Where was Donnie Darko filmed?
2001 film directed by Richard Kelly
Donnie Darko (2001) was filmed in Long Beach and Santa Monica: 2 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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Towns & cities
Long Beach
United States
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“Most of the film was shot in Long Beach, California; Kelly was uninterested in shooting elsewhere because he wanted to portray a strong suburban feel.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Santa Monica
United States
beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“The theatre marquee was shot at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 4 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
Loyola High School
United States
high school in California, United States
“The golf course scenes were filmed at Virginia Country Club and the school scenes were shot at Loyola High School.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Aero Theatre
United States
movie theater in Santa Monica, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Los Cerritos, Long Beach, California
United States
neighborhood of Long Beach in Los Angeles, California, United States
“In August 2000, another home on Country Club Drive was used as the fictional home for the teenager Donnie Darko in the 2001 drama/psychological thriller/science fiction film Donnie Darko.” Wikipedia
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Streets & squares
Angeles Crest Highway
United States
highway over the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles County (CA)
“The opening scene with Donnie waking up was the first to be filmed; it was shot at sunrise on the Angeles Crest Highway.” Wikipedia
Places whose own article says it was shot there
1 place 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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Angeles Crest Highway United States
“The motion picture Donnie Darko, released in 2001, was partially filmed on Angeles Crest Highway.” Wikipedia
Also shot in these places
- Titanic 1997
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003
- Iron Man 2008
- American Beauty 1999
- La La Land 2016
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011
- Transformers 2007
- The Fast and the Furious 2001
- The Aviator 2004
- Angels & Demons 2009
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011
- Modern Times 1936
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Donnie Darko have?
2 places recorded on Wikidata, and 4 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, all in the United States.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Titanic (1997), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Iron Man (2008), American Beauty (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.