🏙 Towns & cities
Glendale
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
🇺🇸 United States · 34.1708, -118.2500
Glendale is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Glendale, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 8 more.
2 productions were filmed at 2 places inside Glendale rather than at Glendale itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“The animation production was split between Walt Disney Animation UK and a specialized unit in Glendale, California, set up by Walt Disney Feature Animation and supervised by Baer.”
Movies filmed in Glendale
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Glendale 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.
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988
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Superbad
2007
“Other filming locations include the convenience store at the beginning of the film, also in Culver City, the liquor store where "McLovin" gets IDed in Glendale, California, and the bar where the cops take McLovin for a drink is neighboring Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).” Wikipedia
- Mildred Pierce 1945
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
“According to the official production notes and "making of" documentary (both included on the DVD), Anchorman was mainly filmed in Los Angeles, Glendale, and Long Beach on sets which were made to look like San Diego during the 1970s.” Wikipedia
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
“The location proved too expensive, and Siegel with Allied Artist executives, found locations resembling Mill Valley in the Los Angeles area, including Sierra Madre, Chatsworth, Glendale, Los Feliz, Bronson, and Beachwood Canyons, all of which went on to make up the fictional town of "Santa Mira" for the film.” Wikipedia
- Dude, Where's My Car? 2000
- Big Fat Liar 2002
- Lovelace 2013
Movies filmed elsewhere in Glendale
2 productions shot at 2 places inside Glendale, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Glendale itself.
- The Birth of a Nation Forest Lawn Memorial Park per Wikipedia 1915
- Better Off Dead Clark Magnet High School per Wikipedia 1985
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Los Angeles
🇺🇸 United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
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Santa Monica
🇺🇸 United States
beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Ambassador Hotel
🇺🇸 United States
defunct hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
University of Southern California
🇺🇸 United States
private university in Los Angeles, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Bovard Administration Building
🇺🇸 United States
building on the campus of the University of Southern California
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🎬 Studios & sets
Paramount Pictures Studios
🇺🇸 United States
film studio
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Glendale?
11 productions are recorded as filmed in Glendale, 2 of them at places inside it, including Thirteen Days (2000), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Superbad (2007). 8 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Glendale?
Thirteen Days (2000), covered by 36 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Glendale?
Glendale is in the United States, at 34.1708, -118.2500.
What other filming locations are near Glendale?
Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Ambassador Hotel, University of Southern California 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, Public domain.