Here’s Part 5 of Arizona On The Silver Screen, which looks at movies filmed in the Grand Canyon State. These films span the years 1980-1989.

  • Stir Crazy 1980 Florence, Tucson
  • Used Cars 1980 Mesa, Phoenix, Tucson
  • Tom Horn 1980 Tucson
  • Let’s Spend the Night Together 1981 Arizona State University
  • Private Lessons 1981 Phoenix
  • The Cannonball Run 1981 Tucson
  • Hanky Panky 1982 Grand Canyon
  • Koyaanisqatsi 1982 Grand Canyon
  • National Lampoon’s Vacation 1983 Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, Sedona
  • Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi 1983 Yuma
  • Roadhouse 66 1984 Kingman
  • Starman 1984 Meteor Crater, Sedona
  • The Karate Kid 1984 Sedona
  • Cannonball Run II 1984 Tucson
  • Revenge of the Nerds 1984 Tucson, University of Arizona
  • Murphy’s Romance 1985 Florence
  • Just One of the Guys 1985 Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe
  • The Zoo Gang 1985 Prescott
  • Lost in America 1985 Safford
  • The Postman 1985 Sahuarita
  • Poltergeist II: The Other Side 1986 Canyon de Chelly
  • American Anthem 1986 Flagstaff, Phoenix, Sedona
  • Nobody’s Fool 1986 Prescott
  • ¡Three Amigos! 1986 Tucson
  • Bodies, Rest and Motion 1986 Tucson
  • The Wraith 1986 Tucson
  • Campus Man 1987 Arizona State University, Tempe
  • Near Dark 1987 Casa Grande
  • Raising Arizona 1987 Florence, Tempe, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Scottsdale
  • White of the Eye 1987 Globe
  • O.C. and Stiggs 1987 Phoenix
  • Creepshow 2 1987 Prescott
  • Can’t Buy Me Love 1987 Tucson
  • Spaceballs 1987 Yuma
  • U2: Rattle and Hum 1988 Arizona State University
  • Midnight Run 1988 Globe, Sedona, Casa Grande, Flagstaff, Williams
  • Rambo III 1988 Yuma
  • Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 1989 Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe
  • Major League 1989 Tucson