Where was The Fog (1980) filmed?
1980 film directed by John Carpenter
The Fog (1980) was filmed in Hollywood, Sierra Madre, Inverness, Bolinas, Point Reyes and Point Reyes Lighthouse, 6 places named in its Wikipedia article's Filming section, in the United States. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as 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 Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 6 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
Hollywood
🇺🇸 United States
neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Sierra Madre
🇺🇸 United States
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“1980 horror film The Fog by John Carpenter filmed at the Church of the Ascension.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Point Reyes
🇺🇸 United States
prominent cape on the Pacific coast of northern California, USA
“In April and May 1979, part of John Carpenter's The Fog was shot at the Point Reyes Lighthouse and the small town of Inverness.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Inverness
🇺🇸 United States
unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marin county, California
“Portions of the John Carpenter film The Fog as well as most of his film Village of the Damned were shot in and around Inverness.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Point Reyes Lighthouse
🇺🇸 United States
lighthouse in California, United States
“The lighthouse was used as a location for the 1980 John Carpenter film The Fog.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Bolinas
🇺🇸 United States
census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in 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
Also shot in these places
- Desperate Housewives 2004–2012
- Victorious 2010–2013
- My Name Is Khan 2010
- The Heirs 2013–
- The Rum Diary 2011
- Café Society 2016
- I Confess 1953
- Drake & Josh 2004–2007
- Episodes 2011–2017
- The Haunted Hathaways 2013–2015
- Rock the Casbah 2013
Set in the same places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Fog have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Desperate Housewives (2004–2012), Victorious (2010–2013), My Name Is Khan (2010), The Heirs (2013–) and 7 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.