Originally posted by: dirtboy
Wasn't Rick Mears from here or did he just live here?
Yea, he's also from here, good job.
Bakersfield in famous moves and as famous places
X-Files the movie was mostly filmed there
The Cell was filmed a little outside the city, the cell thing used was made in Wasco
The Port-o-potty that floated up on the beach in Castaway was made in Bakersfield
Grapes of Wrath, that was like all in Bakersfield
(edit) Almost forgot! We made it in a Simpsons episode! Marge gets captured by the Hells Angels from Bakersfield.
Hrmm, worth noting some girl was on Jeopardy last night from CSUBakersfield. She lost by one dollar. But at least she beat that snooty guy from DePaul.