The Southport Times
2004
[Monica Celinski]
Movies Filmed in Southport, North Carolina
Don't be surprised if one day while walking down the sidewalk in Southport, North Carolina you pass Tom Cruise. Why? Southport, North Carolina is a very popular place for movies. Many movies have used Southport as their primary setting. There are also many movies that use Southport for a portion of their scenes.
With 30 sound stages and seven major studio complexes, North Carolina is the #3 filmmaking state, following only California and New York. Screen Gems Studios, located in nearby Wilmington, North Carolina, has been around for over 20 years and has produced over 300 film, television, and commercial productions. Perhaps this is why Southport, North Carolina appears in so many films. Or maybe it is just Southport's tree lined streets, historic settings and beautiful scenery that makes filming in Southport so popular.
Movies filmed in Southport, NC include Firestarter (1984), Crimes of The Heart (1987), Weekend at Bernies (1989), Amos and Andrew (1993), Inkwell (1994), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Night Flier (1997), Domestic Disturbance (2001), Summer Catch (2001) and A Walk To Remember (2002).
[...] The 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer filmed in Southport at numerous locations. These locations include Dosher Memorial Hospital, the Old Yacht Basin, the American Fish Company, the Cape Fear River, the ILS Building, Ollie's Oyster Bar, Port Charlie's Restaurant, the Southport Fish Company and Short Street. The movie starred Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Geller, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ryan Phillippe.
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