Film
Hundreds of feature films have been located in Georgia. By 2007, more than $4 billion had been generated for the state's economy by the film and television industry since the 1970s. Some of these films include Deliverance; Smokey and the Bandit; Driving Miss Daisy and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Due to the success of Deliverance, Jimmy Carter established a state film commission, now known as the Georgia Film, Video and Music Office, in 1973 to market Georgia as a shooting location for future projects. The commission has recruited more than 550 major projects to the state by 2007.
Many other films other than the ones listed above have been set in or have used Georgia as a background for their settings. One such film was Forrest Gump, which used a bench in Savannah, Georgia during the film. Fried Green Tomatoes, though set mostly in Alabama a small portion of the novel and film were set in Valdosta Georgia, was filmed in Juliette, Georgia in Monroe County, Georgia. A more recent film, Sweet Home Alabama, was filmed almost entirely in Crawfordville, Georgia.
| Year Filmed | Project Title | Project Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Deliverance | Film | Tallulah Gorge, Clayton and Rabun County |
| 1976 | Smokey and the Bandit | Film | McDonough, Jonesboro and Lithonia |
| 1980 | Escape from New York City | Film | Atlanta |
| 1982 | The Big Chill | Film | Atlanta |
| 1986 | Mosquito Coast | Film | Cartersville and Rome |
| 1986 | Friday 13th: Jason Lives | Film | Covington |
| 1987 | School Daze | Film | Atlanta |
| 1989 | Driving Miss Daisy | Film | Atlanta |
| 1989 | Glory | Film | Savannah and Jekyll Island |
| 2010 | "The Last Song" | Film | Tybee Island |
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