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Lone Pine Film History Museum
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4 reviews for Lone Pine Film History Museum
if you are a movie buff like me and my bf then there is no way you won't have a grand ol' time at this place. lots and lotsa western stuff which was cool and nostalgic (can i drool over those boots some more?)....but it was the 'tremors' and 'iron man' stuff that pushed us over the edge. so fun!
AND--our ticket got us back in after dark to watch movies in their theater! ....movies shot in lone pine! AWESOME!!!
extra bonus: there was an earthquake while we were in the parking lot....WATCH OUT FOR GRABOIDS!!!
I personally loved this place. There were multiple rooms covering the history of film-making in the area from 1928 I believe, to the present. I spent my childhood watching cowboys and Indians, in old films showing on afternoon TV and in original TV shows from the early 50's on. It appears that nearly every Western Star that ever came out of Hollywood made a movie or TV show on location here--Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Gene Autry, Lash La Rue, Hopalong Cassidy, John Wayne, Randolph Scott, Cisco Kid, Gabby Hayes, Andy Devine, the Lone Ranger. More recently, all three Tremors movies, Iron Man, and the Mel Gibson Maverick movie had portions filmed in the Alabama Hills area just outside of town. Humphrey Bogart's Treasure of Sierra Madre and Cary Grant's Gunga Din had scenes here as well.
The movie museum has cars, costumes, photo's and many other artifacts of the films that had locations here. There is a short, 15-minute overview film that is a must-see in their theater. If you love old movies, this is both a town and a museum you should definitely visit!
Every Year In mid-October they hold a Film Festival celebrating their history with famous guest including some of the above names before they passed away.
Oh yeah, there is a nice gift shop where you can buy souvenir shirts and books on the history of films in the area, tee shirts, and all the usual tourist trinkets.
Very nice and quite interesting museum. Nicely executed with many relics of the films made in the Lone Pine vicinity. The intro film offered at the beginning is informative and compelling. Nice, comfortable theater, too! Lots of vintage movie posters to see. Definitely worth a visit when staying or passing through Lone Pine!
I especially liked viewing the vintage Plymouth driven by Bogart in the film "High Sierra," one of my favorite films.
Love movies? If you are within 100 miles, this is WAY worth the detour! Why?
#1: Way cool! Tons of memorabilia including the most pimped-up Cadillac convertible you ever hope to see. Movies multiple times every week (silent & sound) that were filmed in the area, from "The Perils of Pauline" to " Tremors", and a short film every hour on how movies were made WAY back in the day.
#2: Way cheap! $5 admission fee - wander as long as you like, and a very diverse gift shop and Western-themed quilt display.
#3: Way friendly staff who answer questions and make recommendations about other things in town.
Go here, tour the Alabama Hills rock formations, and then hit the Totem Cafe.