This may be my favorite TouTube vid. I keep coming back to it. Likely the closest I'll ever come to the Hills and all those iconic film locations hunted up and pointed out here. Most, most enjoyable.
Excellent. Been there several times this video really shows the old movie sites. Wife and I just discovered this video and we were totally impressed with Mr Hollands passion to locate filming sites. I'm sorry to see Mr Holland died so long ago. The lone pine film festival and the museum are fabulous. R.I.P. SIR
Thanks Warren. Haven't been back since that video but I remember Dave telling me, "The hills will always be here for you." One of my favorite places to photograph.
I returned to Lone Pine some time after this video was shot to attend the 100th birthday celebration of William Boyd. His widow, Grace Boyd was there along with 2 of his sidekicks still living Rand Brooks and Jimmy Rogers (son of Will Rogers.) Dave Holland was the MC during the event.
I'm surprised how many of these movie tours don't mention the film possibly better known than any of the others: The Great Race. There's a scene where they're towing their car with horse and come upon the beautiful Natalie Wood sitting on a large rock. I was very happy to find it, given that it's one of my favorite films, and took a picture of my truck, towing my race car, so there was a bit of a link, though small:)
That was down in a small canyon in the Alabama Hills. Dave told me all of the debris dumped down there were from the movie companies. The car could have been used in a scene. It was so long ago I can not remember the exact location but should be not too hard to find.
