Towns & cities
La Jolla
neighborhood in San Diego, California, United States
United States · 32.8400, -117.2769
La Jolla is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 6 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“Rancho Bernardo, Balboa Park, downtown San Diego and La Jolla were utilized as the environment for the film.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names La Jolla as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Gattaca 1997
- Traffic 2000
- Veronica Mars 2004–
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The Cell
2000
“Other filming locations included in Africa at Deadvlei in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, as well as several locations in California, including the Neurosciences Institute in La Jolla, California; Bakersfield; and at Linda Vista Community Hospital in Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
- The Stunt Man 1980
- Tentacles 1977
Named here by La Jolla’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at La Jolla, 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 Cell 2000
“Laboratory scenes for the movie The Cell (2000) were filmed at The Neurosciences Institute in La Jolla.” Wikipedia
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Grace and Frankie 2015–
“The Netflix sitcom Grace and Frankie is set in La Jolla, although filming takes place in other parts of California.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Children's Pool Beach
United States·under 1 km
Beach in San Diego, California, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
University of California, San Diego
United States·6 km north-east
public university in La Jolla, California, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Mission Bay
United States·8 km south-east
bay in San Diego County, California, United States
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Landscapes & nature
SeaWorld San Diego
United States·9 km south-east
theme park
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Towns & cities
Ocean Beach
United States·10 km south
beachfront neighborhood of San Diego, California, USA
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Landmarks & buildings
University of San Diego
United States·11 km south-east
private university in San Diego, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in La Jolla?
6 productions are recorded as filmed in La Jolla, including Gattaca (1997), Traffic (2000) and Veronica Mars (2004–). 6 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in La Jolla?
Gattaca (1997), covered by 53 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is La Jolla?
La Jolla is in the United States. Its coordinates are 32.8400, -117.2769.
What other filming locations are near La Jolla?
Children's Pool Beach (under 1 km), University of California, San Diego (6 km north-east), Mission Bay (8 km south-east), SeaWorld San Diego (9 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 Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 4.0.