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Though dinosaurs and oil have always had a scientific kind of connection, a new movie set and filmed in North Dakota will add a dramatic angle to that multimillion-year relationship.
FARGO — The oil boom has affected not just North Dakota, but Hollywood too. Following a handful of western films in the '40s and '50s, there were few films that took place in the state until the late 2000s. Since 2014, at least one movie has been set here each year and the oil fields in western North Dakota have often been used in the plot.