Towns & cities

Piru

census-designated place in Ventura County, California

United States · 34.4072, -118.7994

Piru is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Piru, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 12 more.

“With the exception of a few scenes, the film was shot entirely on location in Piru, California.”

Happy, Texas (1999) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Piru

Happy, Texas 1999

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Piru 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.

Carrie 1976
Water for Elephants 2011
Enough 2002
Hero 1992
Cat People 1982
Lanterns 2026–
“Scenes set in Rushville, Nebraska were filmed in Piru, California, with its main street location doubling for downtown Rushville.” Wikipedia
Devil in a Blue Dress 1995
Torque 2004
Reno 911! 2003–
“Starting from the fifth season onward, certain segments are also shot in the small town of Piru, California.” Wikipedia
Desert Fury 1947
“Some location shooting occurred in the small Ventura County, California, town of Piru, with the northwest side of Center Street, at Main, used as the exterior of Fritzi's saloon and casino; the Piru Mansion was used as the Haller home and the historic Piru bridge was used as the locale of the car crash.” Wikipedia
Swelter 2014
“Though set in Baker, Nevada, the film was entirely shot in Piru, California per the DVD credits.” Wikipedia
Hit and Run 2012
“The film was also filmed in Fillmore, California and Piru, California.” Wikipedia

Named here by Piru’s own Wikipedia article

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

True Blood 2008–2014

“The town has also served for some of the scenes on TV's Reno 911! and for scenes set in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, in True Blood.” Wikipedia
Cobra 1986

“The town served as the fictional San Remos countryside in the movie Cobra, starring Sylvester Stallone, Reni Santoni and Brigitte Nielsen.” Wikipedia
Big Momma's House 2000

“The exterior of Piru United Methodist Church was used in Big Momma's House (2001).” Wikipedia
Enough 2002

“The chase scene in Enough (2002) starring Jennifer Lopez was filmed in Piru along with scenes from Torque (2004) and the final scene for Van Helsing (2004).” Wikipedia
Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983

“In Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), the scenes of the rest home in the "Kick the Can" segment were filmed at the historic building that is now the Heritage Valley Inn.” Wikipedia
The Dukes of Hazzard 1979–1985

“Scenes in The Fugitive, The A-Team, The Dukes of Hazzard, Murder, She Wrote, NCIS and Monk were filmed in Piru.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Piru?

13 productions are recorded as filmed in Piru, including Happy, Texas (1999), Carrie (1976) and Water for Elephants (2011). 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 Piru?

Happy, Texas (1999), covered by 8 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Piru?

Piru is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.4072, -118.7994.

What other filming locations are near Piru?

Piru Mansion (1 km north-east), Lake Piru (9 km north-east), Fillmore and Western Railway (10 km west), Fillmore (11 km 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 Erwin Kreijne, CC BY 3.0.