Towns & cities

Palmdale

city in Los Angeles County, California, United States

United States · 34.5794, -118.1167

Palmdale is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Palmdale, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 24 more.

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

“The climactic battle was shot in a former air hangar at Palmdale, California, where the cast had to wear wetsuits underneath their costumes on angle-tipped ships.”

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Palmdale

Riders of Destiny 1933

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Palmdale 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.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007
The Terminal 2004
Moonraker 1979
“Much of the film was shot in the cities of London, Paris, Venice, Palmdale, California, Port St. Lucie, Florida, and Rio de Janeiro.” Wikipedia
Rambo 2008
Duel 1971
Star Trek Generations 1994
Koyaanisqatsi 1982
Rat Race 2001
“California filming primarily occurred in Antelope Valley, Palmdale, Acton, Santa Clarita and Newhall.” Wikipedia
Nocturnal Animals 2016
The Bling Ring 2013
Blow 2001
Identity 2003
“Filming also took place on location at the Four Aces Movie Ranch in Palmdale, which features the motel from which Stage 27 was modeled, Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles, and other exterior locations in Palmdale and Lancaster.” Wikipedia
Palm Springs 2020
To Live and Die in L.A. 1985
The Devil's Rejects 2005
Them! 1954
“The scenes set in the Chihuahuan Desert of southern New Mexico were actually filmed in the Mojave Desert near Palmdale, California.” Wikipedia
It Came from Outer Space 1953
Hard Rain 1998
“The film was shot in Huntingburg, Indiana, where the film is set (in reality there is no major river or dam nearby, although there are two reservoirs near the town), as well as a $6 million set in an aircraft hangar in Palmdale, California where the B-1 Lancer bomber was manufactured, and some exteriors in Etobicoke, Toronto, Canada.” Wikipedia
The Odd Couple II 1998
The Apparition 2012
“On March 25, Greene shot some scenes in the Anaverde neighborhood of Palmdale, California.” Wikipedia
Desert Fury 1947
“Additional exteriors were shot in Palmdale, as well as the Arizona cities of Clarkdale and Cottonwood, the latter of which was entirely leased by the production for filming, and included local residents as extras.” Wikipedia
Transmorphers: Fall of Man 2009
Singapore 1947
Julia 2008

Filming locations inside Palmdale

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

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Palmdale?

25 productions are recorded as filmed in Palmdale, including Riders of Destiny (1933), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) and The Terminal (2004). 24 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Palmdale?

Riders of Destiny (1933), covered by 13 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Palmdale?

Palmdale is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.5794, -118.1167.

What other filming locations are near Palmdale?

LA/Palmdale Regional Airport (6 km north-east), Air Force Plant 42 (6 km north-east), California State Route 14 (10 km south), Lancaster (12 km north) 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 Jamesb01 at English Wikipedia, Public domain.