Towns & cities
Carson
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
United States · 33.8397, -118.2597
Carson is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Carson, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 13 more.
1 production was filmed at 1 place inside Carson rather than at Carson itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“The film was shot in fifteen days, entirely in Carson, California and Brentwood, Los Angeles, California.”
Movies filmed in Carson
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Carson 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.
- Armageddon 1998
- Batman Forever 1995
- Jackie Brown 1997
- Ford v Ferrari 2019
- Lethal Weapon 4 1998
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Escape from L.A.
1996
“Several scenes were shot in Carson, including the Sunset Boulevard and freeway sequences.” Wikipedia
- I Love You, Man 2009
- Suburbicon 2017
- Joe Dirt 2001
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Black Sunday
1977
“The landing and hijacking scenes were filmed at Goodyear's blimp base along Interstate 405 in Carson, California, with the Columbia (N4A).” Wikipedia
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Reno 911!
2003–
“Establishing shots were filmed on location in Reno, with everything else in Los Angeles and Carson, California, with some parts in Oregon.” Wikipedia
- Gone in 60 Seconds 1974
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Emergency!
1972–
“Exterior scenes of the fire station were shot at Station 127 in Carson, while exterior scenes of the hospital were shot at Harbor General Hospital (now Harbor-UCLA Medical Center).” Wikipedia
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Carson
1 production shot at 1 place inside Carson, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Carson itself.
- Space Force California State University, Dominguez Hills per Wikipedia 2020–
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
California State University, Dominguez Hills
United States·3 km north
university
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Landmarks & buildings
Harbor–UCLA Medical Center
United States·3 km west
570-bed public teaching hospital, in California, United States
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Streets & squares
Interstate 405
United States·4 km south-east
Interstate highway in California, USA
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Landscapes & nature
Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve
United States·5 km north-west
remnant of Dominguez Slough
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Landmarks & buildings
Torrance High School
United States·6 km west
high school in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California
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Towns & cities
Los Cerritos, Long Beach, California
United States·6 km east
neighborhood of Long Beach in Los Angeles, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Carson?
15 productions are recorded as filmed in Carson, 1 of them at places inside it, including 10 Items or Less (2006), Armageddon (1998) and Batman Forever (1995). 13 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Carson?
10 Items or Less (2006), covered by 23 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Carson?
Carson is in the United States. Its coordinates are 33.8397, -118.2597.
What other filming locations are near Carson?
California State University, Dominguez Hills (3 km north), Harbor–UCLA Medical Center (3 km west), Interstate 405 (4 km south-east), Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve (5 km north-west) 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 Laurie Avocado, CC BY 2.0.