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University of California, Los Angeles

public university in Los Angeles, California, USA

🇺🇸 United States · 34.0722, -118.4428

University of California, Los Angeles is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 13 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.

“Cameron and Hurd convinced an officer who confronted them that they were making a UCLA student film.”

The Terminator (1984) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names University of California, Los Angeles 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.

The Terminator 1984
Fantasia 1940
“Most of the segment was shot in live action, including a scene where a UCLA athlete was asked to run and jump across one of the studio's sound stages with barrels in the way, which was used for reference when Mickey traverses through water.” Wikipedia
Oppenheimer 2023
“Early on, three days were set aside for filming at UCLA's Kerckhoff Hall, which was used for both the Cambridge and Göttingen scenes.” Wikipedia
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000–
“Other California locations include Verdugo Hills High School, UCLA's Royce Hall, Pasadena City Hall, and California State University, Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
Angels & Demons 2009
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997–2003
“Some of the exterior shots of the college Buffy attends, UC Sunnydale, were filmed at UCLA.” Wikipedia
Gilmore Girls 2000–2007
“Rory's visit to Harvard was filmed at UCLA, the first visit to Yale was filmed at Pomona College, and subsequent Yale shots were filmed at sound stages in Burbank, California, and USC.” Wikipedia
Scream 2 1997
“Agnes Scott College, just outside Atlanta, and UCLA in Los Angeles were used to represent the fictional Windsor College which appears in the film.” Wikipedia
The O.C. 2003–
Scream 3 2000
“Cox's character is introduced during a seminar which takes place within a classroom at UCLA, a location previously used in Scream 2 to represent the fictional Windsor College.” Wikipedia
Legally Blonde 2001
“Although the film was primarily set at Harvard University, campus scenes were filmed at USC, University of California, Los Angeles, California Institute of Technology, and Rose City High School in Pasadena, California.” Wikipedia
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 1987
“The Royce Hall building on the University of California, Los Angeles campus was used for the exteriors of the Westin Hills Psychiatric Hospital, while St. Brendan Catholic Church was used for the church scenes.” Wikipedia
Silkwood 1983

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at University of California, Los Angeles?

13 productions are recorded as filmed at University of California, Los Angeles, including The Terminator (1984), Fantasia (1940) and Oppenheimer (2023). 13 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at University of California, Los Angeles?

The Terminator (1984), covered by 100 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is University of California, Los Angeles?

University of California, Los Angeles is in United States, at 34.0722, -118.4428.

What other filming locations are near University of California, Los Angeles?

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, CC BY-SA 3.0.