Ever since "Hazards of Helen" in 1915, Hollywood has rolled in to roll in Las Vegas. More than 500 movies bear the made-in-Vegas brand. Last year alone, 32 were added to the list, according to the Nevada Film Office.
The city appeals to moviemakers because it is only 265 miles from Los Angeles, doesn't require film permits to shoot indoors on private property (many municipalities do), and has a ready-to-work crew base of at least 400.
Plus, it's Vegas, baby.
Here's a guide to some of the films shot in the Las Vegas Valley -- and environs -- and the locations of their most iconic scenes. (Yes, we know we've skipped one of your favorite movies, but there's no space to list them all.)
Thanks to the Nevada Film Office, and various properties, for assisting.
"21" (2008)
Caesars Palace, Hard Rock Hotel, McCarran International Airport, Palms, Planet Hollywood Resort, Riviera, Summerlin Parkway, The Venetian
"AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY" (1997)
Imperial Palace, Riviera, Stardust, Valley of Fire State Park
"CASINO" (1995)
La Concha Motel, Landmark Hotel, Le Bistro Lounge, MGM Grand, Peppermill, Riviera, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Valley of Fire State Park
"CON AIR" (1997)
Hard Rock Cafe, Sands, Valley of Fire State Park
"DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER" (1971) Circus Circus, Fremont Street, Hilton, Landmark Hotel, McCarran International Airport, Riviera, Tropicana
"DODGEBALL" (2004)
Monte Carlo
"ELECTRIC HORSEMAN" (1979)
Caesars Palace
"ELVIS: THAT'S THE WAY IT IS" (1970)
Hilton
"FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS" (1998)
Horseshoe, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Riviera, Stardust
"FEELING MINNESOTA" (1996) Stardust
"FOOLS RUSH IN" (1997)
Caesars Palace
"THE GAMBLER" (1974)
Caesars Palace
"THE GODFATHER PART II" (1974)
Desert Inn
"GOING IN STYLE" (1979)
Aladdin
"THE HANGOVER" (2009)
Caesars Palace, Riviera, Wild Wild West
"HELDORADO" (1946)
Fremont Street
"HISTORY OF THE WORLD: PART 1" (1981)
Caesars Palace
"HONEY, I BLEW UP THE KID" (1992)
Fremont Street, Hard Rock Hotel, The Mirage
"HONEYMOON IN VEGAS" (1992)
Bally's
"INDECENT PROPOSAL" (1993)
Hilton, The Mirage
"INTOLERABLE CRUELTY" (2003)
Caesars Palace
"IRON MAN" (2008)
Caesars Palace
"LEAVING LAS VEGAS" (1995)
Bally's, Circus Circus, Excalibur, Flamingo, The Mirage
"LOST IN AMERICA" (1985)
Desert Inn
"MARS ATTACKS!" (1996)
Landmark Hotel, Luxor
"MIDNIGHT RUN" (1988)
Aladdin, McCarran International Airport
"MISS CONGENIALITY 2" (2005)
Federal Courthouse, McCarran International Airport, Treasure Island
"OCEANS ELEVEN" (1960)
Riviera, Sands
"OCEAN'S ELEVEN" (2001)
Bellagio, MGM Grand, Riviera
"OCEAN'S THIRTEEN" (2007)
Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, McCarran International Airport, Paris Las Vegas
"OH GOD! YOU DEVIL!" (1984)
Caesars Palace
"OXFORD BLUES" (1984)
Dunes
"RAIN MAN" (1988)
Caesars Palace
"ROCKY BALBOA" (2006)
Mandalay Bay
"ROCKY III" (1982)
Caesars Palace
"ROCKY IV" (1985)
Bally's
"RUSH HOUR 2" (2001)
Desert Inn
"SHOWGIRLS" (1995)
Stardust
"STARMAN" (1984)
Horseshoe
"STAR TREK: GENERATIONS" (1997)
Valley of Fire State Park
"SUPERMAN" (1978)
Hoover Dam
"SWINGERS" (1996)
Fremont Street, Stardust
"TRANSFORMERS" (2007)
Hoover Dam
"VEGAS VACATION" (1997)
Chapel of the Bells, Hoover Dam, Klondike Inn, MGM Grand, The Mirage, Riviera, Sands
"VERY BAD THINGS" (1998)
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
"VIVA LAS VEGAS" (1964)
Convention Center, Flamingo pool, Hoover Dam, Little Church of the West, McCarran International Airport, Sahara, Tropicana
"WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS" (2008)
Planet Hollywood, Palms
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