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We have arranged the films alphabetically with the year of release immediately behind the title, director, cast, brief film description and filming location.

 

A-B | C-D | E-F-G | H-I | J-K | L-M | N-O | P-Q-R | S | T-U-V | W-X-Y-Z

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Sabine Crossng - 2015 - Dir: Severio; Cast; James, Graves. Short western filmed in Colfax.

Sad Man's Club - 2018 - Dir: Evans; Cast: Dafnis, Dion. Short comedy filmed in Shreveport.

Sadhu, The - 2002 - Dir. Morris. Drama filmed in New Orleans.

Safe in Hell - 1931 - Dir.  Wellman; Cast:  Mackaill, Cook.  Drama with opening scenes of aerial view of New Orleans. The remainder of the film is set in New Orleans but not filmed here.

Saintly Switch, A a/k/a In Your Shoes - 1999 - Dir: Bogdanovich; Cast: Fox, Grier. Made for TV comedy family fantasy set in New Orleans.

Salem: Witch War - 2015 - Dir: Cooke; Cast: West, Montgomery. TV horror movie special filmed in Shreveport.

Sally B. - 2001 - Dir: Bernstein. Documentary partially filmed in New Orleans.

Salty O' Rourke - 1945 - Dir: Walsh. Cast: Ladd. Drama set in New Orleans.

Saltz - 2017 - Dir: McClellan; Cast: Vogel, Stanley. Short thriller filmed in Shreveport.

Samantha - 2018 - Dir: Carley; Cast: Edwards, Cayouette. Short horror filmed in Baton Rouge.

Samaria - 2016 - Dir: Scott; Cast: Whitty, Grosse. Short drama partially filmed in New Orleans.

Samotnosc W Sieci - 2006 - Dir: Adamek; Cast: Aguero, Bobrowski. Polish drama and romance with some scenes filmed in New Orleans.  Not released in the U.S.

Samuel Bleak - Dir: Schuetter; Cast: Murray, David, Unger. Drama filmed in Thibodaux and around Terrebonne and LaFourche parishes.

Sanctuary - 1961 - Dir: Richardson; Cast: Remick, Montand. Drama with some  scenes set in New Orleans.

Sanctuary - 2016 - Dir: Hudson; Cast: Bascle, Miklovic. Short crime drama filmed in Morgan City.

Santa Jaws - 2019 - Dir: Talley; Cast: Miller, Cummings. Comedy filmed in Mandeville.

Sarah & Bobby - 2015 - Dir: Mitchell; Cast: Kirkwood, Mitchell. Short documentary on a family engagement filmed in Baton Rouge and St. Francisville.

Saratoga Trunk - 1945 - Dir: Wood; Cast: Cooper, Bergman. Romantic drama set in New Orleans.

Satchmo the Great - 1957 - Cast: Armstrong; Murrow.  Biographical documentary partially filmed in New Orleans. 

Savage Bees, The - 1976 - Dir: Geller; Cast: Johnson, Parks. Made for TV horror thriller filmed around New Orleans, including the Louisiana Superdome. 

Savannah Shadows - 2013 - Dir: McGriff; Cast: Shelove. Thriller partially filmed in New Orleans.

Say Yes Quickly - 2004 - Dir: Hale; Cast: Holum Bales. Comedy romance drama with some scenes filmed in New Orleans.

Scammerhead - Dir: Zukovic; Cast: Rocco, Glover. Comedy drama partially filmed in New Orleans.

Scanned - 2010 - Dir: Vowell, Whitesides; Cast: Chamberlin, Jansen. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Scarlet Angel - 1952 - Dir: Salkow; Cast: Hudson, De Carlo. Drama partially set in New Orleans. 

Scarlet Saint - 1925 - First National Pictures. Dir: Archainbaud; Cast: Astor, Hughes.  Drama set in New Orleans with the mardi gras scenes and ball from the 1924 mardi gras included.

Scarlett - 2006 - Dir: Miner; Cast: Gayheart, Dalton. Made for TV drama filmed in Natchitoches.

Scattergun - 2007 - Dir: Mims; Cast: Bednarik, Crafton. Short comedy partially filmed in New Orleans.

Scene For Two, A - 2016 - Dir: Guitreau; Cast: Brown, Losan. Short film in New Orleans.

Scene on the Steamship “Olivette” - 1898 - American Mutoscope; Rel: Mar 1898. Filmed in New Orleans. 

Scenic Highway - 2006 - Dir: Mather; Cast: Hostetter, Mather. Short with some scenes filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Scent of the Missing - 2012 - Cast: Glau, Helfer. TV movie drama filmed in New Orleans.

Schizopolis - 1997 - Dir: Soderbergh; Cast: Brantley, Soderbergh. Comedy mystery filmed in Baton Rouge.

School in the Woods - 2010 - Dir: Fox; Cast: Blackstone, Brown. Horror filmed in Bossier City.

Schultze Gets the Blues - 2003 - Dir: Schorr; Cast: Krause, Warmbrunn. Comedy drama music filmed and set partially in Louisiana.

Scientists - 2012 - Dir: Devlin; Cast: Devlin, Koeferi. Short filmed in New Orleans.

Scorchers - 1991 - Dir: Beaird; Cast: Dunaway, Jones. Comedy drama set in Bayou La Teche and filmed in Abbeville and Perry.

Scotch on the Rocks - 2014 - Dir: Gibson; Cast: Thomas, Dafnis. Short drama filmed in Shreveport.

Scoundrel's Wife, The a/k/a Home Front - 2002 - Dir: Pitre; Cast: O’Neal, Sands.  Cote Blanche drama romance filmed in Lockport and Lafourche Parish. NOTE: This film can be purchased here - https://www.coteblanche.com/store/the-home-front-dvd

Scoundrels - 2017 - Dir: Blitch; Cassady, Chavez. Short comedy filmed in Shreveport.

Scrape - 2013 - Dir: Johnson; Cast: LaCour, Kruithof. Horror filmed in Grand Cane, Mooringsport and Shreveport.

Scream of the Banshee - 2011 - Dir: Miller: Cast: Holly, Henriksen. Horror filmed in Baton Rouge.

Screams of a Winter Night - 1979 - Dir: Wilson; Cast: Borel, Glasgow. Horror mystery filmed primarily at Caspari Hall on the Northwestern State University campus in Natchitoches.

Screening Gone Bad - 2015 - Dir: Johnson; Cast: Rossi, Harding. Short comedy filmed in Belle Chase.

Sculpt - 2016 - Dir: Greaud; Cast: Dafoe, Ferrera. Sci/fi partially filmed in New Orleans.

Sculpting the Rhetorician: A Transformation - 2006 - Dir: Ferguson. Short documentary about the changing language of culture filmed in Baton Rouge.

Sea Ghost - 1931 - Dir: Nigh; Cast: Hale, Laplante.  Drama with some scenes filmed on docks in New Orleans.

Seafood and Smoke: Cajun Culinary Traditions - 2010 - Dir: McCaffrey. Acadian culinary documentary filmed in Louisiana.

Seagulls - 2016 - Dir: DuBos; Cast: Murtagh, Gilchrist. Short drama filmed in New Orleans and the Mandeville lakefront.

Search for Evangeline - 2014 - Dir: Shbib; Documentary on the first feature film made in Canada in 1913 based on the Longfellow poem and a search for any information remaining partially filmed in St. Martinville for release in Canada.

Search Party - 2014 - Dir: Armstrong; Cast: Brie, Miller, Ritter. Comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Searching for David’s Heart - 2004 - Dir: Hoen; Cast: Panabaker, Ullman. Made for TV adventure drama filmed in New Orleans.

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus - 2003 - Dir: Douglas. Documentary follows the career of Jim White through churches, prisons, truckstops and bars partially filmed in Ferriday, Vidalia and Ridgecrest.

Searching for: Sister Gertrude Morgan - 2005 - Dir: Barnett. Short documentary about a band returning home for the first time filmed in New Orleans.

Season Before Spring - 2008 - Dir: Devautour; Cast: Sylvester. Documentary filmed in post-Katrina New Orleans.

Season of the Witch - 2011 - Dir: Sena; Cast: Cage, Perlman. Action fantasy partially filmed in Shreveport.

Second Coming, The - 2017 - Dir: Van Hoof; Cast: Ballance, McGrath. Short thriller filmed in New Orleans and Mandeville.

Second Line - 2007 - Dir: Magary; Cast: Thompson, Williams. Short drama set and partially filmed in post-Katrina New Orleans.

Second Line - 2015 - Dir: Lester; Cast: Browne. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Second to Nun - 2013 - Dir: Carlo; Cast: Lofton. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Seconds Apart - 2011 - Dir: Negret; Cast: Jones, Entin, Entin. Thriller filmed in Hammond and New Orleans.

Secret Agent Jones Takes a Lover - 2012 - Dir: O'Neal Jr.; Cast: Armand, LeRosa. Short comedy filmed in Shreveport.

Secret Kingdom, The - 1998 - Dir: Schmoeller; Cast: O’Sullivan, Dickson. Straight to video adventure sci-fi filmed partially in New Orleans.

Secret People - 1998 - Documentary based on the last remaining leprosy sanatorium in Carville.

Secret to Living Life Well - 2014 - Dir: Coleman. TV movie documentary filmed in Baton Rouge.

Secret to Living, The - 2015 - Dir: Willmann; Cast: Liriano, Spears. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Secretariat - 2010 - Dir: Wallace; Cast: Lane, Malkovich. Drama family history partially filmed at Evangeline Downs in Carencro, Lafayette and Opelousas.

See America First #79 - 1917 - Short documentary travelogue presenting a steamboat ride from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.

Seeing is Believing: Women Direct - 2018 - Dir: McClain; Documentary interview with 4 women film directors partially filmed in New Orleans.

Seeing New Orleans - 1912 - Selig Polyscope; Rel May 10, 1912. Travelogue.

Seeking Justice - 2011 - Dir: Donaldson; Cast: Cage, Jones. Action drama filmed around New Orleans including the French Quarter and the Superdome.

Self/Less - 2015 - Dir: Singh; Cast: Reynolds, Kingsley. Drama partially fiilmed in Garyville.

Selig's Firestation Series - 1907 - Selig Polyscope.  Filmed in Shreveport.

Sentient - 2015 - Dir: Barrett; Cast: Swan. Short sci/fi filmed in Baton Rouge.

Serial Killer Culture - 2014 - Dir: Borowski. Crime documentary examining the reasons why artists and collectors are fascinated by serial killers partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Serious Business of Happiness - 2007 - Dir: Kurnarsky; Cast: Mulvihill, Tolle.  Documentary drama partially filmed in Morgan City and New Orleans, including the French Quarter.

Sex Between Us - 2006 - Dir: White; Cast: Nelson, White. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Sex School - 2015 - see Beginner's Guide to Sex - 2015

Sex, Lies and Videotape - 1989 - Dir: Soderbergh; Cast: Spader, MacDowell. Drama filmed Zee Zee’s and around Baton Rouge. 

Shadow of Justice - 2011 - Dir: Gibson; Cast: Edwards, Gibson. Short crime drama filmed in Shreveport.

Shadow People - 2013 - Dir: Arnold; Cast: Roberts, Eastwood. Thriller filmed in Baton Rouge.

Shake - 2012 - Dir: O'Loughlin; Cast: Blumberg, Brady. Short comedy filmed in New Orleans at the Banks Street Bar.

Shake the Devil Off - 2007 - Dir: Entell. Documentary filmed in New Orleans for release in Switzerland.

Shakespeare On the Range - 2017 - Dir: Chen; Cast: Kruithof, Bonner. Short drama filmed in Shreveport.

Shallow Creek Cult - 2012 - Dir: King Jeff; Cast: Gorio,, King Jeff. First 'Found Footage' horror feature written, produced, directed and starring black filmakers. Filmed in Marrero and Mt. Hermon.

Shalom Y’all - 2003 - Dir: Bain; Jewish culture in the south. Documentary filmed in Louisiana.

Shaman's Mark - 2015 - Dir: Bourne, Lindblom; Cast: Cambise, Chauvin. Horror filmed in Louisiana.

Shark Exorcist - 2015 - Dir: Farmer; Cast: Kerecz, Moritz. Horror partially filmed in New Orleans.

Shark Island - 2015 - Dir: Talley; Cast: Andrews, Britz. Action horror TV movie filmed in Baton Rouge and Madisonville.

Shark Night 3D - 2011 - Dir: Ellis; Cast: Paxton, Milligan. Horror filmed at Millennium Studio in Shreveport.

She's a Bad Muffulatta - 2016 - Dir: Stirling; Cast: Rudolph. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Shed, The - 2005 - Dir: Stanley; Cast: Edes, Severance. Short horror filmed partially in New Orleans.

Sheepdogs Have at It - 2012 - Dir: Barnard. Documentary following the Canadian band The Sheepdogs on tour partially filmed in New Orleans.

Sheila Ophelia - 2016 - Dir: Piranio; Cast: Gomez, McAdams. Drama filmed in New Orleans. Not yet Released.

Shell Shocked - 2013 - Dir: Richie. Documentary about growing up in the murder capital of America filmed in New Orleans.

Shelter, The - 2015 - Dir: Fallon; Cast: Pare, Alexandra. Horror drama filmed in Lafayette.

Shelter: A Monster Movie - 2009 - Dir: Horton; Cast: Kitchen, Cade. Crime drama filmed in New Orleans.

Shepherd - 2017 - Dir: Bryan; Cast: Nichols, Johnson. TV drama filmed in New Orleans

Shit Stick - 2017 - Dir: Williams; Cast: Mann, November. Short action filmed in New Orleans.

Shoe Tying 101 - 2013 - Dir: Harmon; Cast: Nichols, Johnson. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Shooting Gallery - 2005 - Dir: Waxman; Cast: Rhames, Sanchez. Straight to video crime thriller partially filmed in New Orleans.

Short Changed - 2015 - Dir: Street; Cast: Shanks, Belle. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Show Boat - 1936 - Dir: Whale; Cast: Dunne, Jones; Musical drama with some early scenes set in New Orleans.

Show Us Your Tips - 2016 - Dir: Stirling; Cast: Rudolph. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Showing Roots - 2015 - Dir: Wilson; Cast: Grace, McGovern. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Shriners Pilgrimage to New Orleans - 1910 - Selig Polyscope.  Rel:  May 7, 1910. Filmed in New Orleans.

Shut In a/k/a Intruders - 2015 - Dir: Schindler; Cast: Starr, Culkin. Horror thriller filmed in Shreveport.

Shutdown - 2012 - Dir: Duran; Cast: Alford, Angel. Short comedy filmed in Shreveport.

Shy People - 1987 - Dir: Konchalovskiy; Cast: Clayburgh, Hershey. Drama filmed and set in Louisiana.

Shylock's Daughter - 2015 - Dir: Herrle-Castillo; Cast: Burke, Castillo. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Sicily Jass: the World's First Man in Jazz - 2015 - Dir: Cinque; Cast: Cuticchio, Paci. Documentary for the 100 year anniversary of the first jazz recording partially filmed in New Orleans

Sickle, The - 2015 - Dir: Bullock; Cast: Blaine, Colacci. Thriller filmed in Louisiana.

Sid and Marge Have a Problem - 2016 - Dir: Hatcher; Cast: Baker, Williford. Short comedy filmed in Shreveport.

Signpost to Freedom: The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott - 2004 - Documentary filmed in Baton Rouge.

Silent Cries (a/k/a) Guests of the Emperor - 1993 - Dir: Page; Cast: Rowlands, Gish. War drama filmed in New Orleans.

Silent Savior - 2013 - Dir: Wiley; Cast: Cannon, Fossier. Short crime drama filmed in New Orleans and Gonzales.

Silent Treatment - 2009 - Dir: Rothell; Cast: Hooper, Loridans. Short filmed in Shreveport.

Silk Scream - 2017 - Dir: Matherne; Cast: Alexandra, Attaway. Comedy horror filmed in New Orleans.

Silo - 2013 - Dir: Clements; Cast: Leigh, Walker. Short drama filmed in Shreveport.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For - 2014 - Dir: Miller, Rodriguez; Cast: Rourke, Alba, Brolin. Crime thriller partially filmed in New Orleans.

Sinners & Saints - 2010 - Dir: Kaufman; Cast: Flanery, Berenger. Action crime thriller partially filmed in New Orleans.

Sister, Sister - 1987 - Dir: Condon; Cast: Stoltz, Leigh. Horror, drama filmed at Madewood Plantation in Napoleonville.

Skateland - 2010 - Dir: Burns; Cast: Fernandez, Greene. Drama filmed partially in Shreveport.

Skeleton Key, The - 2005 - Dir: Softley; Cast: Hudson, Rowlands. Drama horror mystery filmed partially in Bayou Gauche, New Orleans and the Felicity Plantation in Vacherie.

Skip Tracer - 1994 - See Raw Justice, 1994.

Skookum: The Hunt for Bigfoot - 2014 - Dir: Skyyler, Zinzopoulos; Cast: Logan, Leigh. Horror filmed in New Orleans, Shreveport, Vivian, Oil City, Bossier City at Bossier Parish Community College and Sibley at Lake Bistineau.

Sky is Gray - 1983 - Dir:  Lathan; Cast:  Cole, Bond III.  Made for TV drama set in 0s Louisiana.

Sky Riders: Louisiana’s Aviation Pioneers - 2006 - Documentary filmed around Louisiana.

Slaves - 1969 - Dir: Biberman; Cast: Boyd; Warwick. Drama filmed in Shreveport.

Slayer Zed and the City of the Dead - 2004 - Dir: Bills; Cast: Blaze, Morris. Short horror filmed in New Orleans.

Sleepless - 2015 - Dir: Mitchell; Cast: Ciccone, Mitchell. Short drama filmed in Baton Rouge at LSU.

Sleepwalker - 2015 - Dir: Weaver; Cast: Parker, Boyette. Short horror filmed in Marion.

Slender - 2016 - Dir: Quincey; Short animation partially filmed in West Monroe.

Slipping Soles - 2016 - Dir: Varela; Cast: Baird, Carriere. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Slow Southern Steel - 2010 - Dir: Lipke, Terry; Music documentary about the development of southern music partially filmed in New Orleans.

Smothered - 2014 - Dir: Schneider; Cast: Hodder, Mihailoff. Comedy horror filmed in Baton Rouge and Holden at John Schneider Studios.

Snakehead Swamp - 2014 - Dir: FauntLeRoy; Cast: Kell, Fargas. Horror sci/fi TV movie filmed in Baton Rouge.

Snatched - 2011 - Dir: Cacaci; Cast: McCarthy, Borgnine. Comedy filmed in New Orleans.

Snitch - 2013 - Dir: Waugh; Cast: Johnson, Sarandon. Drama partially filmed in Shreveport.

Snow Wonder - 2006 - Dir: Werner; Cast: Emery, Esposito. Made for TV family drama filmed at Houmas House Plantation in Burnside and New Orleans.

So Undercover - 2012 - Dir: Vaughan; Cast: Cyrus, Piven. Comedy filmed in New Orleans.

So You're Dating a Vampire - 2011 - Dir: Buch; Cast: Hines, Leigh. Short comedy filmed in New Orleans.

Socialwerk - 2015 - Dir: Thompson; Cast: Mahoney, Batt. Short comedy filmed in Metairie.

Socks - 2013 - Dir: Broach; Cast: Cancienne, Joiner. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Soldier Brothers of Susanna - 1912 - Kalem. Dir: Melforsd. filmed in New Orleans.

Soldiers Don't Cry - 2004 - Dir: Gray; Cast: Ashley, Crudup. Action war drama with some scenes filmed in Hammond.

Soldier's Story, A - 1984 - Dir:  Jewison; Cast:  Rollins, Jr., Caesar.  Drama set in Louisiana.

Solitude Point - 1998 - See Yukie, 1998.

Solstice - 2008 - Dir: Myrick; Cast: Harnois, Ashmore. Drama horror mystery filmed in Husser, Mandeville, New Orleans and Slidell.

Something Nobody Else Has: The Story of Turtle Trapping in Louisiana - 1984 - Dir: Aber. Documentary filmed in Louisiana.

Something Sweet - 2009 - Dir: Tyler, Abboud, Duplessis; Cast: Martinez, Meaux. Short drama partially filmed in New Orleans.

Something to Talk About a/k/a Game of Love - 1995 - Dir: Hallstrom; Cast: Roberts, Quaid. Romantic comedy drama with some scenes filmed at Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie.

Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell - 2016 - Dir: Librizzi; Cast: Kendrick, Rushing. Short drama filmed in Shreveport, Bossier City and Belcher.

Somnambulist - 2010 - Dir: Grissom; Cast: Furlong, Bloom. thriller filmed in New Orleans.

Son of Dracula - 1943 - Dir: Siodmak; Cast: Chaney, Paige. Horror set at a Louisiana plantation.

Song of the Vampire - 2001 - Dir: Duff; Cast: Duff, Horan. Straight to video horror partially filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Sonny - 2002 - Dir: Cage; Cast: Franco, Blethyn. Crime drama filmed and set in New Orleans.

Sonny Boy - 2004 - Dir: Frye; Cast: Frye, Frye. Documentary with some scenes filmed in New Orleans.

Sons of Tennessee Williams - 2010 - Dir: Wolff. History documentary about the creature of Drag Mardi Gras Balls in the 1950s and their development partially filmed in New Orleans, especially in the French Quarter and on Canal St.

Sorority Horror House - 2014 - Dir: Scott; Cast: Fairchild, Tuttle. This is the DVD title filmed in Baton Rouge. Released in the U.S. as the horror TV movie American Horror House (2012) and internationally as.Paranormal Initiation

Sort of Homecoming, A - 2015 - Dir: Burton; Cast: McNamara, Marano. Drama filmed around Lafayette Parish.

Soul Men - 2008 - Dir: Lee; Cast: Jackson, Mac. Comedy drama music filmed partially in Shreveport.

Sound After the Storm - 2009 - Dir: Fenson-Hood, Hill, Soergel. Music documentary showing New Orleans 3 years after Hurricane Katrina filmed in New Orleans for release in Switzerland.

Sound and the Fury, The - 1959 - Dir: Ritt; Cast: Brynner, Woodward. Drama filmed partially in Baton Rouge, Clinton and St. Francisville.

Sounder - 1972 - 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. 

Sounder, Part 2 - 1976 - Dir: Graham; Cast: Sylvester, Wright. Filmed and set in Louisiana.

Southern Comfort - 1981 - Dir: Hill; Cast: Carradine, Boothe. Adventure thriller set in a Louisiana swamp and filmed in Shreveport, Bossier City, and the Caddo Lake area.

Southern Fried Bigfoot - 2007 - Dir: Whitley; Cast: Anderson, Bagert. Documentary mystery filmed partially in New Orleans, including Audubon Zoo and French Quarter, and Slidell.

Southern Hospitality - 2005 - Dir: Enis; Cast: Davey, Spampneto. Short drama filmed in Ruston.

Southern Pride - 1917 - American Film Co. Dir: King; Cast: Kane, Drew.  Drama filmed in New Orleans. 

Sovereign Citizen, The - 2018 - Dir: Anglin, Armijo; Cast: Barber, Stanly. Short comedy filmed in Ponchatoula.

Space Between, The - 2016 - Dir: Phillips; Cast: Gonzalez, Coffman. Short sci/fi filmed in Lake Charles.

Space Shuttle: Countdown to Comeback - 2005 - Dir: Minock, Swartz. TV movie documentary partially filmed in New Orleans at Michoud.

Spare Me a French Quarter? - 2016 - Dir: Stirling; Cast: Rudolph. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Spare Parts - 2006 - Dir: Sweeney; Cast: Newby, Roark. Short sci/fi comedy filmed in Ruston.

Sparky & Butch - 2018 - Dir: Kleinecke; Cast: Ferguson, Folmer. Short comedy filmed in Shreveport.

Sparrow - 1978 - Dir: Berry; Cast: Hermann, Hicks. Made for TV crime drama filmed in Louisiana.

Sparrows - 1926 - Dir: Beaudine; Cast: Pickford, Stewart; Drama with some exterior scenes shot in Louisiana but used for reference. Shipped 2 train car loads of moss back to Hollywood.   

Speed Freaks - 2008 - Dir: Blieden; Cast: Born, Galifianakis. Made for TV comedy filmed in Shreveport.

Spend It All - 1971 - Dir: Blank; Cast: Abshire. Cajun heritage documentary short filmed in southwest Louisiana.

Spice It Up - 2014 - Dir: Reasons; Cast: Moreton, Connell. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Spider, The - 1945 - Dir: Webb; Cast: Conte, Marlowe.  Film noir set in New Orleans. 

Spirit - 2001 - Dir: Slovis; Cast: Evigan, Moss. Drama horror thriller filmed and set in New Orleans.

Spirit of the Red Cross - 1918 - Harcol Film Co. Dir:  Harrison; Cast:  McKee, Adams.  Scenario by James Montgomery Flagg.  Romantic war drama with some scenes filmed in New Orleans in the French Quarter and at the Jackson Barracks. 

Spirits - 2012 - Dir: Williams; Cast: Hauschild, Murphy. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Spoken: Colorism and the New Orleans Creole - 2003 - Dir: Colbert. TV movie documentary through Cox filmed in New Orleans.

Sporting Duchess, The - 1920 - Vitagraph. Dir: Terwilliger; Cast: Joyce, Marmont.  Drama with racing scenes filmed in New Orleans.
         
Springtime - 1914 - Life Photo Film Corp. Dir: Davis; Cast: Nash, Tooker; Rel: Dec. 28, 1914.  Drama partially filmed in New Orleans.

Squatter - 2018 - Dir: Tyson; Cast: Brown, DeVille. Horror filmed in Shreveport.

St. Bernard Parish: After the Flood - 2006 - Dir: Astrausky. Made for TV documentary filmed in post-Katrina St. Bernard Parish.

St. Francisville Experiment, The - 2000 - Dir: Nicolaou; Cast: Charap, Taylor.  Horror mystery thriller filmed in New Orleans and St. Francisville.

St. Tammany Miracle, The - 1994 - Dir: Houck, Jr., McCullough; Cast: Gosselaar, Frye.  Sports drama filmed in Lafayette and Shreveport.

Staircase Murders - 2007 - Dir: McLoughlin; Cast: Williams, Pollak. Crime drama mystery filmed in Luling and New Orleans.

Stalker - 2011 - Dir: Mitchell; Cast: Owens, Grimaldo. Short action filmed in Baton Rouge at LSU.

Stalkers - 2018 - Dir: Medina; Cast: Blakely, Estelle. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Stall - 2013 - Dir: Kudabeck; Cast: Dafnis, Pittman. Short comedy filmed in Shreveport.

Stalled - 2000 - Dir: Haves; Cast: Adams, Betz. Comedy drama filmed in Slidell and Terrytown.

Stand Strong For Justice Cause and Effect - 2018 - Dir: Robinson; Documentary on domestic abuse partially filmed in New Orleans and other major cities.

Stand, The - 2016 - Dir: Contis; Cast: Washington, Woodfin. Short drama filmed in Shreveport.

Stanza della parole, La - 1990 - Dir: Mole; Cast: Brochard, Brandon. Biographical drama filmed in New Orleans.

Starbright - 2019 - Dir: Lucente; Cast: Levine, Rhys-Davies. Fantasy partially filmed in Baton Rouge and St. Francisville at Hemmingbough and Afton Manor.

Stargazer - 2016 - Dir: Kidd; Cast: Grant, Whittle. Short adventure filmed in Baton Rouge.

Starlight Slaughter - 1977 - See Eaten Alive, Brutes & Savages; Death Trap 1977 and Legend of the Bayou, 1983.

Starving Games - 2013 - Dir: Friedberg, Seltzer; Cast: Walsh, Daugherty, Christian. Comedy filmed in Hammond.

Stash House - 2012 - Dir: Rodriguez; Cast: Lundgren, Evigan. Thriller filmed in Baton Rouge.

Stash House: Behind the Scenes - 2012 - Dir: Coates. Short documentary filmed in Baton Rouge.

Status: Unknown - 2014 - Dir: Parise; Cast: Oristano, Colletti. TV movie drama filmed in Baton Rouge.

Stay Alive - 2006 - Dir: Bell; Cast: Foster, Muniz. Horror thriller filmed in Jefferson Parish, Kenner, including the Esplanade Mall, New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish.

Stay with Me - 2011 - Dir: Lyon; Cast: Newsome, Maule. Short drama filmed at Shreveport.

Steal America - 1992 - Dir: Phillips; Cast: Bellino, Fisher. Comedy romance partially set in New Orleans.

Steamboat Round the Bend - 1935 - Dir: Ford; Cast: Rogers, Shirley.  Comedy drama set on the Mississippi River in Louisiana.

Steamboat's a Comin' - 1986 - Documentary by Delta Queen Steamboat Co.

Steel Magnolias - 1989 - Dir: Ross; Cast: MacLaine, Dukakis. Romantic drama filmed in Natchitoches and on the Northwestern State University campus.

Steel Trap - 1952 - Dir: Stone; Cast: Cotton, Wright. Drama partially filmed at the Louis Armstrong Airport (Moisant) and Antoine’s Restaurant in New Orleans.

Stereopticon - 1984 - Included on list of the Louisiana Film Commission, and is possibly a working title. We have not identified this film yet.

Steve Chong Finds Out That Suicide is a Bad Idea - 2013 - Dir: LaVoy; Cast: Wong, Russell. Comedy filmed in New Orleans.

Stick-Up - 2019 - Dir: Williamson; Cast: Wich, Davis. Short drama filmed in Amite, Covington and Loranger.

Stiffed - 2015 - Dir: Poliquin; Cast: Bonaventure, Blasingame. Short filmed in Baton Rouge.

Still Lives - 2007 - Short documentary filmed in New Orleans in French for release in Canada.

Still Unknown - 2006 - Dir: Johnston; Cast: Fleming, Hill. Fantasy partially filmed in New Orleans.

Stitches - 2008 - Dir: Johnson; Cast: Danley, Ford. Short drama partially set in New Orleans.

Stolen - 2012 - Dir: West; Cast: Cage, Lucas. Crime drama filmed around New Orleans and at the old Six Flags Amusement Park.

Stoop Kids Rockumentary, The - 2017 - Dir: Harmon; Cast: Dean, Eisenhood. Short documentary on the life of the Stoop Kids filmed and set in New Orleans.

Storm Is Coming, A - 2017 - Dir: Boyle; Cast: Boyle, Collins. Documentary about Musician Peter Collins and filmmaker Joseph Boyle partially filmed in New Orleans.

Storm Room - 2018 - Dir: Lennox; Cast: Leal, Stark. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Storm Stories: A Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Special - 2006 - Dir: Feder. TV movie documentary about Hurricane Katrina partially filmed in New Orleans.

Storm War - 2011 - Dir: Chapkanov; Cast: Adair, Barrett. Sci-fi filmed in Lafayette

Stormswept - 1995 - Dir: Frazer; Cast: Carroll, Kinmont. Horror filmed and set in a Louisiana mansion.

Story of Jazz: New Orleans Stomp - 2006 - Dir: Sargent; Cast: McCusker.  Documentary filmed in New Orleans.

Storyville - 1974 - Dir:  Weis; Cast:  Armando, Gideon.  Drama filmed and set in New Orleans.

Storyville - 1992 - Dir: Frost; Cast: Spader, Whalley. Drama thriller filmed in New Orleans.

Storyville: The Naked Dance - 1992 - Dir: Harris. Documentary filmed in New Orleans.

Straight A's - 2013 - Dir: Cox; Cast: Phillippe; Paquin, Wilson. Comedy drama filmed in Shreveport.

Straight from the Projects: Rappers That Live the Lyrics - 3rd Ward, New Orleans - 2004 - Dir: Music documentary filmed in New Orleans.

Stranded - 2012 - Dir: Pallo; Cast: Bennu, Lacombe. Short action filmed in New Orleans at City Park.

Strange Fruit - 2004 - Dir: Schickner; Cast: Faulcon, Tolbert. Drama set in a rural Louisiana town and partially filmed in Lake Arthur, Lake Charles, Gueydan, Kaplan and White Castle.

Strange Weather - 2016 - Dir: Dieckmann; Cast: Hunter, Coates. Drama partially filmed in New Orleans.

Stranger - 2017 - Dir: Geisler; Cast: Few, Hunt, Neumann. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Stranger Than Fiction #10 - 1940 - Universal - Dir: Ford; documentary partially filmed in Louisiana.

Stranger Within, A - 2009 - Dir: Thomas; Cast: Armes, Baremore. Straight to video action partially filmed in Shreveport.

Straw Dogs - 2011 - Dir: Lurie; Cast: Marsden, Bosworth. Thriller filmed in Shreveport, Bossier City, Keatchie, Vivian and Camp Minden.

Street Dykes - 2017 - Dir: Nutt; Cast: Cole, Dopson. Short comedy filmed in Shreveport.

Street of Darkness - 1958 - Dir: Walker; Cast: Keys, Close. Crime drama set in New Orleans.

Streetcar Named Desire, A - 1951 - Dir: Kazan; Cast: Leigh, Brando. Drama set in New Orleans and partially filmed in New Orleans.  

Streetcar Named Desire, A - 1984 - Dir: Erman; Cast: Ann-Margret, Williams. Made for TV drama filmed and set in New Orleans.

Streetcar Named Desire, A - 1995 - Dir: Jordan; Cast: Baldwin, Goodman. Made for TV drama filmed and set in New Orleans.

Streetcar Stories - 1995 - Dir: Mizell-Nelson. Documentary filmed in New Orleans.

Streetfighter aka Hard Times 1975 - Dir: Hill; Cast: Bronson, Ireland. Action drama filmed and set in New Orleans. 

Streets of Blood a/k/a Microwave Park - 2009 - Dir: Winkler; Cast: Kilmer, Stone.  Straight to video crime drama thriller set in post-Katrina New Orleans and filmed in Shreveport (Louisiana Wave Studio).

Stronger than the Storm - 2008 - Dir: DeSantis. Short documentary about 2 elderly women trying to recover their home after Hurricane Katrina filmed in New Orleans.

Strophe Antistrophe Catastrophe - 2012 - Dir: Devlin; Cast: Gottet. Short filmed in New Orleans.

Stuck in the Suburbs - 2004 - Dir: Holland; Cast: Panabaker, Song. Made for TV family comedy filmed in New Orleans.

Student Bodies - 2015 - see Beginner's Guide to Sex - 2015

Studio Dandy - 1915 - Coquille  Film Co . Dir: Hannon; Cast: Ziedler, Hannon, Carey. Rel: May 18, 1915. Filmed in New Orleans .

Studio Gangster - 2016 - Dir: Allen; Cast: A'Kimmi, Allen. Thriller filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Sub Tidal - 2011 - Dir: Waggenspack; Cast: Dardant, Henry. Short comedy filmed in New Orleans.

Subrosan - 2012 - Dir: Coots; Cast: Alvarez, Carriere. Drama straight to video filmed in New Orleans.

Suddenly Last Summer - 1959 - Dir: Mankiewicz; Cast: Taylor, Hepburn. Drama set in New Orleans. 

Suddenly Last Summer - 1993 - Dir: Eyre; Cast: Smith, Lowe. Made for TV drama set in New Orleans.

Sugar Park Tavern - 2009 - Dir: Wonder; Cast: Billings,Cerretani. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Sulfur - 2015 - Dir: Slatkin, West; Cast: West, Rome. Drama filmed in Lake Charles and Moss Bluff.

Summer Light - 2002 - Dir: Walker; Cast: Aydin, Dawson. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Summer of Birds: John James Audubon at Oakley House - 2010 - Dir: Melton.  Documentary filmed at in Louisiana including Oakley Plantation in West Feliciana Parish.

Summer of the Sharks - 2009 - Dir: Armstrong. Documentary that explores shark divers partially filmed in Venice.

Summertime aka L'estate Addosso - 2016 - Dir: Muccino; Cast: Rothe, Bakula. Italian movie partially filmed in New Orleans.

Sun Dogs - 2009 - Dir: Affolder; Cast: Chetta, Palumbo. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! - 2008 - Dir: Miller; Cast: Anderson, Bell. Made for TV comedy filmed in New Orleans.

Sunken City: Rebuilding Post-Katrina New Orleans a/k/a New Orleans Tea Party - 2009 - Dir: Fulop, Otte. Documentary of the rebuilding and recovery of New Orleans 2006-2008 filmed in New Orleans.

Sunny - 1941 - Dir: Wilcox; Cast:  Neagle, Bolger.  Romantic musical set in New Orleans; Mardi Gras background scenes filmed in New Orleans.

Super - 2010 - Dir: Gunn; Cast: Wilson, Page, Tyler. comedy drama filmed in Shreveport.

Super Bowl Tailgate Takeover - 2013 - Dir: Richman. TV movie sports documentary for Travel Channel filmed in New Orleans at the Superdome.

Super Day - 2012 - Dir: Wade; Cast: Hodson, Scott II. Short comedy filmed in Shreveport.

Super Lunch - 2009 - Dir: Alherimi; Cast: Collums, Fain. Short comedy filmed in New Orleans.

Supercon - 2018 - Dir: Knutson; Cast: Malkovich, Brown. Comedy partially filmed in New Orleans.

Superdome - 1978 - Dir: Jameson; Cast: Janssen, Adams. Crime drama filmed at the Superdome and around New Orleans.

Supernatural Swamp Slaughter - 2012 - Dir: Michaelson, Pinnock; Cast: Sheffield, Day. Horror thriller filmed at New Roads.

Supertanker - 1980 - Dir: Wright. Action adventure partially filmed in New Orleans.

Surface Calm - 2001 - Dir: Miley; Cast: Loftin, Maldonado. Drama horror short filmed in Lafayette and New Orleans.

Survivante - 2014 - Dir: Honore; Cast: Pages, Kennan. Short comedy filmed in Baton Rouge.

Surviving Progress - 2011 - Dir: Roy, Crooks. Documentary showing how too much progress in past civilizations was disasterous partially filmed in New Iberia.

Surviving Sharks - 2008 - Dir: Gurney. TV documentary about shark attacks partially filmed in Venice.

Suzi Nails New Orleans - 2016 - Dir: Stirling; Cast: Rudolph. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Swamp Fire - 1946 - Dir: Pine; Cast: Weissmuller, Crabbe. Drama filmed in New Orleans and at Pilot Town.   

Swamp Shark - 2011 - Dir: Furst; Cast: Swanson, Sweeney. TV movie filmed in Henderson and Lafayette.

Swamp Woman - 1941 - Dir:  Clifton; Cast:  Corio, LaRue.  Drama filmed in and around New Orleans.

Swamp Women a/k/a Cruel Swamp - 1956 - Dir: Corman; Cast: Windsor, Mathews.  Adventure filmed and set in New Orleans and Mandeville.  Filming was in October, so stock Mardi Gras footage was used without the actors. 

Swapping Stories: Folktales from Louisiana - 1998 - Dir: Mire. Documentary filmed in Louisiana. NOTE: This film can be purchased here - http://patmire.com/films/swapping-stories/

Swarm Come April, A - 2016 - Dir: Casteel; Cast: Fusari, McGrath. Short horror filmed in New Orleans.
                                                                                                                            
Sweet Justice - 1992 - Dir: Paris, Plone; Cast: Carter, Gorshin. Action filmed in Louisiana.

Sweet Kandy - 2015 - Dir: Peate; Cast: Miller, Gerard. Drama filmed in Angola at the Louisiana State Penitentiary

Sweet Life, The - 2015 - Dir: Thomas; Cast: Dorand, Urban. Short romance filmed in New Orleans.

Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk: Remembering Those Affected by the BP Oil Spill Crisis - 2010 - Dir: Hart; Cast: Caulder, Case. Short filmed in southern Louisiana.

Swim Lessons: the Nick Irons Story - 2008 - Dir: Houston. Sports documentary partially filmed in Baton Rouge.

Swoon: Fearless - 2017 - Dir: King; Cast: Atkins, Canilao. Documentary about the street artist Caledonia Curry partially filmed in New Orleans.

Syncopation - 1942 - Dir: Dieterle; Cast: Menjou, Bancroft; Early scenes set in New Orleans.

System 438 - 2017 - Dir: Ramsaur; Cast: Arnold, Cole. Short sci/fi filmed in Shreveport, Keithville and Natchitoches.

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