Jul 30th, 2011
Movies Filmed in Kauai
In our latest update to the Kauai GPS Tour Guide for the iPhone we added a few additional movie locations, like Jurassic Park, King Kong (1976 remake), Raiders of the Lost Ark and Pirates of the Caribbean: on Stranger Tides. Directors like to film in remote areas of the island, which means many locations aren’t recognizable or possible to visit. For the movie Tropic Thunder, filmed almost entirely on Kauai, the only location I recognized was the home of the agent Rick Peck (played by Mathew McConaughey), which is somewhere in Kilauea.
Watching movies filmed in Hawaii is a fun way to get excited for an upcoming vacation. If you have a smart phone or laptop consider downloading one of the following movies for your plane trip. For more information about the movies in this list you can visit the Internet Movie Database. For information about the locations listed, take a look at our Kauai Map.
| Date | Title | Kauai Locations |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean | Kalalau Valley, Maha’ulepu |
| 2011 | Just Go With It | Kilauea Falls |
| 2011 | The Descendants | Hanalei, Princeville |
| 2011 | Soul Surfer | Tunnels beach, Hanalei Pier, Kalalau Trail |
| 2008 | Perfect Getaway | Kalalau Trail |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Wailua Falls, Kauai Sands Beach |
| 2005 | Band Of Pirates, Buccaneer Island | Kee Beach, Kalaua Trail, … |
| 2002 | Dragonfly | Wailua Falls |
| 2002 | The Time Machine | |
| 2001 | To End All Wars | Hanama’ulu Bay, Koloa Area |
| 1998 | Six Days and Seven Nights | Shipwreck beach, Aliomanu (Papa’a Bay) |
| 1998 | Mighty Joe Young | Kalalau Valley, Kahili Jurassic Ranch (Kilauea) |
| 1997 | George of the Jungle | Olokele Valley |
| 1995 | Outbreak | Kamokila Village (Wailua), Kipu Ranch |
| 1994 | North | Lumahai, Ha’ena, Aliomanu (Papa’a Bay) |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park I,II,III | Valley House, Wailua, Limahuli, Olokele Canyon, Manawaiopuna Falls, Kilauea |
| 1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas | Lihue, Waimea, Anini, Kapa’a, Kalapaki |
| 1991 | Hook | Kipu Kai Beach |
| 1990 | Flight of the Intruder | Wailua, Barking Sands, Hanapepe |
| 1990 | Lord of the Flies | Ke’e Beach |
| 1987 | Throw Momma from the Train | Ke’e Beach, Kalihiwai, Kapa’a, Nawiliwili |
| 1986 | It’s Alive III: Island of the Alive | |
| 1983 | The Thorn Birds | Ke’e Beach, McBryde Sugar Mill, Koloa, Hanapepe, Lawai-Kai |
| 1983 | Uncommon Valor | Hanalei Valley, Lumahai Valley, Wahiawa Camp |
| 1981 | Body Heat | Haena |
| 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Kipu Falls and Ranch |
| 1981 | Behold Hawaii | Hanalei Bay, Hanalei Town, Koke’e, Ke’e Beach, Wailua Falls |
| 1979 | Last Flight of Noah’s Ark | Lawaii Kai, Port Allen |
| 1978 | Deathmoon | Coco Palms |
| 1978 | Acapulco Gold | Na Pali, Princeville, Hanalei |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island | Wailua Falls |
| 1977 | Islands in the Stream | Port Allen, Maha’ulepu, Nawiliwili, Wailua River, Kuku’iula Harbor, Kipu Ranch |
| 1976 | King Kong | Honopu Beach, Kilauea, Kalalau Valley |
| 1974 | Castaway Cowboy | Pila’a, Maha’ulepu |
| 1970 | The Hawaiians | Kipu Ranch, Wailua River, Kapahi |
| 1969 | Lost Flight | Lumahai Beach, Maniniholo Cave |
| 1966 | Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. | Poipu Beach, Lawai Kai, Lydgate Park |
| 1965 | None but the Brave | Pila’a Beach |
| 1965 | Paradise Hawaiian Style | Princeville |
| 1964 | Gilligan’s Island Pilot | Moloaa Bay |
| 1963 | Donovan’s Reef | Nawiliwili, Hanama’ulu Beach, Wailua River, Waipouli, Coco Palms, Lawai Kai, Ko’olau, Waimea Canyon |
| 1962 | Diamond Head | Kipu Ranch, Lihue, Grove Farm, Nawiliwili |
| 1961 | Blue Hawaii | Coco Palms, Wailua Beach, Lydgate Park, Opaeka’a Falls, Kipu, Anahola |
| 1961 | Seven Women from Hell | Wailua |
| 1960 | The Wackiest Ship in the Army | Hanalei Bay, Kalalau Lookout at Koke’e, Waimea Canyon, Hule’ia Stream, Nawiliwili, Opaeka’a Falls |
| 1958 | South Pacific | Princeville, Hanalei, Haena, Kilauea, Lawai Kai, Barking Sands near Mana and Polihale |
| 1958 | She Gods of Shark Reef | Hanalei, Haena |
| 1957 | Jungle Heat | Coco Palms |
| 1957 | Voodoo Island | Coco Palms, Valley House |
| 1956 | Between Heaven and Hell | Wailua |
| 1954 | Beachhead | Wailua River, Coco Palms, Hanalei |
| 1953 | Miss Sadie Thompson | Coco Palms, Hanalei, Kalapaki, Wailua Beach, Lihue |
| 1951 | Bird of Paradise | Hanalei Bay, Coco Palms |
| 1950 | Pagan Love Song | Ha’ena, Wainiha, Hanalei, Ke’e Beach, Coco Palms, Lydgate Park, Valley House |
| 1934 | White Heat | Waimea Plantation, Wahiawa Camp |
