Landmarks & buildings
Sepulveda Dam
flood control dam on the Los Angeles River in California, United States
United States · 34.1665, -118.4730
Sepulveda Dam is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 2 more.
“A massive green screen was constructed at the Sepulveda Dam to film a portion of the Stark Expo exterior, with the rest either shot at an area high school or added digitally.”
Movies filmed at Sepulveda Dam
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Sepulveda Dam 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.
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Escape from New York
1981
“Various interior scenes were shot on a sound stage; the final scenes were shot at the Sepulveda Dam in Sherman Oaks.” Wikipedia
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
“Richter described the scene as having "kind of emerged from the end of the postproduction." The scene was shot with the actors walking in the LA River bed in front of the Sepulveda Dam.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Sherman Oaks Galleria
United States·1 km south
Shopping mall in Los Angeles, California, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Tillman Water Reclamation Plant
United States·2 km north
a water reclamation plant located in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, USA
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Landscapes & nature
The Japanese Garden
United States·2 km north
Japanese garden located on the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys, California, USA
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Streets & squares
Ventura Boulevard
United States·3 km west
thoroughfare in Los Angeles, United States
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Towns & cities
Encino
United States·3 km west
neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Bull Creek
United States·3 km north-west
river in Los Angeles
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Sepulveda Dam?
3 productions are recorded as filmed at Sepulveda Dam, including Iron Man 2 (2010), Escape from New York (1981) and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Sepulveda Dam?
Iron Man 2 (2010), covered by 74 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Sepulveda Dam?
Sepulveda Dam is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.1665, -118.4730.
What other filming locations are near Sepulveda Dam?
Sherman Oaks Galleria (1 km south), Tillman Water Reclamation Plant (2 km north), The Japanese Garden (2 km north), Ventura Boulevard (3 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 Mokwella at English Wikipedia, Public domain.