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Palm Springs

resort city in Riverside County, California, United States

🇺🇸 United States · 33.8239, -116.5303

Palm Springs is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 8 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.

2 places inside Palm Springs have a page of their own — listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Palm Springs as well.

“Other portions were shot in the desert near Palm Springs, California.”
Rain Man (1988) · Wikipedia

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Palm Springs
Photo: Patrick Pelster · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Palm Springs 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.

  • Rain Man 1988
  • Diamonds Are Forever 1971
    “The home of Kirk Douglas was used for the scene in Tiffany's house, while the Elrod House in Palm Springs, designed by John Lautner, became Willard Whyte's house.” Wikipedia
  • Lethal Weapon 2 1989
    “Other portions of the film were shot in Palm Springs, California.” Wikipedia
  • Saving Mr. Banks 2013
    “Costume designer Daniel Orlandi had Thompson wear authentic jewelry borrowed from the Walt Disney Family Museum, and ensured that Hanks's wardrobe included the Smoke Tree Ranch emblem from the Palm Springs property embroidered on his neckties, which Disney always wore.” Wikipedia
  • Lost Horizon 1937
    “Many exteriors were filmed on location in Palm Springs, Lucerne Valley, the Ojai Valley, the Mojave Desert, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and in what is now Westlake Village, adding the cost of transporting cast, crew, and equipment to the swelling budget.” Wikipedia
  • Ben-Hur 2016
  • Don't Worry Darling 2022
  • The Sheik 1921
    “Another source says filming was done in the desert near Palm Springs, California.” Wikipedia

Filming locations inside Palm Springs

2 places inside Palm Springs, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Palm Springs too.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Palm Springs?

8 productions are recorded as filmed in Palm Springs, including Rain Man (1988), Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). 8 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Palm Springs?

Rain Man (1988), covered by 74 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Palm Springs?

Palm Springs is in the United States, at 33.8239, -116.5303.

What other filming locations are near Palm Springs?

Elrod House, Indio, Coachella Valley, San Bernardino National Forest 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 Patrick Pelster, CC BY-SA 3.0.