International Planetarium Society

Planetariums in the Movies

Compiled by Ryan Wyatt, with contributions from Paul Koenig

  1. Bowfinger (1999)
  2. Charlie’s Angels Full Throttle (2003) -
    Filmed at the Griffith Observatory
  3. Cronaca di un amore (1950)
  4. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) -
  5. Dragnet (1987) -
  6. Dream Weaver
  7. Earnest Saves Christmas (1988) -
  8. Fantastic Four (2005)
    An interior that’s supposed to be the Hayden Planetarium, as well as a reference to “the console at the Hayden Planetarium”
  9. Finding Forrester (2000) -
    Filmed inside the Rose Center for Earth and Space
  10. Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
  11. The Jackal (1997) -
  12. K-PAX (2000) *
    Filmed inside the Rose Center for Earth and Space
  13. Les Misérables (1998)
  14. Local Hero (1983) *
    Burt Lancaster’s character has a planetarium installed in his office
  15. Love Stinks (1999)
  16. The Mack (1973)
  17. Mad Love (1995)
  18. Manhattan (1979) *
  19. Marrakech Express (1989)
  20. Mars Needs Women (1967, TV)
  21. Men in Black 2 (2002) -
    Filmed in front of the Rose Center for Earth and Space
  22. Mens vi venter på kometen (2001, TV series)
  23. Mystic Pizza (1988)
    One of the main characters works at the local planetarium
  24. The Pick-up Artist (1987)
  25. Rebel without a Cause (1955) *
    The climactic moments, famously filmed at the Griffith Observatory
  26. The Rocketeer (1991) -
    Filmed at the Griffith Observatory
  27. Setting Differences
  28. Spider-Man 2 (2004) -
    Filmed at the Rose Center for Earth and Space
  29. The Stupids (1995)
  30. The Terminator (1984) -
  31. Tobor the Great (1954)
  32. Two Guys Talkin’ about Girls (1995) *
  33. The Wizards of Mars (1966) *
  34. Zero Effect (1997) *

Coding:
(*) features an interior scene
(-) features only exterior
others are indeterminate.

 

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