MovieChat Forums > The Big Country Discussion > Canyon de Chelly Location

Canyon de Chelly Location

posted 13 years ago by bof1947
3 replies | jump to latest

This is recorded in the IMDB database as a location. Does anyone know if this is correct? If so, presumably it is 2nd unit only as none of the key personnel biographies/diaries make any mention of it.

[–] bof1947 11 years ago

Any thoughts anyone?

[–] sul-4 11 years ago

I'm not clear what was filmed at Canyon de Chelly, but everything I see in the film at Blanco Canyon points to Red Rock Canyon in the San Juaquin Vally in Cali not far from where the ranch, Big Muddy, and town scenes were filmed. A friend was out there, took a photo of Red Rock Canyon, put it on FB and I instantly recognized it as Blanco Canyon!

This, to me, is the definitive website on Big Country locations:

http://www.orvisranch.com/bigcountry/

very enjoyable, and well done!

[–] giadapazazz 11 years ago

Providing the Wiki link ...

Red Rock Canyon State Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rock_Canyon_State_Park_(California)

Due to its unique features and proximity to Los Angeles, Red Rock Canyon has frequently been used as a filming location for motion pictures, television series, advertisements, and rock videos. Among the many westerns filmed there were The Big Country and The Outlaw, as well as such diverse movies as The Mummy (1932), Zorro Rides Again, Jurassic Park, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Missile to the Moon, The Car, Westworld, Savages (1974) and Airwolf. 40 Guns to Apache Pass, the last film of Audie Murphy, was filmed there in 1966. The 2005 music video Cater 2 U by Destiny's Child was also filmed at this location.