Towns & cities

Downey

city located in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States

United States · 33.9381, -118.1308

Downey is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 23 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.

“Locations included Burbank, Downey, New York City, Ontario International Airport (which doubled for Miami International Airport), Quebec City and Montreal.”

Catch Me If You Can (2002) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Downey 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.

Blade Runner 1982
Spider-Man 2002
Catch Me If You Can 2002
Iron Man 2 2010
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008
Heat 1995
Zodiac 2007
The Island 2005
Daredevil 2003
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2004
“After 21 weeks of shooting at Paramount, production then moved to Downey Studios, a former NASA facility in Downey, California, for eight more weeks.” Wikipedia
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009
“The Downey soundstage was chosen as Paramount needed a large stage to get production underway as soon as possible.” Wikipedia
Cloverfield 2008
“Some interior shots were taped on a soundstage at Downey, California.” Wikipedia
The Game 1997
Coming Home 1978
Pineapple Express 2008
Reality Bites 1994
Christmas with the Kranks 2004
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 2006
Big Love 2006–
“The location used for filming "Henrickson's Home Plus" scenes was The All American Home Center in Downey, California.” Wikipedia
Life 1999
“Filming locations in the Los Angeles area included Downey and Norwalk, in addition to the Universal Pictures backlot.” Wikipedia
Jawbreaker 1999
“The diner that the girls drive up to at the beginning of the film is Johnie's Broiler in Downey, California, the filming site for many film and television productions.” Wikipedia
Young Doctors in Love 1982

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Downey?

23 productions are recorded as filmed in Downey, including Blade Runner (1982), Spider-Man (2002) and Catch Me If You Can (2002). 23 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Downey?

Blade Runner (1982), covered by 84 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Downey?

Downey is in the United States. Its coordinates are 33.9381, -118.1308.

What other filming locations are near Downey?

Downey Studios (2 km south), Johnie's Broiler (2 km north-west), St. John Bosco High School (4 km south), Paramount (5 km south-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 Rafajs77 at English Wikipedia, Public domain.