Posted on 08/31/2007 8:03:43 PM PDT by lowbridge
Top 15 Best Movies Filmed in Las Vegas
Many mediocre movies have been filmed in Las Vegas such as Showgirls, Indecent Proposal and Las Vegas Hillbillys. However, for every 10-15 movies filmed in "The Entertainment Capital of the World," there is at least one memorable one. Below is a list of the top 15 best movies filmed in Las Vegas:
1. The Godfather: Part 2 [1974] "Later on he had an idea to build a city out of a desert stop-over for GI's on the way to the West Coast. That kid's name was Moe Green and the city he invented was Las Vegas. This was a great man, a man of vision and guts. And there isn't even a plaque or a signpost or a statue of him in that town! Someone put a bullet through his eye."
2. Casino [1995] "Running a casino is like robbing a bank with no cops around. For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away your sins. It's like a morality car wash."
3. Swingers [1996] "They're gonna give daddy the Rain Man suite, you dig that?"
4. Diamonds are Forever [1971] "You handle those cubes like a monkey handles coconuts."
5. Leaving Las Vegas [1995] "I thought I might move out to Las Vegas."
6. Rain Man [1988] "We're counting cards."
7. Melvin and Howard [1980] "Poor Melvin. All he wanted was to be Milkman of the Month. Instead, he lost his job, his truck, and his wife. Then Howard Hughes left him $156,000,000."
8. Lost in America [1985] "Why didn't you tell me when we got married that you were this horrible gambling addict? It's like when you have a venereal disease - you tell somebody!"
9. Viva Las Vegas [1964] "Well that's a coincidence, that you were born in Las Vegas and after all that travelling I met you in Las Vegas."
10. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas [1998] "Total control now. Tooling along the main drag on a Saturday night in Vegas. Two good old boys in a fire-apple red convertible. Stoned. Ripped. Twisted. Good people."
11. Go [1999] "Let's think about this logically. She's either alive . . . or she's dead."
12. Bugsy [1991] "Why don't you go outside and jerk yourself a soda?"
13. Ocean's Eleven [2001] I"'m not sure what four nines does, but the ace, I think, is pretty high."
14. Honeymoon in Vegas [1992] "We're the Flying Elvises. Utah chapter."
15. Very Bad Things [1998] " We've got two choices. One: we clean up this mess, right now, bury it out in the desert, go home, and never look back - or, we can easily call the police, roll the dice, take our chances . . ."
Top 15 Worst Movies Filmed in Las Vegas
Many classic movies have been filmed in Las Vegas such as Diamonds are Forever, The Godfather: Part 2, Rain Man, Leaving Las Vegas and Swingers. However, for every great movie filmed in "The Entertainment Capital of the World," there are at least 10-15 mediocre ones. Below is a list of the top 15 worst movies filmed in Las Vegas:
1. Showgirls [1995] "We could have brought anyone into this show: Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul. Nomi Malone is what Las Vegas is all about! She's dazzling, she's exciting and very, very sexy!"
2. Indecent Proposal [1993] "Let me get this straight. He offered you a million dollars for a night with your wife? . . . For a woman like Diana I could have gotten you at least two million."
3. Vegas Vacation [1997] "Holy crap, Wayne Newton's hittin' on Mom!"
4. Las Vegas Hillbillys [1966] "It's the wildest when the country-music stars go Vegas!"
5. The Amazing Colossal Man [1957] "What kind of sin could a man commit in a single lifetime to bring this upon himself?"
6. Leprechaun 3 [1995] "What? Do you think this is like Disneyland or something?"
7. Over the Top [1987] "When I get to the table, that person, I don't care who they are, they're my mortal enemy. I hate them."
8. Corvette Summer [1978] "Everyone has to ask the question, am I a sucker or what. I mean we all play the game, but who makes up the rules?"
9. Honey, I Blew Up the Kid [1992] "Your son, he's heading for Las Vegas."
10. Oh God, You Devil [1984] "You beat me. You bluffed with a busted flush? How? How did you beat me?"
11. Con Air [1997] "'The degree of civilization can be judged by its prisoners.' Dostoyevsky said that . . . after doin' a little time."
12. Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man [1991] "If there is a God, I'd like to meet the dude, I'd like to hang out with him."
13. Cannonball Run 2 [1984] "There's been a nuclear meltdown and we're transporting some contaminated materials to Connecticut."
14. King Ralph [1991] "Uh, do you wanna go get a beer?"
15. City Slickers 2: The Legend of Curly's Gold [1994] "Great buckets of bull $&*@. It's Curly come back from the dead!"
We were there for the filming or part of it in July 1991. My family might even be in the movie as my then 12 year-old daughter made us cross the street a dozen times or so past a pair of giant shoes while they supposedly were filming in her (failed) bid for stardom.
ML/NJ
Screw you, Con-Air kicked ass.
Shouldn't be on the list. The Las Vegas part is only about 3 or 4 minutes at the beginning and its an excellent movie. has some very memorable quotes in it...I can't think of any at the moment...but trust me...its a good movie.
Hale: [Ralph has referred to Princess Anna as a ‘fox’] I’m glad you find her so. Best wishes in your fox hunting.
King Gustav: Fox hunting? You like fox hunting, yes.
Ralph Jones: Well, I don’t get out much lately. But I used to go out almost every evening. One club or another.
King Gustav: Really? That often? You must have collected several tails.
Ralph Jones: [shocked] Well, I admit I slept with a few. But I’m not like that anymore. Nowadays you can’t be too careful. You don’t know who they’ve been with.
King Gustav: No, I suppose not.
Ralph Jones: Yeah, once I got a steady girl, that put an end to it.
King Gustav: She did not like fox hunting?
Ralph Jones: Of course not! Anna’s not into it, is she?
King Gustav: Oh, yes! She loves it! Most royals do.
But Con Air had NO flying Elvises. What kind of movie gets filmed in Las Vegas, has an airplane as a major plot point, and no flying Elvises?
I MUCH prefer the original to the remake. :-)
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