🏙 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 8 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 productions were filmed at 1 place inside Torrance rather than at Torrance itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“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.”
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
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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
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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
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The O.C.
2003–
“Many of the beach scenes were also filmed in Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and Torrance.” Wikipedia
- Horrible Bosses 2011
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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
- White Heat 1949
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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
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Torrance
2 productions shot at 1 place inside Torrance, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Torrance itself.
- She's All That Torrance High School per Wikipedia 1999
- Cursed Torrance High School per Wikipedia 2005
Filming locations nearby
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Long Beach
🇺🇸 United States
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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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Ambassador Hotel
🇺🇸 United States
defunct hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States
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University of Southern California
🇺🇸 United States
private university in Los Angeles, California, United States
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Bovard Administration Building
🇺🇸 United States
building on the campus of the University of Southern California
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Torrance?
10 productions are recorded as filmed in Torrance, 2 of them at places inside it, including American Beauty (1999), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000). 8 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, at 33.8359, -118.3406.
What other filming locations are near Torrance?
Long Beach, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Ambassador Hotel 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 Cardinalngold at English Wikipedia, Public domain.