# Movies filmed on a location you know well **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [September 13, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-filmed-on-a-location-you-know-well/971515 "2022-09-13T19:56:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 193
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-filmed-on-a-location-you-know-well/971515/193 "2022-09-21T21:27:15Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > I think people like us (I’m an Angeleno) should start a thread on all the movies set in our cities, that actually weren’t. That takes me out of a movie faster than seeing a place I know. Done. > [@Movies/TV shows set in a location you know well, but obviously not filmed there, or just gets something wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-shows-set-in-a-location-you-know-well-but-obviously-not-filmed-there-or-just-gets-something-wrong/972003): > > So [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-filmed-on-a-location-you-know-well/971515/188) @carrps said: So I did. Monk was set in San Francisco. Some establishing shots like Monk’s apartment building were shot there, and I think at least some episodes in season 1 were filmed there. But the rest was filmed in Southern California, which resulted in episodes taking place in suburban neighborhoods full of large houses that look nothing like anything in San Francisco. And while not related to the actual filming location, Monk totally screws up Bay Area geography as we… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-filmed-on-a-location-you-know-well/971515)._