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List of films and television shows shot in Northern California

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While the California film industry is based in Los Angeles, over the years many films have shot in Northern California, looking for rural towns, forests, rivers and beaches that can double for New England and even Scotland. Hollywood has been filming in California's northern most 18 counties since at least 1916 and the region has played host to some of Hollywood's biggest films, including The Adventures of Robin Hood, Gone with the Wind, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, and Stand by Me.[1][2][3][4]

Redwood forests on private land near Smith's River, California, and at the Chetham Grove section of Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park[5] were used to film the forests of Endor in Return of the Jedi.

This list of films shot is organized first by county, and then chronologically by year. Some films may appear more than once if they were shot in more than one county.

Del Norte County

Film Year Location(s) Ref.
The Last of the Mohicans 1936 Lake Earl [4]
Green Dolphin Street 1947 Klamath River [4]
Patterson–Gimlin film 1967 Bluff Creek, Six Rivers National Forest
Petulia 1968 Klamath
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 Fort Dick, Crescent City [4]
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1983 Smith River, Fort Dick, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park [4]
The Final Terror 1983 Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park [4]
Not a Moment Too Soon - Music Video 1994 Crescent City [4]
Dead Man 1995 Klamath River [4]
Lockdown: Gangland (TV Series) 2006 Pelican Bay State Prison
Lockup: Raw (TV Series) 2008 Pelican Bay State Prison
Love in the Time of Monsters 2014 Gasquet, Klamath [4]
Woodshock 2017 Del Norte County [4]
Bird Box 2018 Smith River [4]
Call of the Wild 2020 Smith River [6]
She’s in Portland 2020 Klamath, Crescent City [4]

Siskiyou County

Film Year Location(s) Ref.
Murder in the Private Car 1934 Dunsmuir [7]
Gallant Bess 1946 Montague, Dunsmuir [7]
The Red Stallion 1947 Mount Shasta, Dunsmuir [7]
Climb an Angry Mountain 1972 Mount Shasta, Weed, McCloud, Yreka, Castle Crags State Park [7]
Farewell to Manzanar 1976 Tulelake
Baby Blue Marine 1976 McCloud, Weed, McCloud River [7]
Standing Tall 1978 Etna, Yreka [7]
Stand by Me 1986 McCloud [7]
Babysitter Wanted 2008 Montague, Weed, Lake Shastina, Yreka
Repo Chick 2009 Dunsmuir
Bigfoot Country 2012 Siskiyou County
Happy Camp 2014 Happy Camp

Humboldt County

Film Year Location(s) Ref.
Lass of the Lumberlands 1916 Eureka, Arcata [4]
The Valley of the Giants 1919 Arcata, Eureka, Korbel [4]
Man’s Desire 1919 Eureka [4]
The Little Boss 1919 Arcata, Eureka, Korbel [4]
Ruggles of Red Gap 1923 Eureka [4]
The Valley of the Giants 1927 Eureka, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, Scotia Bluffs, Eel River [4]
Park Avenue Logger 1937 Eureka [4]
Valley of the Giants 1938 Eureka, Orick, Bridgeville [4]
King of the Lumberjacks 1940 Humboldt County
Lassie Come Home 1943 Cape Mendocino
The Enchanted Forest 1945 Humboldt County [4]
The Big Trees 1952 Orick, Humboldt Redwoods State Park [4]
Gun Glory 1957 Garberville [4]
Valley of the Redwoods 1960 Eureka, Arcata [4]
The Gnome-Mobile 1967 Humboldt Redwoods State Park, Avenue of the Giants [4]
A Death in Canaan 1978 Eureka, Fortuna, Ferndale [4]
The Immigrants 1978 Eureka [4]
Salem’s Lot 1979 Ferndale, Eureka [4]
Halloween III: Season of the Witch 1982 Loleta [4]
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1983 Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park [4]
Moonlighting: Next Stop Murder 1985 Northwestern Pacific Railroad, Eel River, Scotia Bluffs [4]
Blue Skies (TV Series) 1988 Eureka [4]
Jezebel’s Kiss 1990 California, Arcata [4]
Jennifer 8 1992 Eureka, Trinidad [4]
Outbreak 1995 Ferndale, Bridgeville, Avenue of the Giants [4]
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 Sue-meg State Park, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park [4]
Almost Heroes 1998 Trinity River, Trinidad, Humboldt Lagoons State Park [4]
Hyperion Bay 1998-1999 Trinidad, Eureka, Ferndale, Loleta [4]
The Majestic 2001 Ferndale, Trinidad [4]
Kingdom Come 2001 Humboldt County [4]
Joe Dirt 2001 Ferndale
Soarin' 2001 Redwood National Park, Redwood Creek [4]
American Beer 2004 Eureka [4]
Humboldt County 2008 Eureka, Arcata, Trinidad, Blue Lake [4]
The Tree of Life 2011 Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park, Humboldt Redwoods State Park [4]
Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes 2012 Eureka [4]
The Wine of Summer 2013 Eureka [4]
After Earth 2013 Kneeland, Humboldt Redwoods State Park [4]
Pot Cops (TV Series) 2013 Humboldt County
Willow Creek 2013 Willow Creek, Bluff Creek [4]
Swiss Army Man 2016 Sue-meg State Park, Humboldt Redwoods State Park [4]
The Love Witch 2016 Eureka, Arcata, Cape Mendocino [4]
Voyage of Time 2016 Humboldt County [4]
Woodshock 2017 Blue Lake, Arcata, Eureka [4]
A Wrinkle in Time 2018 Eureka, Trinidad [4]
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn 2018 Eureka, Arcata, Fortuna [4]
Murder Mountain (TV series) 2018 Alderpoint, GarbervilleArcata, Eureka
The Call of the Wild 2020 Trinidad [6]
She’s in Portland 2020 Eureka, Humboldt Redwoods State Park [4]
The Sky Is Everywhere filming Eureka [8]
Afterward filming Humboldt County [9]

Trinity County

Film Year Location(s) Ref.
Gold is Where You Find It 1938 Weaverville [10]

Shasta County

 
The McCloud River Railroad trestle across Lake Britton in California, which was used for the train chase scene (2012)
Film Year Location(s) Ref.
Mount Lassen in Action 1918 Mount Lassen
The Treasure of Lost Canyon 1965 Burney Falls
The Parson and the Outlaw 1957 Burney Falls
Tarzan's Fight for Life 1958 Burney Falls
Hell is for Heroes 1962 Cottonwood [2]
Climb an Angry Mountain 1972 Shasta County
Firefox 1982 Cassel, Hat Creek [2]
Stand by Me 1986 Lake Britton, Hat Creek [2]
1969 1988 Shasta County [2]
Willow 1988 Burney Falls [2]
Livin’ on the Edge - music video 1993 Lake Britton [2]
Almost Heroes 1998 Redding, Cottonwood, Sacramento River [2]
Planes: Fire and Rescue 2014 Redding [2]
Lethal Weapon (Lawmen) 2017 Redding [2]
Modern Family (Pig Moon Rising) 2017 Redding
Plain Jane - music video 2017 Redding [2]
Bright Ones 2019 Redding [2]
The Soundcheck Sessions - music videos 2020 Redding [2]

Multiple Merle Haggard music videos were filmed in Shasta County as well as two feature films, Forced Agenda (Feature Film) and Free Gold (Independent Feature Film), that may have been released under different names.[2]

Lassen County

Film Year Location(s) Ref.
Werewolf 1996 Susanville [11]
Prison Town, USA 2007 Susanville

Mendocino County

 
Poster for East of Eden
Film Year Location(s) Ref.
The Promise 1917 Mendocino, Caspar [3]
The Man Who Dared 1920 Westport, Mendocino [3]
Kindred of the Dust 1922 Fort Bragg, Caspar, Albion [3]
Strange Idols 1922 Westport [3]
Soul of the Beast 1923 Fort Bragg [3]
The Signal Tower 1924 Fort Bragg, Skunk Train [3]
In Search of a Hero 1926 Mendocino [3]
The Uninvited 1944 Elk [3]
Frenchman’s Creek 1944 Mendocino, Albion, Little River [3]
Johnny Belinda 1948 Mendocino, Fort Bragg [3]
East of Eden 1955 Mendocino [3]
Island of the Blue Dolphins 1964 Anchor Bay, Point Arena [3]
The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming 1966 Mendocino, Fort Bragg, Cleone [3]
The Spirit Is Willing 1967 Mendocino [3]
The Dunwich Horror 1970 Mendocino, Little River [3]
Is There a Doctor in the House? (Pilot) 1971 Mendocino County [3]
Summer of '42 1971 Mendocino, Fort Bragg [3]
Glen and Randa 1971 Schooner Gulch [3]
The F.B.I.: Bitter Harbor 1971 Mendocino, Fort Bragg [3]
The New Healers (Pilot) 1972 Mendocino [3]
Slither 1973 Manchester [3]
The Runaway on the Rogue River 1973 Fort Bragg, Skunk Train [3]
Jeremiah of Jacob’s Neck (Pilot) 1976 Mendocino [3]
Haunts 1976 unknown [3]
Evil Town 1974 Mendocino [3]
Same Time, Next Year 1978 Little River [3]
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter 1979 Mendocino, Fort Bragg [3]
Humanoids From The Deep 1980 Mendocino, Fort Bragg [3]
Dead & Buried 1981 Mendocino, Caspar [3]
Sutters Bay (Pilot) 1983 Mendocino, Fort Bragg [3]
Murder, She Wrote 1984-1993 Mendocino, Fort Bragg, Caspar [3]
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse 1984 Point Arena [3]
Cujo 1983 Mendocino, Fort Bragg [3]
Racing with the Moon 1984 Mendocino, Fort Bragg [3]
Dark Mansions 1986 Little River [3]
Destination America (Pilot) 1987 Mendocino, Fort Bragg [3]
The Killing Time 1987 Fort Bragg, Mendocino, Caspar [3]
Overboard 1987 Fort Bragg, Mendocino, Caspar [3]
Wired 1989 Fort Bragg [3]
The Karate Kid Part III 1989 Elk [3]
Dying Young 1992 Mendocino [3]
Forever Young 1992 Point Arena [3]
Pontiac Moon 1994 Mendocino, Albion [3]
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn 1994 Mendocino [3]
The Majestic 2001 Fort Bragg, Mendocino, Caspar, Skunk Train [3]
The Fugitive: Jenny and Strapped 2001 Mendocino [3]
Shark Swarm 2008 Fort Bragg, Mendocino [3]
Pig Hunt 2008 Anderson Valley [3]
Goodbye World 2013 Anderson Valley [3]
Need for Speed 2014 Ukiah, Mendocino, Point Arena [3]
Sharp Objects (miniseries) 2017 Redwood Valley [3]
Sasquatch (TV series) 2021 Laytonville [3]

Lake County

Film Year Location(s) Ref.
Magic 1978 Blue Lakes [12]
Sherman's Way 2008 Clearlake
Twixt 2011 Kelseyville, Clearlake, Nice, Upper Lake

Tehama County

Film Year Location(s) Ref.
J.W. Coop 1972 Red Bluff [13]
Buck 2011 Red Bluff
The Invoking 2013 Red Bluff

Butte County

 
Poster for The Adventures of Robin Hood
Film Year Location(s) Ref.
The Folly of a Life of Crime 1915 Chico, Oroville [1]
Wells Fargo 1937 Chico [1]
The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 Chico [1]
The Great Waltz 1938 Chico [1]
Another Thin Man 1939 Chico [1]
Gone with the Wind 1939 Chico, Paradise [1]
Stand Up and Fight 1939 Chico, Butte Meadows, Jonesville, Stirling City [1]
Waterloo Bridge 1940 Chico [1]
Salute to the Marines 1943 Chico, Oroville [1]
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 1944 Chico [1]
Magic Town 1947 Chico [1]
The Red Badge of Courage 1951 Chico [1]
Rage at Dawn 1955 Chico [1]
The Purple Mask 1955 Chico [1]
Friendly Persuasion 1956 Chico [1]
The Chase 1966 Chico [1]
Brother John 1971 Oroville [1]
The Klansman 1974 Oroville [1]
The Outlaw Josey Wales 1976 Oroville [1]
The Great Smokey Roadblock 1977 Oroville [1]
B.J. and the Bear (TV Series)^ 1978-1981 Oroville
Stolen Innocence 1995 Chico [1]
The Siege at Ruby Ridge 1996 Chico, Magalia, Oroville, Paradise, Concow, Orland [1]
George B. 1997 Oroville, Chico [1]
Under Wraps 1997 Chico [1]
American Beer 2004 Chico
Buck 2011 Chico
General Education 2012 Gridley, Chico [1]
Rebuilding Paradise 2020 Paradise, Chico

^two episodes: The Foundling and Snow White and the Seven Truckers Part 1

Colusa County

 
Theatrical Poster for To Kill a Mockingbird
Film Year Location(s) Ref.
The Member of the Wedding 1952 Colusa County [14]
Blood Alley 1955 Colusa [14]
To Kill a Mockingbird 1962 Colusa [14]
The War Lord 1965 Sacramento River [14]
The Gypsy Moths 1969 Williams [14]
...tick...tick...tick... 1970 Colusa, Grimes [15]
I Walk the Line 1970 Sacramento River [14]
Brother John 1971 Colusa County [14]
Trouble Comes to Town 1972 Colusa County [14]
Paper Moon 1973 Colusa County [14]
Huckleberry Finn 1975 Colusa County [14]
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case 1976 Colusa County [14]

Plumas County

Film Year Location(s) Ref.
Call of the Wild 1935 Feather River
The Treasure of Lost Canyon 1952 Feather River
The Blazing Forest 1952 Feather River
Guns of the Timberland 1959 Quincy [16]
White Water Summer 1987 Cromberg, Quincy [16]
Pink Cadillac 1989 Quincy [16]
Breaking Point 1989 Blairsden [16]
A Cry in the Wild 1990 Quincy [16]
A Question of Honor 1992 Feather River [16]
Kingpin 1996 Chilcoot [16]
Diamonds 1999 Chilcoot [16]
Fandom 2004 Greenville [16]

Sutter County

Film Year Location(s) Ref.
...tick...tick...tick... 1970 Sutter [15]

Yuba County

Film Year Location(s) Ref.
The Big Country 1958 Marysville [17]
The War Lord 1965 Marysville [17]
...tick...tick...tick... 1970 Marysville [15]
Brother John 1971 Marysville [17]
Call to Glory (TV Series) 1984-1985 Beale Air Force Base
Tweek City 2004 Marysville

Sierra County

Film Year Location(s) Ref.
White Water Summer 1987 Sierra City [18]
XXX 2002 Sierra City [19]

Nevada County

Film Year Location(s) Ref.
Starman (TV series) 1986-1987 Grass Valley
True Lies 1994 Soda Springs

The list of movies filmed Nevada County's Truckee is too extensive for this page. Some of the movies include Cobb, The Gold Rush, and St. Elmo's Fire. A partial list has been compiled by the Truckee-Donner Historical Society on their website truckeehistory.org.

Notes

Glenn County and Modoc County have not been seen in a movie or scripted television show.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Filmed in Butte County" (PDF). Local Movie History. Chico Chamber of Commerce.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Shasta County Film Credits". Film Credits. Film Shasta.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba "Filmed in Mendocino". Mendocino County Film Commission. Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc "Map of the Movies". Humboldt-Del Notre Filmography. Humboldt Del Norte Film Commission.
  5. ^ "Map of the Movies" (PDF). Humboldt - Del Norte Film Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  6. ^ a b Ferrara, John Ross (November 20, 2019). "(VIDEO) Trailer for New 'Call of the Wild' Movie Starring Harrison Ford Features Local Scenery". Lost Coast Outpost. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Siskiyou County". Film in America. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  8. ^ Burns, Ryan (October 5, 2020). "Movie Co-Starring Jason Segel Filming in Humboldt Through Thanksgiving". Lost Coast Outpost. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  9. ^ Goff, Andrew (September 19, 2020). "Upcoming Feature Film to Focus on Humboldt Family Who Lost Daughter in 2008 Highway 299 Street Racing Accident". Lost Coast Outpost. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  10. ^ "Good Is Where You Find It". Film in America. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  11. ^ "Werewolf". Film in America. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  12. ^ "Magic". Film in America. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  13. ^ "J.W. Coop". Film in America. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Colusa County". Film in America. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  15. ^ a b c "...tick...tick...tick..." Film in America. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Plumas County". Film in America. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  17. ^ a b c "Yuba County". Film in America. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  18. ^ "White Water Summer". Film in America. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  19. ^ "XXX". Film in America. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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