Towns & cities
Lancaster
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
United States · 34.6870, -118.1542
Lancaster is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Lancaster, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 23 more.
1 production was filmed at 1 place inside Lancaster rather than at Lancaster itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“The episode was largely filmed at "Club Ed", a movie ranch located on the outskirts of Lancaster, California.”
Movies filmed in Lancaster
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Lancaster 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.
- The X-Files 1993–2018
- Seven 1995
- Kill Bill: Volume 1 2003
- Kill Bill: Volume 2 2004
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Changeling
2008
“A small farm on the outskirts of Lancaster, California, stood in for the Wineville chicken ranch.” Wikipedia
- Bullet Train 2022
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Lethal Weapon 3
1992
“The film's climax scene, where an under-construction housing development is set ablaze, was filmed at an unfinished housing development in Lancaster, California.” Wikipedia
- Nocturnal Animals 2016
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Identity
2003
“Filming also took place on location at the Four Aces Movie Ranch in Palmdale, which features the motel from which Stage 27 was modeled, Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles, and other exterior locations in Palmdale and Lancaster.” Wikipedia
- Starsky & Hutch 2004
- To Live and Die in L.A. 1985
- Joy Ride 2001
- The Devil's Rejects 2005
- Blue Thunder 1983
- Spies Like Us 1985
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Detour
1945
“Camera days 14." Moreover, Ann Savage was contracted to Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) for the production of Detour for three six-day weeks, and she later said the film was shot in four six-day weeks, with an additional four days of location work in the desert at Lancaster, California.” Wikipedia
- Inferno 1999
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Carnivàle
2003–2005
“The carnival set itself was moved around the greater Southern California area, to movie ranches and to Lancaster, which were to replicate the states of Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico.” Wikipedia
- True Confessions 1981
- Torque 2004
- The Odd Couple II 1998
- Carbon Copy 1981
- Woman of the Hour 2023
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Lancaster
1 production shot at 1 place inside Lancaster, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Lancaster itself.
- The Magnificent Seven Ride! Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park per Wikipedia 1972
Named here by Lancaster’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Lancaster, 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 Two Pines Church in Lancaster is a chapel used by Quentin Tarantino in many scenes of his film, Kill Bill.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
LA/Palmdale Regional Airport
United States·9 km south-east
airport in California, United States of America
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Landmarks & buildings
Air Force Plant 42
United States·9 km south-east
United States Air Force-owned aircraft manufacturing facility
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Landscapes & nature
Antelope Valley
United States·11 km north-west
valley in Southern California, United States
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Towns & cities
Palmdale
United States·12 km south
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Rosamond
United States·20 km north
census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States
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Streets & squares
California State Route 14
United States·22 km south
state highway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in California, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Lancaster?
26 productions are recorded as filmed in Lancaster, 1 of them at places inside it, including Dog (2022), Riders of Destiny (1933) and The X-Files (1993–2018). 23 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Lancaster?
Dog (2022), covered by 28 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Lancaster?
Lancaster is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.6870, -118.1542. The day trip guide for Lancaster, United States lists 801 filming locations within 100 km.
What other filming locations are near Lancaster?
LA/Palmdale Regional Airport (9 km south-east), Air Force Plant 42 (9 km south-east), Antelope Valley (11 km north-west), Palmdale (12 km south) 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 USEPA Environmental-Protection-Agency, Public domain.
Planning a visit? Filming locations near Lancaster, United States: 801 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.