Where was Rocky filmed?
1976 film directed by John Avildsen
Rocky (1976) was filmed in Philadelphia and Santa Monica — 2 recorded filming locations in the United States. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Part of the Rocky film series
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Filming locations
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Towns & cities
Santa Monica
United States
beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Philadelphia
United States
largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and seat of Philadelphia County
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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Towns & cities
Los Angeles
United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Philadelphia Museum of Art
United States
art museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Streets & squares
Rocky Steps
United States
construction
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Landmarks & buildings
Spectrum
United States
former indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Places whose own article says it was shot there
2 places 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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Rocky Steps United States
“Rocky creator Sylvester Stallone has recounted that the genesis of the iconic scene occurred when the 1976 film crew for the movie, constrained by a tight budget, identified the steps one night while searching for filming locations around the city.” Wikipedia
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Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena United States
“The heavyweight championship fight scenes between Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed characters in the 1976 Best Picture winner Rocky and its first sequel, Rocky II, were filmed at the arena as a stand-in for the Spectrum in Philadelphia.” Wikipedia
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- Forrest Gump 1994
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991
- The Social Network 2010
- Donnie Darko 2001
- The Big Lebowski 1998
- Crash 2004
- Heat 1995
- Ocean's Eleven 2001
- Speed 1994
- The Sting 1973
- All the President's Men 1976
- Training Day 2001
Set in the same places
- Assassin's Creed III 2012
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege 2015
- L.A. Noire 2011
- Duke Nukem 3D 1996
- Battlefield Hardline 2015
- Duke Nukem 1991
- 24: The Game 2006
- Mario Kart Tour 2019
- Hotel Dusk: Room 215 2007
- Track & Field 1983
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction per its source work 2022
- Wasteland 2 2014
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Rocky 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?
Forrest Gump (1994), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), The Social Network (2010), Donnie Darko (2001) 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.