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Badlands (1973)

Terrence Malik's neo-noir crime drama Badlands was filmed entirely in Colorado with a low budget of $300,000. The beginning of the film was shot mostly in the southeastern Colorado towns of La Junta and Las Animas. Malick reportedly offered investors no guarantee of completion or distribution, earned nothing for himself; his crew and actors weren't paid much more. The customer, mechanic, and Malick himself all ended up acting in the film.

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