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Alright, this is a fairly comprehensive list of all the active launch sites on Earth as of the year 1999, in Overheaven’s alternate history timeline.
Realistically, most of these only launch satellites, and the ones that do shoot people into space are probably doing so with capsules, though the more developed countries have fleets of reusable space planes (both manned and unmanned). The overwhelming majority of launches are going to be routine unmanned, reusable rockets sending up supplies or satellites or space station construction materials, and then touching back down on the launch pad like SpaceX's BFR (we get that level of reusable launch vehicle by the mid/late 70's, rather than the late 2010’s - amazing what you can accomplish when two superpowers feel the need to put thousands of nukes in orbit, because the 1967 Outer Space Treaty never happened).
Many are run by the military or public-sector space agencies like the ESA, NASA, the Commonwealth Space Program, or Soyuzcosmos (the USSR's NASA counterpart), but I'm willing to bet that at least half (perhaps even two-thirds) of these are private-sector operations, and most non-military public-sector launch sites do private-sector flights as well. Rockets like the Sea Dragon theoretically don't really need launchpads, and while there might be launch facilities which specialize with Sea Dragon-type rockets, I think that the smaller spaceflight companies would just buy one of these rockets, strap the payload on top, and tow it out to sea near the equator for launch. And there's also air-launched sub-orbital vehicles (stuff like Virgin Galactic's White Knight), which I wager could take off from regular old airports on the backs of Boeing 747's or Antonov 124's.
Some of these are existing rocket launch sites (mostly for sounding rockets), which I've turned into full-on Cape Canaveral/Baikonur-type facilities, while others are proposed locations for launch sites, and some are just good ideas I figured would work but never appeared in our timeline.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure this is enough space infrastructure to serve as the basis for a smoothly-running interplanetary civilization by 1999, with the Internet still in its infancy. In Overheaven’s alternate timeline, the lack of an OST leads to a more aggressive and ambitious space race. Men on on Mars by 1976, men on Venus by 1978, and the construction of huge nuclear missile platforms in orbit by both superpowers. By the late 70’s, space industry was just getting started, and by the 80’s, the “Space Boom” was in full swing, baby. Experimental atomic research, rotating space hotels, medical and chemical research labs in orbit, space manufacturing, solar power satellites, mining near-earth asteroids, space tourism, orbital fuel depots, telecom sats, space casinos, offworld banking, and so much more. By the late 1990’s, the idea of people working and even living in space is still exciting, but it’s also pretty damn normal now.
With all these launches, plus material being extracted from Luna and near-Earth asteroids, I think it's perfectly feasible for there to be a few Stanford Toruses, and at least one O'Neill Cylinder, under construction in Earth orbit by '99. And as launch costs continue to plummet, expect the scale of humanity's ambitions to only escalate.
And these are just the launch sites on Earth. I don't even know how many orbital launch facilities there'd be by this point - huge space stations building truly-massive vessels in zero-g with all those resources we're shooting up on what I imagine is a daily or even hourly basis; ships like those, built and fueled in orbit, would undoubtedly be able to reach Mars, Venus, Mercury, the Main Belt and Jupiter with relative ease. And everything I've stated here will only continue to grow at a geometric rate as more of the Solar System's resources are harnessed, spaceflight costs continue to drop, and technology continues to improve. And we’re not talking about Overheaven’s current year, which isn’t actually 1999.
It’s 2185.
Oh, right. Here's the list:
United States of America:
Cape Kennedy Space Center (Merritt Island, Florida)
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (Delmarva Peninsula, Virginia)
John Glenn Memorial Spaceport (Matagorda Island, Texas)
Southwestern Regional Spaceport (Roswell, New Mexico)
White Sands Launch Center (White Sands, New Mexico) Datil Launch Center (Datil, New Mexico)
Yuma Spaceport (Yuma, Arizona)
Keweenaw Spaceport (Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan)
John Bardeen Memorial Launch Center (Sheboygan, Wisconsin)
Mojave Spaceport (Mojave, California)
Vanderberg Space Center (Lompoc, California)
Oklahoma Spaceport (Burn Flats, Oklahoma)
Kodiak Launch Complex (Kodiak Island, Alaska)
Stockton Space Center (Stockton, Arizona)
Lone Star Space Center (Van Horn, Texas)
Coleman Launch Center (Sea Dragon launch facility located between Tutuila island and Manu’a island, American Samoa)
Johnston Space Center (Johnston Atoll, Pacific Ocean)
Sarigan Launch Center (Sairgan, Northern Marianas Islands)
Reagan Launch Center (Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands)
Poseidon (privately-operated mobile sea-launch platform in the Gulf of Mexico)
Ocean Odyssey Launch Complex (privately-operated mobile sea-launch platform in the Pacific Ocean)
Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics:
Baikonur Cosmodrome (Baikonur, Star City)
Tereshkova Cosmodrome (Zapovednoye, Primorsky Krai, Far Eastern SSR)
Vostochny Cosmodrome (Tsiolkovsky, Amur Oblast, Far Eastern SSR)
Okhotsk Cosmodrome (Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Far Eastern SSR)
Sarishagan Cosmodrome (Priozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakh SSR)
Nyonoksa Cosmodrome (Severodvinsk, Archangelsk Oblast, Russian SSR)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome (Mirny, Archangelsk Oblast, Russian SSR)
Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome (Znamensk, Astrakhan Oblast, Russian SSR)
Isakov Cosmodrome (mobile sea-launch platform in the Indian Ocean, currently 960 miles off the coast of Sri Lanka)
European Space Agency/European Union:
Guiana Space Center (Kourou, French Guiana)
Archimedes Launch Center (Syracuse, Sicily, Italy)
Nuka Hiva Space Center (Marquises, French Polynesia)
Touamotu Space Center (Rairoa, French Polynesia)
Fort-Dauphin Space Center (Tôlanaro, Republic of Madagascar)
Borglio Space Center (offshore platform off the coast of Kenya, administered by Italy)
Koroni Launch Center (Messenia, Greece)
Salto di Quirra Spaceport (Sardinia, Italy)
Cuxhaven Launch Center (Cuxhaven, Germany)
Ile du Levant Launch Center (Iles d’Hyeres, France)
El Arenosillo Spaceport (Mazagon, Spain)
Svalbard Space Center (Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway) (northern-most spaceport in the world)
Andøya Space Center (Andøya, Norway)
Esrange Launch Center (Kiruna, Sweden)
Oberth-Barre Launch Center (Bangoli, Orientale Province, Zaire)
OTRAG Launch Center (North Sheba, Katanga Province, Zaire) (privately-operated spaceport, under German/EU jurisdiction)
People’s Republic of China:
Dongfeng Aerospace City (Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia)
Hotan Aerospace City (Hotan, Xinjiang)
Xichang Launch Center (Liangshan, Sichuan)
Wenchang Launch Center (Wenchang, Hainan)
Taiyaun Launch Center (Xinzhou, Shanxi)
Taiwan (Republic of China):
Sanxiantai Launch Center (Sanxiantai, Taitung)
Haiqian Launch Center (Manzhou, Pingtung)
Republic of Bulgaria:
Smrikite Cosmodrome (Varna Province)
Republic of Hong Kong and Macau:
Stanley Ho Space Center (Tai Chau Island, New Territories) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Islamic Republic of Pakistan:
Sonmiani Launch Center (Las Bela, Balochistan)
Tilla Launch Center (Jhelum, Punjab)
Federative Republic of Brazil:
Barreira do Inferno Launch Center (Parnamirim, Rio Grande do Norte)
Praia do Cassino Launch Center (Rio Grande do Sul)
Alcântara Spaceport (Alcântara, Maranhão)
Belém Spaceport (Vigia, Para)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
Sutherland Spaceport (Caithness and Sutherland, Highland, Scotland) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
South Uist Space Center (South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Newquay Space Center (Newquay, Cornwall, England) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Ascension Launch Center (Unicorn Point, Ascension Island, South Atlantic) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Diego Garcia Launch Center (Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Federal Republic of Romania:
Costinești Space Center (Constanta County)
Republic of Colombia:
Soledad Launch Center (Caquetá Department) (jointly-operated with the United States)
Commonwealth of Nations/Commonwealth Space Program:
Mount Kenya Space Center (Nyeri County, Republic of Kenya)
Kilimanjaro Space Center (Kilimanjaro Region, United Republic of Tanzania)
Gan Launch Center (Gan, Addu Atoll, Maldives) (jointly-operated by the Commonwealth and India)
Commonwealth of Australia:
Woomera Space Center (Woomera, South Australia) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Darwin Space Center (Darwin, Northern Territory) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Carnarvon Space Center (Carnarvon, Western Australia) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Manus Space Center (Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Weipa Launch Center (Mission River, Cape York, Queensland) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Christmas Island Space Center (South Point, Christmas Island) (jointly-operated by Australia and Japan)
Spaceport Valhalla (offshore privately-run launch platform off the coast of East Timor)
State of Japan:
Tanegashima Space Center (Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima)
Uchinoura Space Center (Kimotsuki, Kagoshima)
Akita Satellite Launch Center (Akita, Tohoku)
Obachi Satellite Launch Center (Rokkasho, Aomori)
Okinotorishima Space Center (Okinotori Reef) (a very large launch platform built atop a coral reef, mostly so Tokyo can thumb their nose at an EEZ dispute with China and Taiwan, increasingly growing into a small city in the middle of the Pacific Ocean)
Ryori Space Center (Iwate, Tohoku)
Watatsumi Launch Platform (very large mobile sea-launch platform in the south Pacific Ocean, currently 100 miles off the coast of Baker Island, USA)
Asada Goryu Space Center (Wuvulu Island, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea)
New Zealand:
Birdling’s Flat Launch Center (Canterbury, South Island) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Mahia Launch Center (Hawke’s Bay, North Island) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia:
Morava Spaceport (Lađevci, Republic of Šumadija)
Imperial State of Iran:
Qom Space Center (Qom Province)
Emamshahr Space Center (Semnan Province)
Semnan Spaceport (Semnan Province)
Republic of Algeria:
Hammaguir Space Center (Hammaguir, Abadla District) (originally built by the French, abandoned in the 60’s, brought back online by the Algerian government in the 80’s)
West Indies Federation:
Barbados Space Center (Kitridge Point, Barbados) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
St. Margaret Space Center (St. Margaret, Trinidad & Tobago) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Mabaruma Space Center (Mabaruma, Barima-Waini, Guyana) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
State of Israel:
Albert Einstein Space Center (Hasna, Sinai Peninsula, Israel) (recently launched a Palestinian-designed satellite into orbit as a sign of goodwill)
Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Phạm Tuân Launch Center (Hon Khaoi Island) (jointly operated with USSR)
Malaysia:
Riau Space Center (Padang, Riau Island)
Ahmad Shah Space Center (Larapan Island, Sabah)
Republic of India:
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala)
Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh)
Abdul Kalam Space Centre (Bhubaneswar, Odisha)
Canada:
Churchill Space Center (Churchill, Manitoba) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Primrose Lake Launch Center (Cold Lake, Alberta) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Maritime Launch Center (Canso, Nova Scotia) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Cape Breton Spaceport (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Grand Turk Space Center (Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos, Canada) (part of the Commonwealth Space Program)
Dominican Republic:
Las Terrenas Space Center (Las Terrenas, Samaná Province) (jointly-operated with the United States)
People’s Democratic Republic of South Yemen:
Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi Launch Center (offshore platform off the coast of Socotra) (jointly-operated with the USSR)
Republic of Ecuador:
Puerto Quito Launch Center (Pichincha Province) (jointly-operated with the United States)
Republic of Poland:
Łeba-Rąbka Spaceport (Pomeranian Voivodeship)
Blizna Spaceport (Podkarpackie Voivodeship)
Republic of the Philippines:
Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone (Clark Field, Metro Manilla)
Lambajon Launch Center (Lambajon, Mindanao) (built with Japanese investment in the 1970’s, recently came under joint Japanese-Filipino administration)
Republic of Cuba:
Juventud Spaceport (Cayo San Juan, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba) (operated jointly with the USSR)
Republic of Chile:
Isla San Felix Launch Center (Isla San Felix)
Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya:
Libyan People’s Space City (Sabha, Fezzan)
Korean Federation:
Tonghae Spaceport (Musudan, North Hamyong) (originally built by the DPRK in the 80’s)
Anhueng Spaceport (Hoengseong County, Gangwon Province)
Naro Space Center (Goheung County, South Jeolla Province)
Iraqi Republic:
Babylon Space City (Al-Anbar region) (jointly operated by the Iraqi and Syrian governments; operates Tammouz rockets for manned launches and Project Babylon super-guns for satellites)
United Mexican States:
Sierra de Jaurez Launch Center (Sierra de Juarez, Baja California)
Alcubierre Spaceport (Laguna Tamiahua, Veracruz)
Puerto Bravo Launch Center (Puerto Bravo, Quintana Roo)
Republic of Singapore:
Changi Spaceport (Changi, Singapore)
Republic of Zaire:
Mbandaka Spaceport (Bamanya, Equateur Province)
Republic of Indonesia:
Motorai Launch Center (Motorai Island, North Maluku)
Biak Launch Center (Biak Island, West Papua)
Enggano Launch Center (Enggano Island, Bengkulu)
Republic of Argentina:
CELPA (El Chamical, La Roja Province)
Felix Aguilar Launch Center (Pampa de Achala, Cordoba Province)
San Martin Launch Center (Mar Chiquita, Buenos Aires Province)
Marambio Launch Center (Marambio Base, Antarctica) (southern-most spaceport in the world)
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
King Khalid Spaceport (Tabuk, Tabuk Province)
Al Haddar Spaceport (Al Haddar, Riyadh Province)
Apartheid South Africa:
Denel Overberg Launch Centre (Agulhas, Cape Province)
Walvis Bay Launch Centre (Swakopmund, Southwest Africa)
Aquarius Mobile Launch Platform (mobile sea-launch platform in the Atlantic Ocean, 894 miles off the coast of Liberia)
Jan Smuts Launch Centre (St. Lucia, Natal)

I've amassed this collection over the span of a few years. Most of these titles were discovered from various "best of" lists, so you really can't go wrong.
10 Cloverfield Lane
12 Angry Men
12 Years a Slave
127 Hours
13 Assassins
2001: A Space Odyssey
21 Grams
21 Jump Street
22 Jump Street
25th Hour
28 Days Later...
3 Idiots
300
3:10 to Yuma
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
The 40 Year Old Virgin
The 400 Blows
5 Centimeters Per Second
50/50
(500) Days of Summer
8½
About Time
The Abyss
Ace in the Hole
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
The Act of Killing
Adaptation.
Adventureland
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Tintin
The African Queen
After Hours
Aguirre: The Wrath of God
Airplane!
Akira
Aladdin
Alien
Aliens
All About Eve
All About My Mother
All Quiet on the Western Front
All the President's Men
Almost Famous
Amadeus
Amarcord
Amélie
American Beauty
American Gangster
American Graffiti
American History X
American Sniper
An American Werewolf in London
Amores perros
Amour
Amy
Anatomy of a Murder
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Andrei Rublev
The Andromeda Strain
Animal House
Annie Hall
Ant-Man
Anthony Jeselnik: Caligula
Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Aparajito Rip
The Apartment
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypto
Apollo 13
Argo
Army of Darkness
Army of Shadows
The Artist
As Good as It Gets
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Assault on Precinct 13
Attack the Block
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
The Avengers
Awakenings
The Babadook
Babel
Back to the Future
Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part III
Badlands
Barry Lyndon
Barton Fink
Batman Begins
The Battle of Algiers
Battle Royale
Battleship Potemkin
A Beautiful Mind
Beauty and the Beast
Beetlejuice
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
Being John Malkovich
Belle de Jour
Ben-Hur
Best in Show
The Best of Youth
The Best Years of Our Lives
Bicycle Thieves
Big
Big Fish
Big Hero 6
The Big Lebowski
The Big Short
Big Trouble in Little China
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Bill Burr: I'm Sorry You Feel That Way
Bill Burr: Let It Go
Bill Burr: You People Are All The Same
Birdman
The Birds
The Birth of a Nation
A Bittersweet Life
Black Book
Black Cat, White Cat
Black Dynamite
Black Swan
Blackfish
Blade Runner
The Blair Witch Project
Blazing Saddles
Blood Diamond
Blood Simple
Bloody Sunday
Blow-Up
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Valentine
Blue Velvet
The Blues Brothers
Bonnie and Clyde
Boogie Nights
The Boondock Saints
Das Boot
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Ultimatum
Bowling for Columbine
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Boyhood
Boyz n the Hood
Brave
Braveheart
Brazil
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Breakfast Club
Breaking the Waves
Breathless
Brick
Bridge of Spies
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Brokeback Mountain
A Bronx Tale
Brooklyn
Brüno
Bubba Ho-tep
A Bug's Life
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Butterfly Effect
The Cabin in the Woods
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Caddyshack
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain Phillips
Carlito's Way
Carol
Carrie
Casablanca
Casino
Casino Royale
Cast Away
Castle in the Sky
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Catch Me If You Can
Cell 211
Changeling
Charade
The Chaser
Chasing Amy
Chef
Chinatown
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain
A Christmas Story
Chungking Express
Cinderella
Cinderella Man
Cinema Paradiso
Citizen Kane
Citizenfour
City Lights
City of God
The City of Lost Children
Clerks
Clerks II
A Clockwork Orange
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Cloud Atlas
Cloverfield
Collateral
The Color Purple
Come and See
Coming to America
The Conformist
The Conjuring 2
Contact
Control
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Cool Hand Luke
Coraline
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Counterfeiters
The Cove
The Cranes Are Flying
Crash
Creed
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Cube
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Dallas Buyers Club
Dancer in the Dark
Dances with Wolves
Daniel Tosh: Completely Serious
Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts
Daniel Tosh: People Pleaser
The Danish Girl
Dark City
The Dark Crystal
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly
Dawn of the Dead
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Day for Night
The Day of the Jackal
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Days of Heaven
Dazed and Confused
Dead Alive Aka Braindead Comedy Horror
Dead Man Walking
Dead Poets Society
Deadpool
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Death at a Funeral
Death Note
The Deer Hunter
Delicatessen
Deliverance
The Departed
Departures
The Descent
Despicable Me
Despicable Me 2
Diabolique
Dial M for Murder
The Diamond Arm
Die Another Day
Die Hard
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Dirty Harry
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
District 9
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Django Unchained
Do the Right Thing
Doctor Zhivago
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Dog Day Afternoon
La Dolce Vita
Donnie Brasco
Donnie Darko
Dope
Double Indemnity
Down by Law
Downfall
Dr. No
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dracula
Dredd
Drive
Drugstore Cowboy
Duck Soup
Dumb and Dumber
Dumbo
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
East of Eden
Eastern Promises
Easy Rider
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
Edge of Tomorrow
Edward Scissorhands
Elephant
The Elephant Man
Elite Squad
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
The Emperor's New Groove
Empire of the Sun
End of Watch
Eraserhead
Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from New York
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Event Horizon
The Evil Dead
Evil Dead II
Ex Machina
The Exorcist
The Exterminating Angel
Eye in the Sky
Eyes without a Face
The Fall
Falling Down
Falling up
Fanny & Alexander
Fantasia
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Farewell My Concubine
Fargo
The Fault in Our Stars
Faust
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fearless
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
A Few Good Men
The Fifth Element
Fight Club
Finding Nemo
Finding Neverland
First Blood
A Fish Called Wanda
The Fisher King
Fitzcarraldo
Flash Gordon
Flight
Flipped
The Fly
For a Few Dollars More
Forbidden Planet
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forrest Gump
Four Lions
Frankenstein
The French Connection
Frenzy
Friday the 13th
From Here to Eternity
From Russia With Love
Fruitvale Station
The Fugitive
Furious 7
Galaxy Quest
The Game
Gandhi
Gangs of New York
Gangs of Wasseypur
Garden State
Gattaca
The General
George Carlin: Back in Town
George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing
Get Him to the Greek
Ghost in the Shell
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters II
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Gladiator
Glengarry Glen Ross
The Godfather
The Godfather: Part II
Godzilla
The Gold Rush
GoldenEye
Goldfinger
Gone Baby Gone
Gone Girl
Gone with the Wind
Good bye, Lenin!
Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Will Hunting
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Goodfellas
The Goonies
The Graduate
The Grand Budapest Hotel
La Grande Illusion
The Grapes of Wrath
Grave of the Fireflies
The Great Beauty
The Great Dictator
The Great Escape
The Great Gatsby
Grizzly Man
Groundhog Day
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Guns of Navarone
Hackers
La Haine
Halloween
The Hangover
Hannah and Her Sisters
Happiness
Happy Gilmore
Harakiri
A Hard Day's Night
Hardcore Henry
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harvey
The Hateful Eight
Headhunters
Heat
Hellboy
Hellraiser
The Help
Her
Hero
The Hidden Fortress
High and Low
High Noon
High Plains Drifter
The Holy Mountain
Hoop Dreams
Horrible Bosses
Hot Fuzz
Hot Tub Time Machine
Hotel Rwanda
House of Flying Daggers
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Howl's Moving Castle
Hugo
The Hundred-Foot Journey
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunt
The Hurt Locker
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am Legend
I Am Sam
I Saw the Devil
Ice Age
Ikiru
The Imitation Game
The Impossible
In Bruges
In the Heat of the Night
In the Loop
In the Mood for Love
In the Name of the Father
Inception
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Infernal Affairs
Inglourious Basterds
Inside Llewyn Davis
Inside Man
Inside Out
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
Interstellar
The Interview
Interview with the Vampire
Into the Wild
The Intouchables
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Ip Man
Ip Man 2
Ip Man 3
The Iron Giant
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 3
It Follows
It Happened One Night
It's a Wonderful Life
It's Such a Beautiful Day
Ivan's Childhood
Jacob's Ladder
Jaws
Jean de Florette
Jeepers Creepers
The Jerk
JFK
Jim Gaffigan: Beyond the Pale
Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed
Jim Jefferies: Alcoholocaust
Jim Jefferies: BARE
Jim Jefferies: Freedumb
Jim Jefferies: Fully Functional
Jim Jefferies: I Swear to God
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
John Wick
Judgment at Nuremberg
The Jungle Book
Juno
Jurassic Park
Kagemusha
Kes
Kick-Ass
The Kid
Kiki's Delivery Service
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
The Killing
The Killing Fields
Kind Hearts and Coronets
King Kong
The King of Comedy
The King's Speech
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Knocked Up
Kramer vs. Kramer
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
L.A. Confidential
Labyrinth
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
The Last Emperor
The Last King of Scotland
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last Picture Show
Late Spring
Laura
Law Abiding Citizen
Lawrence of Arabia
Leaving Las Vegas
The Legend of Drunken Master
The Legend of Kaspar Hauser
Legends of the Fall
The Lego Movie
Leon: The Professional
Let the Right One In
Lethal Weapon
Letters from Iwo Jima
Leviathan
Life Is Beautiful
Life of Pi
Limitless
Lincoln
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lion King
Little Big Man
The Little Mermaid
The Little Prince
Live and Let Die
The Lives of Others
The Lobster
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Locke
Lone Survivor
The Longest Day
Looper
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of War
Lost in Translation
Louis C.K.: Shameless
Love Actually
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro
M
The Machinist
Mad Max
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Mad Max: Fury Road
Magnolia
Make Way for Tomorrow
The Making of an Epic: Mohammad Messenger of God
The Maltese Falcon
A Man Escaped
The Man from Earth
The Man from Nowhere
Man on Fire
Man on Wire
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Would Be King
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Act 1: Intro/California
Part 4 – Sunrise
“Are you seeing this?”
Yes, thought Haywood, but she could scarcely believe it. They had camped overnight at the old junction on the All-American canal, so as to have the morning sun on their side in case Legion soldiers remained in Sunrise. They made their way down the Araz road and the settlement's namesake revealed the unending horror. The irony was not lost on her.
For over a mile along the side of the road stood wooden crosses, each affixed with a person - the settlers of Sunrise. There were so many that Haywood believed that there could be no one left to account for. She periodically checked for life signs from every few crosses, but all were still. For a moment, Haywood thought that perhaps it wasn't a raid at all: just a cruel slaughter.
“Have you noticed something?” Enquired Fernandez.
Apart from a road of death, what else was there to notice, she thought.
“They're all men.”
Fernandez was right. Haywood had yet caught on to this. Men, on every cross. Some as young as teenagers, and the elderly too, accompanied with every age in between. No women and no children. Haywood felt fear, she was not immune to it, but she had seen enough not to suffer from the feeling too often. This was something else - a sign of things to come.
“Come on. Let's check the town.”
There was not much to see. Every building had been burned to the ground. The fires had expired and apart from the odd smouldering bit of wood, the skies were clear.
“Well, now what?”
Fernandez's question was more than pertinent. They had orders to pursue Ungala, but on the understanding that they'd be able to acquire some information from the settlers and track him into Arizona. Haywood was at a loss.
“NCR?”
A deep booming voice came from behind. Their instinct took over and they aimed their weapons as they reeled around. The first thought from Haywood was that this was either someone who was very stupid, or who had never seen an NCR Ranger before. Yet, the moment she saw the individual whose voice it belonged to she dropped her guard.
Facing her was a monstrous humanoid: scaly and green – a Super Mutant. She had seen them before, but the majority had left the NCR many years ago, after the defeat of the Master - the leader of the initial Super Mutant scourge. However, the ones who had remained in the Republic were always friendly, well-mannered, and intelligent. This, added to the fact that a bullet would most likely merely aggravate the beast, was the determinant factors in her signal to Fernandez that she lowers her gun.
“Yeah, NCR Rangers.”
“You're late.”
“What happened here?”
“Legion. They came from over the river. Killed all the men. Took the women and children.”
“Why only take the women and children?”
“They raise the children: males become soldiers, females will replace their mothers as slaves and child bearers.”
Haywood felt sick. She didn't understand. She knew raiders could commit despicable acts against women, but they usually had women in their ranks. She knew that even in the NCR some fathers were not fit to bear the name, but women were revered in their society. The first NCR President was a woman, an idol to Haywood and to so many other females in the Republic. And now, these people were rewriting everything. Well, not on her watch.
“Which way did they go?”
“Back across the river.”
“Do you know where?”
“No, although if you're planning on going after them, I request to join you.”
“Captain, we can't take a mutie. No offence.”
“No offence taken, but I can look after myself. Also, I may have something you want to see.”
With that, the mutant turned and walked away without a word.
“I guess we should follow it.”
Haywood agreed. They walked alongside the lumbering juggernaut, flanking it on either side.
“Who are you?” Asked Haywood.
“My name is Gabby.”
“Gabby?”
“Yes. Well, that's what they call me. The humans that lived here.”
“Why?” Fernandez interjected.
“I believe it's ironic. A title that conveys to be very talkative, but I'm usually a woman of very few words.”
“Woman?”
“Yes, before I became a Super Mutant I was a woman, I believe. It was so long ago it's hard to remember.”
“And you lived here?”
“Yes, I suppose they thought I would make useful protection for the town.”
“Some good that did them.” Snorted Fernandez.
The mutant paused and faced Fernandez, who recoiled slightly.
“I dismembered five of their members before they decided I was not worth the effort. Would you like to find out how useful I am in a fight?”
The mutant briefly stared the ghoul down, then continued onwards. Haywood smiled to Fernandez.
“Never seen you that scared.”
“What about that time that man came onto me in Dayglow?”
They re-joined the mutant.
“My name is Captain Haywood, this is Sergeant Fernandez.”
“It is a pleasure to meet you.”
“Why are you so keen to join us?”
“I feel I owe these people. The Legion must pay for their crimes. I would have gone after them myself, but that would have been suicide even for a Super-Mutant.”
“You know of the Legion?”
“Oh yes, I have been east. Seen what they do. They are not so kind to mutants, and ghouls too if you weren't aware. So, I came back west and settled here.”
“You said that we were late. Were you expecting us?”
“I suppose. I was under the impression that the NCR was aware that a large Legion slaver party had camped across the river.”
“Why would you say that?”
“The settlers here may not be aware of how brutal the Legion can be, but when you see fires burning across the river, I'm assuming a messenger would have been sent for help.”
“We received no word, as far as I know.”
“Then the settlers here must have thought they could deal with the Legion themselves.”
“Don't you know?”
“I may be accepted here, but I'm not exactly privy to the decisions of the council.”
Haywood reflected on her discussion with the Agent from yesterday. It had been bothering her for some time that Christiansen had said that they had possible identification of the Legion leader, but they couldn't confirm, or perhaps were willing to divulge, if Sunrise had been attacked. Yet, if they did know of the attack, then why send them to check? Unless…
“He knew.”
“Who?” Asked Fernandez.
“Christiansen, not sure about Merritt. He told me during the meeting that they wanted Sunrise to join the Republic. So, they must have tracked the Legion raiding party across the river, knew that they were going to attack, but waited for Sunrise to ask for their help. Sunrise meanwhile knew this would set a precedent and lead to annexation, or they were just stubborn. Meanwhile, HQ hear no word of an attack, they don't even check until they've sent us. Either they want to disregard it, lest they get blamed for leaving it unprotected, or maybe they thought that the Legion decided not to attack. Whatever the case, they choose to ignore it until we told them about Vitus. Then they had no choice but to send the only ones who knew, and at the same time, we could do their dirty work by killing Ungala.”
“Vitus?” Asked the mutant.
“Yes, he was a legion scout we ran into the other day.”
“Funny you should say that…”
They had reached the Yuma Crossing Bridge on the Colorado River, still standing although a shadow of its former self. The river before them was calm, dividing the new ruins of Sunrise and the old ruins of Yuma on the opposite bank.
“It's very nice and all but why are we here? Fernandez questioned.
“A man came through here yesterday. He was dressed in Legion uniform. He calls himself Vitus.”
“Where is he?”
“Down there.”
The mutant pointed towards the shore on their side of the river bank. Vitus was submerged in the shallows of the river, his upper torso and head above the water line. He was still and bowed over slightly.
“He's still alive. I found him weeping in the Sunrise ruins. Never seen a man of the Legion cry. I had half a mind to take his head, but I thought he could prove useful for interrogation. He offered little resistance. I tied him up and fastened a stone to his feet casting him into shallows. I said that if he didn't talk then the river would take him. I still don't think he's realised that the Colorado has no tide.”
“Has he talked?”
“Yes, plenty. He says that he's on my side. Says he's trying to rescue a friend.”
“Then I think it's time we had a little chat with our new friend.”
Vitus trembled next to the fire they had constructed near the ruins of Sunrise. Gabby stood behind him, supervising his movements in case he made any attempt to escape. Haywood took a seat next to him and handed him a flask. He looked at it quizzically.
“New Republic whiskey. It'll warm you up.”
After taking a long sip, he spluttered heavily before finding his composure.
“I'm sorry I drugged you both. I didn't know if you would let me go.”
Vitus spoke softly and carefully. His sentences were sometimes broken, but his words always articulate.
“Best night's sleep I've had in years.” Joked Fernandez.
“Let's start at the beginning, Vitus. Tell me everything you know.”
Vitus handed the flask back to Haywood. He brushed his hair back.
“Many summers ago, before I was Legion, a man came to my village. His name was Peter Lowell. He was a kind and learned man. He came from a tribe, or um what you call group? Called the Followers.”
“The Followers of the Apocalypse?”
“Yes. He said he was there to look at the broken wall: the dam in the River of Souls. But instead, he stayed with us for two summers. The Elders did not like him living in the village as he was outsider, so, he lived in a cave above the river. We youngsters liked him.”
He paused briefly.
“Walks-Among-the-Stars especially, she spent much time with him.”
“Sorry, walk where?”
“No, her name. Her name is Walks-Among-the-Stars. It is a tribal name. She is the last of… my old tribe - The Painted Rocks.”
“If she's from your tribe, how come she's the last?”
“I am Legion. Only Legion. That is the way it is and must be.”
“Okay, go on.” Haywood gestured for him to continue.
“Peter taught her much about his knowledge, and she taught him about our ways. But when the Legion came, they killed him along with the elders and many of our warriors. I was taken but she hid. After a time, I left the Legion, not for good, but as a speculatore, I am expected to be gone for many months, so I returned to my old village. I found her in Peter's cave. She thought I meant her harm, but I was just happy to see her alive. I would visit her as often as I could, but she is strong, stronger than me, a survivor, and she knows much. If my brothers could only see how much she knows, but they would kill her, so I kept her secret. Every time she would tell me of what she had learned, none of it I understood. The last time though, she told me she had broke the password. On those windows.”
“Windows?”
“The box windows, with words.”
“I think he’s referring to a terminal.” Gabby suggested.
“Yes, on this terminal she heard Peter's voice. I have it… or I did.”
He looked up to Gabby.
“He has a holodisk in his bag. I have it here.”
Gabby handed the bag to Haywood.
“Okay, I'll listen to it later. Carry on.”
“I do not understand it, but she said it could save the Legion. She said that she needed to get over the great river. That she needed my help. How could I refuse her? But it would mean I would have to betray my brothers. I thought maybe I could bring her here and then return to my brothers.”
“How can you stand being with those people?” Snarled Fernandez.
“They are my family. I have become a great speculatore. I find many places for them. I found a place of the old world north of here and I found this place.”
He fell silent.
“I remembered this place and brought her here. But my brothers had already arrived. She gave me that message, in case we were separated. I tried to protect her, but they took her away. I escaped, but only just. I walked west.”
“Why?”
“I would die if I went east and I would be no good to her dead.”
He began to tear, looking up to the sky.
“What is your name?” He asked Haywood.
“You can call me Captain Haywood.”
“Do you have family Captain?”
“Yes, my parents live in Junktown.”
“And is your tribe – NCR - your family too?”
“NCR is my country. I love my country very much.”
“It is the same for me. Legion is my family, and I serve only them until death. But Walk-Among-the-Stars, she deserves to carry the name of the tribe. I will protect her even against my brothers. She believes in me. Without her, I would have forgotten my past. My tribe, my old life. I would be like my brothers, with only the Legion to serve. For this, she deserves to be free.”
“And what of the others Vitus? The women and children that were taken from here?”
“Many women are not like Stars, not like you. They are worse than dissolute. Degenerates. They live better as a slave.”
“Can I please shoot this guy?” Fernandez queried.
“Vitus, do you know where they may have taken your friend?”
“Yes. There is a great camp, a slave camp, in what they call Quartzsite. They will be taken there to be sold.”
“Do you know a man called Ungala? Ungala the Despoiler.”
Vitus' eyes narrowed on Haywood.
“Centurion Ungala. He is mighty, brave and one you do not want to fail. It was he who led the raid.”
“Would you recognise him if you saw him?”
“Of course, I have served him many times. He wears the face of a deathclaw…”
“Yes, I know.”
“But, I have failed him, he would kill me.”
“But if you take me to Quartzite, to Ungala, I can help rescue your friend.”
“Skipper…” Fernandez croaked.
“I suppose, but what of them?”
“They're coming with us.”
“They are not pure. If my brothers see them…”
“Let me worry about that. But listen to me Vitus: I will be in charge, do you understand?”
“Yes, I understand the principles of disciplinam.”
“But do you understand me?”
Vitus took his time before answering carefully.
“Yes, save my friend Captain and I will serve you loyally.”
“Okay, what about this tape…”
“It talks of the metal soldiers.”
“Metal soldiers? You mean robots?”
“I do not know, just that they are secret.”
Haywood studied the holodisk. Its distinctive orange colour was faded, but it was otherwise intact.
“Is there anywhere to play this?” Haywood asked the mutant. “Yes, there are terminals in the old prison across the way. In the museum.”
“Alright, Fernandez, keep an eye on Vitus. Gabby, keep an eye on Fernandez.”
Fernandez dispatched a curse Haywood's way as she journeyed to the longstanding prison. She entered through the ancient broken gates and past the old cells. She knew little of history but knew it must have served a similar purpose as the NCRCF's that held raiders and traitors throughout California. The museum had caved in partially and many of the items inside had been taken, most likely by the settlers of Sunrise. However, a terminal stood on a desk of the museum shop, useless for farmers and traders, but still running due to its internal atomic battery. She powered the old machine and loaded the disk into the drive. The disk crackled for a moment before activating and broadcasting the deep voice of a male:
“If you're listening to this Stars, then I am sorry. I am dead and I was never able to say goodbye. You must understand that I encrypted my terminal as I was unsure who may have had access. As you now know, the answer was in your name: stars, the sign you were born under. If I had made it any more obvious then this may have landed into the wrong hands.
I suppose I should start from the beginning: I left the Boneyard on behalf of the Followers on a journey into the Mojave Desert. My mission was to uncover the secrets of the great tower in the city that was once known as Las Vegas. From what I had learned, this tower – the Lucky 38 casino – was owned by Robert House, the pre-war genius and founder of Rob-Co industries. As a structural engineer, it was my task to find out how the building had avoided any signs of structural degradation in contrast to the skyscrapers of Boneyard that had long since collapsed. Traders and travellers spoke of the tower with mystery, but what I did not expect was to find the building occupied. House was alive. There was little contemporary information available but it was believed that he had perished in the Great War. Now, here he was, alive and well, with the secret of longevity, far more valuable than anything I would find on structural durability.
He was willing to trade his secret if I could retrieve something for him: a poker chip. He said that it could be found in the ruins of what was once called Sunnydale, and he offered me more caps than all the Water Merchants of the Hub. ‘Do this,’ he said, ‘and I will share Vegas with you.’ He wouldn't tell me anything more: what it was for, or even what it was exactly. House may be a genius, but his love of monetary wealth is his frailty. I assumed he was lying - an excuse to get rid of me.
So, I conducted my own research. Some of the operating systems he was using were old and easy to hack. I found information referring to a weather station on Fortification Hill near the old Hoover Dam. Inside was a vault of some sort. I deducted that this place may actually be where he was ‘housed’ if you excuse the pun. Inside could be the secret to everlasting life. Instead, I learnt that it contained an army: an undisclosed army of machines. With such an army, America could once again re-settled, and the marauders and slavers placated for good.
Despite my efforts, however, I was unable to open it. I had a plan though: the dam. If I could reroute power from the dam to the station, then maybe it may overload the blast doors protecting the inner sanctum, forcing them to open. Scavenging the ruins of Sunnydale back west for a mysterious chip was never in question, so I worked on optimising power output from the dam to the station. My understanding of hydraulic engineering was lacking, and only one turbine seemed operable. I would need more power.
I know I went out on a limb, alone into the wastes, but we Followers can be too restrained on our objectives sometimes. I found a map at Hoover that indicated all the dams in south-western America. I concluded that if I could find a dam in better condition, then maybe I could reroute power through the grid back to the station. If not, then at least I would learn more about turbine control and maintenance. The risk was worth the prize in the vault.
I made my way down the Colorado, examining the Parker, and then the Alamo on the Bill Williams, but both were breached. I headed deeper into Arizona, to the Painted Rock Dam. I should have known. Hoover was one of a kind. Painted Dam was merely a flood control dam. And what's more, it was also breached. I had navigated my way down the Colorado, avoiding lurks, raiders and deathclaws, but I didn't know the simple difference between pre-war dams.
That was two years ago, and here I remain. Your tribe fascinated me. Ferocious, but tactful. Traditional, but perceptive. Almost overnight I became more an anthropologist, and less so an engineer. The side project ultimately became my main focus. I may have learned nothing about dam's, but much about people. That rad-scorpion sting I got in the leg was the final factor in my decision and I abandoned my venture – there was no way I would make it back to the Mojave. I spent too much time on House's secrets of longevity, engineering, and robotics that I forgot about people. The Followers have always claimed to have the opposite goals of the Brotherhood of Steel and now I'm proving it.
I would have let go, but on my travels, I heard about the rise of the Legion. When Bill Calhoun returned, he warned us of their threat, but we didn't listen. Maybe this recording will prove to be a tragic irony, and that my death was a result of their arrival, but the risk is that many in the tribe would set out to find them if they knew of their existence, and would willingly join. If I am wrong, then I hope I did all I could to protect you and the tribe. But it also means that you must find a way to open that vault. I have taught you all I can, and on this terminal, you will find my notes. I don't know how or whether you can do it, but I believe in you. If necessary tell the NCR, the Followers, or even House. The Legion cannot know of this. With such an army, nothing will stop them.
I never had a daughter, or any family to speak of, but I consider you as the child I never had.
Goodbye.
Peter Lowell, Follower of the Apocalypse.”

Around the state
Tunes and Tacos – Apr 14-15. Salsa Queen competition, tastings, local chefs competing for the title of Yuma’s Taco King, amazing live entertainment, competitive eating contests, KidsZone with games, inflatables, rides and fun activities, complimentary tequila tastings. Yuma.
Penitentiary Pint Fest – Apr 15. Beer tasting, live music, munchies at Yuma Territorial Prison. Yuma.
Lucas Oil Drag Boat Races – Apr 14-15. This is a form of racing in which nitro methane Top Fuel machines vaporize the liquid ¼ mile in just 4.7 seconds at over 250 mph. Parker.
Rillito Park Farmers Market – Apr 14-16. Seasonal chef & cooking demonstrations, special planting events, bike events and market music. Tucson.
Star Party at Homolovi State Park – Apr 15. Bring a chair, red illumination flashlight, refreshments, and bug repellent. Picnic facilities and grills are available at the Homolovi State Park Visitor Center. Free with cost of park entry. Winslow.
Beat Back Buffelgrass Day – Apr 15. Help conserve native plant species in Catalina State Park by coming out to remove invasive nonnative buffelgrass. Bring sturdy shoes, long pants, a sun hat, plenty of water and a healthy snack for energy. Tucson.
In the Phoenix area
Maricopa County Fair – Apr 12-16. Rides, food, vendors, agriculture and livestock. Phoenix.
Phoenix Pet Expo – Apr 14-15. Low cost vaccines, live entertainment, costume contest, exhibitors, obedience demonstrations, adoptable animals. Phoenix.
Mesa Arts & Crafts Fest – Apr 15. Last one of the season! Creations from local artists, food, live music. Mesa.
Plan Ahead
Pima County Fair – Apr 20-30.
Great Southwest Cajun Fest – Apr 22. Music, beer, watermelon, wing and crawfish eating contests. Chandler.
Bat Day – Apr 22. Celebrate bats at Kartchner Caverns State Park. Benson.
Earth Day Festival – Apr 22. Parade, entertainment, information. Tucson.
Southeast Arizona Wine Growers Festival – Apr 22-23. Wine releases, 18 Top Arizona Wineries or acclaimed winemakers, award-winning wine, gourmet food, a professional two-day chili cook-off and hot salsa contest and live music. Elgin.
Marana Bluegrass Festival – Apr 28-30. Bluegrass music, workshops, raffle prizes. Marana.
There is always so much going on at the state and regional parks - way more than I can type out each week. Take a look at the calendars and plan some fun stuff!
Maricopa County Parks – Check here for events at Maricopa County Regional Parks.
Arizona State Parks – Check here for events at Arizona State Parks.
Pima County Parks – Click on the Calendar link to the right for a listing of events.