Towns & cities
Etobicoke
city district of Toronto, Canada
Canada · 43.6161, -79.5125
Etobicoke is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Etobicoke, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 12 more.
1 production was filmed at 1 place inside Etobicoke rather than at Etobicoke itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“The academy itself was previously the site of the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital in Etobicoke, and has since become the Lakeshore campus of Humber College.”
Movies filmed in Etobicoke
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Etobicoke 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.
- Mean Girls 2004
- Police Academy 1984
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Zoboomafoo
1999–
“The claymation segments were filmed at a studio in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada.” Wikipedia
- Queer as Folk 2000–2005
- Carrie 2013
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Schitt’s Creek
2015–
“The interior scenes for the first two seasons were filmed at Pinewood Toronto Studios in the Port Lands area of Toronto, while interior scenes for season three were shot at Dufferin Gate Studios in (Etobicoke) Toronto.” Wikipedia
- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle 2004
- Ginger Snaps 2000
- The Sentinel 2006
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Hard Rain
1998
“The film was shot in Huntingburg, Indiana, where the film is set (in reality there is no major river or dam nearby, although there are two reservoirs near the town), as well as a $6 million set in an aircraft hangar in Palmdale, California where the B-1 Lancer bomber was manufactured, and some exteriors in Etobicoke, Toronto, Canada.” Wikipedia
- The Man from Toronto 2022
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Combat Hospital
2011–
“The series was filmed at the former Consumers Glass factory in Etobicoke, Ontario.” Wikipedia
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Etobicoke
1 production shot at 1 place inside Etobicoke, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Etobicoke itself.
- Trap Gardiner Expressway per Wikipedia 2024
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital
Canada·2 km south
former hospital
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Landmarks & buildings
Sherway Gardens
Canada·4 km west
shopping mall
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Landmarks & buildings
Etobicoke Collegiate Institute
Canada·4 km north
public high school in Six Points, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Landscapes & nature
Marie Curtis Park
Canada·4 km south-west
public park in Toronto, Canada
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Landmarks & buildings
Western Technical-Commercial School
Canada·5 km north-east
public high school in High Park North, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Landmarks & buildings
Ursula Franklin Academy
Canada·5 km north-east
high school in High Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Etobicoke?
14 productions are recorded as filmed in Etobicoke, 1 of them at places inside it, including Pushing Tin (1999), Mean Girls (2004) and Police Academy (1984). 12 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Etobicoke?
Pushing Tin (1999), covered by 29 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Etobicoke?
Etobicoke is in Canada. Its coordinates are 43.6161, -79.5125.
What other filming locations are near Etobicoke?
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital (2 km south), Sherway Gardens (4 km west), Etobicoke Collegiate Institute (4 km north), Marie Curtis Park (4 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 GTD Aquitaine, Public domain.