Where was American Graffiti filmed?
1973 film directed by George Lucas
American Graffiti (1973) was filmed in San Francisco — 1 recorded filming location in the United States. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Filming locations
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 9 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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🏙 Towns & cities
San Rafael
🇺🇸 United States
city and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States
“Although American Graffiti is set in 1962 Modesto, Lucas believed the city had changed too much in ten years and initially chose San Rafael as the primary shooting location.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Richmond
🇺🇸 United States
city in Contra Costa County, California, United States
“In addition to Petaluma, other locations included Mel's Drive-In in San Francisco, Sonoma, Richmond, Novato, and the Buchanan Field Airport in Concord.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Mill Valley
🇺🇸 United States
city in Marin County, California, United States
“The freshman hop dance was filmed in the Gus Gymnasium, previously known as the Boys Gym, at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Petaluma
🇺🇸 United States
city in Sonoma County, California, United States
“Much of the 1973 movie American Graffiti directed by George Lucas and produced by Francis Ford Coppola was filmed in Petaluma.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Sonoma
🇺🇸 United States
city in Sonoma County, California, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Novato
🇺🇸 United States
city in Marin County, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Buchanan Field Airport
🇺🇸 United States
county-owned public-use airport in Contra Costa County, California, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Concord
🇺🇸 United States
city in Contra Costa County, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Tamalpais High School
🇺🇸 United States
high school in California, United States
Places whose own article says it was shot there
4 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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San Rafael United States
“Portions of the Universal movie production American Graffiti were filmed in downtown San Rafael under George Lucas's direction, and portions of THX 1138 were shot at the Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael.” Wikipedia
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Mill Valley United States
“In George Lucas' film American Graffiti (1973), the sock hop dance scenes were filmed in the high school's boys' gymnasium.” Wikipedia
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Sonoma County United States
“American Graffiti was filmed largely in Petaluma.” Wikipedia
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Buchanan Field Airport United States
“In 1972, George Lucas used Buchanan Field Airport for one of the last exterior scenes in the movie American Graffiti.” Wikipedia
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- Titanic 1997
- The Matrix 1999
- Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
- Ant-Man 2015
- All About Eve 1950
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989
- Vertigo 1958
- Venom 2018
- Basic Instinct 1992
- Milk 2008
- Star Trek 2009
- The Birds 1963
Set in the same places
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Watch Dogs 2
- SimCity
- Crazy Taxi
- Driver: San Francisco
- Asphalt Legends
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 2000
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
- Dead Island 2
- Avengers
- Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
- Vanquish
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does American Graffiti have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 9 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across the United States.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Titanic (1997), The Matrix (1999), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Ant-Man (2015) 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.