Borger, Big Spring or Odessa? - Potential Film Locations

[losttechnician]

Originally Posted by LargeKingCat

Also look west of Amarillo towards Pecos at the old Yates oil patch. Due to Fracture drilling, it has become very alive with wells.

Wha?

Pecos is certainly not west of Amarillo. Longitudinally perhaps, but if you drive west of Amarillo you get to New Mexico pretty quick, and pass nowhere near Pecos. Amarillo is on I-40, Pecos on I-20, like 5 hour drive mostly SOUTH of Amarillo.

[leaving town]

Originally Posted by Slant-6-Dodge

I have an interest in visiting an oil-patch town with a flat, treeless, barren, hot, dry, dusty, ugly landscape. I am scouting locations for an independent filmmaker friend. I am not at all familiar with the Panhandle of Texas or the Permian Basin, but I agreed to assist my friend in choosing a location to shoot his film.

The story behind the film is about a guy working either as an oilfield roustabout or oil refinery laborer in a Texas backwater town. The surrounding landscape needs to be flat, treeless - completely devoid of greenery or any large body of water - hot, dry, dusty and strewn with oil derricks. The town needs to be rough, tough, dirty, smelly, run-down and low-rent in appearance. The main character is meant to be a hard drinking, bar brawling alcoholic who frequents strip clubs and raises hell everywhere he goes. Therefore, the town needs a bar or two and a strip joint would help too.

I've been told that three cities out that way would match everything this film requires. I was told that Borger, Big Spring or Odessa would be perfect matches.

I would much appreciate any input you all may have on any of these three localities, particularly with regard to how they match the film location's requirements.

Thanks!

we be your location!!!! ps the borger citizens don't know they are being hustled by your post.well played my friendhahaha.