14 Movies You Probably Didn't Know Were Filmed In Australia

Lights, camera, 'STRAYA.

1. Scooby-Doo, 2002

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To bring this classic cartoon to life, the cast and crew flew to Oz, with filming taking place in Queensland. Bonus Australian points for a young Isla Fisher appearing in one of her first starring roles.

2. House of Wax, 2005

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During filming in Queensland, a fire erupted on a soundstage at Warner Bros. Movie World. Creepily enough, the fire was caused by a candle. Spooky (or probably just the fault of someone who had ONE job).

3. Aquamarine, 2006

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Before Emma Roberts was a sassy witch bitch on American Horror Story: Coven, she was in Queensland filming this mermaid tale with Sara Paxton and singer JoJo. Appropriately, several Aussies made cameos, including comedian Shaun Micallef and Pretty Little Liars alumni, Tammin Sursok.

4. Ghost Rider, 2007

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Melbourne served as the backdrop for this movie, which gets snaps for having Rebel Wilson appear as the "girl in alley."

5. Babe, 1995

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Everyone's favourite pig set out on his journey in various locations around New South Wales, including Sydney and the Illawarra. Kath and Kim's Magda Szubanski also had a starring role.

6. Where the Wild Things Are, 2009

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Where the Wild Things Are found a home in Melbourne for the duration of filming.

7. X-Men Origins: Wolverine, 2009

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Hugh Jackman aka everyone's favourite Aussie, returned to his homeland to film scenes for this mutant flick in New South Wales. He later returned to Oz again to shoot parts for the 2013 movie, The Wolverine.

8. Peter Pan, 2003

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Peter Pan brought his magic Down Under for this picture, which was shot entirely on the Gold Coast.

9. The Matrix, 1999

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Sydney helped bring this Academy Award winning film to life because it's beautiful and at the time, was pretty cheap (but mostly just beautiful). A large chunk of the sequels, Reloaded and Revolutions, were also filmed in Australia.

10. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, 2005

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This instalment of the Star Wars franchise was partly filmed in Sydney, along with a snippet of the 2002 production, Episode II: Attack of the Clones.

11. Ghost Ship, 2002

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A baby Emily Browning appeared in this flick, which split filming between Queensland and Canada.

12. Jaws, 1975

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Well, technically. Footage of real sharks used in the movie were shot in Australian waters, because our sharks are TERRIFYING.

13. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, 1995

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This very important piece of cinematic history was shot in both Sydney and Queensland.

14. Moulin Rouge, 2001

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Despite being set in Paris, Baz Luhrmann's spectacular was mostly filmed in Sydney.