Motion Picture Film History
The Motion Picture Film History list is compiled from productions that filmed wholly or partially in Phoenix and obtained a Phoenix Film and Digital Media Permit.
Productions listed as (in production) are those productions with whom the Phoenix Film Office is working with directly at this time.
The Motion Picture Film History page was last updated April 23, 2018.
2018
Element, The (Indie) - Skyline Films
Long Goodbye, The (Indie) - Visual Medium
2017
A Life Connected (Indie) - Bearfruit Films
Altar Valley - Parco Richardson
Behind City Lights (Indie) - Behind City Lights, LLC
Finding Buchanan - PBATHW, LLC
2016
Bad Santa 2 - Miramax Films
Into the Sun (Indie) - Astraea Pictures
Last Responders: Life After Death (Indie) - Ture Libra Films
Mitch Rapp: Off Boods (Indie) - University of Advancing Technology
Momma (Indie) - Planeo Films, LLC
Sad Clown (Indie) - About 27 Tigers Media, LLC
Stasis (Indie) - Dragonfly Picture Studios
Strange Places (Indie) - Phoenix Rising Motion Picture Production
Transformers V - Paramount Pictures
Untitled Arizona Documentary Project (Indie) - Phoenix Lights PS, LLC
Zero Hour (Indie Trailer) - G Productions, LLC
2015
Daily (Indie) - Scottsdale Community College
Fall of the Crime Empire (Indie) - Occulus Films
Monsoon (Indie) - Desert Monsoon Media
Patches & Me (Student Indie) - Scottsdale Community College
Runners (Indie) - Second Chance Productions
Take A Stand (Indie) - Dixiletta Moving Pictures
Trail - Highway 41 Films, LLC
2014
Commerce Cartels (Documentary) - Fotosonics, LLC
Invert – Origin of the Telepathic Hero – Triple G Productions
Justice Served (Indie) - Three Day Weekend, LLC
Legend of a Hitman (Indie) - Hitman Entertainment Studios
LNS (Indie) – Rimrock Pictures
There and Back - AFV-LLC
2013
Car Dogs (Indie) - Car Dogs, LLC
Last Words (Indie/Student) - Madu Productions
Matchstick House (Indie) - Life and Death Productions, LLC
The Phoenix Incident - Phoenix Incident Films, A Corporation
2012
Celestial Hunt (Indie) - New Eden Productions
Dead in 5 Heartbeats (Indie) - Sharpfinger Films
The Gospel According to Bart (Indie) - Deep Wells Productions LLC
Monitor Grey- Ballboy Productions
November Renaissance (Indie) - Michael Gee
Untitled: Indie Film (Indie) - CineCera Films, LLC
2011
A Stray Person (Indie) - Synthetic Human Pictures
Breakthrough (Indie) - Dixeletta Moving Pictures
Coyote Requiem (Indie) - Coyote Requiem
Dark All Around (Indie) - Right Eye Productions, LLC
Intersect (Indie) - Shirley Films
Saving Santa (Indie) - Saving Santa LLC
Soldier Girl (Indie) - Young Jeremy Pictures
2010
Armor of God (Indie) - Life Studios
Blocked (Indie) - Blocked Productions
Everything Must Go - IM Global, Temple Hill Entertainment
Fencestitute, The (Indie) - Archer Productions
I Like Obituaries - One Spirit Films
Love a la Carte - Love a la Carte, LLC
Norma (Indie trailer) - Veritas Pictures
On the Road - Spad Films
Queens of Country - SemiRebellious Films
Suspicion (Indie) - Suspicion
Thriftstore Cowboy - Freewill Films
Who is Dayani Cristal? - Pulse Films
2009
Deadly Women - Beyond Productions
Everything's Eventual - Sun Devil Productions, LLC
Fable, The - The Fable, LLC
Felon - Scottsdale Community College
Green Guys - Sunside Films, LLC
Hitchhiker - University of Advancing Technology
Homeless - Life Teen, Inc.
Killer by Nature - Day Dreaming Pictures
Out of Focus - Three Horizons Productions
Out There - Sun Devil Productions, LLC
Shin Oga - Phoenix Mercury - NHK
"Untitled" UCLA Project - Ominous Productions
Valley of the Sun - Ranch House Pictures
Vengeance of a Soul - Scottsdale Community College
When the Dogs Cried Out - Uncorked Productions
2008
Middle Men - Middle Pictures
This Must Be The Place - Focus Films NBC Universal
Twilight - Summit Entertainment
1% - Known Associates
2007
Sugar - Single A Films
Young Americans - NBC Universal
Periphery - Periphery Partners
Jake's Corner - Jake's Corner LLC
Running On Empty - Running On Empty Productions
2006
The Last Blast - Affyirhedi Productions, Switzerland
The Kingdom - Universal Pictures
The Savages- FOX Searchlight
Jolene - Next Turn Productions
2004
Transamerica - Transparent Films
Forget About It - Beverly Hills Film Studio
4/20 - Suzanne Johnson
2003
A Home at the end of the World - Leaving Cleveland
2002
Lights over Phoenix - Xauara Films
Bad Santa - Columbia Pictures
Destiny - Vista Films
2001
Banger Sisters - Fox Searchlight
The Sum of One - B.A.D. Productions
Hyde Park - Montage Productions
Leather and Iron - J. Archer Productions
2000
Ryan's Babe - JR Productions
Greasewood Flats - J. Archer Productions
Imposter - Miramax
1999
What Planet are you from - Columbia Pictures
Play it to the Bone - Play it, Inc.
1998
Anastasia - Fox Family Films
Psycho (Remake) - Universal
Things Terrestrial - Double T. Films
No Code of Conduct - Toddler Productions
1997
The Ride - Worldwide Pictures
Family Plan - Viacom
1996
Jerry Maguire - Tri-Star
Midnight Mambo - Cross Country Productions
Jerome - JET Film Co.
Beyond Vengeance - Century Film Partners
1995
Deadman - 12 Gauge Productions
Tank Girl - United Artists
Flirting with Disaster - Miramax
Waiting to Exhale - 20th Century Fox
1994
Prophecy - Serafilm
Low Down dirty Shame - Low Down Productions
Terminal Velocity - Intersope Communications
1993
The Getaway - Largo Entertainment
1992
Full Contact - ilford Productions
Suture - Kino Korsikoff
Fixing the Shadow - South Pole Productions
The Sound of Silence - Sunset Films
1991
Mikey - Tapestry Films
Hard Hunted - November Downs Films
The Vagrant - Brooks Film
Tortilla Road - Trinidad Pictures (Italy)
Nukem High III - Pink Flower Productions
Neveous Ticks - Grand Avenue Pictures
1990
Days of Thunder - Paramount
1989
Highway to Hell - Hemdale Productions
The Grifters - Cineplex Odium
Bad Jim - Wouk/Ware
1987
Renegade - Paloma Films
Ninja Warrior - International Martial Arts Films
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - Soisson Murphy DEG
1986
Raising Arizona - 20th Century Fox
Source of Power - Vortex Co. (France)
Campus Man - RKO Pictures
Arizona Heat - AZ Heat Productions
1985
Fists of Steel - Intl. Cinemagraphica
American Anthem - Lorimar Pictures
Rainbows Four - European Intl. Films
Rage of Honor - American Dist. Group
1984
Just one of the Guys - Columbia Pictures
1983
Ninja 3-The Domination - Cannon Films
O.C. and Stiggs - MGM
Deadly Impact - European Intl. Films
1982
Cross Country - United Artists
1980
Death Valley - Producer Directors Co.
Nightkill - Avco Embassy
Private Lessons - Barry Enright
1979
The Last Chase - Argosy
Used Cars - Columbia
1978
Cloud Dancer - Melvin Simons Productions
Speed Trap - First Artist
1977
The Gauntlet - Warner Bros.
1976
Assault of Paradise/Ransom - Sunset Productions
A Star is Born - Warner Bros.
1974
The Other side of the Wind - O.Wells Producer/Director
1973
Rafferty & Gold Dust Twins - Warner Bros.
Black Karate - L. Davies Producer/Director
Mixed Company - United Artists
The Trial of Billy Jack - Taylor-Laughlin
1972
Electra glide in Blue - United Artists
1971
Cancel My Reservation - Warner Bros.
Pocket Money - National General
1970
Elvis on Tour - MGM
Little Fauss and Big Halsey - Paramount
1968
Zabriskie Point - MGM
Chastity - American Intl. Pics
1963
The Nutty Professor - Paramount
1961
Rider on a Dead Horse - Allied Artists
1960
Psycho - Paramount
1959
The Mountain Road - Columbia
1957
Bernadine - 20th Century Fox
1956
Bus Stop - 20th Century Fox
1954
Three Ring Circus - Paramount
1953
Ring of Fear - Warner Bros.
1952
Sound of Fury - Robert Stillman Productions
1950
Try and Get Me - United Artist
