South Central New Mexico

“The Men Who Stare at Goats” (2009), starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey. Filming locations in New Mexico include Estancia, White Sands, Albuquerque, Zia Pueblo and NMMI. Warning: Rated R. According to Army Lt. Col. Jim Channon in a YouTube video, the origin of the First Earth Battalion occurred in 1978 when the military asked him to look into what was happening in the “…alternative, human potential, ancient Buddhist, martial arts, complete bag of human technology”…

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“The Cheyenne Social Club” (1970), starring James Stewart, Henry Fonda, directed by Gene Kelly, filmed at Bonanza Creek and Eaves Movie Ranches, near Santa Fe. This comedy set in the West stars two real-life and well-loved actors who, in the story, take to the trail upon hearing that one of them has inherited a social club. The “club” turns out to be a brothel. The comedy is as much about watching Fonda and Stewart stuck in a bawdy situation as…

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“The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), starring David Bowie, directed by Nicolas Roeg, from the novel by Walter Tevis. Filming locations in New Mexico include White Sands, Manzano Mountains, Artesia, Madrid, Belen, Roswell and Fenton Lake State Park. Warning: Rated R primarily for graphic sexual content. Sensitive viewers should be aware. “The Man Who Fell to Earth” is based on a novel by Walter Tevis who also wrote “The Hustler” and “The Color of Money.” Tevis was born in…

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