I had so much fun with visiting the "Dirty Harry" film locations in San Francisco that I couldn't resist posting about other places I've been known for famous movie shoots. A couple of years ago, my employers sent me to Tucson Arizona where I got to visit the Titan II missile silo. The decommissioned military installation was used to convert an old Titan II 9 megaton missile replica into the spaceship Zefram Cochrane used for his first warp drive test in "Star Trek: First Contact." When I initially planned my visit to the museum I had no idea, but was giddy as a schoolgirl when I learned about the Star Trek connection. I'm not really a Trekkie......but I am a total movie dork. Enjoy.
The missile tricked out for Trek
My shot of the missile as it is now
You can see my "Dirty Harry" location visits right here http://bit.ly/nf1Xjq
Hey cool. I'm no Trekkie but after seeing Abrams' Star Trek movie, I'm a bit intrigued by the whole franchise. I like Patrick Stewart too and I learned from the X-Men interviews that he's not even into sci-fis.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ruth. yeah I'm right there with you. Not a huge fan of the show, but love the films. Throw in Patrick Stewart and I'm a happy camper.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely cool! As a genuine TNG junkie I would have loved to have seen the "Phoenix" in person.
ReplyDelete@Movies Hate You Too.....I was going to the missile silo museum anyways, but finding out about the Star Trek connection was a huge bonus!
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