Kauai’s resumé of blockbuster movies stands alone among the tropical locations of the world. Just six hours from the west coast, it’s easy to see why Kauai has served as Hollywood’s tropical back lot since “White Heat” was first filmed here in 1933.
Kauai has everything on Hollywood’s location checklist: white sand beaches, lush rainforests, magnificent coastlines, stunning waterfalls, breathtaking vistas, clear blue skies, tranquil rivers and beautiful year-round climate.
Disney Jungle Cruise
©2021 Disney Enterprises, Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Fast & the Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
©2019 Universal Pictures
Jurassic World
©2015 Amblin Entertainment/Universal Pictures
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
©2011 Disney Pictures, Director: Rob Marshall
Just Go With It
©2011 Sony Pictures, Director: Dennis Dugan, Production: Happy Madison Prod.
The Descendants
©2011 Fox Searchlight, Director: Alex Payne
Soul Surfer
©2011 Sony Pictures, Director: Sean McNamara
Avatar
©2010 20th Century Fox, Director: James Cameron
Dinocroc Vs. Supergator (for SyFy Channel)
©2009 Roger Corman Films, Director: Jim Wynorski
High School Reunion Season 5
©2008 TV Land, Producer: Mike Fleiss
Perfect Getaway
©2008 Rogue Films, Director: David Twohy
Tropic Thunder
©2008 Dreamworks/Red Hour Productions, Director: Ben Stiller
Supergator (for SyFy Channel)
©2006 Rodeo Productions, Director: Brian Clyde, Producer: Roger Corman
Band Of Pirates, Buccaneer Island
©2005 Mercury Productions, Producer: Bruce Mercury
Komodo Vs. Cobra (for Syfy Channel)
©2005 Barking Sand Productions, Director: Jim Wynorski
Dragonfly
©2002 Universal Pictures
Jurassic Park III
©2001 Amblin/Universal Pictures
Manhunt
©2001 United Paramount Network
Moolah Beach
©2001 Fox Family Worldwide
The Time Machine
©2001 Dreamworks LLC & Warner Bros.
To End All Wars
©2000 Argyll Film Partners, LLC
Dinosaur
©2000 Disney Pictures
The Testaments
©2000 LDS Church
6 Days / 7 Nights
©1998 Touchstone Pictures
Mighty Joe Young
©1998 Walt Disney Pictures
George of the Jungle
©1997 Walt Disney Pictures
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
©1997 Amblin/Universal Pictures
Outbreak
©1995 Warner Bros.
North
©1994 Castle Rock Entertainment
Jurassic Park
©1993 Amblin/Universal Pictures
Honeymoon in Vegas
©1992 Castle Rock Entertainment
Hook
©1991 Amblin Entertainment
Flight of the Intruder
©1990 Paramount Pictures
Lord of the Flies
©1990 Castle Rock Films
Millennium
©1989 Gladden Enterprises
Lady in White
©1988 New Sky Communications, Inc.
Throw Momma from the Train
©1987 Orion Pictures
Islands of the Alive
©1986 Larry Cohen Productions
The Thorn Birds
©1983 Warner Bros.
Uncommon Valor
©1983 Paramount Pictures
Body Heat
©1983 Warner Bros./Ladd Company
Raiders of the Lost Ark
©1983 Lucas-Spielberg Productions
Behold Hawaii
©1981 MacGillivray-Freeman Productions
Seven
©1980 Dino DiLaurentis
Last Flight of Noah’s Ark
©1979 Walt Disney Productions
Deathmoon
©1978 CBS Productions
Acapulco Gold
©1978 Marvista Production
Fantasy Island
©1977 Universal Studios
Islands in the Stream
©1977 Paramount Pictures
King Kong
©1976 Paramount Pictures
Castaway Cowboy
©1974 Walt Disney Productions
The Hawaiians
©1970 Mirisch Productions
Lost Flight
©1969 Universal Studios
Yoake No Futare
©1968 Shochiku Company
Lovers at Dawn
©1968 Mirisch Productions
Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.
©1966 Walt Disney Productions
Operation Attack
©1965 Selmur Production
None but the Brave
©1965 Warner Bros.
Paradise Hawaiian Style
©1965 Paramount Pictures
Gilligan’s Island
©1964 United Artists/CBS Productions
Donovan’s Reef
©1963 Paramount Productions
Diamond Head
©1962 Columbia Pictures
Sanga Ari
©1962 Shochiku Productions
Blue Hawaii
©1961 Paramount/Hal Wallis Productions
Seven Women from Hell
©1961 Assoc Producers/20th Century Fox
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
©1960 Columbia Pictures
Forbidden Island
©1959 Columbia Pictures
South Pacific
©1958 20th Century Fox
She Gods of Shark Reef
©1958 American International Pictures
Jungle Heat
©1957 Bel-Air Productions
Voodoo Island
©1957 Bel-Air Productions
Thunder Over Hawaii
©1957 Sunset Productions
Between Heaven and Hell
©1956 20th Century Fox
Beachhead
©1954 United Artists
Hawaii Chindochu
©1954 International Theatrical Co.
Miss Sadie Thompson
©1953 Columbia Pictures
Bird of Paradise
©1951 20th Century Fox
Pagan Love Song
©1950 MGM Productions
White Heat
©1934 Universal Pictures
The Kauai Movie Book
The allure of Kauai and its long history as a movie location are captured in a 128 page coffee table book produced by the Wilcox Hospital Foundation with assistance from the Kauai Film Commission. Written by Chris Cook and photographed by David Boynton, the book was published by Mutual Publishing of Honolulu in November of 1996. It is organized geographically and covers everything from blockbusters like South Pacific, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Jurassic Park to documentaries, foreign films, and surfing movies.
See the movie sites before and during filming; read about the directors, movie stars, and the local heroes who have made Kauai such a popular filming location for so many years. This fascinating and beautiful book includes a guide to movie locations, at-a-glance movie facts, and over 300 full-color photographs.
For cost of the Kauai Movie Book and shipping information, please contact Mutual Publishing:
Tel: 808-732-1709
Fax: 808-732-4094
Email: Mutual Publishing