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Watts

neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States

United States · 33.9417, -118.2417

Watts is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 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.

“Killer of Sheep was shot in Watts on a budget of less than US$10,000 ($73,000 in 2025 dollars) over roughly a year's worth of weekends in 1972 and 1973, with additional shooting in 1975.”
Killer of Sheep (1977) · Wikipedia

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Watts
Photo: Los Angeles · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Watts 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Watts?

3 productions are recorded as filmed in Watts, including Menace II Society (1993), Blacula (1972) and Killer of Sheep (1977). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Watts?

Menace II Society (1993), covered by 24 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Watts?

Watts is in the United States. Its coordinates are 33.9417, -118.2417.

What other filming locations are near Watts?

Watts Towers (under 1 km), Jordan Downs (under 1 km), Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange (4 km west), Interstate 105 (California) (4 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 Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0.