The Swarm (1978) - second unit scenes filmed on Memorial Drive, Astrodome, Interstate 45 South/McKinney Street Exit ramp, and the main lobby of 2 Houston Center
Wild Wheels (1992) - documentary footage dating back to the late 1980s during the
Houston Art Car Parade including artist interviews are seen in the film - some parade footage dates back to 1988 when the parade was co-branded with the
Houston International Festival
Rushmore (1998) – written and directed by Houstonian Wes Anderson; filmed at his alma mater,
St. John's School, as well as Lamar High School and The Kinkaid School
Right on Track (2003) – Disney Channel movie set in Houston, but filmed in Utah
Where's the Party Yaar? (2003) - also called Dude, Where's the Party; filmed entirely in Houston, about a nerdy Indian student who visits his hip nephew in Houston
Mao's Last Dancer (2009) - drama about the life of ballet dancer Li Cunxin; partly filmed in Houston at the China Garden Restaurant and JP Morgan Chase Tower downtown, Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park, and the Wortham Theater Center downtown; mostly filmed in Australia and Nanjing, China
The Swarm (1978) - second unit scenes filmed on Memorial Drive, Astrodome, Interstate 45 South/McKinney Street Exit ramp, and the main lobby of 2 Houston Center
Wild Wheels (1992) - documentary footage dating back to the late 1980s during the
Houston Art Car Parade including artist interviews are seen in the film - some parade footage dates back to 1988 when the parade was co-branded with the
Houston International Festival
Rushmore (1998) – written and directed by Houstonian Wes Anderson; filmed at his alma mater,
St. John's School, as well as Lamar High School and The Kinkaid School
Right on Track (2003) – Disney Channel movie set in Houston, but filmed in Utah
Where's the Party Yaar? (2003) - also called Dude, Where's the Party; filmed entirely in Houston, about a nerdy Indian student who visits his hip nephew in Houston
Mao's Last Dancer (2009) - drama about the life of ballet dancer Li Cunxin; partly filmed in Houston at the China Garden Restaurant and JP Morgan Chase Tower downtown, Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park, and the Wortham Theater Center downtown; mostly filmed in Australia and Nanjing, China