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In the movie ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'' (1987), a famous scene in which officer Murtaugh ([[Danny Glover]]) tries to get his kidnapped daughter back, is entirely filmed at El Mirage. In addition to being an attractive filming location, the unique flat terrain allowed the pilot of a [[Bell 206]] Jetranger helicopter to perform a very difficult sideway landing at very low altitude and very high airspeed. |
In the movie ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'' (1987), a famous scene in which officer Murtaugh ([[Danny Glover]]) tries to get his kidnapped daughter back, is entirely filmed at El Mirage. In addition to being an attractive filming location, the unique flat terrain allowed the pilot of a [[Bell 206]] Jetranger helicopter to perform a very difficult sideway landing at very low altitude and very high airspeed. |
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In ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'' (1991), Sarah Connor ([[Linda Hamilton]]), her son John ([[Edward Furlong]]) and the Terminator ([[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]) drive away from Los Angeles and South towards the border; this whole desert sequence was shot at the El Mirage lake. Most noticeably is the orange sunlight (very visible during Sarah's nuclear nightmare), and the sparse vegetation. |
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[[Shania Twain]]'s music video for "[[That Don't Impress Me Much]]" was filmed at El Mirage as was the 1997 Star Wars mockumentary, ''[[Troops (film)|Troops]]''. |
[[Shania Twain]]'s music video for "[[That Don't Impress Me Much]]" was filmed at El Mirage as was the 1997 Star Wars mockumentary, ''[[Troops (film)|Troops]]''. |
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Revision as of 06:19, 28 February 2012
| El Mirage Lake | |
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| Location | Mojave Desert San Bernardino County, California |
| Coordinates | 34°38′49″N 117°36′00″W / 34.6470°N 117.60001°W |
| Type | Endorheic basin |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 10 |
| Max. width | 3 |
| Shore length1 | 25 |
| Surface elevation | 865 |
| References | U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Mirage Lake |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
El Mirage Lake is a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California. The lake is located about 9 miles (14 km) west-northwest of the town of Adelanto and 10 mi (16 km) north of Highway 18 in San Bernardino County.
The dry lake, which sits an approximate elevation of 2,840 ft (870 m), is approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) long. El Mirage Lake is part of the El Mirage Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Recreation Area. It is also known to be an extremely popular filming location for automobile commercials. Permits for the Recreation Area can be purchased on-site, at local retailers, and now online. Annual Permits are $90, weekly Permits are $30, and daily permits are $15.[1] Private aircraft may land on the lakebed.
For 50 years the lakebed has been used by the Southern California Timing Association for timed speed runs. The club also runs the Bonneville Salt Flats speed runs.
In popular culture
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In the movie Lethal Weapon (1987), a famous scene in which officer Murtaugh (Danny Glover) tries to get his kidnapped daughter back, is entirely filmed at El Mirage. In addition to being an attractive filming location, the unique flat terrain allowed the pilot of a Bell 206 Jetranger helicopter to perform a very difficult sideway landing at very low altitude and very high airspeed.
Shania Twain's music video for "That Don't Impress Me Much" was filmed at El Mirage as was the 1997 Star Wars mockumentary, Troops.
The plane chase sequence from Metallica's I Disappear music video was filmed at El Mirage in 2000.
Parts of Maverick were filmed at this lake in 1994.
Josh Groban shot photos and music video frames for his album, "Awake", including "February Song" and "You Are Loved" here.
Shia LaBeouf's cover of a July issue of Vanity Fair was also shot here.
The opening sequence of the 80's T.V. show Knight Rider was filmed behind its Mountain Range.
Also, El Mirage is often a filming location selected for movies and television programs where high speed time trials are depicted. Examples of this are the jet car sequence from The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension,[2] and a sequence in Herbie Fully Loaded.
El Mirage was also featured in the second episode of Top Gear USA's first season.
El Mirage was a filming location for Punishment Park.
Brad Paisley's Music Video for "Remind me" featuring Carrie Underwood was also filmed here.
References
- California Road & Recreation Atlas, 2005, pg. 104