Days of Thunder: Tom Cruise, NASCAR, and the Daytona 500
Fast cars, big crashes, and the roar of the Daytona 500. Days of Thunder is Hollywood’s glossy love letter to Florida’s most famous race.
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Where the Boys Are: The Movie That Made Fort Lauderdale Spring Break
One 1960 movie did more to create the Florida spring break than any travel ad ever could. After Where the Boys Are, college students poured into Fort Lauderdale by the thousands.
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Ace Ventura: The Goofy Miami Comedy That Made Jim Carrey a Star
A kidnapped dolphin, a missing Miami Dolphins mascot, and a detective who only finds animals. Few movies are as gloriously, ridiculously Florida as Ace Ventura.
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Marley & Me: The South Florida Story of the World’s Worst Dog
Before it was a bestselling memoir and a hit movie, Marley & Me was just a young couple, a wild yellow Labrador, and a sunny stretch of South Florida.
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My Girl: The Tender Coming-of-Age Film Shot Across Central Florida
It is set in small-town Pennsylvania, but the beloved 1991 film My Girl was filmed across Central Florida, with Bartow and Sanford playing starring roles.
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Caddyshack: The Comedy Classic Secretly Filmed in Davie
One of the most quoted comedies ever made was shot almost entirely on South Florida golf courses, even though the filmmakers tried hard to hide it. Caddyshack turns Davie into the fictional Bushwood Country Club.
