35 College Campuses Where Hollywood Movies Were Secretly Filmed

24. University of Texas at Austin: Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), Friday Night Lights (2004)

With its iconic burnt-orange tower, grand stadium, and lively student culture, the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) has long been an emblem of Texas pride. The university plays a starring role in Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), Richard Linklater’s nostalgic ode to college life in the 1980s. As a spiritual sequel to Dazed and Confused, the film perfectly captures the freewheeling, youthful energy of UT Austin’s campus, from its lively dorm scenes to its baseball fields and frat parties. The campus was used extensively to recreate the carefree, beer-fueled antics of a group of college baseball players navigating the start of a new school year. The university also made an appearance in Friday Night Lights (2004), a film that brought Texas high school football culture to the big screen before it became a beloved TV series. UT Austin’s Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium was used to heighten the dramatic intensity of the football scenes, emphasizing the grandeur and pressure surrounding Texas sports culture.