London Bridge (Lake Havasu City) on the east shore of Lake Havasu, a large reservoir on the Colorado River. McCulloch purchased the bridge as a tourist attraction for Lake Havasu, which was then far from the usual tourist track. The idea was successful, bringing interested tourists and retirement home buyers to the area. Originally, the deserted Lake Havasu vacant land was given to the state of Arizona by the U.S. Federal Government. The federal property was an abandoned military landing strip. McCulloch made a deal with the state government and received the property for free with a promise to develop the land. But the real
Lake Havasu City, Arizona to the spirit of Jack the Ripper, whose soul is transported to America in one of the bricks of the London Bridge. The director Andy Sidaris has directed three soft-core adult films in Lake Havasu: 1989's "Savage Beach", 1990's "Guns", and 1992's "Hard Hunted". In the film "Falling Down" (1993), Robert Duvall's character Sergeant Prendergast speaks about how he plans to retire in Lake Havasu City. MTV featured Lake Havasu during its Spring Break coverage in 1995. The comedy-adventure "Border to Border" was filmed in Lake Havasu in 1998. Actor Curtis Armstrong and Lisa Arturo were the leads, with a