Landscapes & nature
Hoover Dam
hydroelectric dam on the Colorado River, United States
United States · 36.0158, -114.7378
Hoover Dam is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikipedia names it for 9 more.
“Scenes were filmed at the Valley of Fire State Park, as well as Hoover Dam and Needles, California.”
Movies filmed at Hoover Dam
- Domino 2005
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Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel
2018
“The film was produced independently with a limited budget and filmed on location in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and at Hoover Dam.” Wikipedia
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Hoover Dam 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.
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Transformers
2007
“The company also shot at Hoover Dam and at The Pentagon, the first time since the September 11 attacks that film crews had been allowed at these locations.” Wikipedia
- Dead Man 1995
- Universal Soldier 1992
- The Hitcher 1986
- Vegas Vacation 1997
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The Terror
1963
“Coppola recommended a friend from UCLA, Dennis Jakob, who Corman hired to shoot shots of water at Hoover Dam.” Wikipedia
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Cherry 2000
1987
“The river-crossing sequence was filmed at the Hoover Dam.” Wikipedia
- Father Hood 1993
- Hollywood or Bust 1956
Set here, per Wikipedia
Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in Hoover Dam, where Wikidata’s narrative-location statement stops at the country. Still a setting and not a shoot, and still a sentence rather than a statement: two steps from the strongest evidence on this atlas, and labelled at both.
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004
- Asphalt 8: Airborne 2013
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GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
2004
“The next mission takes place at the Hoover Dam, GoldenEye has to destroy the dam and kill Xenia Onatopp.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Boulder City
United States·9 km south-west
city in Clark County, Nevada, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Three Kids Mine
United States·17 km north-west
mine in Clark County, Nevada, United States of America; geonames ID = 5513665
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Landscapes & nature
Las Vegas Wash
United States·18 km north-west
channel which feeds most of the Las Vegas Valley's excess water into Lake Mead
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Towns & cities
Henderson
United States·22 km west
city in Clark County, Nevada, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Black Canyon of the Colorado
United States·23 km south
canyon on the Colorado River where Hoover Dam was built
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Landmarks & buildings
Green Valley Ranch
United States·32 km west
resort near Las Vegas
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Hoover Dam?
11 productions are recorded as filmed at Hoover Dam, including Domino (2005), Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel (2018) and Transformers (2007). 9 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Hoover Dam?
Domino (2005), covered by 31 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Hoover Dam?
Hoover Dam is in the United States. Its coordinates are 36.0158, -114.7378.
What other filming locations are near Hoover Dam?
Boulder City (9 km south-west), Three Kids Mine (17 km north-west), Las Vegas Wash (18 km north-west), Henderson (22 km 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 Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0.