List of films shot in Riverside, California

The following is a list of films shot, at least in part, in Riverside, California.

The films shot at the Riverside International Raceway and at March Air Force Base are outside the Riverside city limits, but they have been included because both locations are closely associated with the city of Riverside. The Riverside International Raceway no longer exists, and March Air Force Base has been renamed the March Joint Air Reserve Base, now more closely associated with Moreno Valley, California.

Released  | Title  | Stars  | Location  | Notes

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1915  | The Vampire | Olga Petrova
Vernon Steele | Mission Inn[1][2] |
1919  | Boots | Dorothy Gish | Mission Inn[3] |
1929  | Redskin | Richard Dix
Julie Carter  | Sherman Indian Institute[3] |
1933  | State Fair | Janet Gaynor
Will Rogers | Southern California Fair Grounds[4] | The Fair Grounds, north of Fairmount Park, no longer exist.
1933  | Today We Live | Joan Crawford
Gary Cooper
Robert Young | March Field | The base was closed by General Douglas MacArthur to allow MGM crews to film there.[5]
1938  | Test Pilot | Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
Spencer Tracy
Lionel Barrymore | March Field[4] |
1939  | Dark Victory | Bette Davis
Humphrey Bogart
George Brent
Ronald Reagan | Southern California Fair Grounds[4] | The Fair Grounds, north of Fairmount Park, no longer exist.
1939  | Idiot's Delight | Norma Shearer
Clark Gable
Edward Arnold
Charles Coburn
Burgess Meredith | Mission Inn[1][3][4] |
1943  | My Favorite Blonde | Bob Hope | March Field[4] |
1951  | The First Legion | Charles Boyer | Mission Inn | Used as a monastery.
1957  | Jet Pilot | John Wayne
Janet Leigh | March Air Force Base[4] | Shot in 1949–50, but released later.
1959  | On the Beach | Gregory Peck
Ava Gardner
Fred Astaire
Anthony Perkins | Riverside International Raceway | Car race scene.[6]
1964  | Strait-Jacket | Joan Crawford
Diane Baker
Leif Erickson
Howard St. John
|  | One week shot on location in Riverside during July–August 1963.[7]
1964  | The Killers | Lee Marvin
Angie Dickinson
John Cassavetes
Ronald Reagan | Riverside International Raceway | Scheduled as first shoot on November 21, 1963, but delayed due to rain. The crew later returned for two days of filming in November–December 1963.[8]
1965  | Two on a Guillotine | Connie Stevens
Dean Jones
Cesar Romero | Benedict Castle[3] |
1965  | Red Line 7000 | James Caan
Laura Devon | Riverside International Raceway[4] |
1966  | Grand Prix | James Garner
Eva Marie Saint | Riverside International Raceway[4] |
1968  | The Love Bug | Dean Jones
Michele Lee
Buddy Hackett | Riverside International Raceway[4] |
1969  | Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here | Robert Redford
Katharine Ross
Robert Blake | Mission Inn[1][4] |
1969  | Winning | Paul Newman
Joanne Woodward
Robert Wagner
Richard Thomas | Riverside International Raceway[4] |
1973  | Genesis II | Alex Cord
Mariette Hartley | U.C. Riverside | In this TV movie, a pilot for a television show by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, UCR provided the location for the futuristic city of Tyrania.[9]
1975  | Bug | Bradford Dillman
Joanna Miles | U.C. Riverside[9] |
1975  | The Wild Party | James Coco
Raquel Welch | Mission Inn[1] |
1977  | Black Samurai | Jim Kelly | Mission Inn[1][3] |
1981  | Buddy Buddy | Jack Lemmon
Walter Matthau | Mission Inn[1][3] |
1982  | The Sword and the Sorcerer | Lee Horsley | Mission Inn |
1985  | Real Genius | Val Kilmer
Michelle Meyrink | Mission Inn
March Air Force Base
Moreno Valley |
1986  | Body Slam | Dirk Benedict
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Billy Barty
Captain Lou Albano
Ric Flair
Tanya Roberts
Sam Fatu | Mission Inn
Raincross Square
Riverside Historic Courthouse
Riverside City Hall  |
1988  | Vibes | Jeff Goldblum
Cyndi Lauper | Mission Inn[1] |
1989  | Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death | Shannon Tweed
Bill Maher
Adrienne Barbeau | U.C. Riverside
UCR Botanic Gardens  | UCR is the location of the fictional Spritzer College, and several of the jungle scenes were filmed in the UCR Botanic Gardens. Other jungle scenes were shot nearby, including behind the Bannockburn student apartments.[9]
1995  | Nixon | Anthony Hopkins
Joan Allen | Mission Inn |
1998  | The Man in the Iron Mask (a.k.a. The Face of Alexandre Dumas: The Man in the Iron Mask) | Edward Albert
Dana Barron
Timothy Bottoms | Mission Inn[1][3] |
1999  | Blink 182: The Urethra Chronicles | Mark Hoppus
Thomas DeLonge
Travis Barker | Galleria at Tyler[3] |
2000  | Boys and Girls | Freddie Prinze, Jr.
Claire Forlani
Jason Biggs
Amanda Detmer | U.C. Riverside | Set at University of California, Berkeley, but some scenes were filmed at UCR.[9]
2001  | Cafe Tango | Gloria Otero
Claudio Otero
Rebecca De Roche  | Sevilla Restaurant & Tapas Bar[3] |
2001  | What's the Worst That Could Happen? | Martin Lawrence
Danny DeVito
John Leguizamo | Riverside County Historic Courthouse,
Mission Inn[3] |
2002  | Slackers | Jason Schwartzman
Devon Sawa
Jason Segel
Michael Maronna
Jaime King
Laura Prepon | U.C. Riverside | The fictional Holden University utilizes both the UCR campus and the nearby University of Redlands.[9]
2003  | Neverland | Deborah Quayle
Wil Wheaton | Castle Park[3] |
2008  | Eagle Eye | Shia LaBeouf
Michelle Monaghan
Rosario Dawson | March Air Force Base |
2009  | Perfect Mismatch | Nandana Sen
Anupam Kher
Boman Irani | Fairmount Park |

## See also

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* Film portal
* Television portal

* List of films and TV series set in Palm Springs, California
* List of films shot in Palm Springs, California

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Hotel History in Riverside, California - The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa". Historic Hotels of America. p. Film, TV and Media Connections. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
2. ^ "About Mission Inn Riverside". The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Rice, Jerry. Riverside Magazine, June–July 2009, Page 20. Inland Custom Publishing Group
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Inland Empire Magazine, October 1985.
5. ^ "AFI Catalog - Today We Live". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
6. ^ "On the Beach (1959) - Turner Classic Movies". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
7. ^ "AFI Catalog - Strait-Jacket". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
8. ^ "AFI Catalog - The Killers". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
9. ^ a b c d e Weber, Jessica (Summer 2023). "UCR on the Silver Screen". UCR Magazine. Retrieved August 30, 2024.

## External links

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* Internet Movie Database. Titles with locations including Riverside, California
* Filming in Riverside, California