The 50 Essential Oregon Films According to PDX Monthly - Page 2

"What makes an Oregon movie an Oregon movie? Does it need to be shot here? Must there be mist? In our attempt to piece together the Beaver State's cinematic canon, we've run across a few through lines: Oregon movies love a kidnapping, lean harder on our gloomy autumns than our lush summers, and tend to poke holes in the egos of self-styled individualists. They're worshipful of Douglas firs and skeptical of painting us as a Portlandia-informed paradise. Jack Nicholson and Keanu Reeves are in a lot of them, for some reason. We've pulled together what we consider the 50 titles that best represent Oregon's silver screen footprint. Some were shot here, some are set here, many are objectively terrible, but all contribute something crucial to our onscreen legacy. A pair of disclaimers: first, we made some difficult calls in compiling this list, and have certainly missed many gems. Second, we are not endorsing the quality nor subject matter of every film on this list." - pdxmonthly.com