🏙 Towns & cities
Novato
city in Marin County, California, United States
🇺🇸 United States · 38.1075, -122.5697
Novato is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 2 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 Novato rather than at Novato itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“In addition to Petaluma, other locations included Mel's Drive-In in San Francisco, Sonoma, Richmond, Novato, and the Buchanan Field Airport in Concord.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Novato 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 Graffiti 1973
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The Right Stuff
1983
“In 1982, the scene of the wives of the astronauts watching the television broadcast was filmed on military housing in Novato, California.” Wikipedia
Movies filmed elsewhere in Novato
2 productions shot at 1 place inside Novato, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Novato itself.
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Hamilton Air Force Base per Wikipedia 1984
- The Rocketeer Hamilton Air Force Base per Wikipedia 1991
Named here by Novato’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Novato, 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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Backrooms 2026
“Kane Parsons filmed The Backrooms (Found Footage), later adapted into the movie Backrooms (film), at Novato High School.” Wikipedia
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Howard the Duck 1986
“The Fireman's Fund office complex in Novato was used as a shooting location in Howard the Duck (1986) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Novato?
4 productions are recorded as filmed in Novato, 2 of them at places inside it, including American Graffiti (1973) and The Right Stuff (1983). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Novato?
American Graffiti (1973), covered by 48 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Novato?
Novato is in United States, at 38.1075, -122.5697.
What other filming locations are near Novato?
San Francisco, San Fierro, San Rafael, Skywalker Ranch 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 Sophisticatedcat, Public domain.