🏞 Landscapes & nature
Bronson Canyon
former rock quarry in Los Angeles used as a location for movies and television shows
🇺🇸 United States · 34.1229, -118.3150
Bronson Canyon is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 7 more.
“Additional scenes were filmed in Mexican Hat, Utah, in Bronson Canyon in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, and in Elk Island National Park.”
TV series filmed at Bronson Canyon
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Bronson Canyon 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 Searchers 1956
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
“The underground prison was shot in real caves left by mining at Griffith Park, in the Bronson Canyon, previously used as the Batcave and in the 1930s Flash Gordon serial.” Wikipedia
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Army of Darkness
1992
“Army of Darkness was filmed in Bronson Canyon and Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park.” Wikipedia
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
“The location proved too expensive, and Siegel with Allied Artist executives, found locations resembling Mill Valley in the Los Angeles area, including Sierra Madre, Chatsworth, Glendale, Los Feliz, Bronson, and Beachwood Canyons, all of which went on to make up the fictional town of "Santa Mira" for the film.” Wikipedia
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Hail, Caesar!
2016
“The well of Jehoshaphat sequence was shot at Bronson Canyon, formerly a quarry, in Griffith Park.” Wikipedia
- Ride the High Country 1962
- White Zombie 1932
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University of Southern California
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Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Bronson Canyon?
8 productions are recorded as filmed at Bronson Canyon, including Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–1969), The Searchers (1956) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). 7 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Bronson Canyon?
Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–1969), covered by 56 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Bronson Canyon?
Bronson Canyon is in the United States, at 34.1229, -118.3150.
What other filming locations are near Bronson Canyon?
Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Monica, Universal Pictures 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 Mark S. Cramer (Mscramer at English Wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0.