FILM Destination: Garrapata Beach

BASIC INSTINCT

A murder mystery, billed as a psychological thriller; Controversial because of its portrayals of gay and lesbian murders; Rated R because of explicit sex and violence; Oscar nominee for Musical Score and Film Editing; Scenes filmed at Carmel Valley Village, Carmel Highlands, and Garrapata Beach south of the Highlands; Garrapata Bech stood in for Marin County’s Stinson Beach.

Michael Douglass, & Sharon Stone

Paul Verhoeven Films

THE MASTER GUNFIGHTER

Scenes filmed south of Carmel at the Little Sur River and Garrapata Beach, where the shell of a rustic cabin was built as a movie prop. At Pfeiffer Beach, filmmakers built a plaster ‘Mission” as a part of a small footbridge across Sycamore Creek to take them to the other side, where the temporary Thatched Village sat.

Tom Laughlin

Frank Laughlin Films