Talk:Portland, Oregon in popular culture

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Contents 1 Page move 2 Paranormal? 3 Cleanup 4 The Empire Strikes Back

[edit] Page move

This page should be moved to Portland, Oregon in popular culture, so as to not be confused with other places named Portland. Blackcats 07:04, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

I agree. Let's do it. --Liface 17:01, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Paranormal?

I have been interested in Portland for a long time. I've lived near it my whole life, and have lived in it for a year and a half. The longer I live here the more I am convinced that Portland is a convergence of paranormal activity (Supernatural Magnet). There is too much strange history, and a quiet acceptance of our "querky" ways. It's a great city, but did you ever notice that no matter where you go in Portland...even the pearl distric it feels old and odd, like a rickety museum. Does anyone know if portland is on a Leyline or was there a great history of the Occult here. It sure feels like it. Thanks, MattTHEtruth —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.56.143.105 (talk • contribs) 03:04, February 22, 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

A lot of the films in this article don't seem to have any ties to Portland, so I am removing them. I don't think "within a 100 mile radius of Portland" counts as Portland. Katr67 02:18, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't think things from the Portland metro area should be added to this list. Thoughts? Also, I removed "Empire" again, one, because it wasn't shot in Portland and two, I can't find a reliable source for the info. The cite provided seem to just be a fan site and speculation. imbd no longer says the film was shot in FG. Sorry I said "Jedi" in the summary, I was confused because originally someone had said "Jedi" in the FG article but I had changed it to "Empire". I have since removed the reference alltogether. Katr67 22:36, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. Forest Grove isn't Portland. If a reliable source could be found for whichever Star Wars film, then it would be worthy for inclusion in the Forest Grove article, and maybe a new Oregon in popular culture article. —EncMstr 22:56, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Empire Strikes Back

I'd like to comment on movies made in the Portland metropolitan area. If you click on that link you'll find that the Wikipedia definition of the Portland metro area:

"Major cities in the region in addition to Portland include Beaverton, Gresham, Hillsboro, and Vancouver across the Columbia River in Washington."

It seems reasonable that if a film was made in or taking place one of these places, that movie could be included in a list of movies related to Portland. Comments?

The television and video production company Asia-Pacific Productions made a list of feature films and made for TV movies that were made in Oregon and placed it on their official website.

Their list states the following:

Compiled by Asia-Pacific Productions, USA. Assistance by: Oregon Film and Video Office, The Northwest Film and Video Center, The Oregon Historical Society, The Oregonian , Leonard Maltin American Film Institute.

They list the location of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back as a feature film filmed in 1980 as "Banks, Forest Grove., Hillsboro" and that it was not entirely fimed in these locations. Other films that cannot be verified, such as Fields of Honor are listed as "Cannot verify location." Empire Strikes Back does not have this listing.

Still it's entirely possible that the Empire Strikes Back being filmed in Oregon is an urban legend and that numerous websites are all quoting an inaccurate source. Has found confirmation of Oregon not beig used as an Empire Strikes Back location been found? Madrat 00:09, 15 March 2007 (UTC)—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Madrat (talk • contribs) 00:08, 15 March 2007 (UTC).

Empire Strikes Back filmed here feels wrong. At the time, I had buddies in several closely connected capacities (special effects, film production support, remote network broadcasting, and a few star trackers) and who had close ties with Forest Grove, Aloha, Banks and Beaverton. Not one of them mentioned Empire was shooting nearby—and they would have had they remotely suspected it.

As for geography: Portland Metropolitan Area and Portland are closely related, but Forest Grove and Banks are arguably not part of the former, and certainly not part of the latter. —EncMstr 00:18, 15 March 2007 (UTC)