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Anaheim

most populous city in Orange County, California, United States

🇺🇸 United States · 33.8361, -117.8897

Anaheim is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 7 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

6 productions were filmed at 5 places inside Anaheim rather than at Anaheim itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“Burtt recorded roller coasters at Disneyland Park in Anaheim for the mine cart scene.”

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Anaheim as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984
Saving Mr. Banks 2013
Freedom Writers 2007
“The film was dedicated to the memory of actor Armand Jones, who was killed after filming Freedom Writers. He was fatally shot at age 18 in Anaheim, California, after a confrontation with a man who robbed Jones of a necklace in a Denny's restaurant.” Wikipedia
The Edge of Seventeen 2016
Road House 1989
“The filming of much of the New Double Deuce used Anaheim's Cowboy Boogie, also later called the Bandstand among other names until it closed.” Wikipedia
Defending Your Life 1991
“Some scenes were shot at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley, Irvine, and Anaheim, California.” Wikipedia
Akkare Akkare Akkare 1990

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Anaheim

6 productions shot at 5 places inside Anaheim, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Anaheim itself.

The Man with the Golden Gun Disneyland per Wikipedia 1974
Tomorrowland Disneyland per Wikipedia 2015
Into the Blue Disneyland per Wikipedia 2005
Star Trek: Picard Anaheim Convention Center 2020–2023
The Fan Angel Stadium of Anaheim per Wikipedia 1996
My Bloody Valentine Disneyland per Wikipedia 1981

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Anaheim?

13 productions are recorded as filmed in Anaheim, 6 of them at places inside it, including Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Saving Mr. Banks (2013) and Freedom Writers (2007). 7 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Anaheim?

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), covered by 70 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Anaheim?

Anaheim is in the United States, at 33.8361, -117.8897. The day trip guide for Anaheim lists 674 filming locations within 100 km.

What other filming locations are near Anaheim?

Los Angeles, Long Beach, Ambassador Hotel, University of Southern California and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

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 Buchanan-Hermit, Attribution.

Planning a visit? Filming locations near Anaheim — 674 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.