Orlando, Florida

===In popular culture===

The films ''[[Miami Connection]]'', ''[[Ernest Saves Christmas]]'', ''[[Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector]]'', ''[[Never Back Down]]'', and ''[[The Florida Project]]'' take place in and were filmed entirely in Orlando. The novel ''[[Paper Towns (novel)|Paper Towns]]'' takes place in the city, but the [[Paper Towns (film)|film adaptation]] was shot in [[North Carolina]]. Establishing shots were filmed around Orlando; notably in downtown and along Orange Blossom Trail. ''[[Geostorm]]'' has a scene where Orlando is destroyed by a lightning storm. However, those scenes were filmed in [[New Orleans]]. ''[[Parenthood (film)|Parenthood]]'' was filmed entirely in Orlando, but takes place in St. Louis. ''[[D.A.R.Y.L.]]'' was partially filmed in Orlando; notably the climactic chase scene takes place in downtown Orlando along State Road 408 (East/West Expressway).{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} Scenes were also filmed for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' at the [[Orlando International Airport]] in early October 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wftv.com/news/25239061/detail.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003111357/http://www.wftv.com/news/25239061/detail.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2010|title='Transformers 3' Begins Filming in Central Fla. – News Story – WFTV Orlando|date=October 3, 2010|access-date=December 12, 2018}}</ref> Orlando is also the city very prominently featured in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Fresh Off the Boat]]''. Though set in [[Louisiana]], filming for ''[[Passenger 57]]'' took place in [[Wesley Snipes]]' hometown of Orlando, Florida, with [[Orlando-Sanford International Airport]] standing in for "Lake Lucille" airport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105104/locations|title=Passenger 57 (1992) – IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}{{unreliable source?|date=July 2021}}</ref> The airport's former combination main hangar and control tower from its time as [[Naval Air Station Sanford]] was used for many key scenes just prior to its demolition after filming.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2014/06/27/location-matters-the-orlando-sanford-airport-from-passenger-57 |title=Location Matters: the Orlando Sanford Airport from 'Passenger 57' |work=Orlando Weekly |last=Greene |first=James Jr. |date=June 27, 2014 |access-date=July 29, 2021 }}</ref> Various scenes from ''[[Monster (2003 film)|Monster]]'', set in [[Daytona Beach]], were also filmed in the Orlando, [[Winter Park, Florida]] and [[Kissimmee]] areas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.orlando.org/blog/13-movies-you-didnt-know-were-filmed-in-orlando-and-where-to-watch-them/|title=13 Movies You Didn't Know Were Filmed in Orlando|date=June 27, 2018|website=Orlando Economic Partnership}}</ref>