The Gun Counter

Jered wrote:If anyone is interested.

I got my copy.

Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC

Jered wrote:I'm on AT orders right now, and have lots of down time and am pretty bored so I just picked it up at Wal-Mart for twenty bucks or so.

Jered wrote:I needed something to watch on my laptop.

Otherwise I would have gone crazy. Besides it's Tremors!

A Bit of Film History

Movie Road Touring Brochure - Download this brochure and take a nostalgic drive through the Alabama Hills visiting film sites from movie greats like "How the West Was Won"! (PDF 3.2MB)

The outstanding features and environment of the Alabama Hills have attracted movie makers, commercial companies and tourists from all over the world. Since the early 1920's, movie stars such as Tom Mix, Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry and the Lone Ranger, have been shooting it out with outlaws. Classics such as Gunga Din, Springfield Rifle, and How the West was Won, were filmed at sites now known as "Movie Flats" and at Movie Flat Road. During 1993 portions were filmed with Mel Old image from a Hopalong Cassidy film shot in the Alabama HillsGibson for Maverick , released in 1994. A massive set was built in the Alabama's formations and filming continued for three weeks. Portions of scenes for the movie The Shadow were filmed during 1993, starring Alec Baldwin. Some movies filmed more recently have been GI Jane, Star Trek Generations and Disney's Dinosaur. The Alabama's serve as the backdrop to many commercial and still advertisements each year in a huge variety. Clothing ads, models, camping gear, electronics, vehicle and Federal Express ads to name a few. It was a first in 2005 to have the Alabama's used as the background for a video game. The community of Lone Pine hosts an annual three day event called the "Lone Pine Film Festival" every Columbus Day weekend in October. They feature guest speakers from previous films, actors, guided bus tours and over 120 photo plaques mounted at the original movie site locations for the public to enjoy. The Beverly and Jim Rogers Museum of Lone Pine Film History opened in October 2006 and celebrates and preserves the long and varied film history of Lone Pine, Death Valley and the Eastern Sierra.

While enjoying the scenic and recreational values of the Alabama Hills, hikers, rock climbers and sightseers should use the utmost caution at all times. The few remaining mine shafts and tunnels in the general area should be avoided because of the extreme hazards they represent. False bottoms might give away or tunnels collapse because of deteriorated shoring timbers. The Alabama Hills are beautiful, but there are hazards that could injure the unwary or unprepared visitor.