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"the best movie filmed in Dallas"

Robocop, hands down.

Thanks for the shout-out Wilonsky.

My parents have pictures of me at every State Fair since I was born in (ahem). I was just graduating from the stroller pics when this was filmed but I distinctly remember the Carousel scene being filmed because the kids were from Lakewood Elementary.

The weird thing I remember is that my late Daddy was more thrilled to see Alice Faye in person rather than Ann-Margret. I can't remember the race track, but Ann-Margret's little turn at the Bandshell is still pretty hot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y8uaIzt-Wk

Yeah, Pat Boone was there as was the weird bespectled roommate of Marlon Brando who later made an impact on Hollywood Squares, Wally Cox.

But you have to admit it was pretty cool for Bobby Darin to be hanging out at Fair Park.

I was there, gawking with my cousins, their parents and my parents. That's what counted as a major outing in my Oak Cliff childhood. I didn't understand much of what was going on, but not only was Bobby Darin there. His very-pregnant wife, Sandra Dee, was with him. I recognized her from the movies "Gidget" and "A Summer Place." She was dressed in a turquoise-blue silk or satin two-piece maternity ensemble (I remember it was shiny) and she glowered the whole time I watched her. She was either very uncomfortable or very unhappy. Darin, on the other hand, laughed, smiled and signed autographs.

C'mon. You people know better. That whole movie was filmed in Italy. They created an elaborate set designed to look just like the Texas State Fair. It's now an Italian seeing-eye dog training camp. Those dogs can light your cigarette for you.