🏙 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 2 more.
2 places inside Eugene have a page of their own — listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Eugene as well.
“Located between Salem and Eugene, the town was selected for its small-town 1950s ambience; approximately 100 local residents were employed as extras.”
Movies filmed in Eugene
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
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Five Easy Pieces
1970
“The diner sequence, in which Robert pesters an obstinate waitress, was filmed at a Denny's along Interstate 5 near Eugene, Oregon.” Wikipedia
Filming locations inside Eugene
2 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.
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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
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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
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🏙 Towns & cities
Brownsville
🇺🇸 United States
city in Oregon, USA
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🏙 Towns & cities
Cottage Grove
🇺🇸 United States
city in Lane County, Oregon, USA
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🏙 Towns & cities
Dexter
🇺🇸 United States
unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Johnson Hall
🇺🇸 United States
historic building at the University of Oregon, USA
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🏙 Towns & cities
Springfield
🇺🇸 United States
city in Lane County, Oregon, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
University of Oregon
🇺🇸 United States
public research university in Eugene, Oregon, USA
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Eugene?
3 productions are recorded as filmed in Eugene, including Animal House (1978), Stand by Me (1986) and Five Easy Pieces (1970). 2 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, at 44.0522, -123.0925.
What other filming locations are near Eugene?
Brownsville, Cottage Grove, Dexter, Johnson Hall 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 Ljmajer, Public domain.