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* Too many to mention have been filmed in Griffith Park, especially 1950's jungle movies. Just keep an eye out for Griffith Mountain.
* Similarly, UCLA is a very common college stand-in for two reasons: there are lots of brick buildings, which mesh with the stereotypical university aesthetic, and it's in Los Angeles.
* According to ''[[Being John Malkovich]]'', the New Jersey Turnpike has palm trees and oil rigs in the background.
* ''[[The Matrix]]'' series again; the beginning of the highway chase battle in ''Reloaded'' was filmed on the streets of Oakland and transitioned to a fabricated set in neighboring Alameda by including a quick shot inside the underwater tunnel connecting the two cities.
* Spoofed in ''[[Austin Powers]]: The Spy Who Shagged Me''; as Austin and Felicity Shagwell drive through what is ostensibly the British countryside, along a desert highway with the ocean visible in the background, Austin remarks "You know, the funny thing is that England looks absolutely nothing like southern California." The only concession towards making what is obviously southern California even ''remotely'' like England is the addition of a red phone box next to the road, and having them driving on the left-hand side of the road.
* ''[[Phone Booth]]'' is filmed on possibly the only LA street which could plausibly pass for Manhattan. However, the effect is blown in long shots when you can see the skyscrapers ending after a few blocks.
* ''[[Killing Zoe]]'' takes place entirely in Paris, France. With the exception of two tracking shots that plat over the opening/closing credits, it was filmed completely in L.A. Because the movie takes place almost entirely indoors and features a large French cast, it would have been pointless to go to France in the first place.
* Stockton CA has been used for a large number of movies and TV, mostly because it doesn't look much like LA/Southern CA. Prime examples, the roadbuilding scene in ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]'' (Shot just outside of town on 10-mile road) and the "Eastern College" in ''[[The Sure Thing]]'' (which is actually Pacific University).
* ''[[Army of Darkness]]'' is quite, ''quite'' blatantly not shot in whatever quasi-British kingdom it's set in (it was filmed in Bronson Canyon and Vasquez Rocks National Park, both of which are in California).
* The movie ''The Russians are Coming'' (a comedy which revolves around a Soviet submarine running aground in Massachusetts) was filmed in California.
* ''[[Shazam|The Adventures of Captain Marvel]]'' (1941) was filmed in the deserts of Southern California, despite the fact that the first episode supposedly takes place in the jungles of Siam. In fact there seems to be some confusion between Thailand and the Middle East.
* In the movie ''[[Love Actually]]'', Colin travels to the city of Milwaukee, WI. However, the airport shown has a sign that says "Milwaukee International Airport" (the real one is "Mitchell Int'l"). The bar he goes to has California license plates and prominent Budweiser signs. Milwaukee is the home of Miller brewery, the chance of finding a bar that looks like the one in ''[[Love Actually]]'' is slim to none.
* And [[Dreaming of a White Christmas|it's snowing]]. Even shows that are [[Freaks and Geeks|specifically set]] [[Glee|in the Midwest]] seem to [[It's Always Spring|have California weather year-round]].
* The outdoor scenes in ''The Lost World: [[Jurassic Park]]'' have significantly more redwood trees than you'd expect from a equatorial island. This is because they were filmed near Eureka, CA (no, not [[Eureka|that one]]).
** Many of the Endor scenes from ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' were also filmed near Eureka, in a place called [http://www.redwoodhikes.com/Grizzly/Cheatham.html Cheatham Grove]. The fallen tree that Luke ducks under while flying is still there. Scenes from the 1995 film ''[[Outbreak]]'' were also filmed in Cheatham Grove (not an example of doubling, though, since ''Outbreak'' was set in California).
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* In ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]'', the airport that Rico and Carmen go to before shipping out is clearly shot from the interior of the LA Convention Center, despite the fact that they live in futuristic Buenos Aires.
* The little-seen [[Vietnam War]] [[Mockumentary]] (played seriously) ''84 Charlie MoPic'' was clearly shot in California, as the budget was so small they couldn't afford to go overseas.
* In ''[[Home Alone|Home Alone 2]]'', all the scenes that take place at Kevin's uncle's house in Manhattan were shot in Hollywood, CA, while the scenes with Kevin's family in Miami were shot in Malibu.
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