Exterior – Nuclear attack

LOCATION: 2143 S 10th St, Abilene, TX 79605, USA

Exterior – Pilot Abilene’s gun post

LOCATION: 401 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA

Exterior – Boxer Santaros monitored by USIDent

LOCATION: Near Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA (GPS coordinates: 34°00’47.5″N, 118°29’51.6″W)

Location also appears in the film: Cisco Pike (1971)

Exterior – USIDent Headquarters

LOCATION: 100 S Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA

Location also appears in the films: Harsh Times (2005), The Island (2005), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Hancock (2008), How to Be a Serial Killer (2008)

Location also appears in the TV series: Alias (2001-2006)

Location also appears in the music video: Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop the Feeling

Interior / Exterior – Boxer Santaros and Krysta Now hideout

LOCATION: 132 3rd St, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, USA

Interior / Exterior – Beach front restaurant

LOCATION: The Sidewalk Cafe, 1401 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291, USA

Note: This restaurant is attached to Small World Books, also featured in the film.

Location also appears in the TV series: The Rookie (2018-Present)

Exterior – USIDent surveillance – Boxer is found at state line

LOCATION: 31700 S Las Vegas Blvd, Primm, NV 89019, USA

Exterior – Cyndi Pinziki’s apartment

LOCATION: 1307 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291, USA

Interior / Exterior – Neo-Marxist compound

LOCATION: 909 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291, USA

Location also appears in the film: Monkey Trouble (1994)

Exterior – Ronald and Boxer driving

LOCATION: Culver Blvd, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293, USA (GPS coordinates: 33°57’53.1″N, 118°26’26.6″W)

Note: They drive along Culver Blvd, with the camera view from the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve.

Exterior – Political advertisement

LOCATION: 518 N 6th St, Abilene, TX 79601, USA

Exterior – Roland jumps into dumpster

LOCATION: 909 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291, USA

Note: This is the back of the building, facing Speedway / Breeze Ave.

Interior / Exterior – Book store

LOCATION: Small World Books, 1407 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291, USA

Note: This store is attached to The Sidewalk Cafe, also featured in the film.

Location also appears in the TV series: Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)

Interior – USIDent Surveillance – Bathrooms

LOCATION: Los Angeles Center Studios, 450 S Bixel St, Los Angeles, CA 90017, USA

Exterior – Dr. Soberin Exx picks up Boxer

LOCATION: 311 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, USA

Location also appears in the TV series: The Rockford Files (1974-1980)

Exterior – Bing Zinneman gets hit by car

LOCATION: Market St / Speedway, Los Angeles, CA 90291, USA

Exterior – Bing Zinneman gets hit by car (impact)

LOCATION: 337 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA

Note: Stunt insert was filmed in alley between S Broadway / S Hill St.

Exterior – Ronald injected with Fluid Karma

LOCATION: 74 Market St, Venice, CA 90291, USA

Exterior – Roland meets Walter Mung

LOCATION: 1313 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291, USA

Note: This area faces Horizon Ave.

Location also appears in the films: Roller Boogie (1979)

Exterior – Coffins on the pier

LOCATION: 200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA

Location also appears in the films: Lorraine of the Lions (1925), The Lovelorn (1927), Lonesome (1928), Hard to Handle (1933), Son of Kong (1933), The Affair of Susan (1935), Dante’s Inferno (1935), The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935), Public Wedding (1937), When’s Your Birthday? (1937), Some Like It Hot (1939), Pitfall (1948), Strange Bargain (1949), Dark City (1950), Gun Crazy (1950), Quicksand (1950), Woman on the Run (1950), Young Man with a Horn (1950), Hollywood Story (1951), Man in the Dark (1953), The Glenn Miller Story (1954), Hot Cars (1956), Man Afraid (1957), Crime & Punishment, USA (1959), Pier 5, Havana (1959), Night Tide (1961), Walk the Angry Beach (1961), Inside Daisy Clover (1965), Synanon (1965), Funny Girl (1968), Nightmare in Wax (1969), They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969), Junie Moon (1970), Tell Me That You Love Me (1970), Dead Men Tell No Tales (1971), Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971), The Sting (1973), Black Eye (1974), Get Christie Love! (1974), Cannonball! (1976), W.C. Fields and Me (1976), The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976), Game Show Models (1977), The Big Fix (1978), Getting Married (1978), Skatetown U.S.A. (1979), Walk Proud (1979), Blood Beach (1980), A Cry for Love (1980), Dan August: The Trouble with Women (1980), Fade to Black (1980), Loving Couples (1980), Witches’ Brew (1980), The Entity (1982), One Dark Night (1982), Deadly Force (1983), Hot Moves (1984), Fletch (1985), Nomads (1986), Ruthless People (1986), Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987), Top Kids (1987), Hero and the Terror (1988), Miracle Mile (1988), Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989), Dance of the Damned (1989), Nasty Boys (1989), Speed Zone (1989), Prayer of the Rollerboys (1990), Uneasy Lies the Crown (1990), Victim of Love (1991), Rescue Me (1992), Arcade (1993), Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (1993), Deadfall (1993), Donato and Daughter (1993), Magic Kid (1993), Surf Ninjas (1993), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Clean Slate (1994), Forrest Gump (1994), Ice (1994), Save Me (1994), Cover Me (1995), The Net (1995), The Power Within (1995), Species (1995), Virtual Seduction (1995), Day of the Warrior (1996), Rollergator (1996), The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996), Bean (1997), The End of Violence (1997), Quicksilver Highway (1997), Goosed (1999), Restraining Order (1999), Crazy/Beautiful (2001), The Majestic (2001), Abby Singer (2003), Cellular (2004), First Daughter (2004), The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004), A Coat of Snow (2005), Sueño (2005), Thank You for Smoking (2005), Aimee Semple McPherson (2006), Dark Ride (2006), The Pet (2006), Chasing Life (2007), Knowing What You Don’t (2007), The 27 Club (2008), Hancock (2008), Iron Man (2008), Kambakkht Ishq (2009), Moon (2009), Like Crazy (2011), Painting in the Rain (2011), Think Like a Man (2012), Her (2013), Alex of Venice (2014), Cruel and Unusual (2014), Jersey Boys (2014), The Toy Soldiers (2014), Knight of Cups (2015), Playing Lecuona (2015), Trilogie De Tragedie (2016), Feedback (2017), The Happytime Murders (2018), Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), #Followme (2019), Canaan Land (2020), Emerson Heights (2020), Run Sweetheart Run (2020), C’mon C’mon (2021), Malibu Crush (2022)

Location also appears in the TV series: Boston Blackie (1951–1953), Code 3 (1957), Perry Mason (1957–1966), Rescue 8 (1958–1960), Burke’s Law (1963–1966), The Fugitive (1963–1967), Never Too Young (1965–1966), The Felony Squad (1966–1969), Ironside (1967–1975), Mannix (1967–1975), Mod Squad (1968–1973), Dan August (1970–1971), Cannon (1971–1976), Columbo (1971-1978), The Rookies (1972–1976), Barnaby Jones (1973–1980), Harry O (1973–1976), Kojak (1973–1978), Police Story (1973–1980), Police Woman (1974–1978), The Rockford Files (1974–1980), Bronk (1975–1976), S.W.A.T. (1975–1976), Wonder Woman (1975–1979), Charlie’s Angels (1976–1981), Three’s Company (1976–1984), CHiPs (1977–1983), The Incredible Hulk (1977–1982), Mrs. Columbo (1979–1980), Simon & Simon (1981–1989), T.J. Hooker (1982–1986), Tucker’s Witch (1982–1983), The A-Team (1983–1987), Highway to Heaven (1984–1989), Hunter (1984–1991), Street Hawk (1985), Perfect Strangers (1986–1993), The Bold and the Beautiful (1987-Present), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000), Melrose Place (1992–1999), The X-Files (1993–2018), Burke’s Law (1994–1995), Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001), Total Security (1997), Snoops (1999), Alias (2001–2006), Monk (2002–2009), Dragnet (2003–2004), The L Word (2004–2009), Moonlight (2007–2008), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009), NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023), American Horror Story (2011–Present), Ray Donovan (2013–2020), Stalker (2014–2015), Stitchers (2015–2017), Goliath (2016–2021), 9-1-1 (2018-Present), Barry (2018–2023), Palisades Justice (2018), The Rookie (2018-Present), The Flight Attendant (2020–2022)

Location also appears in the music videos: Calvin Gold – IDGAF, Linkin Park – My Dsmbr, Lugo f/DJ ABBY AB – A Place For Us, Michael McDonald – Sweet Freedom, Munnycat – Boom!!, Nick Vujicic – Something More, Selena – Bidi Bidi Bom Bom, Stellar Corpses – Vampire Kiss, T’Lark – Sleep Talking, Veronica Powers – You’ve Got Something

Exterior – Tram to Treer Plaza

LOCATION: W 7th St / Francisco St, Los Angeles, CA 90017, USA

Note: The tram is CGI, but the surrounding buildings were geographically accurate, facing South near W 7th St / Francisco St.

Interior / Exterior – Pilot Abilene’s Fluid Karma hallucination

LOCATION: 350 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA

Location also appears in the TV series: The Fugitive (1963-1967)

Exterior – MegaZeppelin prepares to launch

LOCATION: 777 Chick Hearn Ct, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA

Note: This is a CGI creation, but geographically accurate beside the Staples Center, where L.A. Live stands now.

Interior / Exterior – Zora Charmichaels and Bart Bookman track down Krysta Now

LOCATION: Municipal Parking Structure, 13th St, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254, USA

Note: This is the same location where the characters get shot, from the top level of the parking structure.

Interior / Exterior – Poop Deck bar

LOCATION: 1272 The Strand, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254, USA

Note: The bathroom portion was a set, not the actual bar location.

Location also appears in the films: Double Nickels (1977), Bad Influence (1990)

Exterior – Zora Charmichaels and Bart Bookman get shot

LOCATION: Municipal Parking Structure, 13th St, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254, USA

Note: This is the same location where the characters arrive, from a lower level of the parking structure.

Exterior – Fireworks for MegaZeppelin launch

LOCATION: 1111 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA

Location also appears in the films: Return from Witch Mountain (1978), Like Mike (2002), The Italian Job (2003), After the Sunset (2004), Poseidon (2006), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009), Tooth Fairy (2010), Drive (2011), Part of Me (2012), God’s Not Dead (2014), Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017), Concrete Kids (2018), Fighting with My Family (2019), Wrath of Man (2021)

Location also appears in the TV series: Entourage (2004-2011), Heirs (2013)

Interior – MegaZeppelin 1

LOCATION: Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069, USA

Location also appears in the films: Lipstick (1976), Modern Romance (1981), Demolition Man (1993), Bowfinger (1999), Panic (2000), Her (2013)

Location also appears in the TV series: Simon & Simon (1981-1989), The Insiders (1985-1986), Boomtown (2002-2003), Fastlane (2002-2003), Entourage (2004-2011), Moonlight (2007-2008), NCIS: Los Angeles (2009-2023), Scorpion (2014-2018), Westworld (2016-2022)

Interior – MegaZeppelin 2 (ballroom)

LOCATION: Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049, USA

Location also appears in the film: Multiplicity (1996)

Location also appears in the TV series: Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000), Pure Genius (2016-2017), Westworld (2016-2022), 9-1-1 (2018-Present)

Exterior – Los Angeles freeway

LOCATION: 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90017, USA (GPS coordinates: 34°03’01.0″N, 118°15’45.3″W)

Note: There are CGI elements added, but this is a view from W 7th St, overlooking the CA-110 freeway, facing South.

Exterior – Ice cream truck driving into riots

LOCATION: Uptown Rocker, W 4th St, Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA (GPS coordinates: 34°03’06.3″N, 118°15’10.2″W)

Location also appears in the films: The Hidden (1987), Double Dragon (1994)

Exterior – Ice cream truck crash and riots

LOCATION: S Hill St / W 4th St, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA

Exterior – Ice cream truck elevates into the sky

LOCATION: US Bank Tower, 633 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA

Location also appears in the films: Darkman (1990), The Face of Fear (1990), Eye for an Eye (2006), Independence Day (1996), Nothing to Lose (1997), The Thirteenth Floor (1990), C’mon C’mon (2021)

Location also appears in the TV series: Alias (2001-2006), The O.C. (2003-2007)

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States: California, Texas, Nevada

Countries: USA

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