"It was set in New York and we changed the script to Las Vegas," he said. Watch the 'Frank and Lola' movie trailer: "'Frank and Lola' is an indie movie that we produced and went to Sundance.” To this day it’s one of the highest grossing R-rated films in the U.S., according to multiple reports including Newsweek and Screen Rant, but I wanted to know what Las Vegas movie Ramirez thought was the most underrated. "I think people will get a lot of information out of it that they might not have known," said Ramirez.Ĭhris Ramirez Businesses in the Arts District with custom storefronts for "The Hangover III." (Credit: Chris Ramirez) Ramirez says they were designed by the filmmakers. In my defense, the storefronts were different for the film. Until he points out that the businesses across the street were also used in the "Hangover III." I've been to that part of town so many times and I had no idea until he said something. As part of the tour, the bus stops in the Arts District so you can visit their gift shop, not totally out of the ordinary for a tour experience.
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Meanwhile, Ramirez is just full of interesting insights. "And it's what I think is going to make it really good.” "And they did and it's what made it fun." "I think, to a lot of people who know Las Vegas and know Las Vegas art and Las Vegas culture, there are who's who of very talented people that I would thought had no business doing some stupid idea with me," he said. In fact, Ramirez points to his team as part of what makes the project so great.
He's an established writer and longtime journalist. Local Las Vegans know the name, Geoff Carter. Geoff Carter wrote a great script for us, and that's kind of the foundation, but we all have the creative freedom to make the tour our own,” said Harris.
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They know a lot about the films and have interesting facts to share. "Each tour is going to be different because we base it on the people around who are in each group.” One of his favorite parts of the job is interacting with the guests. Harris plays a Paul Blart-type character. "Did I pick my character? I agreed based on the idea that I was going to get to ride a Segway," he said. But on the tour, he has a different persona. Jason Harris is a filmmaker and comedian in Las Vegas. (Amy Abdelsayed, 13 Action News)Īdding to the immersive experience are the tour guides, who are all actors and artists. Take the scene in "Hangover III" when Chow parachutes onto a limo.Īmy Abdelsayed, 13 Action News Las Vegas Movie Tours is a new company that showcases iconic movie locations, as well as some hidden ones, in a "theater on wheels" from the Vegas Strip to the Arts District. Ramirez also helped coordinate scenes inside casinos and worked with agencies like Nevada Highway Patrol for driving scenes. "Cool bars that they'd never seen, or cool streets or cool alleys," he explained. SIMILAR: Dam Short Film Festival offers new streaming option with Nevada filmmakers through November Ramirez was the guy in charge of finding and securing spots to film scenes. He worked in location management for several big productions including "The Hangover," "The Hangover III" and "Race to Witch Mountain." If there’s one thing Ramirez knows really well, it’s movie locations. The company offers a tour, described by Ramirez as a "ride experience," down the Las Vegas Strip to the Arts District, showcasing locations where iconic scenes were filmed and celebrating the long and diverse cinematic history of the city. "I dare say it's a little bit like nothing else,” said Chris Ramirez, the CEO of Las Vegas Movie Tours. But until recently, there is one film experience that we haven't really had yet. LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - From an Elvis Presley musical romance to a chaotic drug-induced quest to find the American Dream, Las Vegas' film history has pretty much seen it all.
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