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Big Island Production History

35 Feature Productions

Title Year Details Location
Predators 200920th Century Fox, Adrien BrodyJungle areas on the east side, forests near Waipio Valley
Honoka'a Boy 2008Independent Japanese FeatureHonoka'a main location
The Tempest 2008Miramax, Helen MurrenLava areas on the west side, park areas on the east side
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2007Univeral, Harrison FordJungle areas near Hilo
Mana 2003Phoebus EnterprisesKealakekua, Kona/Kohala Coast
Kapu 2002Hawaii FilmwerksKona/Kohala Coast
Final Exam 2002Hawaii FilmwerksKona/Kohala Coast
The Day After Tomorrow 200220th Century FoxAtop Mauna Kea
Planet of the Apes 200120th Century FoxKalapana
Ka'ililauokekoa 2000'Aha Punana LeoHilo
Dolphins 1999IMAX Film; MacGillivray Freeman FilmsKona/Kohala Coast
Dinosaur 1997Disney; AnimationHilo, Waipio
Lani-Loa 1997Chrome Dragon FilmsHilo
Krippendorf's Tribe 1997Touchstone PicturesHawaii Volcanoes National Park
Beyond Paradise 1997Kama'aina PartnersKailua Kona, Kona/Kohala Coast
Waterworld 1994MCA/Universal City Studio; Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Dennis HopperKawaihae Harbor, Waipio Valley
Picture Bride 1993Thousand Crane FilmworksHamakua Coast
Sliver 1992Paramount; Sharon Stone and William Baldwin(Big Island footage deleted in final edit.)
Nemesis 1992Greenleaf Productions; Oliver Gruner, Tim Thomerson and Cary Hiroyuki-TagawaHilo, Keeau
Black Widow 198520th Century Fox; Debra WingerKona/Kohala Coast, Kailua Kona
The Day the World Ended 1979Irwin Allen; Paul Newman and William HoldenKona
Kona Coast 1968Warner Brothers/Seven ArtsKailua Kona
Rampage 1963Warner Brothers; Robert MitchumPuna
The Old Man and the Sea 1958Warner Brothers; Spencer TraceyKona
Diamond Head 1955Columbia; Charleton HestonHilo.
Underwater 1955RKO-Radio; Jane Russell and Gilbert Roland 
Bird of Paradise 195120th Century Fox; Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget and Louis JordanHawaii Volcanoes National Park, Puna, Pu'uhonua O Honaunau
Song of the Islands 194220th Century Fox; Betty Grable, Victor Mature and Jack OakieKalapana
South of Pago Pago 1940United Artists; Victor McLagen and Frances FarmerBackground shots made at Kalapana and the Kona Coast
Hawaiian Buckeroo 193820th Century Fox; Smith Ballew and Evelyn Knapp 
Four Frightened People 1934Paramount; Claudette Colbert and Herbert MarshallHilo
Aloha Hawaii 1930Lawrence Barber, Libby Keanini and Winona Love 
His Captive Woman 1929First National Pictures; Milton Sills and Dorothy MackaillKalapana
The White Flower 1923Famous Players - Lasky; Betty Compsen and Edmund LoweKilauea Crater
The Hidden Pearls 1918Paramount; Sessue HayakawaKalapana and Kilauea Crater
Big Island Locations
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John L Mason
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