 What I didn't know until I researched Marfa, TX was that much of the acclaimed movie Giant was filmed there. The film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo and Rod Taylor was a big deal in Hollywood and won multiple Oscars. But it was - and still is - a much bigger deal in Marfa, TX, as you can tell by this Giant art installation alongside the road. In fact, the movie that was years ahead of it's time championing social equality, is still remembered fondly by the locals, celebrated in documentary form, and even became the centerpiece of Kevin Costner's first movie, Fandango.
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