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 2 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Glendale, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 28 more.
2 productions were filmed at 3 places inside Glendale rather than at Glendale itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“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).”
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.
- Pulp Fiction 1994
- Chinatown 1974
- Superbad 2007
- Mildred Pierce 1945
- Horrible Bosses 2011
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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
- The Man Who Wasn't There 2001
- Dude, Where's My Car? 2000
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The Girl Next Door
2004
“The Girl Next Door was shot in Southern California, including in Long Beach, Glendale, and Pasadena.” Wikipedia
- Pineapple Express 2008
- National Lampoon's Vacation 1983
- Dangerous Minds 1995
- Death Race 2000 1975
- Big Fat Liar 2002
- Lovelace 2013
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The High and the Mighty
1954
“Exterior airport scenes were filmed at the Glendale Grand Central Air Terminal, east of Burbank, California, where an outdoor film set was constructed to replicate the terminal gates at SFO in the early 1950s.” Wikipedia
- Old School 2003
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure 1985
- Hardcore 1979
- Melvin and Howard 1980
- Act of Violence 1948
- The Price Is Right 1972–
- Captivity 2007
- Can't Stop the Music 1980
- Grand Theft Auto 1977
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Message from the King
2016
“Other filming locations included Cape Town, South Africa, Glendale, Beverly Hills and Topanga.” Wikipedia
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Life Partners
2014
“The film was primarily shot in Glendale, California, and Eagle Rock, Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Glendale
2 productions shot at 3 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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Landmarks & buildings
Grand Central Airport
United States·4 km west
airport in Glendale, Los Angeles
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Landscapes & nature
San Fernando Valley
United States·4 km south-west
urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Eagle Rock Plaza Theatre
United States·4 km south-east
former movie theater in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Los Angeles Zoo
United States·4 km south-west
public zoo and botanical garden
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Landscapes & nature
Descanso Gardens
United States·5 km north-east
Botanical garden in La Cañada Flintridge, California
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Towns & cities
Eagle Rock
United States·5 km south-east
neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Glendale?
32 productions are recorded as filmed in Glendale, 2 of them at places inside it, including Thirteen Days (2000), The Kid Brother (1927) and Pulp Fiction (1994). 28 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. Its coordinates are 34.1708, -118.2500.
What other filming locations are near Glendale?
Grand Central Airport (4 km west), San Fernando Valley (4 km south-west), Eagle Rock Plaza Theatre (4 km south-east), Los Angeles Zoo (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, Public domain.