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FILM
fILMed
in Wilmington
When Stephen King’s horror tale
Firestarter was filmed in Wilmington
in 1983, it inspired a string of
films and television shows that
transformed Wilmington into
“Hollywood East.”
Wilmington has hosted locations for many One Tree Hill Locations Tour
films, such as The Secret Life of Bees,
Halloween Kills and Iron Man 3. TRIC Nightclub
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TOUR WILMYWOOD Dawson’s Creek famous film sites
“Set jetters” can tour the sets where some Locations Tour
of your favorite movies and TV shows were
filmed: The Summer I Turned Pretty, One Tree The Summer I Turned
Hill, Dawson’s Creek and The Runarounds. Pretty Locations Tour
Enjoy a 90-minute tour through Wilmington’s
most iconic film sites with the Wilmywood CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL
Movie & TV Location Walk. For over 30 years, Downtown Wilmington
See Airlie Gardens, one of Wilmington’s most has welcomed folks to celebrate our
popular film locations, where King Kong local film industry and unconventional
Lives, Sleepy Hollow and Nicholas Sparks’ The storytelling. Cucalorus features more than
Choice were filmed. 100 films over five days in November.
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