11 films and TV shows were shot in Palestine, Texas, including Walker, Texas Ranger, The Great Debaters and American Outlaws.
Anderson County · 5 films · 6 TV shows · 1 company
Shooting here? No film office on file. Ask city hall, or the county if the place is unincorporated. Nearest film commission: City of Tyler - Film Friendly Program, 45 miles. State roads and parks: permits.
| Year | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Great Debaters | Denzel Washington |
| 2000 | American Outlaws | Les Mayfield |
| 2000 | Robbie Knievel's Head-on Train Jump Live TV movie | — |
| 1996 | Lily Dale | — |
| 1980 | The Long Riders | Walter Hill |
| Year | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Y: 1883 TV series | — |
| 2002 | The Blues Miniseries | — |
| 1997 | Rough Riders Miniseries | John Milius |
| 1995 | Streets of Laredo Miniseries | Joseph Sargent |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger TV series | Michael Preece, Jerry Jameson |
| — | The Daytripper TV series | — |
| Location | Productions |
|---|---|
| Texas State RailroadRough Riders, Streets of Laredo | 2 |
| Company | Department | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Texas State RailroadHeritage steam and diesel railroad between Palestine and Rusk, with depots and rolling stock that productions have used as locations; private charters available. | Venue | texasstaterailroad.net ↗︎ |
| Company | Department | City | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Trick RidersHorse stunts, trick riding, stunt doubles and trained stunt horses (rearing, jumping, falling) for film, TV and commercials. | Stunts | Troup | 40 |
| 31 West ProductionsTyler TV producer behind Expedition Texas and Terry Miller's Texas, also making commercials and music videos. | Production company | Tyler | 45 |
| City of Tyler - Film Friendly ProgramCity communications office runs Tyler's film permit ordinance and application; Tyler has been Film Friendly Texas certified since 2016. | Film commission | Tyler | 45 |
| Tyler Film FestivalFall festival at Liberty Hall with cash awards. | Festival | Tyler | 45 |
| Tyler Junior College - Live & Recorded SoundAAS covering recording, live sound, lighting and video production. | Film program | Tyler | 45 |
| Video Magic Productions & EventsEast Texas production company renting cinema cameras, lighting, audio and drones, with operators available. | Rental house | Tyler | 45 |
| Nacogdoches Film Guidelines (city PDF)City application rules: apply 2 business days ahead for TV/commercials, 5 for features. | Permits & locations | Nacogdoches | 60 |
| Thunder Studios (podcast studio)Podcast/video studio for rent connected to Thunder Media. | Studio | White Oak | 70 |
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| Town | Titles | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elkhart | 1 |
| 2 | Maydelle | 1 |
| 3 | Jacksonville | 2 |
| 4 | Rusk | 14 |
| 5 | Weeping Mary | 1 |
| 6 | Crockett | 2 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 1 |
| 8 | Athens | 2 |
| 9 | Alto | 1 |
| 10 | Tadmor | 1 |
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The Great Debaters: © Metro Goldwyn Mayer, fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; American Outlaws: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; The Long Riders: © Impawards, fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Rough Riders: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; The Daytripper: Daniel Mecey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.