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Stanislaus County is "Picture Perfect"!
Stanislaus County is the “picture perfect” location for your next project, whether it is a feature film, a short film, a television series, a commercial or still shoot. Let our Film Commission assist you in picking just the right location for your project. Stanislaus County has been the choice of filmmakers since 1919 and it continues to offer a wide variety of looks from the wide open plains to a modern big city. Stanislaus County is proud of the many ways it assists filmmakers including not having film permit fees anywhere in the county and extremely low road closure fees and location fees. This is truly a film friendly county and we encourage you to find out for yourself.
Past Film Projets
| Production Title | Production Company | Year | Location(s) Used |
| The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story | Sony Pictures Television & Stu Seagall Productions | 2004 | Modesto |
| Youthanasia | Prolific Production | 2002 | Johansen High School & Various other locations |
| American Grace | 2002 | Modesto & Stanislaus County | |
| History Channel Series | BobCat Productions | Sep. 2001 | Stanislaus County Railroad, Sierra Railroad & Modesto Area |
| Movie of the West | Cardette Productions | 2001- 2002 | Stanislaus & Tuolumne County Sierra Railroad |
| America's Most Wanted | Off Center Productions | Jul. 2001 | Modesto Area |
| Print Ads | Wrangler | Apr. 2001 | Modesto & Oakdale Area |
| Doctor's Medical Center Commercial | Alameda Film Works | Mar. 2001 | Modesto Area |
| By Hook Or By Crook | Steakhaus Productions | 2000 | Modesto |
| Ghostwritten | Cornerstone Studios | 1999 | |
| More American Graffiti | Lucas Film/Universal | 1997 | New Jerusalem/Vernalis |
| Dead Man on Campus | Paramount Pictures | 1997 | Modesto 7th Street Bridge |
| George Lucas Documentary | BBC | 1997 | Downtown Modesto |
| Unsolved Mysteries | Corgrove Music Productions | 1996 | Modesto Century Center |
| White-Collar Crime | 1996 | ||
| Chrysler Mini Van Commercial | Industrial Artists | 1995 | Cooperstown Road |
| Bad Girls | 1994 | South of Knight's Ferry | |
| Last of His Tribe | HBO | 1993 | McHenry Mansion, Modesto |
| Unforgiven | 1992 | Stanislaus County Sierra Railroad | |
| Another 48 Hours (The Movie) | Paramount | 1991 | Hwy. 4 & Hwy. 120 |
| Back to the Future III | 1990 | Stanislaus County Sierra Railroad | |
| Always (The Movie) |
ILM Speilberg Film | 1989 | New Jerusalem Airport |
| Blue Diamond Commercial | Michael/Daniel Assc. | 1988 | Modesto & Knight's Ferry |
| Industrial Film for Spaulding Sporting Goods | Image Presentations | 1987 | Rancheria del Rio |
| Toyota Trucks Commercial | Nadel & Assc. | 1987 | Mapes Ranch Rancheria del Rio |
| Coca Cola Commercial | Petermann Dektor | 1986 | Stanislaus County Railroad (Oakdale) |
| Blue Diamond Almond Commercial | Eggers Films | 1986 | Almond Growers Exchange Modesto |
| Howard the Duck | Lucas Film/Universal | 1986 | Stanislaus County Railroad (Oakdale) |
| Valentino Returns | Owl Productions | 1985 | Newman |
| Champion Battery Commercial | 1985 | Stanislaus County Railroad (Oakdale) | |
| AMC Jeep Commercial | Petermann Dektor | 1985 | Stanislaus County Railroad (Oakdale) |
| Hardcastle & McCormick | 1985 | Tuolumne River | |
| Pale Rider | 1985 | Stanislaus County Sierra Railroad | |
| Country Sportsman | Nashville Network | 1984 | New Melones Reservoir |
| Birdy | Tri-Star Production | 1984 | New Jeruselem/Vernalis |
| The Sure Thing | 1984 | Farmington | |
| Family Feud | Toddson Goodman | 1984 | Modesto |
| Seneco Herbicide Commercial | Coast Studios | 1984 | Farmington |
| Dark Side of Midnight, The | Comstock Pictures | Modesto, Turlock & Oakdale | |
| 48 Hours (The Movie) | Paramount | 1983 | Stanislaus County Railroad (Oakdale) |
| Shadow Riders | 1983 | Knight's Ferry | |
| Henry Weinhard's Beer Commercial | 1981 | Modesto | |
| Nickolodeon | 1975-1976 | Oakdale & Modesto | |
| Grissom Gang, The | 1971 | ||
| The World's Greatest Lover | 1970 | Stanislaus County Sierra Railroad |
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| Finian's Rainbow | 1969 | Stanislaus County Sierra Railroad |
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| The Great Race | 1966 | Stanislaus County Sierra Railroad |
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| High Noon | 1951 | Stanislaus County Sierra Railroad |
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| Dodge City | 1939 | Stanislaus County Sierra Railroad |
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| The Virginians | 1927 | Stanislaus County Sierra Railroad |
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| The Red Glove | 1919 | Stanislaus County Sierra Railroad |