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With year-round summers and an intoxicating ocean breeze, it’s no wonder such a vast array of movies and TV shows have been and continue to be filmed in San Diego. From the 1800’s to modern day, hundreds of your favorite TV shows and movies have taken place right in your very own city. Action, drama, romance and even thrillers, San Diego is one hot movie set for the film industry.
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==Movies Filmed in San Diego==
===Street Scene, San Diego===
February 1898
San Diego
Directed by: The Edison Manufacturing Company
This is perhaps the first film shot in San Diego. It portrays a trolley car packed with passengers, carriages, pedestrians, and other visual representations of turn of the century city life in San Diego.

===Dogs Playing in the Surf===
February 1898
Coronado, Hotel Del Coronado<br>
Directed by: The Edison Manufacturing Company<br>
This is the first film shot in Coronado, and it features a group of dogs running into the water at the beach, chasing a stick.

===Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition===
January 23, 1915
San Diego
Staring: Fatty Arbuckle, Mabel Normand
Directed by: Fatty Arbuckle
Fatty and Mabel visit the San Diego Exposition, afterwards, the couple takes in San Diego.

===The Virginian===
September 7, 1914
San Diego
Staring: Dustin Farnum
Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
A cowboy wishes to bring down the gang of cattle rustlers, which includes his best friend.

===Tell it to the Marines===
January 29, 1927
Staring: Lon Chaney, William Haines
Directed by: George W. Hill
A U.S. Marine Drill Sergeant and his most tenacious recruit have a crush on the same nurse.

===Beggars of Life===
September 22, 1928
San Diego
Staring: Wallace Beery, Louise Brooks
Directed by: William A. Wellman
After killing her step-father, a young girl tries to escape the country.

===Hell Divers===
January 16, 1932
San Diego
Staring: Wallace Beery, Clark Gable
Directed by: George W. Hill
A tale of the rivalry between two navy pilots, both on and off duty.

===It's a Wonderful World===
May 19, 1939
San Diego
Staring: James Stewart, Claudette Colbert
Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke
On his way to prison, a private detective discovers a clue leading to the person who framed his client. He must escape and prove the client's innocence before his death-row sentence comes to pass.

===The Fighting 69th===
January 27, 1940
San Diego
Staring: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien
Directed by: William Keighley
Cocky cadet Jerry Plunkett only looks out for himself, until he ends up costing the lives of fellow soldiers, when he discovers the need to redeem himself.

===Citizen Kane===
May 1, 1941
Balboa Park
Staring: Joseph cotton
Directed by: Orson Welles
The world's most wealthy man dies, uttering the words “rose bud,” now the journalists need to know what that means and why it is important.

===In the Navy===
May 30, 1941
Naval Training Center
Staring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
An Abbott and Costello classic, this film includes the pair in the navy, protecting the identity of their famous friend who ran away to serve.

===Dive Bomber===
August 30, 1941
Cabrillo National Monument, U.S. Naval Base, North Island Naval Station
Staring: Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
A surgeon pairs with a pilot to develop a high-altitude suit to protect pilots from blacking out when in step dives.

===Sailor Beware===
February 9, 1952
Naval Training Center
Staring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis
Directed by: Hal Walker
Although allergic to kissing girls, a sailor develops a reputation for being a great kisser nicknamed “Mr. Temptation,” and is followed by adoring women.

===The Spirit of St. Louis===
April 20, 1957
San Diego
Staring: James Stewart, Murray Hamilton
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Charles Lindbergh struggles to find funding to get the design for an airplane to take him on his famous trans-Atlantic flight.

===Some Like it Hot===
March 29, 1959
Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado
Staring: Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis
Directed by: Billy Wilder
To escape the mob, two men dress as ladies in a traveling all-girl band; trouble ensues when they both start falling for a beautiful fellow band mate.

===The Gallant Hours===
June 13, 1960
San Diego
Staring: James Cagney, Dennis Weaver
Directed by: Robert Montgomery
A dramatization of five weeks in the life of Rear Admiral William F. “Bull” Hasley, Jr.

===The Outsider===
December 1961
Camp Pendleton, San Diego
Staring: Tony Curtis
Directed by: Delbert Mann
A Native American fights in World War II and helps raise the flag at Iwo Jima.

===It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World===
November 7, 1963
Pacific Beach, San Diego
Staring: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle
Directed by: Stanley Kramer
A thief's dying words spawn a crazy cross-country rush to discover treasure.

===In Harm's Way===
April 6, 1965
San Diego
Staring: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas
Directed by: Otto Preminger
A naval officer reprimanded after Pearl Harbor gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.

===Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.===
July 29, 1966
San Diego, USS Kitty Hawk
Staring: Dick Van Dyke, Nancy Kwan
Directed by: Byron Paul
A navy pilot bails from a crashing plane and begins life on a desert island, where a lovely native girl falls in love with him.

===Diamonds Are Forever===
December 17, 1971
Oceanside
Staring: Sean Connery
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
A diamond smuggling plot brings James Bond to Las Vegas, where he discovers one of his arch-enemies is involved.

===Grey Lady Down===
April 1978
San Diego
Staring: Charlton Heston, David Carradine
Directed by: David Greene
A navy captain uses an experimental piece of machinery to get to a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge.

===Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!===
October 1978
San Diego
Staring: David Miller, George Wilson
Directed and Written by: John De Bello
Mutated tomatoes begin destroying the world until a band of scientists unite to destroy them.

===Scavenger Hunt===
December 21, 1979
Balboa Park, Hillcrest, La Mesa, North Park, San Diego
Staring: Richard Benjamin, James Coco
Directed by: Michael Schultz
To inherit a fortune, potential heirs must find odd, un-buyable objects in a scavenger hunt.

===Firefox===
June 18, 1982
San Diego
Staring: Clint Eastwood
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
A pilot is sent into the Soviet Union to steal plans for a jet prototype that can be controlled by the mind.

===Top Gun===
May 16, 1986
Naval Training Center, Kansas City Barbecue, Miramar Naval Air Station, Mission Beach Plunge, Oceanside, Red Fox Room, San Diego, USS Ranger, Windsock Bar and Grill
Staring: Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer
Directed by: Tony Scott
In an elite flying school for US fighter pilots, students compete for manliness and the affection of the attractive teacher.

===Heartbreak Ridge===
December 5, 1986
Camp Pendleton, San Diego
Staring: Clint Eastwood
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
A hard-nosed Marine gunnery Sergeant takes control of a spoiled platoon of soldiers with bad attitudes.

===Spaceballs===
June 24, 1987
San Diego
Staring: Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, John Candy
Directed and written by: Mel Brooks
A typical Mel Brooks spoof movie, this one takes on Star Wars, where Lone Star must seek out Yogurt to gain the Schwartz.

===The Naked Gun: From The Files of Police Squad!===
December 2, 1988
University of San Diego
Staring: Leslie Nielson, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson
Directed by: David Zucker
An idiotic cop must foil a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II.

===Little Nakita===
March 18, 1988
San Diego
Staring: River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier
Directed by: Richard Benjamin
An FBI agent seeks revenge on the rogue soviet spy that killed his partner; a teenage boy and his spy parents are caught in the mix.

===K-9===
April 29, 1989
Coronado, Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego
Staring: James Belushi
Directed by: Rod Daniel
A maverick cop is forced to partner with a police dog to stop an elusive and dangerous criminal.

===Honey I Shrunk the Kids===
June 23, 1989
San Diego
Staring: Rick Moranis
Directed by: Joe Johnston
An inventor leaves his newest creation out in the open; his kids get a hand on it and accidentally shrink to about an inch tall.

===Born on the Forth of July===
December 20, 1989
La Mesa
Staring: Tom Cruise
Directed by: Oliver Stone
A Vietnam vet is paralyzed and become an anti-war activist after feeling betrayed by his country.

===The Hunt for Red October===
March 2, 1990
San Diego
Staring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, James Earl Jones
Directed by: John McTiernan
The USSR's top submarine captain violates orders and heads for America, both sides seek to discover if he is trying to defect or start a war.

===My Blue Heaven===
August 17, 1990
Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego
Staring: Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Joan Cusack
Directed by: Herbert Ross
An uptight FBI agent must protect a gangster with a heart of gold living in the witness protection program.

===The Grifters===
January 4, 1991
San Diego, San Diego Convention Center
Staring: Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Benning
Directed by: Stephen Frears
A small time con artist has to play sides between his mother and girlfriend, both of whom are grifters themselves.

===Hot Shots!===
July 31, 1991
San Diego
Staring: Charlie Sheen
Directed and written by: Jim Abrahams
A comedic spoof of war movies, including Top Gun, Rambo and more.

===Demolition Man===
October 8, 1993
San Diego, San Diego Convention Center, American Plaza Transfer Station
Staring: Silvester Stallone, Westley Snipes
Directed by: Marco Brambilla
A police officer is released from suspended animation to stop his ultra-violent arch enemy in the now present future.

===Wayne's World 2===
December 10, 1993
San Diego
Staring: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Christopher Walken
Directed by: Stephen Surjik
Wayne and Garth team up to put on a huge music festival and to stop a smooth record producer from stealing Wayne's girlfriend.

===8 Seconds===
February 25, 1994
San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego
Staring: James Rebhorn, Luke Perry
Directed by: John G. Avildsen
A chronicle of a famous bull rider, his marriage and his friendships.

===True Lies===
July 15, 1994
San Diego
Staring: Arnold Schwartzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold
Directed by: James Cameron
A secret agent learns his wife is being unfaithful and uses his job's resources to track her.

===Apollo 13===
June 30, 1995
San Diego
Staring: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon
Directed by: Ron Howard
The true-story of an ill-fated moon mission that called on the heroism of all involved to get it home safely.

===The Lost World: Jurassic Park===
May 23, 1997
San Diego
Staring: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore
Directed by: Steven Speilberg
Dinosaurs living on an alternate setting are discovered to have been sold off by a rogue team of Jurassic Park researchers.

===Bring It On===
August 25, 2000
Oceanside, SDSU, Academy of Our Lady Peace, East Lake High School, San Diego, Torrey Pines High School
A champion cheerleading squad must create an all new routine to compete at this year's championships.

===Almost Famous===
September 13, 2000
San Diego, Balboa Park, Sports Arena, University of San Diego High School
Staring: Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit and Billy Crudup
Directed and written by: Cameron Crowe
Almost Famous is the story of a teenage rock journalist touring with a famous group for an article to be published in Rolling Stone.

===Traffic===
January 5, 2001
Balboa Park, Chula Vista, La Jolla, Mission Bay, San Diego
Staring: Benicio Del Toro, Michael Douglas
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
An explorative film that details the lives of dealers, addicts, politicians, police, and those affected by the drug trade.

===The Scorpion King===
April 19, 2002
Anza Borego Desert Park, San Diego
Staring: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Steven Brand
Directed by: Chuck Russell
A warrior fights against the evil destroying his home; he captures the enemy sorcerer and prepares for a showdown.

===The Sum of All Fears===
May 31, 2002
San Diego
Staring: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman
Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson
A CIA agent must thwart the plans of a terrorist organization seeking to detonate a nuclear blast at a football game in Baltimore.

===Antwone Fisher===
January 10, 2003
Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego
Staring: Denzel Washington, Derek Luke
Directed by: Denzel Washington
A young Navy man is forced to seek counseling after a violent outbreak; a painful past is revealed, as well as a new chance for hope.

===Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy===
July 9, 2004
San Diego, Balboa Park
Staring: Will Ferrell and Christina Applegate
Directed and written by: Adam McKay
Anchorman is a comedic tale of a news anchorman that falls in love with the first national anchorwoman.

===The Aviator===
December 25, 2004
San Diego
Staring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
The Aviator follows the life of famed director and aviator Howard Hughes from the 20's to the 40's.

===Babel===
November 10, 2006
San Diego
Staring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett
Directed by: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
A married couple traveling the Moroccan desert is hit with a tragedy, setting off an interlocking tale of four families. 

==TV Shows Filmed in San Diego==

===Manhunt===
April 15, 1959
San Diego
Staring: Victor Jory
Manhunt follows the career of a hard-nosed San Diego police officer.

===Hennessey===
September 28, 1959
Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego
Staring: Jackie Cooper, Abby Dalton
Hennessey was a naval doctor who tried to maintain a professional relationship with his nurse/secretary that had feelings for him.

===Gomer Pyle, USMC===
September 25, 1964
Marine Corps Recruiting Depot
Staring: Frank Sutton, Jim Nabors
Created by: Aaron Ruben
This show spotlights a bumbling, but sweet, marine recruit and his relationship with his Sergeant, friends and girlfriend.

===Harry O===
September 12, 1974
Midway High School, Sports Arena, San Diego
Staring: David Janssen
A police officer becomes a Private Investigator after being shot in the spine during a gun fight.

===Simon & Simon===
November 24, 1981
San Diego
Staring: Jameson Parker, Gerald McRaney
Created by: Philip DeGuere
Two very different brothers, one refined and one country, run a detective agency.

===Silk Stalkings===
November 7, 1991
Stu Segall Studios, San Diego
Staring: Rob Estes
Created by: Stephen J. Cannell
Two police officers, a man and a woman, solve the crimes of Palm Beach and hold the criminals accountable.

===Renegade===
September 19, 1992
Alpine, Mission Beach, San Diego
Staring: Lorenzo Lamas
Created by: Stephen J. Cannell
A man framed for murder is released from prison and becomes a bounty hunter on the search for the man that framed him.

===Pensacola: Wings of Gold===
December 22, 1997
Miramar Naval Air Station
Staring: James Brolin, Michael Trucco
Created by: William Blinn
The story of an elite group of four Marines and their leader.

===The Invisible Man===
June 9, 2000
San Diego
Staring: Paul Ben-Victor, Vincent Ventresca
A thief/con man is part of an experiment that enables him to become invisible; he then begins working for a secret government agency.

===Hunter===
April 19, 2003
San Diego
Staring: Fred Dryer
Created by: Frank Lupo
A tough homicide detective and his attractive female partner search for clues on the San Diego beat.

===MTV Real World: San Diego===
2004
San Diego
Seven strangers are moved into one house in this hit reality TV show created by MTV.

===Veronica Mars===
September 22, 2004
Oceanside, SDSU, San Diego, UCSD
Staring: Kristen Bell
Created by: Rob Thomas
Veronica Mars is a young girl trying to crack mysteries in her home town.

===Watch Over Me===
December 6, 2006
San Diego
Staring: Dan Wells
Watch Over Me is the story of a young man working as a bodyguard who becomes entangled with people working with his boss in unethical matters of biological viruses.

==Cavemen==
October, 2007
San Diego
Staring: Bill English
Based on a popular set of Geico commercials, five cavemen struggle to find their place in modern day America.
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