🏙 Towns & cities
Arcadia
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
🇺🇸 United States · 34.1328, -118.0364
Arcadia is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Arcadia, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 9 more.
5 productions were filmed at 2 places inside Arcadia rather than at Arcadia itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“The scripted ending depicted an alternative 2029 that was filmed at the Los Angeles Arboretum in Arcadia, in which an aged Sarah narrates how Skynet was never created while John, now a US Senator, plays with his daughter in a Washington, D.C., playground.”
Movies filmed in Arcadia
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Arcadia 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.
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991
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Notorious
1946
“The only scene requiring outdoor filming was the one at the riding club where Devlin and Alicia contrive to meet Alexander Sebastian on horseback; this scene was shot at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia, California.” Wikipedia
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Cloverfield
2008
“Bloomingdale's in the movie was actually shot in an emptied Robinsons-May store that was under reconstruction in Arcadia, California.” Wikipedia
- Saving Mr. Banks 2013
- Dave 1993
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The Lady Eve
1941
“Location shooting for the opening jungle scene took place at Lake Baldwin of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia, California.” Wikipedia
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National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
“Parts of the film were shot in Monument Valley, Utah; Flagstaff, Sedona, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona; Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia and Magic Mountain in California; Southern Colorado, and St. Louis, Missouri.” Wikipedia
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A Day at the Races
1937
“Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, was used as a filming location for some of the racetrack scenes.” Wikipedia
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014
“The film was entirely shot in the Los Angeles area, including the cities of Pasadena and Arcadia, the San Fernando Valley, and Melody Ranch in Newhall.” Wikipedia
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Arcadia
5 productions shot at 2 places inside Arcadia, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Arcadia itself.
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden per Wikipedia 1997
- The Best Years of Our Lives Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden per Wikipedia 1946
- Bridesmaids Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden per Wikipedia 2011
- Jericho Santa Anita Park per Wikipedia 2006–
- The Secret in Their Eyes Santa Anita Park per Wikipedia 2015
Named here by Arcadia’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Arcadia, 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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Seabiscuit 2003
“The true story film Seabiscuit (2003) takes place at the racetrack and was filmed there.” Wikipedia
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Matilda 1996
“The fantasy-comedy film Matilda was shot here in 1996.” Wikipedia
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Step Brothers 2008
“A scene from Step Brothers (2008) was shot at the nearby Derby restaurant.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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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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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Ambassador Hotel
🇺🇸 United States
defunct hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
University of Southern California
🇺🇸 United States
private university in Los Angeles, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Bovard Administration Building
🇺🇸 United States
building on the campus of the University of Southern California
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🎬 Studios & sets
Paramount Pictures Studios
🇺🇸 United States
film studio
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Marks Tower
🇺🇸 United States
freshmen residence hall at University of Souther California (USC)
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Arcadia?
15 productions are recorded as filmed in Arcadia, 5 of them at places inside it, including Anaconda (1997), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Notorious (1946). 9 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Arcadia?
Anaconda (1997), covered by 47 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Arcadia?
Arcadia is in the United States, at 34.1328, -118.0364.
What other filming locations are near Arcadia?
Los Angeles, Ambassador Hotel, University of Southern California, Bovard Administration Building 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 Esun, CC BY 2.5.