American Wedding (2003) - Orange, Half Moon Bay, Long Beach, Pasadena

Half Moon Bay: All of the hotel and wedding scenes were done at the Ritz-Carlton at One Miramontes Pointe Road.
Orange: Chapman University at One University Drive

The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) - Los Angeles, Woodland Hills

Woodland Hills: William H. Taft High School

Coach Carter (2005) – Long Beach, Los Angeles, Santa Clarita

Long Beach: Long Beach Polytechnic High School at 1600 Atlantic Avenue

Heartbreak Ridge (1986) - Camp Pendleton, Vista

Vista: The bar in the movie is Carl's Tavern, located at 1565 W. Vista Way.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Placerville, Novato, Mammoth Mountain, Yosemite National Park, Tuolomne River

Placerville: American River
Novato: The Asian Airport Scenes were shot on Hamilton Airforce Base

Jurassic Park (2003) – Burbank, Los Angeles, Mojave Desert, Cantil

Cantil: Red Rock Canyon State Park
Los Angeles: Griffith Park Observatory at 4730 Crystal Springs Dr.

Karate Kid (1984) - Los Angeles, Calabasas, Norwalk, Malibu, Encino

Los Angeles: The LaRusso apartment is located at 19223 Saticoy Street in Reseda. The Matadome was featured, located on the campus of California State University in Northridge. Also used was Charles Evans Hughes Jr. High School at 5607 Capistrano in Woodland Hills.
Encino: Allie's house was that of a local resident, and located at 4072 Alonzo Avenue.
Calabasas: Calabasas County Club, located at 4515 N. Park Entrada, was depicted as Encino Oaks Country Club.
Norwalk: Golf 'N' Stuff at 10555 Firestone Boulevard
Malibu: Leo Carrillo State Beach at 35000 W. Pacific Coast Highway

North by Northwest (1959) - Chatsworth, Wasco

Chatsworth: The Southern Pacific Railroad Tunnel between Chatsworth and Santa Susana was used for the closing train shot
Wasco: The scene where Cary Grant is repeatedly "buzzed" by an evil cropdusting plane takes place in the middle of nowhere in the movie. The exterior shots for this scene were filmed in Wasco, a small farming community 30 miles northwest of Bakersfield. The exact location is located just east of the intersection of Corcoran Road and Garces Highway (155).

She's All That (1999) - Cerritos, Torrance

Torrance: Torrance High School

Sideways (2004) - Buellton, Carpinteria, Lompoc, Los Olivos, San Diego, Santa Maria, Santa Ynez, Solvang

Los Olivos: Interior and exterior shots were filmed here

Starsky & Hutch (2004) – Los Angeles, Huntington Beach, San Marino, Long Beach, Marina del Ray, Pasadena, Santa Clarita

Los Angeles: Downtown
San Marino: Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens at 1151 Oxford Road
Long Beach: Long Beach Harbor
Pasadena: Reese’s Mansion

Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – San Fransisco, Marin County

San Fransisco: Sound recordings were done on Alcatraz island

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983) – Imperial County, Crescent City, Death Valley National Park, Marin County, Smith River

Imperial County: Buttercup Valley

The Terminal (2004) – Palmdale

Palmdale: A HUGE recreation of Kennedy International Airport was constructed in a hanger at “aerospace alley”. The creation was complete with actual storefronts and realistic flight boards that changed depending on the scene being shot.

That Thing You Do! (1996) – Los Angeles, Anaheim, Malibu, Pomona, Brea, Orange, Costa Mesa, Pasadena

Los Angeles: Ambassador Hotel at 3400 Wiltshire Boulevard, First United Methodist Church at 6817 Franklin Avenue
Anaheim: Disneyland Park
Malibu: Leo Carrillo State Beach at 35000 W. Pacific Coast Highway
Pomona: Los Angeles County Fairgrounds at 1101 W. McKinley Avenue
Brea: Oil Fields north of town
Orange: Orange Circle at Chapman Avenue and Glassell St., Watson Drug Store at 116 E. Chapman Avenue, Wells Fargo Bank at 1435 W. Chapman Avenue (the exterior for the Erie Public Library scene)
Costa Mesa: Orange County Fairgrounds at 88 Fair Dr.

Three Kings (1999) – Calexico, Los Angeles, Niland

Top Gun (1996) - San Diego, Oakland, Oceanside

San Diego: The scene where Charlie chases Maverick out to his motorcycle was filmed at the Naval Air Station. The bar scene was shot at Kansas City Barbeque on the corner of Kettner Boulevard and W. Harbor Drive. The restaurant houses many props and memorabilia from the film including the jukebox and Maverick's flight helmet. The interior shots of the bar scene was filmed at the Red Fox Room. The locker room scenes were shot at Mission Beach Plunge.
Oakland: The model plane scenes
Oceanside: Charlie's house, known locally as the "Top Gun House", is located at 102 N. Pacific Street. Unfortunately, it may be torn down or relocated soon to make way for a hotel. Also, Tom Cruise rode his motorcycle down the street in the scene where he leaves Charlie's house on Seagaze.

Wayne's World (1992) - Cerritos, Los Angeles, Covina, West Covina

Cerritos: Site of the Aeromexico Flight 498 crash in 1986. In this incident, the pilot of a private plane had a heart attack and his plane wandered into LAX and collided with the Aeromexico, DC-9 plane. All passengers on both planes perished.