Well, there was a lot of buzz earlier this year when famous actor and director Ethan Hawke was shooting scenes for his latest film right here in Kentucky.

But he's not the only one coming here to make a movie.

More and more filmmakers are choosing Kentucky as their movie set.

Laura Rogers takes a look at why they're lured by the bright lights of the bluegrass.

Got it, Grandma, when you are.

Oh, well, gosh, how many movies We've done a lot.

Ten.

In Southern Kentucky, right?

Branscombe Richmond has been in show business nearly 50 years.

People said, Boy, Branscombe has died in more movies you'll ever imagine.

He's fought Steven Seagal.

He's fought Chuck Norris.

He's fought Arnold Schwarzenegger.

But today, his style is a little more family friendly.

It's so cool.

I have never seen a kangaroo before.

So it's like it was really cool.

What we find in today's marketplace, what translates great internationally?

Animals and children.

Which makes this movie set at Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo and Horse Cave and the like More Than Alive, the perfect location for Richmond's latest project, Kangaroo Kids.

This place is just amazing, and I'm loving it.

Guys like me who are independent producers look for incentives to film.

Do you have the talent?

You have the natural beauty and you have this great tax credit that makes a big difference.

Kentucky offers a 32 35% tax credit for things like feature films, Broadway productions, documentaries and television shows.

If we spend X amount of dollars here.

There is a rebate that comes back to the production, so you're able to do it for a reasonable cost and you get to put people to work that are new to the industry.

But we have a lot to do.

And the people in Kentucky have just been terrific.

The Southern Kentucky Film Commission has helped us in every possible way.

Kentucky also has a natural beauty that makes an ideal setting for many a movie plot.

It's absolutely gorgeous, as you can see.

Like all these wildflowers and all this stuff, we just pick right off of the set and we just stick it in the scene and it makes it look amazing.

Theory is Branscombe Richmond's son.

He and his younger brother are both on set, working side by side with their dad.

Three, two, one.

Action.

Just like my dad.

Same deal.

My dad was in the business.

I worked in the movies with him.

I've been making movies in our backyard since we were, like, nine, ten years old.

This is all I've ever wanted to do with my life.

All right.

Okay.

He's been part of this film from its conception.

And now he's co-directing.

Even giving his father the showbiz veteran direction.

Won't she be afraid of the dark?

Well, every parent knows.

All they do is talk back.

The Kangaroo Kids crew is on a 15 day shoot in southern Kentucky, and the economic impact is significant.

The local spend is amazing.

If they have a half a million dollar budget.

Most of them will spend 200 to $300000 locally.

That's a lot of money to be spent in a small town.

You know, we stay at the same hotel all the time When we film here, we have our local caterers, we have Amish caterers, we've got bucket bees.

We've got all kinds of guys who are part of our community and we depend on them.

And they will continue to do so.

As Richmond has three more projects planned after this one.

I'm really happy to say that we've come here to Kentucky as a family filmmaking venture and that we are invested for long term.

Down for Kentucky Edition.

I'm Laura Rogers.

Kangaroo Kids is scheduled to premiere on Thanksgiving Day on Sun Stream.