Grapevine is a charming city located adjacent to the beautiful Grapevine Lake which also consists of many natural habitats.
The city is home to a population of 46,334 and this is a multiracial city. An area of wild mustang grapes was the cause for this city's name. The economy is mainly based on tourism, travel, and local industries. Main employers that contribute mainly to Grapevines economy are Dallas/Fort Worth international airport, Game Stop Corporation, and Gaylord Texan Resort.
The city is not only known for its tourist attractions but also for being a great location for several movies. Some of them are as follows:
Searching for Sonny (2011)
A mysterious comedy written and directed by Andrew Disney.
This is a hilarious story that revolves around a murder mystery. Elliot Knight gets an invitation to a High School reunion and he is equally surprised as well as excited for the reunion. Later he finds out that the reunion is a trap where Elliot and his friends are on a quest. The murder mystery has many twists and misleading shreds of evidence that keeps everyone guessing without proper evidence. A series of hilarious events happen as they try to solve the mystery. Some old high school romances begin to blossom again during this reunion as well.
If you are stressed or badly in need of a good laugh, this movie is the one for you.
Filming Locations
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Grapevine, Texas, USA
Knucklebones (2016)
A horror movie written and directed by Mitch Wilson.
A group of college students who are bored with their college life seeks an adventure. As a result, they decide to spend a night in a creepy house that is known to be haunted. Inside the house, they start to play a dice game but the dice they are using is not an ordinary one as it is made out of real knucklebones of a human skeleton. The group of students doesn’t know that they have awakened the owner of the skeleton which they are using as a dice. When they begin to understand the consequences of their irresponsible behavior, they have nothing to do as the monster captures everyone and kills one by one from this group of students. Do you think anyone will be able to escape?
Filming locations
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Grapevine, Texas, USA
Miracle Dogs Too (2006)
A family drama written by Leland Douglas and directed by Richard Gabai.
Zack, a teen boy moves to Hope Springs with his family and he is lonely as he is new to the place and he left all of his friends. But after a few days in the new place, he finds out two little cocker spaniels who were caged in the woods he names these two furballs as Sissy and Buddy. Zack keeps them hidden until he decides where to keep and he gets the perfect idea to keep them in the nursing home where his mom works with old and lonely people. Sissy and Buddy help most of the elders to be cheered up and heal from their loneliness. The movie shows how can a pet changes the whole life of someone. If you are a dog lover, this is a must-watch for you.
Filming locations
Dallas, Texas, USA
Grapevine, Texas, USA
One Heart (To Be Released), Honeymoon Horror (1982), The Night Before (2017), The Barrow Gang (1995), Breaking and Entering (2010) are some more of the other movies that have been filmed in this city. Which one would be your favorite? Do let us know if you know more...
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapevine,_Texas
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3204254/?ref_=adv_li_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1456939/?ref_=adv_li_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6006924/?ref_=adv_li_tt
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