Homestead is a city within Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida, between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. Homestead was incorporated in 1913 and is the second oldest city in Miami-Dade County next to Miami.
Homestead has a family-friendly beachfront park, in the heart of South Dade. Homestead Bayfront Park includes a beach, a shallow swimming area in an atoll pool, a restaurant, and a full-service marina.
Some of the movies that were filmed in this city are mentioned below.
Murder on the Border (2005):
This crime drama thriller is written by Lisa Henthorn and is directed by Juan Frausto. It has the tagline of “Opportunity is worth the risk.” The story revolves around the life of a Mexican father who wants to get reunited with his family by illegally crossing the U.S border.
Eduardo, who is an attorney at Phoenix, is trying to move up his family from Mexico to the United States. Trouble arises when all of Eduardo’s family gets a visa except for his father, who is denied the visa and decides to make the border crossing illegally. This is a very risky task but they have no other solution to this problem and they will have to take risks in order to keep the family united. Further trouble comes when Eduardo realizes his father’s only hope may be a U.S. border Patrol agent accused of killing a young boy.
Filming Locations:
Homestead, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Belle Glade, Florida
Phoenix, Arizona
Driven (2001):
This action-drama sports movie is written by Jan Skrentny (story), Neal Tabachnick (story), and Sylvester Stallone (screenplay) and it is directed by Renny Harlin. This movie has the tagline of “Get ready for the race of your life.” This movie was nominated for ten awards out of which it won one award (Golden Trailer Awards). The story revolves around the life of a young hot driver who is in the middle of a championship but is having some trouble with the training. A former Cart champion is called in to give him guidance as he is in dire need of it.
Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. With the championship getting closer he needs to get back on the track but it is almost impossible with the immense pressure being pushed upon him by his overly ambitious promoter brother. The car owner Carl Henry brings former racing star Joe Tanto on board to help Bly get back on his feet and top the championship.
Filming Locations:
Homestead, Florida
Detroit, Michigan
Chicago, Illinois
Long Beach, California
British Columbia, Canada
Quebec, Canada
Ontario, Canada
The New Kids (1985):
This horror crime drama is written by Stephen Gyllenhaal (screenplay and story by), and Brian Taggert (story by), and it is directed by Sean S. Cunningham. It has the tagline of “The kids learned three things about Southern hospitality, blood, sweat, and terror!” The story revolves around a siblings duo of a brother and sister who arrive in a small town to help their relatives run an amusement park when they realize that the town they moved in is terrorized by a street gang.
Abby McWilliams and her brother Loren are normal teenagers. After their parents are killed in an accident, it’s decided that the sibling’s duo live with their aunt and uncle who own a gas station and an amusement park. They get back to their normal lives in the new town and easily make friends. Soon they realize that the town and particularly teenagers are terrorized by a local street gang.
Filming Locations:
Homestead, Florida
The Fury of the Karate Experts (1982):
This action-adventure sci-fi thriller movie is written by Alfredo B. Crevenna (adaptation), Ramon Obon (Story), and Sergio Alvarez (adaptation) and it is directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna. The story revolves around Santo who gets involved in the fight between two sisters over a powerful crystal from space.
Filming Locations:
Homestead, Florida
Miami, Florida
Mexico City, Mexico
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead,_Florida
https://www.miamiandbeaches.com/thing-to-do/parks-recreation/homestead-bayfront-park/4710
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405157/?ref_=adv_li_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132245/?ref_=adv_li_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089679/?ref_=adv_li_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208173/?ref_=adv_li_tt