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Longhorns at the Movies When has the city of Austin played a role on the big screen?
Movies Filmed in Austin Blood Simple (1984) Dazed and Confused (1993) What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) Michael (1996) Courage Under Fire (1996) From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) Hope Floats (1998)
Office Space (1999) Varsity Blues (1999) Miss Congeniality (2000) Spy Kids (2001) The Rookie (2002) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) Secondhand Lions (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) The Life of David Gale (2003) Friday Night Lights (2004) The Alamo (2004) Sin City (2005) Man of the House (2005) Whip It (2009)
Matthew McConaughey (left), George Strait (middle) and Lance Armstrong (right) are Texas natives who have starred in movies. McConaughey played Marshall coach Jack Lengyel in “We Are Marshall,” while Strait and Armstrong appeared in “Pure Country” and “Dodgeball,” respectively.
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