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California's state parks: the stars of Hollywood
"Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi" was shot in Northern California’s Grizzly Creek Redwoods and Jedediah Smith Redwoods state parks. It will be screened for California State Parks Starring in Hollywood Films, presented by the California State Parks Foundation.
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A reconstruction of the iconic sign post from TV's "M*A*S*H." Photo taken in 2010 at Southern California's Malibu Creek State Park, where the show was shot. The classic series will be screened for "California State Parks Starring in Hollywood Films," presented by the California State Parks Foundation.
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Charlton Heston, right, stars in "Planet of the Apes" (1968), shot in Southern California’s Malibu Creek State Park. The film will be screened for California State Parks Starring in Hollywood Films, presented by the California State Parks Foundation.
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California's state parks: the stars of Hollywood
California's state parks: the stars of Hollywood
For eleven years, the TV show "M*A*S*H" surveyed the lives of U.S. Army doctors during the Korean War. In reality, most of the “location” filming took place right here in Southern California. This weekend, you can see firsthand where many of those scenes unfolded during a hike at Malibu Creek State Park.
Manny Grace of the California State Parks Foundation told KPCC's Alex Cohen that this event is one of several fundraisers for the California State Parks Foundation.
First on Saturday, October 30, there will be two hikes led by Ranger Mike Malone of the National Park Service, and Brian Rooney, volunteer and docent at Malibu Creek State Park. Scheduled hikes at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. last between one and half to two hours, and feature sites in the park where "M*A*S*H" was filmed.
"M*A*S*H" the movie (1970) will be shown on Saturday, November 6 and introduced by Elliott Gould who will also do a Q&A following the screening. Since so many state parks have been used as television series locations, they will also screen two episodes of "M*A*S*H" the television series.
William Christopher, director Charles Dubin, and other cast and crew will be present for a Q&A following the television screenings. Both the movie and the television series were filmed in Malibu Creek State Park.
They'll also screen "Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi," shown in all its full screen glory, which used Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park and Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park for locations.
The film schedule:
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Saturday, November 6th
12:30PM - Autograph signing with Billie D. Williams
1:30 PM - Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (Running time: 134 min.), followed by Q&A with Mark Hamill
4:30 PM - MASH (Running time: 116 min.)
6:30 PM - Q&A with Elliott Gould
7:00 PM - Intermission
8:00 PM - M*A*S*H (2 TV Episodes)
9:00 PM - Q&A with actors William Christopher (Father Mulcahy) and Jeff Maxwell (Igor, the Cook), Charles S. Dubin (director), Gene Reynolds (co-creator), Burt Metcalfe (producer), Dr. Walter Dishell (medical advisor), and Ken Levine (writer).
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Watch the original trailer for "M*A*S*H":
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Ticket Prices:
$10 - Adult
$8 - Child
$25 - Adult Three Movie Package
$18 - Child Three Movie Package
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