Landmarks & buildings
Ambassador Hotel
defunct hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States
United States · 34.0597, -118.2972
3400 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010-2202
Ambassador Hotel is recorded as a filming location for 22 productions. Wikipedia names it for 13 more.
“Interior scenes set in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel lobby were shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.”
Movies and TV series filmed at Ambassador Hotel
- Forrest Gump 1994
- Catch Me If You Can 2002
- The Mask 1994
- Apollo 13 1995
- Pretty Woman 1990
- The Graduate 1967
- Beverly Hills, 90210 1990–2000
- Scream 2 1997
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998
- True Romance 1993
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Angel
1999–2004
“The last project filmed in the Ambassador Hotel's kitchen was "Spin the Bottle", a 2004 episode of the TV series Angel.” Wikipedia
- Tango & Cash 1989
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S.W.A.T.
2003
“The unit's training scenes were filmed at the city's historic Ambassador Hotel; the building was demolished in 2006.” Wikipedia
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2003
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Domino
2005
“Filming locations included the Ambassador Hotel, the Hotel Alexandria, and the Wilshire Grand Hotel.” Wikipedia
- The Wedding Singer 1998
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Hoffa
1992
“Carnegie Mellon University, Cobo Arena, the Detroit Produce Terminal, the Detroit Public Library, the Detroit News staff room, the Ambassador Hotel and the Spiegel Office Building were used as shooting locations.” Wikipedia
- L.A. Story 1991
- D.E.B.S. 2004
- Beaches 1988
- Crazy in Alabama 1999
- Without You I'm Nothing 1990
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Ambassador Hotel as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- The Island 2005
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 1988
- Burn Notice 2007–2013
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Bobby
2006
“While talking to the woman working at the front desk, he discovered she had been in the Ambassador Hotel on the evening Kennedy was shot, and later married two young men to help them avoid the draft.” Wikipedia
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The Fabulous Baker Boys
1989
“Some scenes were shot at the Ambassador Hotel, with its Cocoanut Grove nightclub being used for several nighttime scenes.” Wikipedia
- The Shadow 1994
- Old School 2003
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Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
“Other locales in Los Angeles include the Griffith Park Observatory and the famed Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard.” Wikipedia
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Empire Records
1995
“Interiors for the Atlantic City casino were constructed out of the Coconut Grove room at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles (Regency President Michael Nathanson's then-girlfriend (Kimber Sissons, as Kimber Monroe ) is the woman who tells Lucas, "You're sex").” Wikipedia
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Sunset
1988
“The filming locations included locations in Southern California: Ambassador Hotel, 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood.” Wikipedia
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The Mambo Kings
1992
“The Ambassador Hotel was used to recreate the Palladium Ballroom, a former New York City concert hall.” Wikipedia
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Bombshell
1933
“The nightclub scene was filmed at the Cocoanut Grove club, at the Ambassador Hotel in mid-town Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
- Toolbox Murders 2004
Named here by Ambassador Hotel’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Ambassador Hotel, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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The Sheik 1921
“Overhead, soaring about the room were cocoanut trees of papier mache, cocoanuts and palm fronds which had been rescued from the sandy beaches of Oxnard where they had served as atmosphere of the 1921 classic, The Sheik.” Wikipedia
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Spawn 1997
“The hotel served as the filming location for the video of the 1997 Marilyn Manson single "Long Hard Road Out of Hell," off the soundtrack for the Todd McFarlane motion picture Spawn.” Wikipedia
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Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Ambassador Hotel?
35 productions are recorded as filmed at Ambassador Hotel, including Forrest Gump (1994), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and The Mask (1994). 13 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Ambassador Hotel?
Forrest Gump (1994), covered by 137 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Ambassador Hotel?
Ambassador Hotel is in the United States, at 3400 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010-2202. Its coordinates are 34.0597, -118.2972.
What other filming locations are near Ambassador Hotel?
Immanuel Presbyterian Church (under 1 km), The Talmadge (under 1 km), Koreatown (under 1 km), Hotel Normandie (under 1 km) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by The original uploader was Subsven at English Wikipedia, Public domain.