| 1 | A location that you just know you've seen in five other TV shows or movies. |
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| 3 | Filming at a landmark is a separate trope when the scene is supposed to take place at that specific landmark (e.g. the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, famous courthouses), but it counts here when a landmark is used generically (e.g. any Vancouver landmark). |
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| 5 | SubTrope of CaliforniaDoubling. KirksRock might be the single most-used That Place in American television, with BronsonCanyonAndCaves and DownLADrain as other very famous locales. The various {{BBC Quarr|y}}ies serve a similar role in the UK. See also RecycledSet, EiffelTowerEffect, NoCommunitiesWereHarmed, and RealPlaceBackground. |
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| 7 | !!Examples: |
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| 11 | [[folder:USA (mostly Los Angeles and California)]] |
| 12 | !!California |
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| 14 | * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffith_Observatory The Griffith Observatory]] is a staple landmark of L.A. and Hollywood and, as such, has been prominently featured in countless films, TV shows, music videos, etc.. Just a few examples include ''Film/TheTerminator'' (and ''Film/TerminatorGenisys''), ''Film/{{Bowfinger}}'', ''Film/CharliesAngelsFullThrottle'', ''Film/YesMan'', ''Film/GangsterSquad'', ''Film/LaLaLand'', and the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' 2-part episode [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E8FuturesEnd "Future's End"]]. |
| 15 | ** ''VideoGame/RedAlert3'' converts it into an artillery piece against the Imperial landing at Santa Monica. |
| 16 | * [[https://blog.coldwellbanker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/380-S.-San-Rafael.jpg 380 S. San Rafael Ave., Pasadena, California, 91105]]: Erected in 1928, this mansion might be among one of the most recognized exteriors in film and TV. It was perhaps most famously used as "Stately Wayne Manor" in the ''Series/Batman1966'' TV series [[Film/BatmanTheMovie and movie]]. Other notable appearances include, but are not limited to ''Film/StandByMe'', ''Film/RushHour1998'', Kit Ramsey's estate in ''Film/{{Bowfinger}}'', Hell House in ''Film/ScaryMovie 2'', ''Film/DinnerForSchmucks'', ''Film/{{Bridesmaids}}'', ''Series/MurderSheWrote'', and ''Series/AgentsOfShield''. |
| 17 | * [[http://www.hollywoodlostandfound.net/locations/circusliquor.html Circus Liquor]] (''Film/{{Clueless}}, Series/{{Alias}}, Series/PrivatePractice'') |
| 18 | ** The store where the clerk asks for "more" (teeth, skin) from smokers in the "Truth" anti-smoking [=PSAs=] does not have the official Circus Liquor sign, but it is '''''extremely''''' similar (same clown, but it says "Jiffy" on the drum instead of "Circus Liquor"). It's likely the owners didn't want to be associated with Truth's infamous TotallyRadical [=PSAs=]. |
| 19 | * The former Unocal building, now part of [[http://www.lacenterstudios.com/index1.html Los Angeles Center Studios.]] The lobby and some other interior spaces are available for filming, and you might recognise them from [[http://www.hollywoodlocations.com/property_details.cfm?pID=571&catID=24&startrow=1&pagenum=1 these photos]]. (''Series/{{Alias}}'', ''Series/TheBoys2019'', ''Series/ColdCase'', ''Series/{{Numb3rs}}'', ''Series/{{NCIS}}'', ''Series/MadMen'', ''Film/TheXFilesFightTheFuture'', early commercials for ''Series/{{Life|2007}}'', even a '''California tourism commercial''' of all things). |
| 20 | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Ranch_High_School Diamond Ranch High School]] (various high-tech facilities in ''Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard'', ''Film/TheCell'', ''Film/{{Serenity}}'', ''Film/{{Impostor}}'') |
| 21 | * There's a house somewhere in California that was used in ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'', ''Journeyman'', and the film ''Premonition.'' |
| 22 | * For anybody who watched MTV in the '80s, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Bar_and_Grill The Rainbow Bar and Grill]] is an example. |
| 23 | * The [[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Los_Angeles_River_Bridge_B%26W.jpg concrete ditch]] surrounding the Los Angeles River (''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', ''Boomtown'', ''Series/TwentyFour'', ''Film/TheCore'', ''Film/TheItalianJob2003'', ''Film/PointBlank'', ''Film/{{Grease}}''... Website/TheOtherWiki has an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_River#Entertainment_setting extensive list]]). There's [[DownLADrain an entry here]] as well. |
| 24 | * BronsonCanyonAndCaves, a cave system set in a rock quarry that has been used in countless movies and TV shows for over 100 years, due in equal parts to its craggy appearance looking suitably alien and desolate when shot in closeup but also for being located in Griffith Park, and therefore easily accessible for filming purposes. |
| 25 | * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandeis-Bardin_Institute#Filming_locations The Brandeis-Bardin Institute library,]] also known as the House of the Book; featured once in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' and once in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' ("Descent"), and served as the visual for the exterior of the command center/power chamber in ''Franchise/PowerRangers''. As well as several commercials and a movie nobody has ever heard of. |
| 26 | ** The Museum from ''Film/TenaciousDInThePickOfDestiny'' |
| 27 | ** Another museum on ''Series/{{Chuck}}''. |
| 28 | ** Also the headquarters for the Visualize cult on ''Series/TheMentalist''. |
| 29 | ** Also also a part of Hell in an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985''. |
| 30 | * The Universal Studios back lot is highly recognizable from ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'', ''Series/MurderSheWrote'', ''Series/RemingtonSteele'', and other works. Unfortunately, it was heavily damaged by a massive fire in June 2008, and the rebuild wasn't entirely a perfect replica. |
| 31 | ** Colonial Street, on the backlot, made famous as Wisteria Lane in ''Series/DesperateHousewives'', actually first gained cult status as "Mayfield Place" in the Tom Hanks Comedy ''Film/TheBurbs''. Also seen in ''Series/TheMunsters'' and ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver''. |
| 32 | * The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute was featured prominently in ''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome'', although Greeked into simply the "Cetacean Institute". |
| 33 | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Dume Point Dume]] in Malibu is a favorite spot for beach filming. It's most memorable appearance was at the end of ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'', but it also appeared in several of the other films in that series as well (it's where the apes land in ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes'', for example). Tony Stark's home in ''Film/IronMan'' was located there via CGI; ''Film/PsychoBeachParty'' was was filmed there as well. It also appears in several commercials. |
| 34 | * Mugu Rock, found along the Pacific Coast Highway north of Los Angeles, appears regularly in car commercials. The Rock was formed when a path for the Pacific Coast Highway was cut through the mountain. |
| 35 | * The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradbury_Building Bradbury Building's]] unusual architecture has made it a staple of sci-fi/quirky TV and film, most notably ''Film/BladeRunner''. |
| 36 | ** And the Music/{{Genesis|Band}} music video for the song [[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1zzdh_genesis-tonight-tonight-tonight_music "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight."]] |
| 37 | ** ''Series/TheOuterLimits1963'' episode "Demon With a Glass Hand" was filmed almost entirely inside the Bradbury. |
| 38 | ** ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'' has the Hallowbrook Hotel as a run-down version of the Bradbury. |
| 39 | * Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles slopes down along Bunker Hill past several photogenic Los Angeles landmarks like the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the MOCA. As a result, it shows up in a surprisingly large number of car commercials. |
| 40 | ** Running three blocks parallel is Broadway, whose grimy, old-new architecture has been a popular location for films like ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Film/{{Inception}}''. |
| 41 | * If there's a scene at a carousel, there's a good chance it was filmed in one of two L.A. locations: the outdoor [[http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/griffithPK/mgr.htm Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round]] or the indoor carousel at the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Monica_Pier Santa Monica Pier]]. |
| 42 | * The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed [[http://www.ennishouse.org/ Ennis House]] has been in quite a few movie and TV productions, perhaps most famously the Creator/VincentPrice version of ''Film/HouseOnHauntedHill1959'', ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. |
| 43 | * There are several mansions in southern California that have appeared in a dozen or more adult films each. |
| 44 | * Torrence High School was used as the school in ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'', ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and multiple movies. |
| 45 | * The Craven Estate in Pasadena, owned by the [[UsefulNotes/TheRedCross American Red Cross]], was used as the headquarters building in ''Series/{{JAG}}''. It has also been used for many other series like ''Series/TwentyFour'', ''Series/{{Bones}}'', ''Series/CommanderInChief'', ''Series/JudgingAmy''; and movies like ''Film/EnemyOfTheState'', ''[[Film/RushHour Rush Hour 3]]'', ''Film/{{Swordfish}}'' and ''Film/Traffic2000''. |
| 46 | * [[http://randys-donuts.com/ Randy's Donuts]] in Inglewood got destroyed in ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' and served as the meeting place between Tony and Nick Fury in ''Film/IronMan2''. |
| 47 | * If a scene in a movie or TV show is set in a cafe, odds are better than good it will be shot at [[http://niketalk.com/t/518898/quality-cafe-in-downtown-los-angeles-every-cafe-in-almost-every-film-ever The Quality Cafe,]] an out-of-business cafe that's used exclusively for movie and TV shoots. |
| 48 | * (Former) [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnie%27s_Broiler Johnie's Broiler]] in Downey, CA, a classic American suburban diner built in 1950s which appeared as an old-fashioned diner in a lot of movies and TV shows (see the link for the list). The establishment went through a lot of bad times in 2000's, including being almost completely demolished illegally. Now restored and operating as a Bob's Big Boy Restaurant. |
| 49 | * ''Website/{{Cracked}}'''s [[http://www.cracked.com/article_20479_5-places-youll-recognize-from-background-every-movie.html 5 Places You'll Recognize from the Background of Every Movie]] lists several landmarks that have appeared in multiple films, such as the Griffith Observatory and Biltmore Hotel in LA. It goes on to suggest writing crossover fanfiction based on the universes that used the Mount Hollywood Tunnel. |
| 50 | ** This is actually a follow up to an earlier article, [[http://www.cracked.com/article_20173_6-places-youll-recognize-from-background-every-movie.html 6 Places You'll Recognize from the Background of Every Movie,]] which features The Quality Cafe, Graystone Manor, the Bradbury and Monument Valley. |
| 51 | * The Caltech campus represented its own fictionalized copy, the California Institute of Science ("[=CalSci=]"), in ''Series/{{Numb3rs}}''. The older Mediterranean-style buildings on the east and south parts of the campus (especially the faculty club known as the Athenaeum) also appear in a fair number of films and commercials. Ironically, ''Film/RealGenius'' (which was also set at a Caltech stand-in) had its outside scenes filmed at Occidental and Pomona; the interiors of buildings and dorms were recreations. |
| 52 | * The [[http://www.angelenoliving.com/blog/Hollywood-High-Tower-Court High Tower apartments]] in Hollywood were famously used as Philip Marlowe's residence in ''Film/TheLongGoodbye'', and also showed up in ''Film/DeadAgain''. |
| 53 | * John Marshall High School has a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Marshall_High_School_(Los_Angeles)#In_popular_culture lengthy list]] [[https://la.curbed.com/2017/12/20/16717840/john-marshall-high-school-movies-grease of film credits]] owing to its main building's Collegiate Gothic architecture and its location just east of Hollywood and south of Burbank. |
| 54 | * Commercials or films that need a busy train station lobby or other busy public area often shoot at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_(Los_Angeles) Los Angeles Union Station.]] The old ticket lobby is no longer in use, so it's a frequent filming and event space. |
| 55 | * Long Beach State's college basketball arena, [[https://longbeachstate.com/sports/2018/7/31/sports-facilities-spec-rel-15-walter-pyramid-html.aspx The Walter Pyramid,]] frequently appears in TV shows and commercials depicting basketball games, because it's in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_zone Thirty Mile Zone]] and looks like a big arena on the inside (even though it only has 4,000 seats). The unique ceiling design makes it immediately recognizable. |
| 56 | * In ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'' serial ''Annette'', the entrance of Annette's high school is that of the (now former) animation building at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. |
| 57 | * As mentioned in the introduction, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasquez_Rocks Vasquez Rocks National Park]] near Agua Dulce has been in almost every TV western series imaginable as well as the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "Arena", which gave it the name on this very wiki of KirksRock. |
| 58 | * A music example: the same small stone house in Topanga Canyon was used for the cover photos of ''The Notorious Byrd Brothers'' by Music/TheByrds (1967) and ''Hand Sown...Home Grown'' by Music/LindaRonstadt (1969).[[note]]Oddly, both albums include a song about [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin dolphins]] as well[[/note]] |
| 59 | * There's a [[https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/2293 [=McDonald's=] in City of Industry, CA,]] that exists only to be used for shooting [=McDonald's=] commercials. Renovated and rebuilt many times over the years so it matches the latest exterior designs used by the company, it is not open to the public and does not actually serve customers, but has appeared in every single [=McDonald's=] television commercial for decades. |
| 60 | * Numerous car commercials were filmed on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Street_Viaduct Sixth Street Viaduct]] over the Los Angeles River and adjacent railroads, until the bridge was demolished in 2016 because [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkali%E2%80%93silica_reaction concrete cancer]] had rendered it likely to collapse in an earthquake. Other distinctive conrete viaducts over the river have also been used. |
| 61 | * The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Steel Kaiser Steel Plant]] in Fontana, California, is used in films needing either an ominous industrial setting or a post-apocalyptic site (or both), such as ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreetPart2FreddysRevenge'', ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', ''Film/InTheAftermathAngelsNeverSleep'' and ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie''. When it was still in operation, it was the filming location for the 1952 romantic comedy ''Steel City'' and was toured by Creator/AynRand while she was doing research for ''Literature/AtlasShrugged''. |
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| 63 | !!Elsewhere in the USA: |
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| 65 | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_Building 55 Central Park West,]] otherwise known as the ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' Building. Note that it's not as tall as the film makes it out to be (or has a super-conductive paranormal antenna/pagan temple on the roof). |
| 66 | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_appearances_of_Monument_Valley_in_the_media Monument Valley]] is in a number of films and other media outlets, particularly Westerns, and most particularly those directed by Creator/JohnFord. |
| 67 | * The detention room in ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'' in suburban UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} was re-used in ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie''. For bonus points, Paul Gleason reprised his role as the principal! |
| 68 | * Virtual example: 90% percent of {{Machinima}}s using ''VideoGame/TheSims 3'' will be filmed in recognizable Sunset Valley locations. This is because Sunset Valley is the only neighborhood which comes pre-made with the game. |
| 69 | * Old Tucson Studios. Built initially for the movie ''Arizona'' in 1939, its buildings were used as the sets of countless [[TheWestern Western]] television shows and movies, including episodes of ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'', ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'', ''{{Series/Bonanza}}'', and ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel''. It is also a tourist attraction, though most of the original sets were lost in a fire. |
| 70 | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webb_Institute The Webb Institute]]'s Stevenson Taylor Hall was used as [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Wayne Manor]] for ''Film/BatmanForever'', ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', ''Series/{{Gotham}}'', and ''Film/Joker2019'', and appears in ''Film/GreatExpectations''. |
| 71 | * "Music/HoldingOutForAHero" by Bonnie Tyler: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon Grand Canyon]] was used as the secondary focus on Tyler in many other shots in the video. |
| 72 | * The rooftop gardens at 620 Fifth Avenue in Rockefeller Center are commonly used as a filming location in New York City. |
| 73 | ** ''Film/SpiderMan1'' used them as the place where Spider-Man deposited Mary Jane after rescuing her from the Green Goblin's attack on Times Square. |
| 74 | ** ''Series/Daredevil2015'' used the gardens in "Nelson v. Murdock" for a private meeting between Wilson Fisk and Madame Gao. They are later used in ''Series/TheDefenders2017'' where Madame Gao meets with Alexandra here, and where Alexandra has a one-on-one with Elektra as the Hand's plans are set into motion. |
| 75 | ** ''Film/JohnWickChapter2'' uses the gardens for a one on one between John Wick and Winston. |
| 76 | * The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Worth_Water_Gardens Fort Worth Water Gardens]] were used in various scenes in ''Film/LogansRun''. It's also featured at the end of the 1980 TV adaptation of ''Literature/TheLatheOfHeaven'' and music videos by Music/{{Solange}} ("Almeda") and Music/KendrickLamar ("[=N95=]"). |
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| 79 | [[folder:United Kingdom ]] |
| 80 | !!London |
| 81 | * Plenty of places in London may seem rather familiar... |
| 82 | ** Senate House, the administrative centre of the University of London, was said to have inspired the Ministry of Truth in Creator/GeorgeOrwell's ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' - and was used as such in the film adaptation. It's also featured in ''Film/RichardIII'', ''Film/BatmanBegins'', ''Film/FastAndFurious6'', ''Series/JeevesAndWooster'' and ''Series/KillingEve''. |
| 83 | ** The Quad of University College London (UCL) is often used (particularly in ''Series/{{Spooks}}''), as it is a passable imitation of the National Gallery on Trafalgar Square. Girls Aloud filmed a [=KitKat=] advert on the steps, and it’s also been in the 1959 version of ''[[Film/The39Steps1959 The 39 Steps]]'', ''Series/{{Minder}}'', ''Series/{{Poirot}}'', the ''Film/DoctorSeries'', ''Film/RaisingTheWind'', and even ''Series/TheSootyShow''. |
| 84 | *** Creator/ChristopherNolan, a UCL alumnus, uses it a lot in his films. |
| 85 | *** Any time a British film or TV show has a scene outside an observatory, chances are it's UCL's one in Mill Hill. |
| 86 | ** The [[https://www.britishmuseum.org/ British Museum]] has appeared, usually as itself, in ''Bulldog Jack'', ''Film/TheIpcressFile'', ''Literature/TheDayOfTheJackal'', ''Film/TheMummyReturns'', ''Film/{{Justice|League 2017}} [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague League]]'' and ''Series/{{Detectorists}}''. |
| 87 | ** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe 30 St Mary Axe]], affectionately known as the Gherkin, is popular when the script calls for a contemporary-style European Skyscraper. Previously, it was the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd%27s_Building Lloyd's of London building.]] |
| 88 | ** Vauxhall Cross, the [[TruthInTelevision real-life]] headquarters of [[UsefulNotes/SecretIntelligenceService MI6]], has appeared in several [[Franchise/JamesBond Bond]] films. It was attacked in ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'' and blown up in ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''. |
| 89 | ** Battersea Power Station is used so often in the media that it has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battersea_power_station_in_popular_culture an entire Wikipedia article]] devoted to its many appearances in films, television, music videos, album covers, etc. |
| 90 | ** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holloway_Sanatorium Holloway Asylum]] was used in Adam Ant's "Goody Two Shoes" video, Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and other 80s standards. It's also appeared in ''Series/InspectorMorse'' and ''Jack the Ripper''. |
| 91 | ** Waltham Forest Town Hall and the neighbouring Assembly Hall are London’s stock location for a large inter-war building due to the art deco exterior and surviving 1930s interiors. Notable appearances include many different fictional locations in ''Series/{{Poirot}}'' and the exterior of the hotel in ''Series/{{Misfits}}'' series two part six. Many recordings of classical music have been made in the Assembly Hall as well. |
| 92 | ** St. Leonard's Church in Shoreditch has appeared in ''Series/{{Rev}}'' (in which it's St. Saviour's Church) and the second series of ''Series/{{Luther}}''. |
| 93 | ** Parts of ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'' and ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'' were filmed in Borough Market, where Literature/BridgetJones lives in an apartment above a pub — the Globe Tavern, which also features in the Creator/MichaelCaine film ''Blue Ice''. |
| 94 | ** Two locations on the UsefulNotes/LondonUnderground: |
| 95 | *** The disused Aldwych station was regularly used for filming even before its closure as it had a peak hours only service on weekdays - scenes in ''Film/BattleOfBritain'' and ''Film/DeathLine'' were filmed there. Since it closed in 1994, Aldwych has been commonly used for filming period Underground scenes - among them ''Film/VForVendetta'', ''The Edge of Love'', ''Series/RockAndChips'' and ''[[Film/DarkestHour2017 Darkest Hour]]''. |
| 96 | *** For more modern Underground scenes, the old Jubilee Line platforms at Charing Cross (which were closed in 1999 after the line was extended from Green Park to Stratford) can be used. Scenes for ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'', ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' and ''Series/KillingEve'' were filmed there. |
| 97 | |
| 98 | !!Elsewhere in England |
| 99 | * Several British productions have used [[http://flickr.com/photos/dcphotolibrary/2306479821/sizes/l/ the gate of Chatham Dockyard]] (now Chatham Historic Dockyard after the Naval base closed in 1984) as a prison gate. The linked photo doesn't show the wooden doors, but when closed they look convincingly prison-like. |
| 100 | * The Sunbury Pump House, near Shepperton Studios, Surrey, provided interiors for ''Series/RedDwarf'' and ''Gamesmaster''. The ''Red Dwarf'' cast invoke this trope on the DVD commentary as they try to remember what other series were filmed there. |
| 101 | * The village of Lacock in Wiltshire has been used as the location for many a CostumeDrama - among them ''[[Series/PrideAndPrejudice1995 Pride and Prejudice]]'', ''Series/{{Cranford}}'' (Lacock ''was'' Cranford) and ''Series/DowntonAbbey''. Lacock Abbey, the local stately home, was Wolf Hall in, err, ''Series/WolfHall''. Also, several scenes in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' movies were filmed in both the village and the Abbey (one of several places across Britain that has been used as Hogwarts). |
| 102 | * Stoke Park, a well-to-do country club in Buckinghamshire, was the venue for Film/JamesBond's golf match against the titular villain in ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}''. Literature/BridgetJones later went there for her mini-break with Daniel Cleaver, and in 2004 ''three'' more movies were filmed there -- ''Film/{{Wimbledon}}'', ''Film/BrideAndPrejudice'' and ''Film/LayerCake''. it's since been used for ''Film/RockNRolla'', and has also been used for TV shows like ''Series/TheProfessionals'' and ''Series/MidsomerMurders''. |
| 103 | * Lincoln Cathedral has stood in for Westminster Abbey in ''Film/TheDaVinciCode'' and ''Film/TheYoungVictoria''. For ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'' and ''[[Series/TheCrown2016 The Crown]]'', they used Ely Cathedral. |
| 104 | * Oxford is, of course, the centre of the Series/{{Morseverse}}. Although the [[BrandX colleges in those shows]] are fictional, real colleges were used as filming locations; one of the more modern-looking university buildings was even used as the police station in later episodes of ''Endeavour''. Oxford has also been used for the ''Literature/BridesheadRevisited'' adaptations. In the ''Film/HarryPotter'' movies, Oxford is one of several locations that have been used for Hogwarts interiors. |
| 105 | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highclere_Castle Highclere Castle]] is best known as the eponymous setting of ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', but it has shown up in a number of other works, including ''Series/JeevesAndWooster''. |
| 106 | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsted_Keynes_railway_station Horsted Keynes Station]] on the Bluebell Railway has appeared in ''Series/SherlockHolmes'', ''Series/{{Poirot}}'', ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', ''Literature/TheRailwayChildren'', ''Series/JeevesAndWooster'', ''Literature/NorthAndSouth'', ''Literature/SallyLockhart'', ''Series/{{Endeavour}}'', ''Literature/AdolfHitlerMyPartInHisDownfall'', ''Series/ScrapheapChallenge''... It's a wonder that characters who go there don't come out in a completely different show. In 2013 there was a narrow miss when preliminary work for ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' started just as Franchise/TheMuppets were finishing a shoot. |
| 107 | * The former nuclear bunker at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvedon_Hatch_Secret_Nuclear_Bunker Kelvedon Hatch in Essex]] has featured in a number of TV shows and films. |
| 108 | * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durdle_Door Durdle Door]] has starred in several films and music videos, such as the music video for "Shout" by Music/TearsForFears. The nearby beach at Lulworth Cove appeared in ''Series/DoctorWho'' as [[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E3TheCurseOfFenric Maidens' Bay]]. |
| 109 | * Down in UsefulNotes/{{Cornwall}}, the fishing village of [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Isaac Port Isaac]] starred as itself in the 2019 movie ''Film/FishermansFriends'' and its 2022 sequel ''Fishermans Friends: One And All'', having previously become well-known for being Portwenn in ''Series/DocMartin''. Which was a spin-off of the 2000 comedy ''Film/SavingGrace'' which was also filmed in the village. |
| 110 | * ''Series/CarShare'' was based on the idea of two workmates commuting into work every day and the interactions they had in the car. The streets of Greater Manchester became an unintended third star in the series, and viewers with local knowledge gained an extra dimension of satisfaction by identifying the streets and the locations used, sometimes repeatedly. Creator/PeterKay has played with this no end, adding driving scenes which make the route taken nigh-on incomprehensible, to the point of having some driving scenes filmed in ''Liverpool''. |
| 111 | * In a lot of film and TV productions, Liverpool has doubled for locations as diverse as New York City, London, Chicago, Paris and [[Film/TheBatman2022 Gotham City]]. |
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| 113 | !!Scotland |
| 114 | * Ardverikie House in Inverness-shire featured in ''Series/MonarchOfTheGlen'' and ''Film/SalmonFishingInTheYemen'' before it was used as the stand-in for Balmoral in ''[[Series/TheCrown2016 The Crown]]''. |
| 115 | * [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Eilean_donan_castle.JPG Eilean Donan Castle]], ancestral fortress of the Clan [=MacRae=], on Loch Long. Or, if you go by film only, it's the home of the [[Film/{{Highlander}} Clan Macleod,]], stands on a lake where a [[StockNessMonster big scary monster has lived for hundreds of years]], and is a [[Franchise/JamesBond branch office for [=MI6=]]]. |
| 116 | * Glasgow's town centre features a grid design with distinctive Victorian and early Edwardian-era architecture, which makes it feel surprisingly American in places. As a result, it is common for the city to double for East Coast or Midwest United States cities. |
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| 118 | !!Wales |
| 119 | * In UsefulNotes/{{Wales}}, there's a lot of ''Series/DoctorWho''-related stuff going on, thanks to it being filmed in the BBC's Cardiff studio... |
| 120 | ** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_Castle Cardiff Castle]] has been in no less than [[http://www.doctorwholocations.net/locations/cardiffcastle five stories]] in the Whoniverse as of 2011. |
| 121 | ** Cardiff University generally - corridors, staircases and lecture theatres make appearances in ''Doctor Who'' and ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''. |
| 122 | ** And again in Cardiff, the Temple of Peace, which appears roughly once a series in ''Doctor Who''. |
| 123 | ** [[http://www.doctorwholocations.net/locations/stcadocshospital St Cadoc's Hospital]] in Caerleon is starting to become a stock BBC location too. for now: 2 ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' appearances (episode "Sleeper" and the ''[[Series/TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth Children of Earth]]'' miniseries) plus ''Series/DoctorWho''[='s=] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E1TheEleventhHour "The Eleventh Hour"]] and is Nina and George's workplace in ''Series/{{Being Human|UK}}''[='s=] third series. |
| 124 | * The countryside around Beddgelert in Snowdonia National Park doubled as China in ''Film/TheInnOfTheSixthHappiness'' and ''[[Film/LaraCroftTombRaider Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life]]''. |
| 125 | * Pembroke Castle has appeared in ''Film/TheLionInWinter'', the [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] adaptation of ''Literature/PrinceCaspian'' and ''Film/TheBadEducationMovie'' (as a castle in Cornwall in the case of the latter). |
| 126 | |
| 127 | [[/folder]] |
| 128 | |
| 129 | [[folder:Canada]] |
| 130 | !!Vancouver (Stargate City) |
| 131 | * The Lions, a twin-peaked mountain north of the city (''Film/RumbleInTheBronx'', ''Series/MacGyver1985'', ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'', ''Series/IronChef'''s Canadian contestant). However, they are ''not'' the mountains featured on ''Series/TwinPeaks''. |
| 132 | * The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions_Gate_Bridge Lions Gate Bridge]] (''Film/FinalDestination5'', ''Film/TronLegacy'', ''Film/Deadpool2''). The studio Creator/{{Lionsgate}}, which was founded in Vancouver, takes its name from the bridge, itself named for the aforementioned mountain. |
| 133 | * The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Sfu-academic-quadrangle-pond.jpg Simon Fraser University Burnaby quad]] and rotunda (''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}, J Pod, Masters Of Science Fiction'', ''SG-1'''s Tollan homeworld, ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'') |
| 134 | * [[https://www.fangirlquest.com/travel/arrow-whytecliff-park/ Whytecliff Park]], a small beach sandwiched between cliffs and a small rocky island, shows up whenever a lonely beach is needed. (''Film/EightBelow'', ''Series/Arrow'',''Series/OnceUponATime'', ''Series/Supergirl2015'' |
| 135 | * [[https://moviemaps.org/locations/1ag The Caretaker's Cottage in Murdo Frazer Park]] is a small log cabin five minutes from a suburban shopping centre. But since its surrounded by thick forest, it shows up whenever characters need to visit an isolated wilderness cabin. (''Series/{{Psych}}'', ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', ''Series/OnceUponATime'', ''Series/TheFlash2014'',''Series/StargateSG1'') |
| 136 | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Vancouver_Library_Square_July_2004.jpg Library Square]] (''Film/BallisticEcksVsSever'', ''Battlestar Galactica'', ''Series/BionicWoman'', unaired ''ComicBook/GlobalFrequency'' pilot). |
| 137 | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatley_Park_National_Historic_Site Hatley Castle]] -- not actually in Vancouver, but close enough for BC-based productions to use (''Series/{{Smallville}}'', ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', ''Series/{{Arrow}}'') |
| 138 | * The [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/protomesh/2162088706/ Ovaltine Cafe]] (''Film/IRobot'', unaired ''Global Frequency'' pilot) |
| 139 | * The [[http://flickr.com/photos/the-bh/2370831352/ Chan Centre]] and other locations at UBC (''Series/TheFortyFourHundred'', ''Battlestar Galactica'', ''Series/{{Reaper}}'', ''Series/StargateAtlantis'') |
| 140 | * The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capilano_Suspension_Bridge Capilano Suspension Bridge]] (''Series/{{Sliders}}'', ''Series/MacGyver1985'', ''Series/TheCrowStairwayToHeaven'', ''Series/The100'') |
| 141 | * The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverview_Hospital_%28Coquitlam%29 Riverview Hospital,]] in Coquitlam, British Columbia. (''Series/TheXFiles'', ''Series/MacGyver1985'', ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', ''Series/StargateSG1'', ''Series/StargateAtlantis'', ''Series/{{Continuum}}'', ''Film/HappyGilmore'', and ''Film/RomeoMustDie''). |
| 142 | * The [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/photocat62/2300684887/in/pool-guesswherevancouver Terminal City Iron Works in East Vancouver]] with the distinctive G&R Jacoe Chemical Co. painted on the side of the building has been seen in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', ''Series/{{Fringe}}'', ''Series/{{Eureka}}'', and ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}''. |
| 143 | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Seymour Mount Seymour]] (''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', ''Series/{{Highlander}}'', ''Series/StargateSG1'', ''Series/TheXFiles'', and ''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: Eclipse]]''). |
| 144 | * The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloedel_Floral_Conservatory Bloedel Conservatory and Aviary]] in Queen Elizabeth Park has appeared in ''Series/StargateSG1'', ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'', ''Series/{{Sliders}}'', ''Film/GSaviour'', ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'', ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'', ''Film/BeyondTheBlackRainbow'', ''Series/Supergirl2015'', ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', ''Series/{{Eureka}}'', ''Series/{{Fringe}}'', ''Series/{{Continuum}}'', ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' and ''Series/{{Timeless}}''. |
| 145 | * The distinctive beach at Minaty Bay, just south of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britannia_Beach Britannia Beach]] community, is a go-to for when you need a beach with an unsettling or sinister vibe. It pops up in ''Series/{{Psych}}'', ''Series/The100'', ''Series/AlteredCarbon'', ''Series/TheFlash2014'', ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', ''Series/TheMagicians'', ''Series/{{Travelers}}'', ''Series/{{Eureka}}'', ''Series/{{Supergirl}}'', ''Film/TheInterview'', ''Series/{{Siren|2018}}'', and others. |
| 146 | |
| 147 | !!Elsewhere in British Columbia |
| 148 | * Hatley Castle/Royal Roads University, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, has featured in numerous films; The ''X-Men'' franchise and ''Masterminds'' are among the better-known titles. Other Victoria landmarks seen or at least used include Fan Tan Alley (seen in ''Bird on a Wire''), and the Royal British Columbia Museum (which hosted an episode of ''Series/MacGyver1985''). |
| 149 | |
| 150 | !!Ontario |
| 151 | Thanks to regional tax incentives, this happens ''a lot''. |
| 152 | * UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}} has appeared as various American cities... |
| 153 | ** It doubled for New York in ''Film/ShortCircuit2'', ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'', ''Series/{{Suits}}'', and ''Series/TheBoys2019''. Lampshaded in ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'' in which Toronto plays itself, but in a fight scene at a film shoot, Scott is sent flying through an Empire State Building backdrop, which tears to reveal the CN Tower behind it. |
| 154 | ** It stood in for Chicago in ''Series/DueSouth'', to the extent that the American Consulate in Toronto was used for the exterior shots of the Canadian Consulate in Chicago. Lampshaded by the fact that, when an episode required the characters to go to Toronto, Chicago was used as a filming location. |
| 155 | ** It was also used for Chicago in ''Film/{{Chicago}}'' (yes, really) and ''Film/MyBigFatGreekWedding'' (appropriately, the city's Greektown neighbourhood featured prominently in the latter). |
| 156 | ** While ''Film/Hairspray2007'' is set in Baltimore, it was filmed in Toronto. |
| 157 | ** Parts of the downtown were used as a stand-in for Washington DC in ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor'' (in which ''the President was played by [[Creator/KieferSutherland a Canadian]]''). |
| 158 | ** ''Film/Red2010'' may well take the prize here, for it had Toronto double for ''several'' cities (Chicago, Cleveland, New York and Washington DC). |
| 159 | ** Parts of the University of Toronto have appeared as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in ''Film/GoodWillHunting'', Princetown University in ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'', and the university in ''Film/BlackChristmas1974''. |
| 160 | ** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Loma Casa Loma]] has stood in for any number of fancy houses and castles - most notably as Xavier's School in the first ''Film/XMen1'' film. |
| 161 | ** The art deco edifice of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._C._Harris_Water_Treatment_Plant R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant]] has appeared as as a lair for corporate villainy (''Series/ThePretender'', ''Film/UndercoverBrother'', ''Series/MutantX''), a prison (''Film/HalfBaked'', ''Series/{{Flashpoint}}'', ''Series/MayorOfKingstown''), a mental asylum (''Film/InTheMouthOfMadness'', ''Series/RoboCopTheSeries'', ''Film/NightmareAlley2021''), and a brewery (''Film/StrangeBrew''). |
| 162 | ** The CityWithNoName in which ''Film/PoliceAcademy'' is set? In real life, it's Toronto. |
| 163 | ** Sometimes, Toronto does get to play itself. Canadian films and TV shows like ''Series/BeingErica'', ''Series/{{Coroner}}'', ''Film/{{Chloe}}'' and parts of ''Film/BonCopBadCop'' are actually ''set'' in Toronto as well as being filmed there. |
| 164 | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_industry_in_Hamilton,_Ontario#Production_locations Numerous locations]] in Hamilton as well. |
| 165 | * Further north, North Bay has a history of this going back to the 1942 war film ''Captains of the Clouds'' which starred Creator/JamesCagney and featured a cameo by Canadian UsefulNotes/WorldWarI fighter ace Billy Bishop VC. More recently, it's been in Canadian films like ''Still Mine'' and ''[[Film/TheColony2013 The Colony]]''. Plus, it appeared as Algonquin Bay, a thinly-disguised version of itself, in ''Series/{{Cardinal}}''. |
| 166 | |
| 167 | !!Quebec |
| 168 | * Montreal has stood in for so many cities due to its well-preserved built heritage, it was reported that locals have jokingly asked, "which part of the States are we pretending to be today?" |
| 169 | [[/folder]] |
| 170 | |
| 171 | [[folder:France]] |
| 172 | !!UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} |
| 173 | * On UsefulNotes/LeMetropolitain, Porte des Lilas station is frequently used as a go-to location for filming on the system. In 1921, a short shuttle line connecting Line 3 and 7 was built, but this closed down in 1939. In subsequent years this short stretch of track became a testing area, and the abandoned platforms at Porte des Lilas (fittingly named "Porte des Lilas - Cinema") became an ideal filming location due to its typical Paris Metro architecture, lack of public access, and the fact that trains can still easily enter it. |
| 174 | |
| 175 | !!''[[UsefulNotes/DepartementalIssues Département]]'' of Oise |
| 176 | This area right North of Paris has a high concentration of big 17th-18th century castles (more akin to palaces), which makes it perfect for films set in such eras. |
| 177 | ---- |
| 178 | * The castle of Chantilly has been used for ''Film/LeGentlemanDEpsom'', ''Film/TheLongestDay'', ''Film/AViewToAKill'', ''ComicBook/MichelVaillant'', ''Film/{{Beaumarchais}}'', ''Film/FarewellMyQueen'' and 2023's ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|2023}}'', among others. Its world-renowned horse race facilities are also used sometimes (most famously in ''A View to a Kill''). |
| 179 | * The castle of Ermenonville was used for Creator/JeanRenoir's ''Elena et les Hommes'' (1956), ''Film/LesVisiteurs'' (1993) and its 1998 sequel, Creator/ClaudeZidi's ''Arlette'' (1997) and Gabriel Aghion's ''Belle-maman'' (1999). |
| 180 | * The castle of Pierrefonds, known best now for playing Camelot in ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'', also appeared in several other shows and movies-one example was as an Italian castle in the ''Series/{{Highlander}}'' episode "Star-Crossed". Long before that, at least five {{swashbuckler}} movies starring Creator/JeanMarais (''The Eagle with two Heads'', ''Film/{{Le Bossu|1959}}'', ''Film/LeCapitan'', ''Film/TheMiracleOfTheWolves'' and ''Peau d'Âne'') were shot there. And also ''Film/GrampsIsInTheResistance''. |
| 181 | * The castle of Vaux-le-Vicomte is often used when Versailles is not available [[note]]appropriately enough, its first owner Nicolas Fouquet threw parties that rivaled those of King UsefulNotes/LouisXIV in Versailles, which played a role in his downfall among other things[[/note]] as far as quintessential French 17th-18th century places are concerned, or really just to play its own role sometimes. Things that were filmed there include ''Film/TheMarriedCoupleOfTheYearTwo'', ''Film/DelusionsOfGrandeur'' (where it {{California Doubl|ing}}ed as a Spanish castle), ''Que la fête commence'', ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' (where it is a French castle displaced in California stone by stone, no less), ''Film/{{Valmont}}'', ''Film/RevengeOfTheMusketeers'', ''The King's Alley'', ''Marquise'', ''Film/{{Ridicule}}'', ''Film/TheManInTheIronMask'', ''[[Film/LesVisiteurs Les Visiteurs II: The Corridors of Time]]'', ''The King Dances'', ''Vatel'', ''Film/BrotherhoodOfTheWolf'', ''Film/{{Vidocq}}'', ''[[Series/Napoleon2002 Napoléon]]'' (2002), ''Film/MarieAntoinette2006'', ''The Evasion of Louis XVI'', ''Le Roi, l'Écureuil et la Couleuvre'' (about its former owner Fouquet, precisely), ''Series/{{Versailles}}'', ''Film/TheEmperorOfParis'' and ''Series/MarieAntoinette2022'', among many others. |
| 182 | |
| 183 | !!Brittany |
| 184 | * The coastal castle Fort la Latte, or Castle of the Rock Goyon, in the Côtes d'Armor department, was used for 1931's ''Le parfum de la dame en noir'', ''Film/TheVikings'', ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|1961}}'' (1961), ''Lancelot du Lac'' (1970), the series ''L'Épervier'' and another adaptation of ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'', the [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers2023 2023 one]] (''Part II: Milady'' more precisely). |
| 185 | * The [[PortTown port city]] of Saint-Malo is famous for its ramparts and tall 17th century buildings its inhabitants fought hard to rebuild near-identically after they were flattened during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. It can be seen in 1947's ''Cargaison clandestine'', ''Film/ASummersTale'' (1996), Creator/ClaudeChabrol's ''Film/LaCeremonie'' and 1999's ''The Color of Lies'', 2001's ''Cet amour-là'', 2003's ''Monsieur N.'', 2011's ''Headwinds'', 2014's ''Never on the First Night'', 2015's ''In Harmony'', 2016's ''L'Avenir'', the 2021 series ''Gloria'', 2023's ''Flo'' and 2023's ''[[Film/TheThreeMusketeers2023 The Three Musketeers - Part II: Milady]]'' (where it doubles as La Rochelle). |
| 186 | |
| 187 | !!Atlantic Ocean coasts (Western France) |
| 188 | * The UsefulNotes/WorldWarII German submarine pen of La Rochelle was used in ''Film/DasBoot'' and ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' (which were filmed there at the same time) as well as in the ''Series/{{Das Boot|2018}}'' series. |
| 189 | * The fortress/former prison of Series/FortBoyard off the coast of La Rochelle isn't just the site of the eponymous GameShow. A scene of ''Film/LoveOnAPillow'' was filmed there, as well as ''Les Aventuriers'' and ''Liberté-Oléron''. |
| 190 | |
| 191 | !!Dordogne |
| 192 | The département of Dordogne is exceptionally well suited for {{Period Piece}}s set in either TheMiddleAges or TheCavalierYears with all its preserved castles, old churches and abbeys, towns that retained medieval looks and forests. |
| 193 | ---- |
| 194 | * The castle of Beynac (one of the best preserved of its kind in France) was used for ''Film/LeCapitan'', ''Film/RevengeOfTheMusketeers'', ''[[Film/LesVisiteurs Les Visiteurs II: The Corridors of Time]]'', ''Film/EverAfter'', ''Film/{{Chocolat}}'', ''Film/{{Fanfan la Tulipe|2003}}'', ''Film/TheMessengerTheStoryOfJoanOfArc'' and ''Film/TheLastDuel''. |
| 195 | * The castle of Biron was used for ''Le Capitan'', ''Film/RevengeOfTheMusketeers'' and ''Film/BrotherhoodOfTheWolf''. |
| 196 | * The bastide (old fortified medieval town) of Monpazier. Creator/RidleyScott really loves the place and filmed ''Film/TheDuellists'' and ''Film/TheLastDuel'' there. It was also used for films such as ''Film/LeCapitan'', ''Film/TheMusketeer'' or ''Film/{{Fanfan la Tulipe|2003}}''. |
| 197 | * The old town of Sarlat-la-Canéda was also used for ''Revenge of the Musketeers'', ''Les Visiteurs II: The Corridors of Time'' and ''Film/BrotherhoodOfTheWolf'', as well as ''DerivativeWorks/LesMiserables'' (1982), ''Jacquou le Croquant'', ''Nicolas Le Floch'' and ''Les Fauves''. |
| 198 | |
| 199 | !!Southern France |
| 200 | * The fortified medieval city of Carcassonne (which also gave its name to a [[{{TabletopGame/Carcassonne}} tabletop game]]) in the Southern département of Aude is one of the most remarkable of its kind. Films that had scenes shot there include ''Film/TheMiracleOfTheWolves'', ''Film/TheSucker'', 1968's ''Theatre/TheLionInWinter'', ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves'', ''Film/LesVisiteurs'', ''Film/TheMusketeer'' and many others. |
| 201 | [[/folder]] |
| 202 | |
| 203 | [[folder:Italy]] |
| 204 | * The old city of Matera in [[UsefulNotes/TheBraveRegionsOfItalia Basilicate]], Southern UsefulNotes/{{Italy}} (which can be seen as itself and in all its untouched beauty in ''Film/NoTimeToDie'') has served as stand-in for ''UsefulNotes/{{Jerusalem}}'', of all places, in countless biblical films or similar stories (such as 2016's ''[[Film/BenHur2016 Ben-Hur]]'') [[UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict for obvious reasons]], but also due to its ramparts. It also appeared as the city of the Amazons on Themyscira in ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'', with added CGI scenery. |
| 205 | * The UsefulNotes/{{Ancient Gree|ce}}k temple of [[Characters/ClassicalMythologyFirstGenerationOlympians Hera]] in Paestum near Salerno is one of the best preserved in the world and it's been used for many SwordAndSandal films. Two [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek mythology]]-based films with special effects by Creator/RayHarryhausen were filmed there, 1963's ''Film/JasonAndTheArgonauts'' and 1981's ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|1981}}''. |
| 206 | [[/folder]] |
| 207 | |
| 208 | [[folder:Elsewhere]] |
| 209 | !!Asia: |
| 210 | * In many Hong Kong action films, there will be a fight in an abandoned industrial plant with a lot of pipes. This is actually a desalination plant that proved not be economically viable and is now used as a location for filming. |
| 211 | * {{Toku}}satsu fans are familiar with quite a few locations in Japan that seem to be used every year, no matter what the series. This practice goes back to the original ''Series/KamenRider'', which prided itself on picking outdoor locations like dams, quarries and coasts for elaborate fight scenes. A comprehensive list of recurring locations from Creator/{{Toei|Company}} series can be [[https://tokusatsunetwork.com/2019/11/tokusatsu-filming-locations found here.]] |
| 212 | ** ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' often uses Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Dome. When these appear in ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', they obviously aren't supposed to be those locations. One notable example is the ''Series/PowerRangersZeo'' episode Rangers of Two Worlds. The Zeo Rangers and Alien Rangers perform their rollcall outside Tokyo Dome... or rather, Angel Grove Stadium. The [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo following season]], the Dome was the base for the Rescue Zords and Artillatron. |
| 213 | |
| 214 | !!Africa: |
| 215 | * The scene in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' with Indy threatening to blow up the Ark was filmed in the same canyon where R2-D2 was captured by Jawas in ''Film/ANewHope''. The canyon (which is located in Tunisia and is now known as "Star Wars Canyon") also appears in ''Film/TheEnglishPatient''. |
| 216 | |
| 217 | !!Middle East: |
| 218 | * The ruins of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra Petra]], Jordan, have been seen (doubling for different locations) in such films as ''Arabian Nights'' (1942), ''Film/SinbadAndTheEyeOfTheTiger'' (1977), ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'' (1989), ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' (1997), the ''Series/ArabianNights'' TV miniseries (2000), and ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' (2009). Outside films, it also appears in the Franchise/{{Tintin}} story ''[[Recap/TintinTheRedSeaSharks The Red Sea Sharks]]''. |
| 219 | |
| 220 | !!Europe |
| 221 | * There's a good chance that a random live-action fairytale film for kids will have been [[CaliforniaDoubling filmed in the Czech Republic]], and have a shot from the Charles bridge in Prague. |
| 222 | * You might recognize the Plaza de España in Seville, Spain as the Cairo officers' club in ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia'', the outside of Theed Palace in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', or the presidential palace in ''Film/TheDictator''. |
| 223 | * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_College_Dublin Trinity College Dublin]] has appeared in ''Film/TheBlueMax'', ''The First Great Train Robbery'', ''Film/EducatingRita'', ''Circle of Friends'', ''Film/MichaelCollins'' and the Creator/{{RTE}} adaptation of ''Literature/StrumpetCity''. |
| 224 | [[/folder]] |
| 225 | |
| 226 | [[folder:Sets]] |
| 227 | |
| 228 | * The sitcom ''227'' used the same famous set as ''Series/SesameStreet'' for its "outside" scenes. |
| 229 | ** Alaina Reed Hall co-starred on both shows. |
| 230 | * ''Hang'n With Mr. Cooper'' used the same set as ''Series/GrowingPains'' for the first season. |
| 231 | * The house from ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' was used briefly in ''Film/CharliesAngels2000''. This was the scene where Creator/DrewBarrymore's character falls naked from her house.[[note]]Barrymore appeared in both movies, but the naked scene referred to was in the latter; in ET she was still in elementary school.[[/note]] |
| 232 | * [[Franchise/{{Degrassi}} Epitome]] [[Series/TheLAComplex Pictures]] [[Series/InstantStar doubles up]] on sets a lot, sometimes in really blatant ways. |
| 233 | * ''Website/{{Cracked}}'''s [[http://www.cracked.com/article_20479_5-places-youll-recognize-from-background-every-movie.html 5 Places You'll Recognize from the Background of Every Movie]] mentions Courthouse Square in Universal Studios in California, which was built in the 1940s. It played the courthouse in ''Film/ToKillAMockingbird'', the clock tower in ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'', and key scenes in ''Film/BruceAlmighty''. |
| 234 | * The eponymous Dollhouse of ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'' resembles the office of Wolfram & Hart from ''Series/{{Angel}}'' with a few modifications and a new paint job; the ''Angel'' set was refurbished for use in ''Dollhouse''. This is particularly glaring when the characters look down from the top balcony of either show. |
| 235 | * Eddie's kitchen on ''Series/AbsolutelyFabulous'' eventually became the [[InsistentTerminology joke/gift shop]] in ''Series/Miranda2009''. |
| 236 | * People in movies were flying in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar Lockheed L-1011 jets]] long after the model was retired from service mainly due to one that was cut into sections and [[http://www.deltamuseum.org/docs/site/museum-aircraft/l-1011_movie_set_brochure_1989.pdf?sfvrsn=4 repurposed as a movie set]] for scenes on aircraft. |
| 237 | * Darrin and Samantha's house from ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'' briefly appears on ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily'' as the home of Keith's girlfriend. |
| 238 | * The legendary ''[[Series/TheBradyBunch Brady Bunch]]'' house interior set appears in several other Paramount Television productions in [[TheSeventies the early '70s]], most notably an episode of ''Series/MissionImpossible'' (with the staircase removed), and ''Series/{{Mannix}}'', which also featured ''Brady'' star Robert Reed. |
| 239 | * The main house set for ''Series/GullahGullahIsland'' was also used for ''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll''. |
| 240 | * A street set built at Pinewood Studios for exterior scenes in ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfSherlockHolmes'' was subsequently used in various films and TV shows made at Pinewood in the early-to-mid 1970s, among them ''Film/CarryOnAtYourConvenience'', ''Film/AllCoppersAre'' and episodes of ''Series/ThePersuaders'' and ''Series/TheProfessionals''. |
| 241 | * The "Hanazono Room" is an indoor pool located in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on a condominium rooftop, with its most distinctive features being its large, slanted windows on one side. It's a popular photography and filming set for ''adult entertainment'' and has been showing up frequently enough that it was given a nickname, Rei no Pool ("That Pool"). |
| 242 | [[/folder]] |
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