Motion Picture Film History

​​​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 15, 2019

2019

Teenage Badass (Indie) - Teenage Badass, LLC 
Noelle - Elf City Productions

2018

Come Die With Me (Indie) - Chris Lamont Productions, Inc.
Comin' Up Short - Ambient Skies and Queen Muhammad Ali
El Coyote - Best Image 1, LLC
Element, The (Indie) - Skyline Films
Long Goodbye, The (Indie) - Visual Medium
Religion of Sports (Documentary) - Dirty Robber Productions

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

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

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