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Pasadena

city in Los Angeles County, California, United States

🇺🇸 United States · 34.1475, -118.1439

Pasadena is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Pasadena, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 43 more.

9 productions were filmed at 9 places inside Pasadena rather than at Pasadena itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“Other parts of the film to be shot in Los Angeles included store interiors, and the warehouse fight scene between Howard and the criminal Santas, for which a Pasadena furniture warehouse was used.”

Jingle All the Way (1996) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Pasadena

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Pasadena 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.

Oppenheimer 2023
“Scenes set in the city of Berkeley itself were filmed in Pasadena.” Wikipedia
Twilight 2008
“Other scenes were filmed in St. Helens, and Hardwicke conducted some reshooting in Pasadena, California, in August.” Wikipedia
The Social Network 2010
“Additional scenes were shot in California, in the cities of Los Angeles and Pasadena.” Wikipedia
Memento 2000
“Scenes in Sammy Jankis' house were shot in a suburban home close to Pasadena, while Natalie's house was located in Burbank.” Wikipedia
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008
“Although he originally found no need for re-shoots after viewing his first cut of the film, Spielberg decided to add an establishing shot filmed on February 29, 2008, in Pasadena, California.” Wikipedia
The Sting 1973
Changeling 2008
“Suburban areas in San Dimas, San Bernardino and Pasadena doubled for 1920s Los Angeles instead.” Wikipedia
Beverly Hills, 90210 1990–2000
Enchanted 2007
“As most of Disney's traditional animation artists were laid off after the computer graphics boom of the late 1990s, the 13 minutes of animation were not done in-house but by the independent Pasadena-based company James Baxter Animation, founded by former Disney animator Baxter.” Wikipedia
The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938
“The archery tournament was filmed at the former Busch Gardens, now part of Lower Arroyo Park, in Pasadena.” Wikipedia
Beverly Hills Cop 1984
“Many scenes set in Beverly Hills were shot in Pasadena, as the city of Beverly Hills prohibited filming after 10:30 p.m.” Wikipedia
The Parent Trap 1998
“The exterior of the fictional Stafford Hotel was shot at the Administration Building, Treasure Island in San Francisco, while the interior at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena, California, and pool scenes were shot at The Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey, California.” Wikipedia
The Holiday 2006
“Although Amanda's home is set in Brentwood, the exterior scenes at the gated property were actually filmed in front of Southern California architect Wallace Neff's Mission Revival house in San Marino, a suburb adjacent to Pasadena.” Wikipedia
Legally Blonde 2001
“Although the film was primarily set at Harvard University, campus scenes were filmed at USC, University of California, Los Angeles, California Institute of Technology, and Rose City High School in Pasadena, California.” Wikipedia
Seven Pounds 2008
“Most of the film was shot in Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Malibu, California.” Wikipedia
Saving Mr. Banks 2013
“The exterior of the Beverly Hills Hotel and Disney's personal office were also recreated, with the Langham Huntington in Pasadena acting as an interior double for the Beverly Hills Hotel.” Wikipedia
Star Trek Generations 1994
“Picard's house in the Nexus was a private home in Pasadena, California; almost all the furnishings were custom props or outside items.” Wikipedia
Inherent Vice 2014
The Man Who Wasn't There 2001
“The exterior scenes of Ed Crane's house were filmed in the Pasadena neighborhood of Bungalow Heaven, a popular and affordable location in the mid-twentieth century.” Wikipedia
Halloween II 1981
“Most of the film was shot at Morningside Hospital in Los Angeles, California, and Pasadena Community Hospital in Pasadena.” Wikipedia
Parks and Recreation 2009–2015
Us 2019
“Most of the film was shot in Los Angeles, and the main house featured is located in Pasadena.” Wikipedia
Coyote Ugly 2000
The Girl Next Door 2004
“The Girl Next Door was shot in Southern California, including in Long Beach, and Pasadena.” Wikipedia
Disturbia 2007
“Disturbia was filmed on location in the cities of Whittier, California and Pasadena, California.” Wikipedia
Dynasty 1981–
“Some of the other exterior shots of the Carrington mansion (including the lily pond catfight) were shot at a 17-room Palladian house called Arden Villa in Pasadena, California.” Wikipedia
G-Force 2009
“G-Force was filmed at 992 S Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA, Culver Studios – 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA, Los Angeles, California, USA and Santa Clarita, California, USA in 2009.” Wikipedia
Matilda 1996
“The exterior of Matilda's house is located on Youngwood Drive in Whittier, while the library she visits is the Pasadena Public Library on East Walnut Street in Pasadena.” Wikipedia
Jericho 2006–
“Filming also occurred in Pasadena, California, including in front of the city hall, for scenes involving the Allied States capital of Cheyenne, Wyoming.” Wikipedia
The Circle 2017
“On September 17, filming was taking place in Pasadena.” Wikipedia
All About Steve 2009
“Parts of the film were shot at Mayfield Senior School in Pasadena, California.” Wikipedia
The Neon Demon 2016
“Locations included downtown Los Angeles, while the motel sequences were shot on location at a real motel in Pasadena.” Wikipedia
Mission: Impossible 1966–
Kiss the Girls 1998
Meet Dave 2008
Leave Her to Heaven 1945
“The sequences set in Warm Springs, Georgia, were filmed at Busch Gardens in Pasadena, though long shots and process plates were shot on location at the actual Warm Springs Foundation.” Wikipedia
Live by Night 2016
“Scenes were shot at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, Pasadena, and in Wilmington.” Wikipedia
Heathers 1988
“The funeral scenes were filmed at Church of the Angels in Pasadena, California, a location also used in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Just Married.” Wikipedia
Big Fat Liar 2002
Faster 2010
Bird 1988
“Locations used for filming include New York City, Los Angeles, Pasadena, and the Sacramento Valley.” Wikipedia
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day 2014
“The film was entirely shot in the Los Angeles area, including the cities of Pasadena and Arcadia, the San Fernando Valley, and Melody Ranch in Newhall.” Wikipedia

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Pasadena

9 productions shot at 9 places inside Pasadena, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Pasadena itself.

Back to the Future Gamble House 1985
Iron Man 2 Pasadena Masonic Temple 2010
La La Land Colorado Street Bridge per Wikipedia 2016
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Pasadena City Hall per Wikipedia 2000–
Contact California Institute of Technology per Wikipedia 1997
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Millard House 1993–1999
Field of Dreams Rose Bowl per Wikipedia 1989
Numbers California Institute of Technology per Wikipedia 2005–
The Andromeda Strain California Institute of Technology per Wikipedia 1971

Named here by Pasadena’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Pasadena, 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.

Project X 2012

“Pasadena was also the location of the 2012 film Project X.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Pasadena?

55 productions are recorded as filmed in Pasadena, 9 of them at places inside it, including Anaconda (1997), Jingle All the Way (1996) and Café Society (2016). 43 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Pasadena?

Anaconda (1997), covered by 47 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Pasadena?

Pasadena is in the United States, at 34.1475, -118.1439.

What other filming locations are near Pasadena?

Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Ambassador Hotel, University of Southern California 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 Oleknutlee, Public domain.