Production
Principal photography began in 1984 at a number of locations, primarily in Texas, including Alpine, Austin, El Paso, Fort Davis, Lajitas, Marfa, Monahans, Pecos, and San Elizario, Texas. The Big Bend National Park, Texas, as well as Tulsa, Oklahoma, were also prominent in the film.
The skydiving sequence in Fandango is shot-for-shot taken from Kevin Reynolds's USC thesis film, Proof from 1980. Spielberg had seen a copy of Proof and offered to produce the project, which became Fandango, through his company, Amblin Entertainment.
The supposed backdrop of downtown Dallas where Truman Sparks flies to is the city of Tulsa in 1984/85. The aerial sequence was filmed with the assistance of the Commemorative Air Force then known as the Confederate Air Force, which has its main headquarters based in Texas. The screen credits note: "Special thanks to the Confederate Air Force for their assistance in making this motion picture."
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