Towns & cities

Richmond

city in Contra Costa County, California, United States

United States · 37.9358, -122.3478

Richmond is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Richmond, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 3 more.

1 production was filmed at 2 places inside Richmond rather than at Richmond itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“In addition to Petaluma, other locations included Mel's Drive-In in San Francisco, Sonoma, Richmond, Novato, and the Buchanan Field Airport in Concord.”

American Graffiti (1973) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Richmond

Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Richmond 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.

American Graffiti 1973
Magnum Force 1973
Tucker: The Man and His Dream 1988
“Principal photography started with first unit shooting on April 13, 1987, in the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant in Richmond, California, doubling for the Dodge Chicago Plant.” Wikipedia

Movies filmed elsewhere in Richmond

1 production shot at 2 places inside Richmond, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Richmond itself.

Blood Alley Point San Pablo Yacht Harbor per Wikipedia 1955

Named here by Richmond’s own Wikipedia article

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

Coach Carter 2005

“The basketball movie, Coach Carter although filmed across the bay in San Francisco was based on the story of the Richmond High School Basketball team being benched for poor grades despite an undefeated season.” Wikipedia
Patch Adams 1998

“Many scenes from the Robin Williams film, Patch Adams were filmed during a week in Point Richmond.” Wikipedia
The Sweetest Thing 2002

“In the 2002 movie, The Sweetest Thing starring Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate, the town of Somerset, where an important wedding scene takes place, includes filming in the historic Point Richmond district (not the church itself however).” Wikipedia
Forever Young 1992

“Many parts of the Mel Gibson movie Forever Young were filmed in Point Richmond.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Richmond?

5 productions are recorded as filmed in Richmond, 1 of them at places inside it, including Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), American Graffiti (1973) and Magnum Force (1973). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Richmond?

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), covered by 80 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Richmond?

Richmond is in the United States. Its coordinates are 37.9358, -122.3478.

What other filming locations are near Richmond?

San Pablo (3 km north), Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant (3 km south), Golden Gate Fields (7 km south-east), Albany High School (7 km south-east) 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain.