Towns & cities

Torrance

city in Los Angeles County, California, United States

United States · 33.8359, -118.3406

Torrance is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 23 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.

2 places inside Torrance have a page of their own: listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Torrance as well.

“The aerial shots at the beginning and end of the film were captured in Sacramento, California, and many of the school scenes were shot at South High School in Torrance, California; several extras in the gym crowd were South High students.”

American Beauty (1999) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Torrance 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.

American Beauty 1999
Scarface 1983
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997–2003
“The high school used in the first three seasons is actually Torrance High School, in Torrance, California, the same high school used for Beverly Hills, 90210.” Wikipedia
Armageddon 1998
Bruce Almighty 2003
Jackie Brown 1997
Beverly Hills, 90210 1990–2000
“The filming location for West Beverly High School was in the middle-class community of Torrance at Torrance High School, located in the 90501-zip code.” Wikipedia
The O.C. 2003–
“Many of the beach scenes were also filmed in Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and Torrance.” Wikipedia
Euphoria 2019–
Horrible Bosses 2011
Bad Santa 2003
“All of the Saguaro Square Mall scenes were filmed entirely in the northeastern wing of Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, particularly in the former Montgomery Ward building, which was used for the mall's fictional anchor store, "Chamberlain's".” Wikipedia
Ransom 1996
Matchstick Men 2003
90210 2008–2013
She's All That 1999
The Longest Yard 2005
“The football game at the end of the movie was filmed at Murdock Stadium at the El Camino College in Torrance, California.” Wikipedia
Volcano 1997
Cursed 2005
Love and Mercy 2014
Valley Girl 1983
Paradise, Hawaiian Style 1966
Gone in 60 Seconds 1974
Emergency! 1972–

Filming locations inside Torrance

2 places inside Torrance, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Torrance too.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Torrance?

23 productions are recorded as filmed in Torrance, including American Beauty (1999), Scarface (1983) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003). 23 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Torrance?

American Beauty (1999), covered by 79 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Torrance?

Torrance is in the United States. Its coordinates are 33.8359, -118.3406.

What other filming locations are near Torrance?

Del Amo Fashion Center (1 km south-west), Torrance High School (2 km east), South High School (3 km south-west), Redondo Beach (4 km north-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 Cardinalngold at English Wikipedia, Public domain.