plantation.
Belizaire the Cajun - 1986
Dir: Pitre; Cast: Assante, Youngs. Romantic drama filmed in Cecilia, Henderson and Lafayette. NOTE: This film can be purchased here: https://www.coteblanche.com/store/belizaire-the-cajun-on-dvd
Down by Law - Dir: Jarmusch; Cast: Waits, Lurie. Comedy drama filmed in New Orleans and Slidell. -
La Pharmacie Francais - Dir: Kotchan. Documentary filmed in New Orleans.
No Mercy - Dir: Pearce: Cast: Gere, Basinger. Action thriller filmed partially in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. -
Steamboat's a Comin' - Documentary by Delta Queen Steamboat Co.
Uncle Earl - Dir: Smith. Documentary filmed in Louisiana.
Which Governs Best - Dir: Kurtz. Documentary filmed in New Orleans.
1987
11 Days 11 Nights Part 3 - 1987Dir: D’Amato; Cast: Demy, Cort. Drama filmed in New Orleans.
Among Brothers: Politics in New Orleans - Dir: Stekler. Documentary filmed in New Orleans.
Angel Heart - 1987
Dir: Parker; Cast: Rourke, DeNiro. Horror thriller partially filmed in Laurel Valley Plantation in Thibodaux, Napoleonville, and New Orleans.
Beyond Words: The Story of the Southern Review. Dir: Hero. Documentary filmed in Baton Rouge.
Big Easy, The - 1987
Dir. McBride; Cast: Quaid, Barkin. Action comedy crime filmed and set in New Orleans.
Cajun Crossroads - Dir: Snyder. Documentary filmed in Louisiana.
Dark Eyes of the Zombie - See Killing Birds, 1987.
Gathering of Old Men, A - Dir: Schlondorff; Cast: Gossett Jr., Widmark. Made for TV drama filmed in Laurel Valley, Thibodaux and Houma, and set in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation.
Gottschalk Festival: Life and Music of Louis M. Gottshalk - Dir: Huszar. Music documentary filmed in New Orleans.
Killing Birds (a/k/a) succelli assassini (a/k/a) Dark Eyes of the Zombie - Dir: Lattanzi; Cast: Wendel, Vaughn. Horror filmed at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux. -
Louisiana Health Care - Dir: Rothrock. Documentary filmed in Louisiana.
Our Land Too - Documentary filmed partially in Louisiana.
Shy People - Dir: Konchalovskiy; Cast: Clayburgh, Hershey. Drama filmed and set in Louisiana.
Sister, Sister - Dir: Condon; Cast: Stoltz, Leigh. Horror, drama filmed at Madewood Plantation in Napoleonville.
Three on a Match - Dir: Bellisario; Cast: Adams, Bellany. Made for TV drama filmed in Laurel Valley Plantation and Houma.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin - Dir: Lathan; Cast: Brooks, Burton. A made for TV adaptation of Stowe partially set in New Orleans.
Under Cover - Dir: Stockwell; Cast: Neidorf, Leigh. Action drama partially filmed in Abita Springs, Bogalusa and Slidell.
Your Day in Court: A Civil Proceeding - Dir: Korbel. Documentary filmed in Louisiana.
1988
Blob, The* - 1988
Dir: Russell; Cast: Smith, Leitch. Horror sci-fi filmed in Abbeville.
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. -
Gator Bait II: Cajun Justice - Dir: Sebastian; Cast: Alleman, Armstrong. Action filmed and set in Louisiana.Heartbreak Hotel - Dir: Columbus; Cast: Keith, Weld. Comedy partially filmed in Louisiana.
Huit Piastres et Demie - See $8.50 a Barrel, 1988.
Liberty Street Blues - Dir: Gladu; Cast: White, Zardis. Musical documentary filmed in New Orleans.
Mystery of the Purple Rose: Creole Jazz Pioneers - Dir: Laborde. A.J. Piron documentary filmed in New Orleans.
Picasso Trigger - Dir: Sidaris; Cast: Bond, Speir. Action partially filmed in Shreveport.
Teen Vamp - Dir: Bradford; Cast: Gulager, Carlson. Comedy horror filmed in Bossier City and Shreveport.
Top Model (a/k/a) 11 Days, 11 Nights 2 - Dir: D’Amato; Cast: Moore, Dugas. Italian drama filmed in New Orleans.
Unholy, The - Dir: Vila; Cast: Cross, Holbrook. Horror set in New Orleans and filmed partially in New Orleans.
Video Murders - Dir: McCullough, Sr., Cast: Brown, Loridans. Straight to video thriller filmed in Bossier City and Shreveport.
When I Fall in Love - See Everybody’s All American, 1988
1989
All Dogs Go to Heaven - 1989
Dir: Bluth, Goldman; Cast (Voices): DeLuise, Reynolds. Adventure animation set in New Orleans.
Blaze - 1989 -
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.
Cajun & Zydeco Music of Louisiana - See J’ai ete au bal, 1989.
Creole Controversy - Dir: Snyder. Documentary filmed in Louisiana.
Dark Heritage - Dir: McCormick; Cast: Lacour, Verkaik. Horror filmed at Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation in Geismer and Baton Rouge.
Deep Blood - Dir: Donato; Cast: Baroni, Cort. Horror with underwater scenes filmed in New Orleans.
Double Exposure: The Story of Margaret Burke White - See Margaret Burke White.
False Witness - Dir: Seidelman; Cast: Rashad, Thomas. Made for TV drama filmed in New Orleans.
Fletch Lives - Dir: Ritchie; Cast: Chase, Holbrook. Comedy mystery filmed partially at Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation in Geismer and Houmas House Plantation in Burnside, Gonzales, New Orleans, and Thibodaux.
Going Overboard - Dir: Breiman; Cast: Sandler, Thornton. Comedy filmed partially in New Orleans.
Heart of Dixie - Dir: Davidson; Cast: Sheedy, Madsen. Drama filmed partially in Baton Rouge.
J’ai ete au bal a/k/a Cajun & Zydeco Music of Louisiana - Dir: Blank, Strachwitz. Documentary filmed in Louisiana.
Johnny Handsome - Dir: Hill; Cast: Rourke, Barkin. Crime drama filmed at Avondale Shipyard in Avondale, Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and around New Orleans.
Leningrad Cowboys Go America - Dir: Kaurismaki; Cast: Pellonpaa, Vaananen. Adventure comedy filmed partially in Forked Island and New Orleans.
Margaret Burke White (a/k/a) Double Exposure: The Story of Margaret Burke White - Dir: Schiller; Cast: Fawcett, Forrest. Made for TV bio drama partially filmed in Laurel Valley Plantation.
Men of the Ring: Boxing Legends of New Orleans - Dir: Mulvihill. Documentary filmed in New Orleans.
Outside Woman - Dir: Antonio; Cast: Bailey, Baldauff. Made for TV drama filmed in Angola.
Sex, Lies and Videotape - Dir: Soderbergh; Cast: Spader, MacDowell. Drama filmed Zee Zee’s and around Baton Rouge.
Steel Magnolias - Dir: Ross; Cast: MacLaine, Dukakis. Romantic drama filmed in Natchitoches and on the Northwestern State University campus.
Traveling Man - Dir: Kershner; Cast: Silverman, Lithgow, Made for TV comedy partially filmed in New Orleans.
Wildflowers of the Cajun Prairie- Dir: Mire. Documentary of Southwest Louisiana’s natural prairie habitat filmed in Southwest Louisiana.
