This picture is from the set of the "Red Dawn" remake currently filming in Detroit.The Michigan Film Office says 82 projects have been filmed in the state since April 2008, when it introduced tax incentives that are among the nation's most generous.
Spokesman Ken Droz (DROHZ) from the film office said Tuesday that 47 of those projects are from 2009. The TV pilots, documentaries, reality projects and feature films and represent a total expenditure of $216 million so far this year.
That amount includes all the money spent in the state on the productions such as crew, talent, extras, production offices, meals and the like.
The state hosted 35 projects and total expenditures of $125 million last year.
Michigan has become a magnet for filmed entertainment since creating a refundable tax credit of up to 42 percent on production expenses.
Michigan has been the set for over 120 movies prior to the incentive's beginning in 2008. Do you recognize any of these titles:
The Evil Dead (1982)
Doctor Detroit (1983)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
The Evil Dead II (1987)
Action Jackson (1987)
Midnight Run (1987)
Presumed Innocent (1989)
Roger and Me (1989)
Die Hard II (1990)
Truth or Dare (1991)
Hoffa (1992)
True Romance (1993)
Renaissance Man (1994)
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Out Of Sight (1998)
Detroit Rock City (1999)
Escanaba in da Moonlight (2000)
Driven (2000)
Hardball (2000)
American Pie 2 (2001)
Road to Perdition (2001)
8 Mile (2001)
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Upside of Anger (2003)
The Island (2004)
Four Brothers (2005)
Dreamgirls (2006)
Transformers (2006)
Jumper (2007)
Semi Pro (2007)
These movies have begun production in Michigan within the past year:
20% Fiction (2009) – Comedy/Drama starring Martin Landau with locations in Troy.
Armored (2009) -– An action/drama starring Eric Bana.
Be Funny – Documentary about comedians starring Dave Coulier and Tim Allen (among many others) with film locations in Detroit
Betty Anne Waters (2009) – Biography starring Hilary Swank.
Butterfly Effect: Revelation (2009) – Sci-Fi Fantasy filmed in Detroit and Vancouver.
Clock Tower (2009) – A horror flick starring Brittany Snow
Demoted (2009) – Comedy starring Sean Astin filmed all over the Metro Detroit area, including Dearborn, Detroit, Inkster, Michigan, Milford, Novi, Plymouth (Bennigan’s Restaurant) and the Southfield Public Library.
(2008) – Clint Eastwood movie filmed in Grosse Pointe Shores, Royal Oak and Warren.
High School (2010) – Comedy starring Colin Hanks and Adrien Brody shot in Howell and Detroit.
The Irishman: The Rise and Fall of Danny Greene (2009) – A biography starring Paul Sorvino and Tara Reid
The Job (2009) – Comedy Satire starring Ron Perlman and Joe Pantoliano filmed in Detroit.
Killshot (2008) – Action Thriller starring Diane Lane and Mickey Rourke with film locations in Detroit.
Little Red Devil (2008) – Horror film starring Daniel Baldwin shot in Detroit, Livonia and Troy.
Miss January (2009) – Comedy starring Kim Cattrall and Brian Dennehy filmed in Detroit, Livonia, Romulus and Westland.
Street Boss (2009) – Movie about a Detroit mobster starring Nicholas Turturro and filmed in the prison in Jackson and Saginaw.
The Tower (2008) – Horror movie filmed mainly in Detroit and Pontiac.
Tug (2009) – A movie starring Haley Duff filmed in Grand Rapids and Holland.
Up in the Air (2009) – Comedy/drama starring George Clooney with film locations in Detroit and at Detroit Metro Airport.
Youth in Revolt (2009) – Movie starring Michael Cera, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi and Justin Long filmed in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Ferndale, Frankfort, Hazel Park, Lake Leelanau and Royal Oak.
Whip It (2009) – Drew Barrymore movie filmed in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Ferndale, Nov, Royal Oak, Saline, Troy and Ypsilanti.
