Towns & cities

Barstow

city in San Bernardino County, California, United States

United States · 34.8933, -117.0189

Barstow is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Barstow, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 10 more.

“Although the film is set in Japan, it was filmed primarily in Barstow and Bakersfield in California.”

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Barstow

Courage Under Fire 1996

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Barstow 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.

Erin Brockovich 2000
Gattaca 1997
Letters from Iwo Jima 2006
Lost Highway 1997
Broken Arrow 1996
“The desert sequences were shot in the Mojave Desert near Barstow, California, and in Coconino County near Page, Arizona.” Wikipedia
Hair 1979
“Scenes were also shot at the Fort Irwin National Training Center, in the Mojave Desert in northern San Bernardino County, California, and in Barstow, California; as well as in Washington, D.C., at the Lincoln Memorial, in the National Mall.” Wikipedia
Bagdad Café 1987
“The town of Barstow, California reminded the couple of "purgatory." The film was shot in sequence.” Wikipedia
Breakdown 1997
The Hitcher 1986
Tall Tale 1995
“Filming locations included the California sites of Disney Ranch and Melody Ranch in Santa Clarita, Fillmore, and Barstow, as well as Vasquez Rocks State Park near Agua Dulce.” Wikipedia

Named here by Barstow’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Barstow, 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.

Hair 1979

“The film version of Hair was partially filmed in Barstow in the late 1970s.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Barstow?

11 productions are recorded as filmed in Barstow, including Courage Under Fire (1996), Erin Brockovich (2000) and Gattaca (1997). 10 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Barstow?

Courage Under Fire (1996), covered by 30 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Barstow?

Barstow is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.8933, -117.0189.

What other filming locations are near Barstow?

Daggett (12 km east), Hinkley (17 km west), Solar Energy Generating Systems (18 km east) and Newberry Springs (31 km east), 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 Amin Eshaiker, CC BY-SA 3.0.