Where Was Big Wednesday Filmed?

Big Wednesday was filmed at Malibu, Santa Monica and El Paso. The 1978 film has 10 recorded filming locations in the United States and El Salvador, each plotted on the map below.

Title	Big Wednesday
Year	1978
Type	Film
Recorded filming locations	10
Countries	United States, El Salvador
Source	Wikidata Q2140490 · Wikipedia

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Big Wednesday Filming Locations

• Malibu

  Los Angeles County, United States · Towns and cities · 34.0350, -118.6950

  City in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

  The nearest other filming location is Malibu Creek, about a kilometre away.

• Santa Monica

  Los Angeles County, United States · Towns and cities · 34.0219, -118.4814

  Beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

  The nearest other filming location is Third Street Promenade, about 2 km away.

• El Paso

  El Paso County, United States · Towns and cities · 31.7592, -106.4886

  City in and county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States.

  The nearest other filming location is Wells Fargo Plaza, about <1 km away.

• Hollister Ranch

  Santa Barbara County, United States · Landmarks and buildings · 34.4797, -120.3250

  Undeveloped coastal area on the Gaviota coast.

  The nearest other filming location is Point Conception Light, about 14 km away.

• Malibu Lagoon State Beach

  Los Angeles County, United States · Landscapes and nature · 34.0333, -118.6790

  Surfing beach in California.

  The nearest other filming location is Malibu Creek, about <1 km away.

• Santa Barbara

  Santa Barbara County, United States · Towns and cities · 34.4258, -119.7142

  City in and county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

  The nearest other filming location is Arroyo Burro Beach, about 4 km away.

• Ventura

  Ventura County, United States · Towns and cities · 34.2678, -119.2542

  City in and county seat of Ventura County, California, United States.

  The nearest other filming location is Mandalay State Beach, about 8 km away.

• California

  United States · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 37.0000, -120.0000

  State of the United States of America.

  Also used by 1,478 other productions on this map, including Avatar, Back to the Future, Casablanca.

• El Salvador

  El Salvador · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 13.6689, -88.8661

  Sovereign state in Central America.

  Also used by 3 other productions on this map, including Project X, El Salvador Minister of Foreign Affairs Visits Sde Boker.

• La Libertad

  Coastal La Libertad, El Salvador · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 13.4888, -89.3191

  District in Coastal La Libertad, El Salvador.

Can You Visit the Big Wednesday Shooting Locations?

6 of them are public ground such as streets, towns or open landscape, so you can usually walk straight up: Malibu, Santa Monica and El Paso and others. 1 is a buildings or estates that may charge admission or keep set hours, including Hollister Ranch. 3 entries name only a country or region, so there is no single address to visit. Always check access locally before travelling, and respect private land.

How Far Apart the Big Wednesday Locations Are

The two furthest apart are El Paso and Hollister Ranch, roughly 1,322 km apart.

More Movies Filmed in the United States

• Movies filmed in the United States5,272
• Movies filmed in El Salvador3
• Landmarks and buildings on film6,157
• Landscapes and nature on film2,050
• Towns and cities on film9,084

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