‘Film Texas!’ Newsletter | January 1980
In celebration of the Texas Film Commission's 50th Anniversary, we went to the archives to see how our history has been shaped by the initiatives, programs and productions from the past 50 years. View more from the archives here. #TFC50
January 1980 | This month in TFC History: The January 1980 edition of the 'Film Texas!' reflects back on the feature films of the previous year, Resurrection, The Lathe of Heaven, Urban Cowboy, Honeysuckle Rose, and Middle Age Crazy amongst other. The newsletter notes:
We estimate that a total of twenty-two million dollars was dropped into the Texas economy during 1979 through the production of theatrical and television films, give or take a few oilwells.