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165: 63: 22: 390:(1982), starring Jack Nicholson and Harvey Keitel, all the border scenes, Nicholson's character's house, the refugee camp scene, and the U.S. Embassy scene were shot in and around El Paso. 834: 838: 685: 663: 1008: 729: 602:(2010), Peter and Ethan accidentally crosses into Mexico from El Paso when Ethan mistakes the 'Mexico' sign at the border crossing for a 'Texaco' gas station. 988: 80: 35: 769: 353: 349:; she says this is because they put chemicals in the water to make people passive, and she links this to why the women in Stepford are so passive. 1003: 369: 721:, a popular country ballad released in 1959. Robbins followed it in 1966 with a prequel, "Feleena (from El Paso)", and a sequel in 1976, " 127: 761:
1985 Blind In Texas song mentions "An El Paso hellhole, I couldn't get higher..." and "San Antonio, and the West Texas town El Paso...".
755:", mentions El Paso in both the lyrics and the title. The song lampoons various morality viewpoints attributed to residents of the city. 99: 998: 490: 494:(2002), featuring George Lopez, Cheech Marin, Joey Medina, Alex Reymundo and Paul Rodriguez, was shot at the Abraham Chavez Theater. 226: 208: 186: 146: 49: 689:, El Paso is depicted as the border city in one of the satellite images of the fictional city of Las Almas, Mexico in the campaign. 106: 674: 266: 868: 41: 341: 84: 113: 545: 450: 517:(2004), the Two Pines Wedding Chapel massacre is set in El Paso; however, the church is actually located in California. 95: 900: 964: 794: 825: 752: 615: 736: – tells the story of two bandits who "go down to old El Paso" and "ran into a great big hassle". 709:
El Paso has become a favored destination for many musicians. Songs written about or mentioning El Paso include:
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songs) mention El Paso; the singer began his career while attending high school in El Paso.
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references El Paso in her song, "Mother Revolution", featured on her 2005 album,
454:(1996) starring Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, Christopher Walken, and Karina Lombard 62: 905:, an American police drama on the FX network based on the Danish/Swedish series 611:(2012), Dr. King Schultz kills the El Paso Sheriff who in reality is an outlaw. 696: 774:. The song alludes to both the days and the nightlife and tourism in El Paso. 778: 598: 809: 764:
El Paso is the setting described in "Yawning or Snarling", a song by
643:(2017), starring Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart, begins in El Paso. 346: 797:
is named "El Paso", where the band started production of the album.
584:(2009), starring Gabriel Iglesias, was shot at the Plaza Theater. 549:(2007), starring Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem 316:, starring Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef, is set in El Paso. 700:, El Paso is mentioned, introduced in the Wastelanders update. 158: 56: 15: 470:(1998), starring Casper Van Dien, Bryan Brown, Daniel Baldwin 803:'s songs "American Teen" and "Winter" (both from his 2017 835:
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song "Asshole From El Paso" (most famously recorded by
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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 462:(1997), starring Jeremy Irons and Melanie Griffith 446:(1994), starring Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones 635:(2015), starring Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro 406:(1983), starring Chuck Norris and David Carradine 269:and Bassett Junior High in El Paso as a teenager. 422:(1985), starring Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty 304:(1953), starring Richard Widmark and Karl Malden 541:(2006), starring Josh Lucas, is set in El Paso. 913:(2004), mentions El Paso in the pilot episode. 336:(1972), starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw 807:) and "Suncity" and "9.13" (from his 2018 EP 678:, El Paso is one of the cities you can visit. 430:(1987), starring Nick Nolte and Powers Boothe 8: 667:, the penultimate mission is set in El Paso. 651:(2021), starring Leven Rambin and Josh Lucas 627:(2014), starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels 438:(1990), starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern 533:(2004), starring Dennis Quaid and Sela Ward 50:Learn how and when to remove these messages 922:, the character Eddie was born in El Paso. 732:" – a 1976 hit song by the 373:(1979), starring Hal Linden and Lee Grant 324:(1966), which is reputed to be one of the 288:segment, the front page of the fictitious 265:in El Paso in 1975. 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