🏙 Towns & cities
Tucson
city in and county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States
🇺🇸 United States · 32.2217, -110.9264
Tucson is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Tucson, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 15 more.
1 production was filmed at 4 places inside Tucson rather than at Tucson itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“Four days were spent in the Titan Missile Museum, south of Tucson, Arizona.”
Movies filmed in Tucson
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Tucson 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.
- Star Trek: First Contact 1996
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The Quick and the Dead
1995
“To cast Gene Hackman in the role of Herod, TriStar Pictures changed the shooting location from Durango, Mexico, to Tucson, Arizona.” Wikipedia
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Rio Bravo
1959
“Rio Bravo was filmed on location at Old Tucson Studios outside Tucson, Arizona, in Eastmancolor, with film processing provided by Technicolor.” Wikipedia
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El Dorado
1966
“El Dorado was shot in Technicolor at Old Tucson Studios just west of Tucson, Arizona, and in and around Kanab, Utah, from October 1965 to January 1966.” Wikipedia
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Death Wish
1974
“Winner decided on a more elaborate scene, involving a fight scene in a recreation of the Wild West, taking place in Tucson, Arizona.” Wikipedia
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Lilies of the Field
1963
“Lilies of the Field was filmed primarily on a ranch owned by the family of Linda Ronstadt, located on the northern edge of Tucson, near Sabino Canyon and Cloud Road.” Wikipedia
- Young Guns II 1990
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A Star Is Born
1976
“The filming locations included many in Arizona, such as downtown Tucson, Tucson Community Center, Sonoita, and Tempe, including Sun Devil Stadium.” Wikipedia
- Rio Lobo 1970
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Geronimo: An American Legend
1993
“The film was shot in Utah, Tucson, Arizona, and Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
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McLintock!
1963
“The film was shot at Old Tucson Studios, west of Tucson, Arizona, and at San Rafael Ranch House - San Rafael State Natural Area, south of Patagonia, Arizona, and Nogales.” Wikipedia
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Revenge of the Nerds
1984
“The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, was chosen to film many of the exterior scenes.” Wikipedia
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Tank Girl
1995
“Tank Girl was filmed primarily in White Sands, New Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona.” Wikipedia
- Star Trek: Phase II 1979–
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The Wraith
1986
“The Wraith was shot entirely in and around Tucson, Arizona; shots of the hilly road leading into the fictional "Brooks, AZ" were filmed on Freeman Road on the city's southeast side.” Wikipedia
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Tucson
1 production shot at 4 places inside Tucson, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Tucson itself.
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group per Wikipedia 2009
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group
🇺🇸 United States
Air Force facility in Arizona, US
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Tucson International Airport
🇺🇸 United States
airport in Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Tucson Convention Center
🇺🇸 United States
convention center
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
University of Arizona
🇺🇸 United States
public university in Tucson, Arizona, United States
Named here by Tucson’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Tucson, 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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Revenge of the Nerds 1984
“Some notable films that have been filmed in Tucson include Revenge of the Nerds, Can't Buy Me Love, Major League, Tombstone, and Tin Cup.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Davis–Monthan Air Force Base
🇺🇸 United States
US Air Force base in Tucson, Arizona, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group
🇺🇸 United States
Air Force facility in Arizona, US
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Tucson International Airport
🇺🇸 United States
airport in Tucson, Arizona, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Titan Missile Museum
🇺🇸 United States
military museum and former Titan II missile silo
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🎬 Studios & sets
Old Tucson Studios
🇺🇸 United States
film studio
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Tucson Convention Center
🇺🇸 United States
convention center
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Tucson?
17 productions are recorded as filmed in Tucson, 1 of them at places inside it, including Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and The Quick and the Dead (1995). 15 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Tucson?
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), covered by 42 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Tucson?
Tucson is in the United States, at 32.2217, -110.9264.
What other filming locations are near Tucson?
Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, Tucson International Airport, Titan Missile Museum 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, Public domain.