Located just 15 miles from Hollywood, the South Bay has been the prime location choice for hundreds of movies and TV shows over the years. Almost daily a director molds our coastline to fit their storyline and landmarks are re-envisioned. For four seasons our ocean-side cities were the focus of the TV show “The O.C” and both versions of “90210” featured the South Bay. Here’s a sampling of some of the productions filmed in the Beach Cities. Comment on to post to add more…
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Additional filming locations include-
Manhattan Beach
Film
Thor
Blow
Point Break
2012
Starsky and Hutch
Against All Odds
TV
Revenge- Raleigh Studios
Weeds- 8th Street in Manhattan Beach
The OC
Hannah Montana
Veronica Mars
Hermosa Beach
Film
Side Out
Southland Tales
Men at Work
1408
Carrie- “Bates HS” HB Community Center
Coming Home
Battle for LA
Against All Odds
TV
Bunheads
Summerland
Gilmore Girls
90120
Redondo Beach
FILM
Catch Me if You Can
Live Free or Die Hard
Big Mama’s House
Fat Albert
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Hot Chick
Point Break
Tequila Sunrise 1988 Esplanade “Kurt Russell wears RUHS senior class ring
I Heart Huckabees
Dragnet
The Lifeguard
TV
90210
Glee
House
Biggest Loser
Dexter
The OC
CSI:MIAMI
