🏙 Towns & cities
Sierra Madre
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
🇺🇸 United States · 34.1647, -118.0508
Sierra Madre is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 4 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 location proved too expensive, and Siegel with Allied Artist executives, found locations resembling Mill Valley in the Los Angeles area, including Sierra Madre, Chatsworth, Glendale, Los Feliz, Bronson, and Beachwood Canyons, all of which went on to make up the fictional town of "Santa Mira" for the film.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Sierra Madre 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.
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956
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The Fog
1980
“1980 horror film The Fog by John Carpenter filmed at the Church of the Ascension.” Wikipedia
- A Walk in the Clouds 1995
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Better Off Dead
1985
“Several other driving scenes were shot in the Los Angeles suburbs of Duarte and Sierra Madre.” Wikipedia
Named here by Sierra Madre’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Sierra Madre, 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.
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Twin Peaks 1990–1991
“1990 David Lynch filmed Twin Peaks in the Pioneer Cemetery.” Wikipedia
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Halloween 1978
“John Carpenter filmed a scene for Halloween at the Pioneer Cemetery in 1978.” Wikipedia
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Bird Box 2018
“Bird Box (2018) was filmed in front of City Hall and Memorial Park.” Wikipedia
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Halloween II 1981
“1981 Halloween II filmed at the center of town; in the movie, the shape crosses Sierra Madre Boulevard and heads up Baldwin Avenue.” Wikipedia
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Family Plot 1976
“In 1976, Alfred Hitchcock filmed segments of Family Plot in Sierra Madre's Pioneer Cemetery.” Wikipedia
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Better Off Dead 1985
“In 1985, Better Off Dead was filmed on both Baldwin Avenue and Mountain Trail.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Los Angeles
🇺🇸 United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
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Santa Monica
🇺🇸 United States
beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Ambassador Hotel
🇺🇸 United States
defunct hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
University of Southern California
🇺🇸 United States
private university in Los Angeles, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Bovard Administration Building
🇺🇸 United States
building on the campus of the University of Southern California
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🎬 Studios & sets
Paramount Pictures Studios
🇺🇸 United States
film studio
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Sierra Madre?
4 productions are recorded as filmed in Sierra Madre, including Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), The Fog (1980) and A Walk in the Clouds (1995). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Sierra Madre?
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), covered by 40 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Sierra Madre?
Sierra Madre is in the United States, at 34.1647, -118.0508.
What other filming locations are near Sierra Madre?
Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Ambassador Hotel, University of Southern California and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
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 Person-with-No Name, CC BY 2.0.