Films that were partly shot in Kintyre....

[Tom B]

White Nights

39 Steps (original)

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[Ninja Mania]

Im sure I've heard about another film shot within the Compound of the R.A.F base but for the life of me I cant remember what it was called.

[abbey craig]

heard you were an extra in it ninja, is that true

[Mary G]

Maybe not exactly filmed there, but two related bits of movie trivia with a local flavour:

A 1959 Danish production, called “The Bridal Path” – fully Scottish cast though, with the likes of Duncan MacRae, Roddy MacMillan – features the singing of Campbeltown Gaelic Choir.

And in "The Bodyguard", featuring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, the character played by Houston likes a drink or two … and if you look carefully I think that you will see that her tipple is none other than Springbank!

[Buzz Lightyear]

Not a film, but 4 x hour long episodes filmed in the area....A Mugs Game....starred a few local celebs as well.

& starred a young local girl that i know very well who made a good actress & is still a good actress when she wants to be

Ninja, was talking about the film ure talkin about last week, in fact was in the very place it allegdly took place, it is some tub rite enuff!!!

[Bobbie En Tejas]

How about My Name is Joe, with a Tarbert location?

[Mary G]

And according to the definitive Internet Movie Database, the film “La Mort en direct” (aka Deathwatch), with Harvey Keitel, Romy Schneider, Harry Dean Stanton and Robbie Coltrane, was filmed in Kintyre, as well as Glasgow, in 1980. Anyone remember that …? I don’t.

See http://www.imdb.com/LocationTree?Scotland,+UK

[abbey craig]

how about the remake of brigadoon here

mist lifts after 100 years and guess what theres no golf course, ferry, and the royal hotels fell doon
pot holes as deep as volcanoes

you never know eh

[abbey craig]

i think i remember it mary was it filmed in the kintyre bar round about june time

[Mary G]

You have a better memory than mine, abbey ... they are all such big names now, too. And we can barely remember them being here.

I can just quite see Robbie dancing away in the back of the Kintyre.

[abbey craig]

god mary ave just had a flashback i think he was dancing with me

[Annie]

Ninja Mania Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:15 am Post subject:

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Im sure I've heard about another film shot within the Compound of the R.A.F base but for the life of me I cant remember what it was called.

This film is White Nights with Mikhail Barishnikov! I met him while they were filming the first 10 mins of the film when the plane in which he was traveling on (in the film) has to make a forced landing. In the film the location is supposedly in Russia. LOL

I worked at the Barrell Inn on the base at the time. In think it was in around 1982 or 1983!

[Annie]

Oh, I remembered another one. Ring of Bright Water! Great movie!!

[Buzz Lightyear]

Ninja Mania Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:15 am Post subject:

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Im sure I've heard about another film shot within the Compound of the R.A.F base but for the life of me I cant remember what it was called.

This film is White Nights with Mikhail Barishnikov! I met him while they were filming the first 10 mins of the film when the plane in which he was traveling on (in the film) has to make a forced landing. In the film the location is supposedly in Russia. LOL

I worked at the Barrell Inn on the base at the time. In think it was in around 1982 or 1983!

Annie,

i think ninja is referring to the other movie filmed at the base around that time....it starred a few local celebs

[Bitter End]

An jist tae the north -- From Russia with Love --power boat scenes shot at Crinan --Sean Connery himsell wis ther an so wir a lot o us !