Towns & cities
Pacific Palisades
neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
United States · 34.0481, -118.5269
Pacific Palisades is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Pacific Palisades, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 12 more.
16 productions were filmed at 2 places inside Pacific Palisades rather than at Pacific Palisades itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“Filming happened mostly in Los Angeles, including location shooting at Sunset Strip, Silver Lake, Pacific Palisades, the Hollywood Hills and the Biltmore Hotel.”
Movies filmed in Pacific Palisades
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Pacific Palisades 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.
- Beverly Hills Cop 1984
- Baywatch 1989–2001
- Species 1995
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It's Complicated
2009
“Afterwards, the team returned to Los Angeles for completion of the scenes at Jane's house and for the filming at the Bel-Air Bay Club in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.” Wikipedia
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Savages
2012
“By August 2011, the film was shooting in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
- Enough 2002
- Old School 2003
- Havoc 2005
- Stand and Deliver 1988
- Crazy/Beautiful 2001
- Custer's Last Fight 1912
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Spring Fever
1927
“Location shooting for Spring Fever took place at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.” Wikipedia
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Pacific Palisades
16 productions shot at 2 places inside Pacific Palisades, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Pacific Palisades itself.
- American Beauty Sunset Boulevard per Wikipedia 1999
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Sunset Boulevard per Wikipedia 2019
- Victorious Sunset Boulevard per Wikipedia 2010–2013
- A Star Is Born Sunset Boulevard per Wikipedia 2018
- Drag Me to Hell Sunset Boulevard per Wikipedia 2009
- Sam & Cat Sunset Boulevard per Wikipedia 2013–2014
- Strange Days Sunset Boulevard per Wikipedia 1995
- Jeopardy! Sunset Boulevard per Wikipedia 1964–
- The Craft Sunset Boulevard per Wikipedia 1996
- Murder, My Sweet Sunset Boulevard per Wikipedia 1944
- The Canyons Sunset Boulevard per Wikipedia 2013
- Pat and Mike Riviera Country Club per Wikipedia 1952
- Return from Witch Mountain Sunset Boulevard per Wikipedia 1978
- Star Search Sunset Boulevard per Wikipedia 1983–
- Troop Beverly Hills Sunset Boulevard per Wikipedia 1989
- Judge Judy Sunset Boulevard per Wikipedia 1996–
Named here by Pacific Palisades’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Pacific Palisades, 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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Modern Family 2009–2020
“The TV series Modern Family filmed some scenes at Palisades Charter High School.” Wikipedia
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Baywatch 1989–2001
“The TV series Baywatch was filmed at Lifeguard Headquarters by tower 15 of Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades.” Wikipedia
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Freaky Friday 2003
“The 2003 Disney film Freaky Friday with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan was filmed at Palisades Charter High School.” Wikipedia
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Phantasm 1979
“The house used for the exterior shots of the Pearson residence in the 1979 film Phantasm is located at 1232 Corsica Drive in Pacific Palisades.” Wikipedia
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Havoc 2005
“Havoc was set in the Palisades and filmed at Palisades Charter High School.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Palisades Charter High School
United States·under 1 km
high school in California, United States
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Towns & cities
Rustic Canyon
United States·2 km south-east
human settlement in California, United States of America
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Towns & cities
Will Rogers State Historic Park
United States·2 km north-east
state historic park in Los Angeles, California, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Bel-Air Bay Club
United States·2 km south-west
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Landmarks & buildings
Dolores del Río House
United States·2 km south-east
house in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
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Landmarks & buildings
Riviera Country Club
United States·2 km east
exclusive private club with a championship golf course in California
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Pacific Palisades?
29 productions are recorded as filmed in Pacific Palisades, 16 of them at places inside it, including The Last Boy Scout (1991), Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Baywatch (1989–2001). 12 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Pacific Palisades?
The Last Boy Scout (1991), covered by 33 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Pacific Palisades?
Pacific Palisades is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.0481, -118.5269.
What other filming locations are near Pacific Palisades?
Palisades Charter High School (under 1 km), Rustic Canyon (2 km south-east), Will Rogers State Historic Park (2 km north-east), Bel-Air Bay Club (2 km south-west) 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 Don Ramey Logan, CC BY-SA 4.0.