Where was A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) filmed?
1984 film directed by Wes Craven
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) was filmed in Los Angeles — 1 recorded filming location in the United States. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Part of the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series
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Filming locations
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🏙 Towns & cities
Los Angeles
🇺🇸 United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
“Craven filmed A Nightmare on Elm Street in Los Angeles on an estimated budget of $1.1 million.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 6 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Lincoln Heights Jail
🇺🇸 United States
former jail in Los Angeles, California, US
“The boiler room scenes and police station interior were shot in the Lincoln Heights Jail (closed since 1965) building, while the exterior used for the police station was Cahuenga Branch Library.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
John Marshall High School
🇺🇸 United States
high school located in Los Angeles, California, USA
“The high school the protagonists attend was filmed at John Marshall High School, where many other productions such as Grease and Pretty in Pink have been filmed.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Evergreen Cemetery
🇺🇸 United States
cemetery in Los Angeles, California
“Rod's burial was filmed at Evergreen Cemetery.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Potsdam
🇺🇸 United States
village in New York, United States
“The student film parodied contemporary horror films, and was filmed along Elm Street in Potsdam, New York.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Cahuenga Branch
🇺🇸 United States
public library in Los Angeles, California, USA
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
American Jewish University
🇺🇸 United States
private university in Los Angeles, California
“The American Jewish University on 15600 Mulholland Drive was used for the Katja Institute for the Study of Sleep Disorders visited by Marge and Nancy.” Wikipedia
Also shot in these places
- Pulp Fiction 1994
- The Dark Knight 2008
- Back to the Future 1985
- Fight Club 1999
- The Terminator 1984
- Interstellar 2014
- The Avengers 2012
- The X-Files 1993–2018
- How I Met Your Mother 2005–2014
- Blade Runner 1982
- Spider-Man 2002
- Iron Man 2008
Set in the same places
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
- L.A. Noire
- Duke Nukem 3D
- Battlefield Hardline
- 24: The Game
- Duke Nukem
- Mario Kart Tour
- Hotel Dusk: Room 215
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction per its source work 2022
- Track & Field
- Wasteland 2
- Great Pretender
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does A Nightmare on Elm Street have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across the United States.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Pulp Fiction (1994), The Dark Knight (2008), Back to the Future (1985), Fight Club (1999) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.