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Lancaster

city in Los Angeles County, California, United States

🇺🇸 United States · 34.6870, -118.1542

Lancaster is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Lancaster, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 6 more.

“The episode was largely filmed at "Club Ed", a movie ranch located on the outskirts of Lancaster, California.”
The X-Files (1993–2018) · Wikipedia

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Lancaster
Photo: USEPA Environmental-Protection-Agency · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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
  • Changeling 2008
    “A small farm on the outskirts of Lancaster, California, stood in for the Wineville chicken ranch.” Wikipedia
  • 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
  • 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, California.” Wikipedia
  • 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
  • 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

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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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Lancaster?

7 productions are recorded as filmed in Lancaster, including Dog (2022), The X-Files (1993–2018) and Changeling (2008). 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 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, at 34.6870, -118.1542. The day trip guide for Lancaster lists 609 filming locations within 100 km.

What other filming locations are near Lancaster?

Golden Oak Ranch, Newhall, Palmdale, Air Force Plant 42 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, by USEPA Environmental-Protection-Agency, Public domain.

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