![]() The building on the corner used to be a bank, a general store and a hardware store and is now a restaurant called the "Ye Olde Tea and Coffee Shoppe" or "The Tea Room" as us locals like to call it. It's a small town with a population of 210 and is located where the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia all meet. The scenes where both women are being driven to the hospital to have the babies were filmed in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee (made famous by Daniel Boone). I didn't believe her, until I saw this with my own eyes. She had stories to tell about past experiences and told me when I came in as her assistant GM, that from time to time, we'd see a face or two, that was a celebrity. I became the General Manager of the facility in 2006, after our GM retired. The Days Inn, in Jellico, TN, is where the cast and crew of King Kong Lives, stayed, back in the 1980's. This is prime country for mountainous scenes, beautiful foliage, friendly people, both as extras and even staring roles, interesting weather all year around and the best part, privacy for the stars and crew. I recognize the scene at "lover's lane", as being the main scene of movie in which the filming in the area took place. I was a young child and in elementary school at White Oak Elementary, when huge helicopters were flying giant gorilla parts (arms and legs) around the area! It was too exciting for me and I was completely fascinated with this. These areas are south east of Jellico, TN and also provide some beautiful and breath taking scenery. For the movie King Kong Lives, there were scenes that were filmed in the White Oak and Morley communities, of TN. One thing is certain, the mountains of Eastern TN, Southeastern, KY and Southwestern VA are some of the best country on the eastern seaboard however, they are all too often overlooked. I also believe one scene was filmed on old TN highway 63, between Carryville and Pioneer, TN I am not positive about this however. However, Steven Alexander Poff kindly updated to say that the beginning wasn't filmed in Corbin, Ky. Not only does the area provide a gorgeous view, one can also experience standing on three states at one time on the top of the mountain. The big rock on the left of the screen is/was a dead give-away I've photographed the rock many times. I recognized the overlook at Pinnacle Overlook on my first viewing of the film in the early 90's. I do believe the river crossing scene, at the beginning of the film, the stone bridge, is at Cumberland Falls, in Corbin, KY. "Big Business" was also filmed on location in a wide variety of places including Kentucky, New York City, Ohio and Tennessee. Locations Manager(s): Stan Mendoza, Janice Polley, Ronald M.
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