Las Vegas, New Mexico

Las Vegas is a city located in San Miguel County, New Mexico. Once two separate towns, West Las Vegas ("old town") and East Las Vegas ("new town"), divided by the Gallinas River, retain distinct characters and separate, rival, school districts. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 14,565. It is the county seat of San Miguel County{{GR|6}}.

Movies filmed in Las Vegas

Early silent film star Tom Mix made a number of Western films here.

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Silent film - Tom Mix - Western films

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Las Vegas was the real-world town used to represent the fictional setting of Calumet, Colorado in John Milius' 1984 film Red Dawn. As of 2005, many of the buildings and structures seen in the film remain.

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Colorado - John Milius - 1984 - Red Dawn - As of 2005

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The town was the filming location for parts of the 1978 movie Convoy, a film about truck drivers inspired by the 1975 song of the same name by C.W. McCall.

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1978 - Convoy - 1975 - C.W. McCall

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In the 1969 movie Easy Rider, Las Vegas, NM is the town where the two bikers ride behind a parade, are arrested for "parading without a permit," and meet Jack Nicholson's character in jail. The town name can be seen in the background in one scene during this part of the movie.

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1969 - Easy Rider - Jack Nicholson

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