Landmarks & buildings

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

US Marine Corps base near Oceanside, California, United States

United States · 33.3333, -117.4167

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 12 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.

“Filming also took place at Camp Pendleton, Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Imperial Beach, Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Naval Base Point Loma and San Diego Bay.”

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton 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.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009
Battle: Los Angeles 2011
Heartbreak Ridge 1986
Sands of Iwo Jima 1949
“Scenes were filmed at the Marine Corps Base at Camp Pendleton, Leo Carrillo State Beach, Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, Janss Conejo Ranch, Thousand Oaks, Republic Studios and Universal Studios.” Wikipedia
Purple Hearts 2022
“The director, Allen Rosenbaum, worked with military adviser and Navy Veteran James Dever to get the Netflix project to film on base at Camp Pendleton.” Wikipedia
MacArthur 1977
“I thought they shortchanged the production." Parts of the film were shot at the beach near Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California, and at San Diego's main passenger rail station, known locally as the Santa Fe Depot.” Wikipedia
Flying Leathernecks 1951
Halls of Montezuma 1951
“Real color combat footage from the war in the Pacific was incorporated into the film's cinematography, and scenes at Camp Pendleton, California were filmed on location with the full cooperation of the Marines.” Wikipedia
What Price Glory 1952
“Filming was to start December 10 at Camp Pendleton.” Wikipedia
Battle Cry 1955
“The film was shot at Camp Pendleton, California, and featured a large amount of cooperation from the United States Marine Corps.” Wikipedia
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 1964–
A Rumor of War 1980–
“The miniseries was filmed at Camp Pendleton and Churubusco Studios, Mexico with a cast featuring Brad Davis, Keith Carradine, Brian Dennehy, Richard Bradford, Michael O'Keefe, Stacy Keach, Lane Smith, Christopher Mitchum and Jeff Daniels in one of his earliest on-screen roles.” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton?

12 productions are recorded as filmed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, including Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Battle: Los Angeles (2011) and Heartbreak Ridge (1986). 12 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton?

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), covered by 59 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton?

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is in the United States. Its coordinates are 33.3333, -117.4167.

What other filming locations are near Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton?

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (13 km west), Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (14 km south-east), Oceanside (16 km south-east), Fallbrook (17 km 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 Lance Cpl. Ricardo Hurtado, Public domain.