Landscapes & nature
San Fernando Valley
urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States
United States · 34.1558, -118.2878
San Fernando Valley is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 60 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.
“The remaining seasons were filmed at Chandler Valley Center Studios in the San Fernando Valley.”
Movies filmed at San Fernando Valley
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names San Fernando Valley 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.
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991
- The Office 2005–
- Desperate Housewives 2004–2012
- Jaws 1975
- It's a Wonderful Life 1946
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982
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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003
“The scene was filmed at the Cowboy Palace bar in the San Fernando Valley.” Wikipedia
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Twin Peaks
1990–1991
“Most of the interior scenes were shot on standing sets in a San Fernando Valley warehouse.” Wikipedia
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The Birth of a Nation
1915
“Much of the filming was done on the Griffith Ranch in San Fernando Valley, with the Petersburg scenes being shot at what is today Forest Lawn Memorial Park and other scenes being shot in Whittier and Ojai Valley.” Wikipedia
- How Green Was My Valley 1941
- Die Hard 2 1990
- Planet of the Apes 1968
- Magnolia 1999
- The Grapes of Wrath 1940
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Bringing Up Baby
1938
“Most shooting was done at the Arthur Ranch in the San Fernando Valley, which was used as Aunt Elizabeth's estate for interior and exterior scenes.” Wikipedia
- Scream 3 2000
- Escape from New York 1981
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Wild at Heart
1990
“I got the sexual, wild, Marilyn, gum-chewing fantasy, female side; Nick's got the snakeskin, Elvis, raw, combustible, masculine side." Within four months, Lynch began filming on August 9, 1989, in both Los Angeles (including the San Fernando Valley) and New Orleans, with a relatively modest budget of $10 million.” Wikipedia
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin
2005
“The movie was shot in parts of California, including Studio City, Los Angeles, and San Fernando Valley's Ventura Boulevard.” Wikipedia
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The Night of the Hunter
1955
“Besides, Laughton wanted to create the film's unique look on Hollywood sound stages and found what he was looking for at Pathé, Republic Studios, and the Rowland V. Lee ranch in the San Fernando Valley.” Wikipedia
- Boogie Nights 1997
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Inherent Vice
2014
“Shooting permits in California covered a San Fernando Valley warehouse, a storefront on Slauson Boulevard, driving shots in the Canoga Park area, driving shots in canyon roads above Malibu and a warehouse in Chinatown.” Wikipedia
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My Name Is Earl
2005–
“Many of the locations were filmed in San Fernando Valley in California.” Wikipedia
- Alpha Dog 2006
- The Green Hornet 2011
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The Children's Hour
1961
“The film's location shooting was done at the historic Shadow Ranch, in present-day West Hills of the western San Fernando Valley.” Wikipedia
- Blood Work 2002
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Insidious: Chapter 3
2015
“Several scenes were shot in the San Fernando Valley at the Delfino Studios in Sylmar, where the Brenner apartment's interiors were built.” Wikipedia
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Stalag 17
1953
“The prison camp set was built on the John Show Ranch in Woodland Hills, on the southwestern edge of the San Fernando Valley.” Wikipedia
- Savages 2012
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982
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Thirteen
2003
“The Freeland home scenes were shot at a rented house in the San Fernando Valley.” Wikipedia
- Licorice Pizza 2021
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The Muppet Movie
1979
“Filming locations included Albuquerque, New Mexico as well as various parts of Los Angeles and Northern California, including the San Fernando Valley.” Wikipedia
- Silverado 1985
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K-9
1989
“K-9 was filmed in and around the San Diego and San Fernando Valley areas of California from August to October 1988.” Wikipedia
- Dr. Dolittle 1998
- Drake & Josh 2004–2007
- The Good Earth 1937
- Death Race 2000 1975
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Smokey and the Bandit
1977
“The new Hot Pants scene had to quickly be refilmed as a part of a second unit in the San Fernando Valley and was shot at a drive-in restaurant near Hansen Dam named Baby Beef Burgers, which has since been demolished.” Wikipedia
- Suburbicon 2017
- Duel in the Sun 1946
- Booksmart 2019
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939
- The Thing from Another World 1951
- Mighty Joe Young 1998
- Hell's Angels 1930
- Love Me Tender 1956
- Phantasm 1979
- Body Double 1984
- We Are Your Friends 2015
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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
- The Gift 2015
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 1984
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Santa Fe Trail
1940
“Outdoor scenes were filmed at the Lasky Movie Ranch in the Lasky Mesa area of the Simi Hills in the western San Fernando Valley, California.” Wikipedia
- They Live by Night 1948
- Encino Man 1992
- The Southerner 1945
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GLOW
2017–
“The series filmed in several locations in Los Angeles; mainly in the San Fernando Valley.” Wikipedia
And 24 more, per Wikipedia:
- Pork Chop Hill 1959
- Valley Girl 1983
- The Squaw Man 1914
- The Wild Wild West 1965–
- Safe 1995
- Darby O'Gill and the Little People 1959
- Bathing Beauty 1944
- Bwana Devil 1952
- Adventures of Superman 1952–
- The Bad News Bears 1976
- Starlet 2012
- Rush Hour 2016–
- The Big Fisherman 1959
- Return from Witch Mountain 1978
- Red Shoe Diaries 1992–
- Corvette Summer 1978
- The Salvation Hunters 1925
- Death Valley 2011–
- Flower 2017
- Billy the Kid 1930
- Savage Sam 1963
- Project Mc² 2015–
- Wagon Train 1957–
- Adam-12 1968–
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Grand Central Airport
United States·under 1 km
airport in Glendale, Los Angeles
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Landscapes & nature
Los Angeles Zoo
United States·under 1 km
public zoo and botanical garden
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Landmarks & buildings
International School of Los Angeles
United States·2 km west
school in the Los Angeles area, California, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Griffith Park Zoo
United States·2 km south
zoo in Los Angeles, California
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Landscapes & nature
Griffith Park
United States·3 km south-west
municipal park in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States
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Studios & sets
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
United States·3 km north-west
animation studio
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at San Fernando Valley?
84 productions are recorded as filmed at San Fernando Valley, including Innerspace (1987), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and The Office (2005–). 84 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at San Fernando Valley?
Innerspace (1987), covered by 30 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is San Fernando Valley?
San Fernando Valley is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.1558, -118.2878.
What other filming locations are near San Fernando Valley?
Grand Central Airport (under 1 km), Los Angeles Zoo (under 1 km), International School of Los Angeles (2 km west), Griffith Park Zoo (2 km south) 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 Oakshade, CC BY-SA 3.0.