Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Filming Locations

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot filming locations

Where was Thunderbolt and Lightfoot filmed? Thunderbolt and Lightfoot was filmed in 14 locations across United States in the following places:

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Filming Locations

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot : lake scene, Clint Eastwood fixes his shoulder
Diversion Lake, Lewis and Clark National Forest, Montana, USA ( lake scene, Clint Eastwood fixes his shoulder )

Lewis and Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 70,973. Its county seat is Helena, the state capital. The numerical designation for Lewis and Clark County is 5.

St. John's Lutheran Church, Hobson, Montana, USA ( first scene, church demolished in the 1980s )

Hobson is a city in Judith Basin County, Montana, United States. The population was 179 at the 2020 census. As the freight-wagon crossing of the Judith River between Fort Benton and the Musselshell River country, this community was once known as the “Gateway to the Judith Basin.”

Augusta, Montana, USA ( Thunderbolt and Lightfoot picked up by mad driver on Secondary 435 Hwy )

Augusta is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. The population was 309 at the 2010 census and rose to 316 in the 2020 census.

Choteau, Montana, USA ( Auto theft scene )

Choteau is a city in and the county seat of Teton County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,721 at the 2020 census. Choteau is named for French fur merchant, trader and explorer Pierre Chouteau, Jr., who is also the namesake of Chouteau County, Montana.

Great Falls, Montana, USA ( city street scenes )

Great Falls is a city in Montana. It’s home to the C.M. Russell Museum, devoted to the artist known for images of the American West. The Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art shows contemporary work in a landmark Romanesque Revival building. On the Missouri River, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center has exhibits on the explorers’ route through the adjacent Giant Springs State Park.

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot : Thunderbolt explains bank security systems to Lightfoot: on Front St. at 14th St.
Fort Benton, Montana, USA ( Thunderbolt explains bank security systems to Lightfoot: on Front St. at 14th St. )

Fort Benton is a city in and the county seat of Chouteau County, Montana, United States. Established in 1846, Fort Benton is the oldest continuously occupied settlement in Montana. Fort Benton was the most upstream navigable port on the Mississippi River System, and is considered "the world’s innermost port".

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot : Idaho Dream boat scene; "A.G.Cook" mailbox placed ~2,840 yards downstream of Upper Holter Lake
Gates of the Mountains Wilderness, Helena, Montana, USA ( Idaho Dream boat scene; "A.G.Cook" mailbox placed ~2,840 yards downstream of Upper Holter Lake )

Meadowlark Elementary School, Great Falls, Montana, USA ( New school scene, renamed "Warsaw Tri-States" for the film )

3015 Vaughn Road, Great Falls, Montana, USA ( roadside diner where Red shoots at Thunderbolt )

2713 Carmel Drive, Great Falls, Montana, USA ( Red and Eddie in the ice cream car arguing with the kid )

Cascade, Montana, USA ( I-15 Dearborn exit as Warsaw exit, and old Warsaw school on the Southbound rest area )

Cascade is a town in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 600 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2020 had a population of 84,414. Cascade was incorporated in 1911.

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Hobson, Montana, USA

Hobson is a city in Judith Basin County, Montana, United States. The population was 179 at the 2020 census. As the freight-wagon crossing of the Judith River between Fort Benton and the Musselshell River country, this community was once known as the “Gateway to the Judith Basin.”

141 Riverview Drive East, Great Falls, Montana, USA ( house construction where Lightfoot works )

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot : Ulm Bridge; hammer-swinging girl on motorcycle
Ulm, Montana, USA ( Ulm Bridge; hammer-swinging girl on motorcycle )

Ulm is a census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It was originally a large ranch owned by Indiana-born cattleman William Ulm. The population was 738 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Zip Code is 59485.

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Runtime: 115 minutes
Rating: 7.0
Release year: 1974
IMDB: tt0072288
Plot summary

With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.

Genres
Action
Comedy
Crime
Cast
Clint Eastwood
Jeff Bridges
Geoffrey Lewis
Catherine Bach
Directors
Michael Cimino
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot filming locations