Tracertagger Reviews

The Car (1977)

Filming locations

[4/10 · 10 December 2006]

Many comments have been made about the filming location of this movie. As a collector of films made in Southern Utah, I can inform viewers that THE CAR was filmed in the areas of St. George and Kanab, Utah. The opening scenes were made at Zion National Park and Hurricane, Utah. Several street scenes were in Kanab and St. George. The closing scenes were made near Glen Canyon and Kanab areas.

I am surprised but pleased that many comments have found this film and its story much better than I perceived it to be because I thought it was rather silly as an intended thriller.

The photography appears quite satisfactory in making use of the colorful terrain in that area.

A Killer in the Family (1983 TV Movie)

Film follows true events

[7/10 · 11 December 2005]

This made for TV movie is gruesome to watch, but it is a factual depiction of the escape of killers Gary Tison and Randy Greenawalt in 1978, from the Arizona State Prison, and was aided by Tison's 3 sons. It was filmed on location in Southern Utah in 1983, and because I collect films made in that area, I have collected a video copy of this film as well.

After collecting this film, I researched and obtained news clippings of the escape and subsequent murders to determine the accuracy of "A Killer In The Family". As a result, I believe the film which was made by a Utah production company, does indeed follow the events with what I believe is relevant and true accuracy.

The murders of the family, I found very hard to imagine and to view, but it was true unfortunately, with even more gruesome results than were depicted in the film. The final outcome of the ending of the film appears to also follow the true story.