Where was Back to the Future filmed?
1985 film directed by Robert Zemeckis
Back to the Future (1985) was filmed in Los Angeles and Gamble House — 2 recorded filming locations in the United States. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Part of the Back to the Future film series
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Filming locations
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🏙 Towns & cities
Los Angeles
🇺🇸 United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
“The production used many locations in and around Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Gamble House
🇺🇸 United States
historic house in Pasadena, California, USA
“The exterior of the house gained worldwide exposure as the Brown Mansion, the home (in 1955) of Emmett "Doc" Brown in the 1985 movie Back to the Future and more prominently in the 1990 movie Back to the Future Part III.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 16 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 clock tower and town square are structures on the Universal Studios Lot in Universal City, California.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Universal Studios Hollywood
🇺🇸 United States
amusement park in Los Angeles, California, United States
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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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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Griffith Park
🇺🇸 United States
municipal park in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States
“Other locations include the basement of the Hollywood United Methodist Church where the school dance was filmed, and Griffith Park, where Marty begins his drive to the courthouse to return to 1985, passing by a lamp post outside the Greek Theatre.” Wikipedia
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🎬 Studios & sets
Golden Oak Ranch
🇺🇸 United States
Movie ranch in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“The exterior house featured in the original 1961 film The Parent Trap was also shot on the ranch, as was the Peabody farm from the Universal film Back to the Future.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Newhall
🇺🇸 United States
district of Santa Clarita, California, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Whittier
🇺🇸 United States
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“Whittier High School in the city of Whittier is the Hill Valley high school.” Wikipedia
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🎬 Studios & sets
Courthouse Square
🇺🇸 United States
part of backlot at Universal Studios in California
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🏙 Towns & cities
City of Industry
🇺🇸 United States
city in the San Gabriel Valley, in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States
“The City of Industry is the home of the Puente Hills Mall, a major shopping center that was the Twin Pines/Lone Pine Mall in the Back to the Future movie series.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Greek Theatre
🇺🇸 United States
music venue in Los Angeles, California, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
San Jose
🇺🇸 United States
city and county seat of Santa Clara County, California, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Arleta
🇺🇸 United States
neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States of America
“Marty's home and the surrounding Lyon estates are in Arleta, Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Whittier High School
🇺🇸 United States
high school in California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Robert R. Blacker House
🇺🇸 United States
historic house in California, United States
“In the movie Back to the Future, interior shots of Doc Brown's house were taken inside the Blacker House; the exterior shots were of the Blacker House's "smaller brother", the Gamble House.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Puente Hills Mall
🇺🇸 United States
Shopping mall is Los Angeles County, California, United States
“Puente Hills Mall served as a filming location for the fictional Twin Pines Mall (later Lone Pine Mall) in the 1985 film Back to the Future.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Hollywood United Methodist Church
🇺🇸 United States
church building in California, United States of America
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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Burbank United States
“Back to the Future (1985) shot extensively on the Universal Studios backlot but also filmed band audition scenes at the McCambridge Park Rec Center, and Doc's Garage on Victory Place.” Wikipedia
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Griffith Park United States
“It was used as a location in the first two Back to the Future movies.” Wikipedia
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Arleta United States
“Arleta was also the filming location for the fictitious McFly family home and neighborhood in the Back to the Future series.” Wikipedia
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Hollywood United Methodist Church United States
“The "Enchantment Under the Sea" dance scenes in Back to the Future and Back to the Future Part II were filmed in the church's gymnasium, as was the talent show scene in That Thing You Do!.” Wikipedia
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Back to the Future have?
2 places recorded on Wikidata, and 16 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), Fight Club (1999), The Terminator (1984) 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.