Towns & cities

Needles

city in San Bernardino County, California, United States

United States · 34.8383, -114.6111

Needles is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Needles, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 2 more.

“Scenes were filmed at the Valley of Fire State Park, as well as Hoover Dam and Needles, California.”

Domino (2005) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Needles

Domino 2005

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Needles 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 Grapes of Wrath 1940
Convoy 1978
“The famous scene where the tanker truck goes off a bridge and explodes was filmed in Needles, California, on a one-way bridge over the Colorado River between Arizona and California.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Needles?

3 productions are recorded as filmed in Needles, including Domino (2005), The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Convoy (1978). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Needles?

Domino (2005), covered by 31 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Needles?

Needles is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.8383, -114.6111.

What other filming locations are near Needles?

Topock (18 km south-east), Laughlin (34 km north) and Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino (37 km north), 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 Ken Lund at, CC BY-SA 2.0.