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Where was The Big Lebowski filmed?

1998 film by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

The Big Lebowski (1998) was filmed at 3 places in the United States: Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Malibu. Every place comes from Wikidata.

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Filming locations

Towns & cities Los Angeles United States Seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
Towns & cities Santa Monica United States Beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Towns & cities Malibu United States City in Los Angeles County, California, United States

Also per Wikipedia's article

The Wikipedia article names 6 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.

Towns & cities Culver City United States City in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Towns & cities Los Angeles County United States County in California, United States
“Filming took 11 weeks in January to April 1997, with location shooting in and around Los Angeles, including all the bowling sequences at the Hollywood Star Lanes (for three weeks) and the Dude's Busby Berkeley dream sequences in a converted airplane hangar.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings Greystone Mansion United States Beverly Hills mansion
Towns & cities Hollywood Hills United States Neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States
“The scenes in Jackie Treehorn's house were shot in the Sheats-Goldstein Residence, designed by John Lautner and built in 1963 in the Hollywood Hills.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Santa Barbara United States City in and county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Landmarks & buildings Sheats Goldstein Residence United States House in Beverly Crest, Los Angeles, California, US

Places whose own article says it was shot there

4 places say on their own Wikipedia pages that this film was shot there. Not on the map: each quote is linked so you can check it.

Landscapes & nature Point Dume United States Promontory on the coast of Malibu, California, United States
“Jackie Treehorn's beach party in The Big Lebowski was filmed near the cliff face.” Wikipedia
Landscapes & nature Point Dume State Beach United States Protected area in California, United States
“Jackie Treehorn's beach party in The Big Lebowski was filmed near the cliff face.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings Palace Theatre United States Movie theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States
“Many movies have shot at Palace Theatre, including The Frank Sinatra Story, Gypsy, The Glimmer Man, The Big Lebowski, and Dreamgirls, as well in Michael Jackson's Thriller.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities San Marcos United States City in and county seat of Hays County, Texas, United States, that extends into Caldwell and Guadalupe counties
“The downtown area has become home to several graffiti-style murals, including designs depicting Jeff Bridges' character the Dude from The Big Lebowski.” Wikipedia

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