2004 Productions Film:
Not your typical Western, Treasure of the Seven Mummies, was filmed on location at Old Tucson's sister site, Mescal, in June of 2004 (see
photo at right). Pretty Dangerous Films and Talmarc Productions co-produced the film starring Cerina Vincent (Cabin Fever, 2002) and Matt Schulze (Torque, 2004). It's a Action/Horror crossover based on a
script by Thadd Turner.The storyline follows six misfit convicts who escape across the Arizona desert. Learning of the legend of the Tumacacori, a 16th Century treasure of buried gold once guarded by seven
Jesuit priests, the men find themselves lured to a ghost town from which no treasure hunter has escaped alive. For more details and a release date, visit www.treasureofthe7mummies.com.  Television: Old Tucson Studios and Mescal were the settings for a History Channel shoot for the series "Investigating History". The one-hour episode was a special on
Wyatt Earp and the legendary shootout at
the O.K. Corral.Commercials: American Movie Classics (AMC) was on site at Mescal for a commercial shoot promoting the
Western genre in a series of imaging spots. The shoot featured High Chapparal star Don Collier and Old Tucson icon Bob Shelton. Ralph's, a regional grocery retailer, was also at Mescal
for a commercial shoot. A Mescal building interior (pictured at right) was stocked full of colorful food and merchandise to replicate an 1800's General Store.
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