Entertainment desk
< April 29	<< Mar \| April \| May >>	May 1 >

Welcome to the Wikipedia Entertainment Reference Desk Archives
The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current reference desk pages.

April 30[edit]

Truck hijacking scene in Fast & Furious 4[edit]

Where was this scene filmed? I've been told this wasn't actually done in the DR. 78.0.192.253 (talk) 17:10, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DR??? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:38, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Presumably "Dominican Republic", which appears briefly as a caption at the start of the clip. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 20:34, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

According to IMDB the Dominican Republic was used as a location for the film, though it doesn't go in to any detail. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 20:42, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Personally I'm thinking Mexico or Antelope Valley. It would be nice to know where that road is. 78.0.192.253 (talk) 00:11, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like Templin Highway to me. It is used in multiple movies and, over the years, has looked worse and worse as it slowly breaks down. 209.149.113.5 (talk) 14:50, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, yeah it seems so [1]. Shame, I hoped the drop at 3:48 was real. 78.0.245.29 (talk) 16:37, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If it is a paved road with dirt and bushes in low mountains, it tends to be Templin Highway. If it is in the middle of the desert with a mountain to one side, it tends to be be an unmarked highway near Cadiz. I drove both many times when I lived in 29 Palms. It was a pain when I'd get halfway down the road and it was blocked with a film crew. Though less common now, a winding mountain road in a forest was used in many movies. It is the Ortega Highway. Once you drive them a few times, they kind of stand out in the movies - like when you watch a movie shot in your hometown and you recognize a local law office but it is dressed up as a gang bar. Kind of messes up the whole illusion. 209.149.113.5 (talk) 17:14, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

On a side-note, I've seen all of the Fast & Furious films. Apart from the new one. And the first seven. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 17:00, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]