Where was Bagdad Café filmed?
1987 film directed by Percy Adlon
Bagdad Café (1987) was filmed in Mojave Desert, U.S. Route 66, Barstow, Daggett, Newberry Springs and Bagdad, 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, in the United States. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as California. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 6 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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Landscapes & nature
Mojave Desert
United States
desert in southwestern United States
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Streets & squares
U.S. Route 66
United States
former U.S. Numbered Highway in the United States
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Towns & cities
Barstow
United States
city in San Bernardino County, California, United States
“The town of Barstow, California reminded the couple of "purgatory." The film was shot in sequence.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Daggett
United States
unincorporated community in California
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Towns & cities
Newberry Springs
United States
unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California
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Towns & cities
Bagdad
United States
ghost town in San Bernardino County, California, United States
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in California, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable (a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote), so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: United States
Also shot in these places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Bagdad Café have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Chinatown (1974), Volcano (1997), Venus as a Boy (2021) and Courage Under Fire (1996), 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.