Where was Koyaanisqatsi filmed?
1982 film by Godfrey Reggio
Koyaanisqatsi (1982) was filmed in Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, Pruitt–Igoe, The Lot at Formosa and Horseshoe Canyon, 5 places named in its Wikipedia article's Filming section, in the United States. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as the United States. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
Part of the Qatsi trilogy
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Places per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 5 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
Los Angeles
🇺🇸 United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
“Reggio later chose to shoot in Los Angeles and New York City.” Wikipedia
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🎬 Studios & sets
The Lot at Formosa
🇺🇸 United States
Hollywood backlot
“While Reggio was working on post-production at the Samuel Goldwyn Studio in 1981, he met film director Francis Ford Coppola through an associate from Zoetrope Studios, Coppola's production company.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Los Angeles International Airport
🇺🇸 United States
airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area
“The shot of the Boeing 747 was filmed at Los Angeles International Airport, and was the longest continuous shot in the film.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Pruitt–Igoe
🇺🇸 United States
former public housing in St. Louis, Missouri
“Footage of the Pruitt–Igoe housing project was shot from a helicopter, and Fricke nearly passed out during filming, having never flown in a helicopter before.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Horseshoe Canyon
🇺🇸 United States
canyon in Emery and Wayne counties in Utah, United States
“Coppola also decided to introduce and end the film with footage of pictographs from the Great Gallery at Horseshoe Canyon in Utah after visiting the site and becoming fascinated by the ancient sandstone murals.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in the United States, 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
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Koyaanisqatsi have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 5 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Pulp Fiction (1994), The Dark Knight (2008), Back to the Future (1985), Fight Club (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.