The popular Twilight film saga that turned Forks, Port Angeles and the North Olympic Peninsula into a popular tourist destination 17 years ago returned to the big screen this week.  The 2008 film is playing for a limited run in theaters across the nation through November 6, according to the film’s distributor Fathom Events.

The movie — starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson — follows a teenager who moves to Forks and falls in love with a mysterious classmate who turns out to be a vampire.

The story helped turn Forks and Port Angeles and the surrounding forest areas that inspired the film’s moody, rain-soaked atmosphere into major tourist destinations for fans of the series.

Fathom Events says the re-release is part of its special-event lineup, bringing popular and classic films back to theaters for limited runs.

It’ll be interesting to see if the film’s re-release could spur any kind of growth as a tourist destination once again for Forks and the Olympic Peninsula.\

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