Legendary New Mexico Movie Set Will Get A 2nd Chance

An iconic New Mexico movie set, used in countless westerns and a few non-western blockbusters, was looking pretty down and out. Until this guy rode into town ...

In the late 1960's, J.W. Eaves built a bunch of interior and exterior movie sets in the New Mexico desert near Santa Fe for a 1969 James Stewart and Henry Fonda film titled “The Cheyenne Social Club”.

It would be the first of what would become hundreds, (at the least), of classic movies filmed at Eaves Movie Ranch starring "A" listers like Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Johnny Cash, Kirk Douglas, Chris Pratt, Peter Fonda and John Wayne.

What Movies Were Filmed There?

“The Cowboys,” “Every Which Way but Loose,” “Young Guns 2,” “Easy Rider,” “Wyatt Earp,” “Silverado,” “The Magnificent Seven,” “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” “Lonesome Dove,” “News of the World,” “Butch and Sundance: The Early Days,” and “The Staircase,” just to name a few. - krqe

After Eaves passed away, the ranch was left to his son Craig but he simply didn't have the time to keep the ranch up. So, it was sorta rotting away until Clint Mortenson came along and bought it in mid 2024.

Recognize anything? Mortenson not only intends to fix the ranch up and get it back to its former life as a Hollywood "go to", he's got other ideas:

But movies aren’t the only thing Mortenson hopes to bring to the ranch, now called the Mortenson-Eaves movie ranch. Clint said he’s opening up the property for private parties, special events, photo shoots, and weddings. - krqe

He's open to flea markets, car shows and just about anything else. For more info, call (505) 690-3118.