KAMLOOPS ON SCREEN: Nine movies with Kamloops and area as backdrop

KAMLOOPS – The Tournament Capital is a long way from Beverly Hills, but it occasionally attracts a Hollywood movie you're probably heard of. Earlier this year, casting directors were in town to film for Night at the Museum 3 and Monster Trucks.

On most sets they are looking for our beautiful landscape and, of course, the tax-break on a cheaper Canadian location.

If you've seen the following movies, did you ever recognize any of the locations? It might be time to check out Netflix and give them a look. The semi-arid landscape has masked as a range of areas: Afghanistan, Wyoming, Tibet, Pakistan, Mexico and Oregon.

Grab a bowl of popcorn and challenge your friends to spot the familiar locations. Here is a list of nine films with portions filmed in Kamloops:

“An Unfinished Life” features Jennifer Lopez, Robert Redford and Morgan Freeman. Parts of the movie were filmed at a ranch outside of Kamloops and a house (which has since burned down) near the Ashcroft Manor. | Credit: imdb.com

“The A-Team” movie starring Bradley Cooper and Liam Neeson filmed portions at Tranquille Farm. (2010) | Credit: imdb.com

Blake Lively played a soccer player in “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” movie. Some of her soccer shots were filmed in Kamloops accompanied by TNRD players as extras. (2005) | Credit: imdb.com

The movie “Firewall” featuring Harrison Ford and Virginia Madsen featured road scenes in Pritchard and near Paul Lake. (2006) | Credit: imdb.com

Sure, it’s not his best work but Nicolas Cage filmed scenes for the film “The Wicker Man” at the Lac Du Bois Grasslands and in Merritt. (2006) | Credit: imdb.com

Who knew the end of the world would take place in Kamloops? The movie “2012” with John Cusak and Woody Harrelson filmed in Kamloops, Cache Creek and Ashcroft. (2009) | Credit: imdb.com

Thriller flick “The Pledge” with Jack Nicholson and Robyn Wright had parts filmed in Kamloops. The movie was released in 2001. | Credit: imdb.com

Well before the “Tigerblood incident” father and son duo, Charlie and Martin Sheen filmed scenes from “Cadence” in Kamloops and Ashcroft. (1990) | Credit: imdb.com

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