Towns & cities

Palos Verdes Peninsula

landform and a geographic sub-region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area

United States · 33.7587, -118.3458

Palos Verdes Peninsula is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Palos Verdes Peninsula, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 10 more.

“Other locations included a cliffside on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, used for the entrance to the vampire cave, and a valley in Santa Clarita near Magic Mountain, where introductory shots were filmed for the scene where Michael and the Lost Boys hang from a railway bridge.”

The Lost Boys (1987) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Palos Verdes Peninsula

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Palos Verdes Peninsula 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.

King Kong 1933
Addams Family Values 1993
The Lost Boys 1987
Mallrats 1995
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947
“Filming locations included Palos Verdes and Monterey, California.” Wikipedia
The Pit and the Pendulum 1961
“The film's brief exterior prologue showing Kerr's arrival to the castle was filmed on the Palos Verdes coast.” Wikipedia
Mommie Dearest 1981
“Location shoots did take place at Perino's in Los Angeles, the Chadwick School on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and the headquarters of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.” Wikipedia
The Terror 1963
“Corman felt The Terror still required more work, so he hired Monte Hellman to shoot exteriors at the cliffs of Palos Verdes with Nicholson and Miller and scenes at Santa Barbara.” Wikipedia
Destination Tokyo 1943
“Some filming of Destination Tokyo took place at Portuguese Bend on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.” Wikipedia
Against All Flags 1952
“Location footage was shot in Palos Verdes, California.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Palos Verdes Peninsula?

11 productions are recorded as filmed in Palos Verdes Peninsula, including Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), King Kong (1933) and Addams Family Values (1993). 10 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Palos Verdes Peninsula?

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), covered by 84 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Palos Verdes Peninsula?

Palos Verdes Peninsula is in the United States. Its coordinates are 33.7587, -118.3458.

What other filming locations are near Palos Verdes Peninsula?

Rancho Palos Verdes (2 km west), Chadwick School (2 km north-west), Portuguese Bend (3 km south-west), Trump National Golf Club (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 Bryanwake at English Wikipedia, Public domain.