Feature · 1977 · 101 min · Biographical, Drama · Directed by Tom Gries and Monte Hellman
The Greatest (1977) was filmed in Houston, Texas, with locations including Houston Zoo and University of St. Thomas, in 1976.
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| Location | Town | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Zoo | Houston | Houstonia |
| 2 | University of St. Thomas | Houston | Houstonia |
| Dept | Name | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Tom Gries | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| Director | Monte Hellman | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| Writer | Ring Lardner Jr. | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| Cinematographer | Harry Stradling | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| Producer | John Marshall | IMDb search |
| Company | Columbia Pictures | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
Film work in Houston · 9 open calls · Crew rates · Join the crew list · Post a call
| Year | Production | Shot in |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | For the Love of Benji | Houston |
| 1977 | The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training | Houston, El Paso |
| 1977 | Murder at the World Series TV movie | Houston |
| 1977 | Fm | Houston |
| 1977 | Red Alert TV movie | Houston |
| 1976 | Logan's Run | Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth |
| 1976 | Futureworld | Houston, Clear Lake Shores |
| 1978 | The Swarm | Houston |
| 1978 | Gay USA | Houston |
| 1978 | Blue Peter TV series | Houston |
| Year | Production | Shot in |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D | Austin |
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Terlingua, Lajitas |
| 2000 | All the Pretty Horses | San Antonio, Boerne, Helotes |
| 1997 | True Women TV movie | Austin, McDade, San Antonio |
| 1996 | Bottle Rocket | Dallas, Fort Worth, Hillsboro |
| 1996 | Lone Star | Coupland, Del Rio, Eagle Pass |
| 1994 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation | Austin, Bastrop, Pflugerville |
| 1987 | Houston Knights TV series | Houston |
| 1987 | Juarez TV series | El Paso |
| 1985 | Sylvester | Alpine, Balmorhea, Fort Davis |
| 1983 | The Man Who Loved Women | Houston |
| 1982 | Silent Rage | Dallas |
The Greatest poster: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; 1 Houston Zoo: Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; 2 University of St. Thomas: WhisperToMe, CC0 1.0, Wikimedia Commons; Muhammad Ali: Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons; Ernest Borgnine: Milburn McCarty Public Relations, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons; Arthur Adams: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; Pat Patterson: Cropped and rotated version of photo by Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons; Robert Duvall: Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons; Ben Johnson: Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons; Apollo 13: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Terms of Endearment: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Boyhood: © Box Office Mojo, fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Armageddon: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Letters from Iwo Jima: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Pearl Harbor: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; The Tree of Life: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Paris, Texas: © Roger Ebert, fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia.
Texas locations from Wikidata, the Texas Film Commission and the sources linked with each spot.
