4 Films & TV Shows Set In New Mexico During The 1970s
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Roswell
New Mexico Texas The 1940s The 1970sThe Pentagon denied it was a UFO. But one man knew better, because he was there. — Based on the book "UFO Crash at Roswell" by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt, Roswell follows the attempts of Major Jesse Marcel to discover the truth about strange debris found on a local rancher's field in July of 1947. Told by his superiors that what he has found is nothing more than a downed weather balloon, Marcel maintains his military duty until the weight of the truth, however out of this world it may be, forces him to piece together what really occurred.
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The Muppet Movie
California Florida Georgia New Mexico The 1970sMore entertaining than humanly possible — A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!
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The Andromeda Strain
New Mexico Utah The 1970sWhen virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scramble to a secure laboratory and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents..
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Project Moon Base
New Mexico California The Moon The 1970sThey found romance 100,000 miles from the earth! — In the future (1970) the US sends a mission to the moon to investigate the building of a moon base.