Florida Spectacular
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Florida Spectacular
Episode 117: Florida Films: Steve Martin, Cocoon, and Silent Films
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This week, Rick and Cathy welcome Joy Wallace Dickinson to talk about Florida's film history. From the silent film era, to the definitive film on aging gracefully (Cocoon), to more modern films, this episode's a walk down Florida's celluloid history. Find Joy’s old Florida mystery, Secrets of the Flamingo Cafe, on Amazon.
Links We Mentioned
Dave Barry's Big Trouble
Why you can't watch Cocoon anywhere.
Jacksonville’s Norman Studios
Bouncing Baby, a 1916 silent comedy, that was filmed in Jacksonville and stars a young Oliver Hardy.
A Florida Enchantment, 1914 silent comedy filmed partly in St. Augustine.
Florida filmmaker Victor Munez
Gal Young Un on Prime
Elvis Presley’s Follow That Dream
Ruby in Paradise on Prime starring Ashley Judd
Trailer for Ulee’s Gold
Theatrical trailer of Sunshine State by John Sayles
1981 trailer for Body Heat with Kathleen Turner and William Hurt
1948’s Key Largo (mostly not filmed in Florida)
Trailer for Parenthood (1989) – much of which was filmed in Orlando
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