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This week, Rick and Cathy welcome Joy Wallace Dickinson to talk about Florida's film history. From the silent film era, to the definitive film on aging gracefully (Cocoon), to more modern films, this episode's a walk down Florida's celluloid history. Find Joy’s old Florida mystery, Secrets of the Flamingo Cafe, on Amazon.

Links We Mentioned

Dave Barry's Big Trouble

Why you can't watch Cocoon anywhere.

Jacksonville’s Norman Studios

Bouncing Baby, a 1916 silent comedy, that was filmed in Jacksonville and stars a young Oliver Hardy.

A Florida Enchantment, 1914 silent comedy filmed partly in St. Augustine.

Florida filmmaker Victor Munez

Gal Young Un on Prime

Elvis Presley’s Follow That Dream

Ruby in Paradise on Prime starring Ashley Judd

Trailer for Ulee’s Gold

Theatrical trailer of Sunshine State by John Sayles

1981 trailer for Body Heat with Kathleen Turner and William Hurt

1948’s Key Largo (mostly not filmed in Florida)

Trailer for Parenthood (1989) – much of which was filmed in Orlando

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