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Where was Michael Jackson's Thriller filmed?

1983 music video for the song of the same name by Michael Jackson directed by John Landis

Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983) was filmed in Los Angeles, South Pasadena, Downtown Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, Echo Park, Boyle Heights and 3 more places, 9 places named in its Wikipedia article, in the United States. Wikidata records no filming location for it at all, so the article is the only recorded source. Each place says where its claim comes from.

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Places per Wikipedia's article

The Wikipedia article names 9 places. Each links to the sentence that says so.

Towns & cities Los Angeles United States Seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
Towns & cities South Pasadena United States City in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Towns & cities Downtown Los Angeles United States Central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States
“Thriller was filmed at the Palace Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, the junction of Union Pacific Avenue and South Calzona Street in the Boyle Heights neighborhood (for the zombie scene), and 1345 Carroll Avenue in the Angeleno Heights neighborhood of Echo Park (for the final house scene).” Wikipedia
Towns & cities East Los Angeles United States Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Towns & cities Echo Park United States Neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
Towns & cities Angelino Heights United States Neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA
Landmarks & buildings Palace Theatre United States Movie theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States
Streets & squares Carroll Avenue United States Street in Los Angeles, California
Towns & cities Boyle Heights United States Neighborhood east of Downtown Los Angeles on the East Side of Los Angeles, California, United States

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How I Met Your MotherRomantic comedy series2005–2014
Blade RunnerScience fiction film1982
Spider-ManScience fiction film2002
Iron ManScience fiction film2008
The Great DictatorWar film1940Commons

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Set in the same places

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