The Manchurian Candidate - Amelia Island, Florida
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macleod1
N 30° 40.151 W 081° 27.447
17R E 456178 N 3393028
Paramount Pictures had a production crew here on Amelia Island for the movie remake of a military thriller called The Manchurian Candidate.
Waymark Code: WM4GWF
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2008
Views: 38
The Steamboat House, located on Amelia Island at 10th and Ash Street , was one setting used in the film, as well as Huguenot Beach in Jacksonville.
The film is set during the Gulf War of the 1990’s and stars Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep and Jon Voight. The original 1962 version of The Manchurian Candidate starred Frank Sinatra, Lawrence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh and James Gregory, and took place during the Korean War.
The film crew of The Manchurian Candidate consisted of 60 local men and women who made up the crew and technicians and about 15 local actors and actresses. The movie is expected to leave an economic impact of $500,000 on the local economy, according to Todd Roobin, film and television chief of the Jacksonville Economic and Development Commission. "The positive economic effects of The Manchurian Candidate spill over to peripheral industries like hotels, food services, equipment rentals and technical labor, not to mention the increased national and global awareness of the First Coast, including the potential for increased business relocation and tourism."
Web:http://www.amelianow.com/summer04-movies.htm
Movie or TV Show: The Manchurian Candidate
Year Released or First Aired: 1,962.00
IMDB Link: [Web Link]
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