Where was Species filmed?
1995 film by Roger Donaldson
Species (1995) was filmed in Santa Monica — 1 recorded filming location in the United States. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Part of the Species film series
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Filming locations
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🏙 Towns & cities
Santa Monica
🇺🇸 United States
beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“Other films that show significant exterior shots of Santa Monica include, Species (1995), Get Shorty (1995), Ocean's Eleven (2001) and Barbie (2023).” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 16 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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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Santa Monica Pier
🇺🇸 United States
Pier in Santa Monica, California, USA
“Other locations included the Santa Monica Pier and the Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
The Biltmore Los Angeles
🇺🇸 United States
hotel in Los Angeles
“Filming happened mostly in Los Angeles, including location shooting at Sunset Strip, Silver Lake, Pacific Palisades, the Hollywood Hills and the Biltmore Hotel.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Hollywood
🇺🇸 United States
neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
“Id Club, the nightclub featured in the film, was built within Hollywood's Pantages Theater, while the hills above Dodger Stadium near Elysian Park were used for the car chase and crash where Sil fakes her death.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Arecibo Observatory
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
observatory located in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
“Several scenes were filmed in Utah and at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Arecibo Radio Telescope
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
former radio telescope in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
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🏙 Towns & cities
Silver Lake
🇺🇸 United States
neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Dodger Stadium
🇺🇸 United States
Baseball park in Los Angeles, US
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🏙 Towns & cities
Hollywood Hills
🇺🇸 United States
neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Pacific Palisades
🇺🇸 United States
neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
🇺🇸 United States
theater and movie theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
La Brea Tar Pits
🇺🇸 United States
protected area
“The tunnels were built out of structural steel, metal rod, plaster and concrete to endure the fire effects, and had its design based on the La Brea Tar Pits, with Muto describing them as "just the sort of place in which a creature from another planet might feel at home".” Wikipedia
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🛣 Streets & squares
Sunset Strip
🇺🇸 United States
stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through West Hollywood, California, United States
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Elysian Park
🇺🇸 United States
park in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Tooele Army Depot
🇺🇸 United States
facility of the US Army Joint Munitions Command
“For the opening scenes in Utah, the Tooele Army Depot dubbed as the outside of the research facility—the interiors were shot at the Rockwell International laboratory in California—and a Victorian era train station in Brigham City was part of Sil's escape.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Brigham City
🇺🇸 United States
city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States
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- Ocean's Eleven 2001
- Speed 1994
- The Sting 1973
- All the President's Men 1976
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- Track & Field
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Species have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 16 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across the United States.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Forrest Gump (1994), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), The Social Network (2010), Rocky (1976) 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.