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Name: Monterey Movie Tours
Address: 2 Serrano Way
City, State: Monterey, California, USA
Telephone: 800-343-6437
Price: Adults US$49
What's it like?
A new deluxe motor coach tour that
shows off local sites filmed in Hollywood movies has begun on the
Monterey Peninsula. The "Monterey Movie Tours" is a 3-hour daily trip
by deluxe motor coach which not only takes passengers to see film
locations, but also offers live narration along with movie clips to
watch on overhead monitors on board the 32-seat luxury tour coach.
Monterey Movie Tours is owned and operated by Doug Lumsden, a Monterey
native and the owner of the award-winning Monterey Bay Scenic Tours.
The daily tours, began June 26, 2003, visit many of the site locations
that have been used in nearly 200 movies that have been made on the
Monterey Peninsula since 1897. It is the only tour of its kind in the
continental United States, with only one similar movie-themed tour
being offered in Hawaii.
Showing off the Monterey Peninsula as seen through Hollywood's eyes,
the Monterey Movie Tours visits memorable local sites in Monterey,
Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach and Carmel and shares details of scenes in
several well-known movies.
"Moviegoers love to know more about their favorite films and the
actors who starred in them," says Lumsden. "To see or stand at a
location where a favorite movie was shot or a famous actor or actress
strolled is a huge thrill for movie fans, and we look forward to
sharing these experiences with our tour guests."
Interest in visiting film sites is so great that the Monterey County
Film Commission recently published its "On Location Movie Map of
Monterey County," which lists 190 films shot in the region, including
Play Misty for Me, Clash By Night, Star Trek IV, A Summer Place and
Rebecca. The film commission is a non-profit organization that works
with film production companies to enhance economic impact within the
county.
"Filmmakers have been drawn to Monterey County locations for decades,
finding our locations the perfect backdrop for their shots," says Greg
Robinson, executive director of the Monterey County Film
Commission. "Those taking the Monterey Movie Tours will be able to
share the visions of beauty and diverse scenery here which continue to
attract film productions."
Make sure you check out their website!
Source: Travelwriters Press Release
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