A recent growth in the interest of Imperial County as a filming location, has spurred growth in servicing this industry. Because of the county's desert environment and proximity to Los Angeles, California, movies are sometimes filmed in the sand dunes outside the agricultural portions of the county. These have included "Return of the Jedi", "Stargate", "The Scorpion King", and "Into the Wild". Additionally, portions of the 2005 film "Jarhead" were filmed here because of its similarity to the desert terrain of Iraq.