---
title: Oregon Film History
description: "![](https://oregonfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/City-Girl-683x1024.jpg) ![](https://oregonfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/One-Flew-Over-the-Cuckoos-Nest.jpeg) ![](https://oregonfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Goonies-2-674x1024.jpg) 500+ feature films & television shows have utilized Oregon as their production backdrop, from the early silent era films like [\"The Fisherman's Bride\"](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1970040/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (shot in Astoria, 1909), to iconic titles like \"The Goonies\" (Astoria) and \"Stand By Me\" (Brownsville)…"
url: "https://oregonfilm.org/article/oregon-film-history/"
updated: "2026-06-10"
category: "Oregon Film History & #OregonMade Projects"
---

# Oregon Film History

![](https://oregonfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/City-Girl-683x1024.jpg)

![](https://oregonfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/One-Flew-Over-the-Cuckoos-Nest.jpeg)

![](https://oregonfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Goonies-2-674x1024.jpg)

500+ feature films & television shows have utilized Oregon as their production backdrop, from the early silent era films like ["The Fisherman's Bride"](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1970040/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (shot in Astoria, 1909), to iconic titles like "The Goonies" (Astoria) and "Stand By Me" (Brownsville) to major TV shows like ["Grimm"](http://www.nbc.com/grimm), the popular NBC television series that shot for six seasons in and around Portland.

![](https://oregonfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PDX-Mural-and-film-poster-exhibit-photo-Jane-Ridley.jpeg)

You can read about "Oregon and the Film Industry" [here on the Oregon Encyclopedia](https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/oregon_and_the_film_industry/#.WerX9BSnFR3).

Special thanks to The Oregon Historical Society, The Oregon Film Museum, The Oregonian, Leonard Maltin, American Film Institute.

You can also check out a special series we put together on the [Oregon Confluence](http://www.oregonconfluence.com/) called ["Raiders of the Lost Archive"](http://oregonconfluence.com/index.php?s=Raiders+of+the+Lost+Archive) where Guest Contributor Phil Oppenheim explores the stories behind some of the forgotten (and not-so-forgotten) #OregonMade classics.

You can see a full listing of Oregon's Film History dating back to 1909 [here](https://oregonfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Filmography-CURRENT.pdf) and you can download an Excel spreadsheet of the same [here](https://oregonfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Filmography-CURRENT.xlsx).

[Please let us know if we can update or correct any information](mailto:shoot@oregonfilm.org) on this list as it is always evolving.

[Oregon Film 50th Anniversary Trailer (Revised 2020)](https://player.vimeo.com/video/458808748?dnt=1&app_id=122963)

Oregon Film 50th Anniversary Trailer (2018)

- [Oregon's Film History (OHS)](https://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/oregon_and_the_film_industry/#.WerX9BSnFR3)
- [Making of "Animal House" (1977)](https://vimeo.com/252400369/aa9f687050)
- [Making of "The General" (1926)](https://vimeo.com/260146306/e9912ebf65)
- [Making of "Paint Your Wagon"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jLT-XLFeh4)
- ["Stand by Me" 30th Annv](http://oregonconfluence.com/2016/07/23/its-a-beautiful-day-in-brownsville-stand-by-me-30th-anniversary-is-underway/)
- ["The General" 90th Annv Tour](http://oregonconfluence.com/2016/08/10/the-general-celebrates-90th-with-live-score-by-mark-orton/)
- [Making of "The Goonies"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlmi1nkQxXY)
- ["The Goonies" 30th Annv](http://oregonconfluence.com/2015/08/04/the-goonies-30th-anniversary-celebration-wrap-up/)
- ["One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN1cCviBXmY)
- [Making of "Wild"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yAE9BNURhg)
- ["The Shining" Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S014oGZiSdI)
- ["My Own Private Idaho" Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2Xnv2nV0lI)

RELATED ARTICLES

- [The Eras of Oregon Film](https://oregonfilm.org/article/oregon-film-eras/)
- [Oregon Film at 50](https://oregonfilm.org/article/trailer-oregon-film-at-50-years/)
- [Recent Productions](https://oregonfilm.org/article/recent-productions/)
- [#OregonMade](https://oregonfilm.org/article/oregon-is-a-creative-destination/)