As a prospective student, visiting Montana State University during the winter months (as many do) can be a very one-sided experience. Contrary to popular belief, Montana does warm up eventually. My friends and I like to reminisce about warmer times under the Big Sky by picking one of the many movies filmed in Montana. They are of course filled with wonderful scenes of sparkling rivers, green pastures, and rocky mountainsides all warmed by bright dawns, the midday heat, and fiery evening sunsets. Of course the winter snows are featured as well. So I suppose that if you are considering MSU, but can’t come out to visit for whatever reason, watching films full of Montana’s beauty will make you feel like you are really here. I have compiled a list of some of the most popular movies filmed in Montana. Enjoy.
- A River Runs Through It
- Broken Arrow
- What Dreams May Come
- The Untouchables
- My Sister’s Keeper
- The River Wild
- Forrest Gump
- The Horse Whisperer
- Hidalgo
- Far and Away
All the A-listers want to pretend as though they live where we live! These films star names such as John Travola, Brad Pitt, Christian Slater, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Sally Field, Viggo Mortensen, Robert Redford, Cameron Diaz, Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Costner, Robery DeNiro, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Robin Williams.
Although it was not actually filmed in Montana, the drama is set here. It’s one of my favorites, Legends of the Fall, starring none other than the irreplaceable Brad Pitt as Tristan Ludlow, and the incomparable Anthony Hopkins as Colonel Ludlow. It must be added to the list.
