
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)Īrches National Park near Moab was featured in the opening sequence of the third Indiana Jones movie. These redwood scenes were all shot in and around Redwood National Park and State Parks.Īlso filmed in Redwood National Park and State Parks: Star Wars EpisodeVI: Return of the Jedi The Lost World, Jurassic Park Outbreak with Dustin Hoffman and Rene Russo.ģ. Who can forget the beautiful redwood forested scenes of the classic Steven Spielberg movie that tenderly portrays the friendship between the boy Elliot (Henry Thomas) and an awkward looking alien. Redwood National Park and State Parks, California Die-hard fans can do a self-guided tour, but if you do venture out to the desert, remember to bring plenty of extra water. Other Death Valley scenes include R2-D2 being kidnapped by Jawas, some of the Tusken Raider scenes, and the Sandcrawler scene. Remember the spat between R2-D2 and C-3P0 on Tatooine? That scene was shot at Mesquite Flats pictured below. While George Lucas selected Tunisia as the location for most of the desert and dwelling scenes on Luke Skywalker's dusty planet of Tatooine, he shot many others at Death Valley. One of the most successful movies of all time, Star Wars wouldn't be complete without footage from Death Valley.
