Where was Apollo 13 filmed?
1995 film by Ron Howard
Apollo 13 (1995) was filmed in San Diego, Kennedy Space Center, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Merritt Island, Santa Catalina Island and Ambassador Hotel: 6 recorded filming locations in the United States. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Filming locations
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Landmarks & buildings
Ambassador Hotel
United States
defunct hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States
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Towns & cities
San Diego
United States
seat of San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California
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Towns & cities
Santa Catalina Island
United States
island in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
United States
NASA field center in Houston, Texas, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Kennedy Space Center
United States
US space launch site in Florida
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Towns & cities
Merritt Island
United States
census designated place in Brevard County, Florida, United States
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 3 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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Studios & sets
Universal Studios Lot
United States
television and film studio complex in Universal City, California
“The final three weeks of filming took place in the stages on the Universal Studios Lot in Universal City, California, where two life-size replicas of both the command module and the lunar module were built for simultaneous shooting on different soundstages.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Universal City
United States
community in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Houston
United States
seat of Harris County, and largest city in State of Texas, United States
Places whose own article says it was shot there
2 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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Burbank United States
“While filming Apollo 13 (1995) and Coach Carter (2005), the producers shot scenes at Burbank's Safari Inn Motel.” Wikipedia
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Vehicle Assembly Building United States
“The building has been used as a backdrop in several Hollywood movies including Marooned, SpaceCamp, Apollo 13, Contact, and others.” Wikipedia
Also shot in these places
- Forrest Gump 1994
- Catch Me If You Can 2002
- The Mask 1994
- Pretty Woman 1990
- The Graduate 1967
- Beverly Hills, 90210 1990–2000
- Scream 2 1997
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998
- True Romance 1993
- Angel 1999–2004
- Tango & Cash 1989
- S.W.A.T. 2003
Set in the same places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Apollo 13 have?
6 places recorded on Wikidata, and 3 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, all in the United States.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Forrest Gump (1994), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Mask (1994), Pretty Woman (1990) 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.