Towns & cities

Provo

city in and county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States

United States · 40.2339, -111.6586

Provo is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 19 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.

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

“The drive-in scenes were filmed in Provo at what was then a branch of the Hi-Spot burger chain.”

Footloose (1984) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Provo 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.

Dumb and Dumber 1994
Footloose 1984
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers 1989
Fletch 1985
“Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City International Airport, Provo and Orem, Utah, also Ogden, Utah, looking east from Mountain View Motel across the 24th Street viaduct.” Wikipedia
Daddy Day Camp 2007
Age of the Dragons 2011
“Several of the scenes were filmed at Castle Amphitheater in Provo, Utah behind the Utah State Hospital.” Wikipedia
Made Men 1999
Return to Halloweentown 2006
Promised Land 1987
“Parts of the film were also shot in Wendover and Provo, Utah.” Wikipedia
The Executioner's Song 1982
“Parts of the film were shot at the Utah State Prison in Draper and the city of Provo, Utah.” Wikipedia
Fast Getaway 1991
“The opening robbery is a composite of Provo, for the exteriors, and Salt Lake City for the bank's interior.” Wikipedia
Slaughter of the Innocents 1993
“The Provo area was used for the prologue (Provo Canyon), and some later scenes at the Municipal Airport.” Wikipedia
Baker's Hawk 1976
“Baker's Hawk began four weeks of location shooting in the mountains of Provo, Utah on July 19, 1976 and production continued in Burbank, California.” Wikipedia
The American Mall 2008
“The film was filmed in Provo, Utah at Provo Towne Centre.” Wikipedia
The Christmas Dragon 2014
The Great Brain 1978
“Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City, Provo, and Orem in Utah.” Wikipedia
Inside 2013
In Search of Historic Jesus 1979
“Parts of the film were shot in Heber, Provo, and Park City in Utah.” Wikipedia
The Mountain of the Lord 1993

Filming locations inside Provo

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

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Provo?

19 productions are recorded as filmed in Provo, including Dumb and Dumber (1994), Footloose (1984) and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989). 19 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Provo?

Dumb and Dumber (1994), covered by 52 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Provo?

Provo is in the United States. Its coordinates are 40.2339, -111.6586.

What other filming locations are near Provo?

Provo Towne Centre (2 km south), Utah State Hospital (2 km east), Provo Municipal Airport (6 km west), Orem (8 km north-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 Creator: Javin Weaver, CC BY-SA 3.0.