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 cameo by porn star Ron Jeremy. "Piranha 3-D" was filmed in Lake Havasu in 2009. The city was called Lake Victoria in the film. It was directed by Alexandre Aja and starred Adam Scott, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Brook, Richard Dreyfuss, Jerry O'Connell, Ving Rhames and Christopher Lloyd. The film is a remake of the 1978 film "Piranha". It debuted in Lake Havasu on Thursday, August 19, 2010, and was released nationally on August 20, 2010. In 2009 Travis Pastrana and the rest of the Nitro Circus crew filmed an entire episode of their TV show in Lake Havasu that aired