Towns & cities

Salt Lake City

Capital city of the U.S. state of Utah and seat of Salt Lake County

United States · 40.7500, -111.8833

42 films and series were filmed in Salt Lake City. For these, the exact spot is not known. Wikipedia names 60 more. 3 video games are set here.

3 more films and series were filmed at places inside Salt Lake City, listed below.

Salt Lake City
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Movies and TV series filmed in Salt Lake City

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Movies and TV series filmed at places inside Salt Lake City

3 more films and series were shot at a place inside Salt Lake City. The place is under each title.

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Wikipedia says these were filmed in Salt Lake City too. Each title’s page links to the sentence that says so.

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Filming locations inside Salt Lake City

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Set here

Video games whose story takes place here. Nothing was filmed here.

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What Wikipedia says about Salt Lake City

55 sentences quoted word for word from Wikipedia, each with the production it describes and a link to the article it comes from.

  • Dumb and Dumber 1994

    “Some of the external street scenes were filmed in Salt Lake City, and the airport scene was filmed at Salt Lake City International Airport.” Wikipedia
  • High School Musical: The Musical: The Series 2019–2023

    “Production on the first season began on February 15, 2019, in Salt Lake City, Utah.” Wikipedia
  • The Philadelphia Experiment 1984

    “Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City and Wendover, Utah, Denver, Colorado, Santa Paula, California, and Charleston, South Carolina.” Wikipedia
  • Carnival of Souls 1962

    “Harvey shot Carnival of Souls in three weeks on location in Lawrence and Salt Lake City, after taking three weeks off from his job at Centron in order to direct the film, and starting with an initial production budget of $17,000.” Wikipedia
  • Unaccompanied Minors 2006

    “Shooting on this film went on in both Salt Lake City, Utah, and also in Scotland.” Wikipedia
  • Drive Me Crazy 1999

    “Drive Me Crazy was filmed in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, including Ogden and Sandy.” Wikipedia
  • Den Brother 2010

    “The film was shot in early 2010 on location in Salt Lake City, Utah.” Wikipedia
  • SLC Punk! 1998

    “The film was shot primarily on location in Salt Lake City, Utah, with one sequence filmed in Evanston, Wyoming.” Wikipedia
  • Revenge of the Ninja 1983

    “The commission's assurances persuaded Cannon to switch filming to Salt Lake City.” Wikipedia
  • Unhook the Stars 1996, The Nude Bomb 1980, Cross Country Cruise 1934, The Paper Brigade 1996, Just in Time 1997, Seasons of the Heart 1993, Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story 1993, Unforgivable 1996

    “Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City, Utah.” Wikipedia
  • Poolhall Junkies 2002

    “Filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah, the film includes several references to the Salt Lake Valley and prominently places the Salt Lake Temple in the background of a scene.” Wikipedia
  • Promised Land 1996–1999

    “As was the case with Touched by an Angel, the crew's filming locations were usually within a two-hour drive from downtown Salt Lake City.” Wikipedia
  • Savannah Smiles 1982

    “The film was shot on location in Salt Lake City, Provo Canyon, and in the mountain country to the southeast near Sundance in Utah.” Wikipedia
  • Mr. Krueger's Christmas 1980

    “Parts of the special were shot in Salt Lake City, Utah.” Wikipedia
  • Ordinary Heroes 1986

    “Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City and Magna, Utah.” Wikipedia
  • Flip Men 2011–2012

    “Shot on location in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, the unscripted half-hour series follows Clark and Baird as they purchase foreclosed houses at bidding auctions and quickly fix them up to get them back on the market and turn a profit.” Wikipedia
  • This Boy's Life 1993

    “Additional scenes were shot in the La Sal Mountains, and Moab and Salt Lake City, Utah.” Wikipedia
  • Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 2003

    “Although the story is set in Washington, D.C., the film was shot in the offices at the Delta Center and the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois.” Wikipedia
  • Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers 1989

    “Filmed in Salt Lake City in mid-1989, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers was released theatrically in North America in October of that year by the independent studio Galaxy Releasing.” Wikipedia
  • Big Love 2006–

    “Other exterior shots were filmed in Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, and Sandy, Utah, as well as northeast Los Angeles, California.” Wikipedia
  • Desperate Hours 1990

    “Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City, Echo Junction, Orem, Zion, and Capitol Reef in Utah.” Wikipedia
  • Damnation Alley 1977

    “Filming began on June 21, 1976, east of the town of Borrego Springs, California, where a missile base set was constructed, as well as locations in Meteor Crater, Arizona, Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada, Salt Lake City, Utah, and the Mojave Desert in California.” Wikipedia
  • Uncommon Valor 1983

    “Additional parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City, Utah, Sun Valley, California, and Castaic, California (which served as the training camp).” Wikipedia
  • Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! 2011

    “The film was shot in Salt Lake City and St. George, Utah from March to September 2011.” Wikipedia
  • The Mortal Storm 1940

    “Mountain snow scenes were filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah and Sun Valley, Idaho.” Wikipedia
  • Josh and S.A.M. 1993

    “Other parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City, Arches National Park, Highway 191, Lisbon Valley, and Spanish Valley in Utah and Calgary, Canada.” Wikipedia
  • Nine Days 2021

    “The "real world" scenes, projected only through the televisions in Will's house, were filmed in the span of three weeks in Salt Lake City, Brazil, and Los Angeles with a number of lightweight cameras rigged to helmets and headgear, including a Sony Venice, a Codex Action Cam, and a Blackmagic Cinema Camera.” Wikipedia
  • Perri 1957

    “Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City and the Uinta National Forest in Utah.” Wikipedia
  • Truth or Consequences, N.M. 1997

    “Filming did not take place in the actual city of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico; instead, Heber, Hurricane, Park City, Rockville, Salt Lake City, and Washington, all in Utah; and Las Vegas and Mesquite, both in Nevada, were all used as locations.” Wikipedia
  • Honky Tonk Freeway 1981

    “Part of the film was also shot in Salt Lake City, Utah, and New York City.” Wikipedia
  • Little Secrets 2001

    “Little Secrets was shot on location in Salt Lake City in the summer of 2001, with local child actors rounding out the supporting roles.” Wikipedia
  • Don't Look Under the Bed 1999

    “The Boogeyman's world consisted of a set that was custom-built in Salt Lake City, and scenes set at Frances' school were shot at Ogden High School in Ogden, Utah.” Wikipedia
  • One Hundred Years of Mormonism 1913

    “The filming locations in Utah were Salt Lake City, Daniel's Pass, and Heber.” Wikipedia
  • Harry in Your Pocket 1973

    “The movie was filmed in Victoria, British Columbia, Salt Lake City, Utah and Seattle, Washington with the then-mayor of Seattle, Wes Uhlman, contributing a cameo appearance.” 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
  • The Time Machine 1978

    “The Collier & Heins Financial Consultants building complex in Salt Lake City, Utah, was used for some of the modern era scenes.” Wikipedia
  • Double Jeopardy 1992

    “Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City, Highway 279, Rainbow Rocks and Tombstone Butte in Utah.” Wikipedia
  • It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. 2007

    “Everything is Fine! was shot entirely at David Brothers's sound stage in Salt Lake City, Utah.” Wikipedia
  • Night Train to Terror 1985

    “Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City, Utah as well as La Jolla and San Diego, California.” Wikipedia
  • Nutcracker: The Motion Picture 1986

    “Parts of the film were also shot in Salt Lake City, Utah.” Wikipedia
  • Birds of Prey 1973

    “Birds of Prey was filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah, with final scenes shot at the recently closed Wendover Air Force Base, where the 509th Composite Group prepared for their atomic bomb missions in World War II with their Silverplate Boeing B-29 Superfortresses.” Wikipedia
  • Christmas Mountain 1981

    “Parts of the film were shot in Utah County and Salt Lake City, Utah.” Wikipedia
  • Legacy: A Mormon Journey 1990

    “Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City as well as New York, Wyoming, and Nauvoo, Illinois.” Wikipedia
  • Mayday at 40,000 Feet! 1976

    “Parts of the film were also shot in Salt Lake City.” Wikipedia
  • Beyond and Back 1978

    “Parts of the film were shot in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Heber in Utah.” Wikipedia
  • The Great Brain 1978

    “Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City, Provo, and Orem in Utah.” Wikipedia
  • The Adventures of Nellie Bly 1981

    “Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah.” Wikipedia
  • Rubin and Ed 1991

    “The movie was filmed in Utah in Salt Lake City, Hanksville, Factory Butte and Goblin Valley State Park.” Wikipedia
  • Parallel Lives 1994

    “Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City, Utah, and California.” Wikipedia
  • In My Sister's Shadow 1999

    “In My Sister's Shadow was shot in Salt Lake City from March 11 to April 4, 1997.” Wikipedia
  • White on Rice 2009

    “The film was primarily shot in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a few locations in San Jose, California.” Wikipedia
  • All Faces West 1929

    “The film began production in early September, 1928 and was filmed under the working title The Exodus. After several weeks spent filming in Salt Lake City, Utah, the company left for Twin Falls, Idaho to shoot on the Snake River.” Wikipedia
  • Christmas Lilies of the Field 1979

    “Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City and Orem, Utah.” Wikipedia
  • Plan 10 from Outer Space 1994

    “Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City and the Great Salt Lake in Utah.” Wikipedia
  • Friendship's Field 1995

    “Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City, Utah and Idaho.” Wikipedia