Where was Poltergeist II: The Other Side filmed?
1986 film by Brian Gibson
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) was filmed in Los Angeles, Zurich, Phoenix, Culver City, Altadena, Chinle and 2 more places, 8 places named in its Wikipedia article, in the United States, Switzerland. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as Arizona, California. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
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Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 8 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
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Culver City
🇺🇸 United States
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“For interior sequences that required elaborate effects, replicas of the Altadena residence were constructed on Stage 30 of the MGM Studios in Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
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Altadena
🇺🇸 United States
census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“A private residence in Altadena, California, served as Gramma Jess (Geraldine Fitzgerald)'s Phoenix home, while tract homes in Encino served as a stand-in for the Cuesta Verde neighborhood.” Wikipedia
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Encino
🇺🇸 United States
neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States
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Zurich
🇨🇭 Switzerland
most populous city in Switzerland and capital of the canton of Zurich
“Because Giger did not want to leave Zurich for long periods of time, his colleague Cornelius De Fries was hired to represent Giger at the studio during production.” Wikipedia
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Phoenix
🇺🇸 United States
capital city of the U.S. state of Arizona and seat of Maricopa County
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
🇺🇸 United States
national monument in Apache County, Arizona
“The opening desert scenes featuring Taylor (Will Sampson) involving the Hopi obelisk were filmed at the Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Chinle, Arizona.” Wikipedia
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Chinle
🇺🇸 United States
census designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Arizona, 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
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Poltergeist II: The Other Side have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 8 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.