Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. It lies approximately 51 miles (82.1 km) northeast of Orlando. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 61,005. It is the principal city of Deltona-Daytona Beach.
This city is historically known for its beaches. One of the top news publishers in the United States ranks Daytona Beach as one of the best places to live and retire in the nation. That’s according to the U.S. News and World Report’s list of the “125 Best Places to Live in the USA,” which ranks Daytona Beach at number 99.
Some of the movies filmed in this city are mentioned below.
8th Round Pick (2020):
This drama sports movie is written by Brett Bortle, Nick Henderson, and Seam Robbins (story) and it is directed by Brett Bortle.
The story revolves around the life of Austin Aimes who is arriving home from the NFL draft. He is a broken man with a broken hometown. Austin was a top-rated quarterback at college but it seems like with his broken knee there is no other guarantee. When he returns to his town, he feels lonely as he is not used to a life like that. The last meaningful relationships left between his old teammates, parents, and his girlfriend wither away along with the hope of fulfilling a deathbed promise to his deceased mother. His life soon begins to spiral out of control into addiction, depression, and dangerous desperation.
Filming Locations:
Daytona Beach, Florida
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Monster (2003):
This biography crime-drama movie is written and directed by Patty Jenkins. It has the tagline of “The first female serial killer of America.” The story revolves around the life of a Daytona Beach prostitute, Aileen Wuornos, who became a serial killer. This movie was nominated for fifty-six awards out of which it won 30 awards. Not only this but it also won the One Oscar award.
This movie is based on the true-life story of America’s first serial killer named Aileen Wuornos. She wanted to straighten her life out and tried to find a proper job but with little to no education, she failed every time. This failure results in her being a hooker hitching rides and robbing some of her customers. While doing that she one time encounters a vicious client whom she kills in self-defense. She then becomes famous as the prostitute who lures men to their death. She was eventually executed in 2002.
Filming Locations:
Daytona Beach, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Casselberry, Florida
Kissimmee, Florida
Sanford, Florida
The Sleepy Time Gal (2001):
This movie is written by Christopher Munch, and Alice Elliot Dark (excerpts from Bettys’s book written by), and it is directed by Christopher Munch. This movie was nominated for three awards (Chlotrudis Award, Grand Jury Award, and Taos Land Grant Award).
This movie revolves around the life of a young woman (played by Martha Plimpton) who finds out that she is adopted. Although she is very grateful as she has a job in a law firm in NYC, she quits this job and goes on a journey to find her birth mother, Frances.
Filming Locations:
Daytona Beach, Florida
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Marin Headlands, California
New York City, New York
San Francisco, California
Days of Thunder (1990):
This action-drama sports movie is written by Robert Towne (story and screenplay by), and Tom Cruise (story), and it is directed by Tony Scott. This movie has the tagline of “You can’t stop the thunder.” It has been nominated for three awards and one Oscar award out of which it won one award (BMI Film Music Award).
In this movie, the story revolves around the life of Cole Trickle who enters the high-pressure world of Nascar racing. He is an amazing driver with a short temper which pushes him into many troubles not only with other drivers but also the members of his own team.
Filming Locations:
Daytona Beach, Florida
DeLand, Florida
Bristol, Tennessee
Magna, Utah
Phoenix, Arizona
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytona_Beach,_Florida
http://www.newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/daytona-named-one-of-the-best-places-to-live-retire,6536
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6118034/?ref_=adv_li_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340855/?ref_=adv_li_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0207988/?ref_=adv_li_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099371/?ref_=adv_li_tt