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Hollywood's collaboration co-starring Kauai has had a long history. Stunning untouched landscapes lure many productions to the Garden Isle.
Deep valleys, exotic flora and fauna, white sand beaches describes a look at what might have been before civilization prevailed. A place where dinosaurs roamed and Raiders searched for a lost Ark. Where Gilligan ended up after his ‘three hour’ tour. Undeniably, The tropical beauty makes for spectacular scenes. Hollywood spends alot of time here. It's one of the world's premier filming locations. There’s a vague familiarity to the Garden Isle, even for people who have never set foot in Kauai, perhaps, because Hollywood has used it as a backdrop for years. Its landscapes conjure up movie images, and stars. Kauai’s Coco Palms Resort, was a beloved refuge for Elvis and Jacqueline Onassis The Garden Isle and Hollywood have been collaborating for nearly seven decades. Nearly 80 feature films and television shows have been filmed. Since the silent movie era, Kauai has filled the imaginations of many moviegoers. Kauai’s film credits include Blue Hawaii; Body Heat; Diamond Head; King Kong; South Pacific; Outbreak; Honeymoon In Vegas; Flight of the Intruder; Throw Momma From the Train; Uncommon Valor; Love Song; Lord of the Flies; The Thorn Birds; Making of Jurassic; North; Hook; Mighty Joe Young and many others. The movie adaptation of Michael Crichton’s best seller, Jurassic Park, needed the primitive and mysterious world. Mr. Crichton, who has a home on Hanalei Bay, knew the prime locations for his film. Steven Spielberg, famously, filmed Kauai as it was savagely beaten by Hurricane Iniki. He used the footage of tropical storm scenes. Spielberg a Kauai loyalist, filmed Raiders of the Lost Ark, Hook and Jurassic Park on the island. Oddly, the Island never plays itself. Often impersonating another more costly destination. Kauai often disguises itself to be Costa Rica, Africa, South America and more. It’s what you may call the go-to locale. Friendly, affordable, and stunning. It seems like everybody has co-starred with Kauai, including Harrison Ford swinging from a vine at Menehune Fishpond, Elvis getting married in the coconut grove at Wailua, John Wayne cruising around Nawiliwili Harbor and Rossano Brazzi singing “Some Enchanted Evening” at what is now the Princeville Resort. Contact the Kauai Film Commission at 4444 Rice St. in Lihue. (phone 808- 241-6390) to help you plan your next blockbuster on Kauai, or just to read up on its role in movies. If you are interested in hanging out on the beach where Gilligan and his cohorts filmed their pilot and sing showtunes from South Pacific, check out Movie Tours, Inc. for an extensive and fun tour of Kauai’s film locales.
The copyright of the article Exterior Kauai in Hawaii Travel is owned by Anna Carranza. Permission to republish Exterior Kauai in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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