Towns & cities

Northridge

neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California, United States

United States · 34.2283, -118.5358

Northridge is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Northridge, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 11 more.

6 productions were filmed at 2 places inside Northridge rather than at Northridge itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“The shoot began with two days at Culver City High School, and the crew spent the next 11 days moving between locations at Northridge and Tujunga.”

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Northridge

Innerspace 1987

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Northridge 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.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982
Star Trek 2009
Drive 2011
Spellbound 1945
“The film's picnic sequence between Peck and Bergmans' characters was filmed at the Cooper Ranch in Northridge, Los Angeles, while other sequences—such as the train depot scene—were filmed on the Universal Studios lot.” Wikipedia
My Name Is Earl 2005–
“Houses and shops for the various characters come from locations in Van Nuys, Santa Clarita, Northridge, Moorpark, Los Angeles, and other Southern California cities.” Wikipedia
Sky High 2005
Ghost World 2001
Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982
The Karate Kid Part III 1989
The Jane Austen Book Club 2007
“Filming locations included Encino, Lakewood, Long Beach, Los Angeles, North Hollywood, Northridge, Santa Clarita, Santa Monica, Van Nuys, and Westlake Village.” Wikipedia
Project Mc² 2015–
“The series is filmed primarily in and around the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, including Chatsworth, Woodland Hills, Van Nuys, and Northridge, as well as in Alhambra.” Wikipedia

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Northridge

6 productions shot at 2 places inside Northridge, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Northridge itself.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer California State University, Northridge per Wikipedia 1997–2003
Star Trek: Voyager Oviatt Library 1995–2001
Superbad California State University, Northridge per Wikipedia 2007
Drag Me to Hell California State University, Northridge per Wikipedia 2009
The Orville Oviatt Library 2017–
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish California State University, Northridge per Wikipedia 2009

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Northridge?

18 productions are recorded as filmed in Northridge, 6 of them at places inside it, including Innerspace (1987), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Star Trek (2009). 11 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Northridge?

Innerspace (1987), covered by 30 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Northridge?

Northridge is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.2283, -118.5358.

What other filming locations are near Northridge?

Oviatt Library (1 km north-east), California State University, Northridge (2 km north-east), Northridge Fashion Center (2 km north-west), Reseda Theatre (3 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 Cbl62, CC BY-SA 3.0.