Over 120 movies have had a scene or two filmed in Michigan through the years. The film incentives package passed in 2008 by Michigan's legislature, however, will drastically increase film business for the state in coming years. Many of the films shot in Michigan are unfamiliar, but most of the well-known movies filmed in Michigan or filming in Michigan are included on the list:
This Time for Keeps (1946)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Courtroom drama starring James StewartWhere the Boys Are (1960)
Scarecrow (1973)
The Betsy (1978)
Hardcore (1979)
Drama starring George C. ScottSomewhere In Time (1979)
Romance starring Jane Seymour and Christopher Reeve that was filmed at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac IslandWord of Honor (1980)
Continental Divide (1981)
Comedy starring John BelushiTom Edison (1981)