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Val Verde is a fictional country or city used by Hollywood filmmakers (mostly 20th Century Fox) when they require a South/Central American locale without getting into legal or diplomatic disputes. The name translates as "Green Valley", as "Val" is the Portuguese〔(Word in Priberam Portuguese dictionary )〕 and Spanish apocopic word, the old-fashioned French word, and Friulian, Galician, Romansch and Venetian words for "valley". ==Appearances== It has appeared in a number of films and television programs: *''Commando'' (1985), Arius (Dan Hedaya) is the former ruler of Val Verde and sends John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger) to kill the current president but he escapes en route. In the movie, the country is an 11-hour flight from Los Angeles International Airport, which places it approximately 5500 miles from California and is likely to be near Chile, Paraguay or Brazil. *According to the novelization of the 1987 film ''Predator'', Alan "Dutch" Schaeffer's (Arnold Schwarzenegger) rescue team is sent to Val Verde ostensibly to rescue an American politician. However, in ''Predators'' (2010), Isabelle (Alice Braga) states that the events of the original film took place in Guatemala. *''Supercarrier'' (1988) the USS ''Georgetown'' commanded by Capt. Henry K. 'Hank' Madigan (Dale Dye) docks in Val Verde just as civil war breaks out. *''Die Hard 2'' (1990), General Ramon Esperanza (Franco Nero) is from Val Verde. *''Adventure Inc.'' (2003), Episode 10 of Season 1 was titled "Plague Ship of Val Verde". *''Rise of the Dinosaurs'' (2013), US soldiers land there without authorization and meet dinosaurs. Shared personnel link all appearances. ''Commando'', ''Die Hard 2'' and ''Adventure Inc.'' were written by Steven E. de Souza, ''Commando'' and ''Predator'' both star Schwarzenegger, and both films, along with Die Hard 2, were produced by Joel Silver; de Souza produced the ABC TV series ''Supercarrier''. Steven de Souza has also set the Devil's Due comic book ''Sheena'' in Val Verde and described his reason for using it:〔(Return of the Queen: de Souza Talks "Sheena" ), Comic Book Resources, January 7, 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Val Verde (fictional country)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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