Towns & cities

Eugene

city in and county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States

United States · 44.0522, -123.0925

Eugene is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Eugene, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 15 more.

5 places inside Eugene have a page of their own: listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Eugene as well.

“The film's budget was so small that during the 32 days of shooting in Eugene, mostly in November, Landis had no trailer or office and could not watch dailies for three weeks.”

Animal House (1978) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Eugene

Animal House 1978

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Eugene 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.

Stand by Me 1986
“Other scenes were filmed in nearby Cottage Grove, Veneta, Eugene and Junction City.” Wikipedia
Shenandoah 1965
“Location scenes were filmed near Eugene, Oregon.” Wikipedia
The Way West 1967
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940
Getting Straight 1970
Rachel and the Stranger 1948
Without Limits 1998
The Sisters 2005
“The film was shot on location in Eugene and Cottage Grove, Oregon.” Wikipedia
Personal Best 1982
Something Wicked 2014
How to Beat the High Co$t of Living 1980
“The production was originally planned to film in Salem, Oregon, but instead was shot in Eugene due to the screenplay requiring a shopping mall location that was near a river; Eugene's Valley River Center is positioned against the bank of the Willamette River.” Wikipedia
Stealing Time 2001
Tracktown 2016
The Go-Getter 2007
“The film was shot in sequence, with production starting in Eugene, Oregon and then moving to Reno, Nevada and subsequently Ensenada, Mexico.” Wikipedia
Street Girls 1975
“Street Girls was filmed on location in Eugene, Oregon.” Wikipedia

Filming locations inside Eugene

5 places inside Eugene, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Eugene too.

Named here by Eugene’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Eugene, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

The Blues Brothers 1980

“John Belushi had the idea for the film The Blues Brothers during filming of Animal House when he happened to meet Curtis Salgado at what was then the Eugene Hotel.” Wikipedia
Five Easy Pieces 1970

“The "Chicken Salad on Toast" scene in the 1970 Jack Nicholson movie Five Easy Pieces was filmed at the Denny's restaurant at the southern I-5 freeway interchange near Glenwood.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Eugene?

16 productions are recorded as filmed in Eugene, including Animal House (1978), Stand by Me (1986) and Shenandoah (1965). 15 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Eugene?

Animal House (1978), covered by 39 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Eugene?

Eugene is in the United States. Its coordinates are 44.0522, -123.0925.

What other filming locations are near Eugene?

Bushnell University (1 km south-east), Johnson Hall (2 km south-east), University of Oregon (2 km south-east), Hayward Field (2 km south-east) 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 Ljmajer, Public domain.