Louisiana Film Trail is a Movie Lover’s Dream Come True

It could happen almost anywhere in Louisiana. You're driving down one of our scenic highways and there off on the shoulder you see it. That house looks just like the house that was in that movie you watched the other night. Such a scene is played out every day in The Boot along Louisiana's Film Trail.

Louisiana's Film Trail is just one of the many "trails" our state has to offer. There is a Cajun Boudin trail, a craft beer trail, a golf course trail, and probably a few other trails that I have failed to mention. Basically what the Louisiana Film Trail offers movie buffs is an organized itinerary that will allow guests to visit the filming locations of more than 2,500 films that were made in Louisiana.

Did You Know Some of the First Tarzan Movies Were Filmed in Louisiana?

A film based on the legendary "Ape Man" Tarzan was shot in Louisiana in 1918. The film was called Tarzan of the Apes and the jungle scenes were filmed near Morgan City. In fact, if you visit Franklin, Louisiana there are folks who can take you to the spots where the movie was made. By the way, that Tarzan film topped more than one million dollars at the box office. Quite a feat for the early 1900s.

The Louisiana Film Trail also spotlights many of the great actors who have portrayed legendary characters in films shot in Louisiana. Your journey might take you to the place where Tom Cruise filmed scenes as a vampire or perhaps you'll see where Sean Penn took on the persona of one of Louisiana's larger-than-life political figures.

It's all there on the Louisiana Film Trail and you can plan to see a little or plan to see a lot. Maybe you'll visit the home of The Blob or see where The Drowning Pool was filmed. Walk where James Bond walked and test your hearing to see if you can "hear" the voices of Pitch Perfect and its many sequels. All were filmed in Louisiana.

If you want to break down your travels into more "bite-sized chunks" you might explore the Louisiana Film Trail in pieces. There is the Cajun Coast Film Trail, the Natchitoches Film Trail, the New Iberia Film Trail, the Shreveport-Bossier Film Trail, and also the Webster Parish Film Trail which are all subsets of the Louisiana Film Trail.