🏙 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 9 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.”
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.
- Catch Me If You Can 2002
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003
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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
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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
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Cloverfield
2008
“Some interior shots were taped on a soundstage at Downey, California.” Wikipedia
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The Founder
2017
“Corenblith worked from archival photos, training films, materials provided by the McDonald family, blueprints obtained from eBay, and research at the oldest McDonald's restaurant in Downey, California.” Wikipedia
- Christmas with the Kranks 2004
- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 2006
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Big Love
2006–
“The location used for filming "Henrickson's Home Plus" scenes was The All American Home Center in Downey, California.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Downey?
9 productions are recorded as filmed in Downey, including Catch Me If You Can (2002), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004). 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 Downey?
Catch Me If You Can (2002), covered by 76 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Downey?
Downey is in the United States, at 33.9381, -118.1308.
What other filming locations are near Downey?
Long Beach, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Ambassador Hotel 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 Rafajs77 at English Wikipedia, Public domain.