Sonoma County Movie Locations
In Sonoma County, we know we have it all—beaches, rolling farmlands, orchards, charming towns where (if you squint a bit) you could be in 1950 (or 1850), Victorian farmhouses, lavish mansions, suburban tract homes, vineyards, hey, we even have a few Tuscan courtyards. Hollywood knows it, too.
watch lord of the flies online Here’s a list of 110 movies said to have been filmed (or partially filmed) in Sonoma County (alphabetically by title).
It makes a great DVD night trivia game-can you recognize Sonoma County in these films?
Ready? Action!
A.I. – Artificial Intelligence (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve, Guerneville
Amelia Earhart
Backgrounds were shot along the Sonoma Coast.
All My SonsAll My Sons
McDonald Avenue, Santa Rosa
American Graffiti
Petaluma High School gymnasium, Gilardi’s Liquors, 884 Bodega Avenue. Petaluma Boulevard & Western Avenue, Petaluma Blvd. North, Wolfman Jack’s radio station was on Rovina Lane. The final drag race was filmed on Frates Road in Petaluma. Schellville along Highway 121 between Napa and Petaluma. Here’s a map of the Petaluma locations for American Graffiti.
The Animal
Sonoma City Hall (Police Headquarters), Sonoma Plaza ( more trivia: The Animal featured Colleen Haskell who was on the first season of Survivor)
Around the FireAround the Fire
Cypress Hill Cemetery in Petaluma.
Bandits
Bandits
Flamingo Hotel and Fourth St. in Santa Rosa; and rural county roads in Bloomfield and  Valley Ford. (Astute locals will also pick up on the Clover milk truck featuring Sonoma County icon Clo the cow.) Bodega Bay.
The Barrow Gang
Graton and Sebastopol.
Basic Instinct
Downtown Petaluma. Petaluma Blvd and Western Ave. The Dobkins House was filmed at 26 Liberty Street in Petaluma (though the film calls Mill Valley) and Rohnert Park Expressway and the Medical Center on Medical Center Drive, just off of Snyder in Rohnert Park.
The Beverly HillbilliesBeverlyThe Beverly Hillbillies
Hillbillies
Jenner and Fort Ross Road.
Crossing the LineThe Big Man (Crossing the Line)
Occidental
The Birds
Church and schoolhouse in Bodega. Bay Hill Road, The Tides Restaurant, and Gaffney Ranch in Bodega Bay. Bloomfield and Valley Ford.
Born to Be WildBorn to be Wild
Goat Rock at Sonoma Coast State Park, Jenner
Bottle ShockBottle Shock
Buena Vista Carneros Vineyards on Ramal Road, Duhig Road, Napa and First Streets, Sonoma, Della Santina Restaurant, Ledson Harmony Club, Spain St. Tescona Hotel, Â Ledson Hotel, Swiss Hotel and Restaurant, Eighth St East, and Sonoma Valley Airport, Sonoma Plaza in Sonoma, Kunde Estates Vineyards in Kenwood, The Saloon at Jack London Lodge, and B.R. Cohn Winery in Glen Ellen. futurama bender s big score online
BraveheartBraveheart ( the 1925 version)
Along the Russian River at Hilton near Monte Rio ( the Indian Village)
Brian’s House
Queen Anne Victorian home on Prospect Street, Petaluma
Broncho Billy Anderson (1915)
Monte Rio
The CandidateThe Candidate
Corbitts Garage, Sebastopol, Howarth Park and  Schlumberger Gallery in Santa Rosa
Captain Eddie
Rumoured to have been partially filmed in Sonoma County-any ideas?
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen (the remake)
Walker Road in Petaluma, Railroad Square in Santa Rosa. Extra points if you recognize any of the faces, plenty of locals-kids and adults-were used as extras.
Combat!
Russian River at Casini Ranch, Duncan Mills. Korbel Winery in Guerneville. Hop Kiln Winery in Healdsburg.
Crossing the LineCrossing the Line (The Big Man)
Occidental
Cujo
Cujo
Scott Ranch Hills on Corona Road in Petaluma, the Dereckson family home on Sonoma Mountain Road in Glen Ellen, interiors shoot in a private home off Chanate Road in Santa Rosa
Devices
Sebastopol
Die Hard 2 – Die Harder
Die Hard 2
Santa Rosa
Dream With the FishesDream with the Fishes
Bowling Alley in Windsor
Dying Young
Some of this was said to be filmed in Sonoma County-any ideas?
The Earth is Mine
Beringer Brothers Vineyards, Sebastiani Vineyards
The Egg and I
Petaluma
ExplorersExplorers
1000 and 990 D Street, that huge oak tree at the top of English St. G St, La Cresta Drive, Martha Street, and the Petaluma River in Petaluma (at Western Ave)
The Farmer’s Daughter
Scott Ranch on Old Adobe Rd., Cotati, Pioneer Hotel, Penngrove
Farmer and Chase
First & G Sts. , Petaluma
Fast Women – Ladies of Auto RacingFast Women
Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma
FaustFaust
Korbel Vineyards, Guerneville
The Fighting Sullivans
Morgan Street in Santa Rosa, rock quarry on ranch on Petaluma Hill Rd.
Finnian’s Rainbow
St. Teresa’s Church. Potter School, Bodega
FlatlinersFlatliners
Maffia Dairy Ranch outside of Cotati
Flubber
reap the wild wind dvd Church on 5th & B Street Petaluma; Petaluma Blvd. N. between Payran & I Streets in Petaluma
The Fog (Special Edition)The Fog
Bodega Bay; The old Tides dock and Hwy One
Forever YoungForever Young
Santa Rosa, Sonoma County Airport, one of the aerial shots is above Jenner at the end of the Russian River
Frenchman’s Creek (1967)
Some of this movie (the town of Cornwall) was said to be filmed in Sonoma County—can anyone tell me where?
Getting Even With DadGetting Even with Dad
Scandia Mini-Golf in Rohnert Park
Giant
Rumoured to have been partially filmed in Sonoma County-any ideas?
The Gnome-MobileThe Gnome-Mobile
Guerneville
The Goonies
Goat Rock State Beach, Jenner
The Grass Is GreenerThe Grass is Greener
Rumoured to have been partially filmed in Sonoma County-any ideas?
Ground Zero
Wells Fargo Bank and Turning Basin in Petaluma
The Gypsy WarriorThe Gypsy Warriors
Some of this movie was said to be filmed in Sonoma County-. Is that true? Does anyone know?
Happy Land
Healdsburg Plaza, Healdsburg, and Santa Rosa
The Haunting of Sea Cliff Inn
Hwy one.
Heroes
Heroes
515 Walnut Street, the old bus depot at 4th & C Streets, Petaluma Speedway, Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, Kentucky Street, Washington Street, and Western Avenue in Petaluma
Holiday Inn
This 1942 Bing Crosby film was said to be filmed in Sonoma County. Does anyone know where?
Homegrown
Highway One @ mile marker 21.17 in the town of Jenner
The Horse WhispererHorse Whisperer
Kenwood and Petaluma
Howard the DuckHoward the Duck
Western Ave, the Petaluma Bridge, and the Petaluma River ( teh police car plunging into the river scene) . More trivia? Supposedly, there were additional scenes that George Lucas wanted to film on Petaluma Blvd, but the retailers on the Boulvard wanted too much money to close the street for filming.
Hulk (Widescreen 2-Disc Special Edition)Hulk
The hills above Lakeville Highway in southeastern Petaluma
HurleyBurley
Rohnert Park?
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Campbell Cove in Bodega Bay. Schoolhouse Beach. Kolmer Cove, Fort Ross. Meyers Grade and Timber Cove Roads, north of Jenner. More Trivia? They originally wanted to film on Fort Ross Beach and even built a bridge across the creek for their equipment, but the waves were too choppy so theyw net to Kolmer Cove, instead.
ImagesImages
Some of this movie was said to be filmed in Sonoma County-does anyone know where?
Inventing the Abbotts
The Healdsburg Firehouse (used as a feed store). The gas station at Healdsburg Avenue  in Healdsburg. The Mystic Theater in Petaluma, Pedroni’s Deli (outside) and the old Kabuki Sushi. American Alley, off Western Avenue. 15 Western Avenue. Santa Rosa High School in Santa Rosa. A dairy near Bloomfield.The old McNear’s Restaurant in Petaluma was the Lake Hotel in the movie.
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa
The Killers – Criterion CollectionThe Killers
Rumoured to have been partially filmed in Sonoma County-any ideas?
The Land of Milk and HoneyLand of MilkThe Land of Milk and Honey
and Honey
Sonoma Coast State Park, Jenner
The Last FrontierThe Last Frontier ( Savage Wilderness)
This movie was rumoured to have been partially filmed in Sonoma County. Let us know if you know where.
Little Dog LostLittle Dog Lost
Cloverdale, Santa Rosa, Healdsburg Hospital and Brice Bros. Supermarket (now Long’s Drugs site) in Mitchell Shopping Center in Healdsburg
Little Fauss and Big Halsy
Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma
Little Miss MarkerLittle Miss Marker
Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa
Lolita (the remake with Jeremy Irons)
Seaview Ridge near Fort Ross, Coleman Valley Road in Occidental, North Petaluma Blvd, Western Ave, and the D Street Bridge in Petaluma. Many Sonoma County extras were used. More trivia? The setting was supposed to be New England and filming started in North Carolina, but “the leaves weren’t Right” so it was moved to Petaluma “for the foliage”.
The Magic of Lassie
Hop Kiln Winery & Vineyards on Westside Road, Healdsburg
The Man Who Wasn’t There
Santa Rosa
Many Rivers to CrossMany Rivers to Cross
Cloverdale, Russian River
Mr. BillionMr. Billion
Sonoma Developmental Center in Glen Ellen. Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds and Petaluma Speedway in Petaluma. Arnold Field in Sonoma
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseMr Blandings Builds his Dream House
Petaluma
MumfordMumford
This was filmed all over the county: Analy High School and the Old Main Street Saloon in Sebastopol, bridge over Russian River, Guerneville, Smothers Winery (tasting room) in Glen Ellen, 1976 Warm Springs Road near Kenwood, Healdsburg Plaza, Liberty Street and Western Avenue in Petaluma, Farmers Lane and Highway 12, the Astro Motel. Santa Rosa Junior College, 76 Station on Mendocino Avenue, St. Francis Shopping Center, and First Presbyterian Church in Santa Rosa.
Murder by Numbers (Widescreen Edition)Murder by the Numbers
Some of this movie was rumoured to be filmed in Sonoma County-any ideas?
Mad Mission, Part 4: You Never Die TwiceNever Die Twice
Petaluma
Nowhere to RunNowhere to Run
Coleman Valley Road, Occidental
The Pack
Hendren Ranch, Coleman Valley Road, Occidental. Bodega Bay
Paradise CoveParadiseParadise Cove
Cove
The old Petaluma Queen Riverboat, Volpi’s Italian Market & Bar in Petaluma
Phenomenon
Phenomenon
Petaluma, Blank Road in Sebastopol, the Pozzi Ranch and Mache Bros. house on Bodega Highway between Bodega and Freestone, Santa Rosa Junior College and the Wagon Wheel Inn on Bicentennial Way in Santa Rosa
Peggy Sue Got Married
226 Liberty St in Petaluma. Downtown Petaluma (the Bluestone Main store at 120 Petaluma Blvd. North, is “Bodell’s Appliances” in the movie), downtown Santa Rosa, and Santa Rosa High School. Â Did you catch the geographical error when they drive from the high school to Peggy Sue’s house?
PK and the Kid (originally titled Petaluma Pride)
Petaluma City Hall, the Petaluma Fairgrounds, Petaluma Valley Hospital and Hide-Away Bar on Kentucky St., in Petaluma
Pollyanna (Vault Disney Collection)Pollyanna
Petaluma and the Mableton Mansion at 1015 McDonald Avenue in Santa Rosa
Pontiac MoonPontiacPontiac Moon
Moon
Part of this movie was said to be filmed in Sonoma County-any ideas?
Quest of the Delta Knights
This movie was also rumoured to have been  filmed in Sonoma County-does anyone know if that is true? Update: The Sonoma County Film Commsion says that it was filmed on private property in Sebastopol, Georgetown, and Sweetwater Springs Mine. Ann, one of SOTC’s readers, told me that in fact, most of this movie was filmed at the Renaissance Faire at Black Point Forest in Marin County (before the Forest became a housing development and golf course). She and her husband would know; they own the movie. She says that many of their friends were in the movie, because the filmmakers recruited Faire participants as extras. Were you an extra? Recognize anyone? Let us know!
Racing With the MoonRacing with the Moon
This movie was also said to be filmed in Sonoma County-any ideas?
Roots (Four-Disc 30th Anniversary Edition)Roots
Chicken George’s house in “Roots” was filmed on Sonoma Mountain Roadin Glen Ellen, on the same property as the house in Cujo and next to Drew Barrymore’s house in Scream. A field used in “Roots: The Next Generations” was also filmed here.
Salomy Jane
Russian River at Monte Rio, Andresen’s Bar, 19 Western Ave., Cypress Hill Cemetery, downtown, the Elks Club, train depot and a Ferris Wheel set up next to Hill Plaza Park on Petaluma Blvd. North in Petaluma
Savage Wilderness (The Last Frontier)
Rumoured to have been partially filmed in Sonoma County-any ideas?
Scary MovieScary Movie
Santa Rosa High School
Scream
Sonoma Community Center on East Napa Street. McDonald Avenue and a video store in Town & County in Santa Rosa. Calistoga Road between Calistoga and Santa Rosa, Healdsburg Town Square, Healdsburg Police Station, a house in Tomales Bay (for the final bloodbath). Drew Barrymore’s house was on Sonoma Mountain Road, next to the house in Cujo (which was the same property as Chicken George’s house in Roots.) Tatum’s house was across the street from the McDonald Avenue Santa Rosa house used in Pollyanna and across from a house used in Shadow of a Doubt. The film was originally to be shot at Santa Rosa High School, but after the school board read the script they objected to the violent nature and production was moved to Healdsburg —hence the “No thanks at all to…’”credit at the end of the movie. More trivia? To keep Drew Barrymore looking sad and scared, director Wes Craven kept telling her stories about animal cruelty.
Shadow of a Doubt (Enhanced Edition) 1943Shadow of a Doubt
Santa Rosa Railroad Depot, Old Courthouse Square, Public Library, and McDonald Avenue in Santa Rosa. (A great look at Santa Rosa in 1943, before the 1969 earthquake changed downtown). The made for TV remake was also filmed in Sonoma County; that was filmed at a home in Santa Rosa; Andresen’s Bar, Cypress Hill Cemetery, the Elks Club, train depot and a Ferris Wheel set up next to Hill Plaza Park on Petaluma Blvd. North in Petaluma
Shoot the MoonShoot the Moon
Glen Ellen and Jack London’s Wolf House. Carl’s Jr. near Hopper Avenue in Santa Rosa
Slither (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]Slither
Highway 101 in Cloverdale, south of Santa Rosa
SmileSmile
Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, Coddingtown Mall, Bennett Valley Grange, Old Cal Theater on B Street in Santa Rosa (now gone); Healdsburg Plaza, Sonoma County Airport, Sonoma Community Center
Smooth Talk
Santa Rosa Plaza and Coddingtown Mall in Santa Rosa. Frank’s Mini-Mart on Gravenstein Hwy in Cotati. Pleasant Hill Road in Sebastopol
So I Married an Axe MurdererSo I Married an Axe Murderer
Cloverdale Airport
Star Wars Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (2-discs with Full Screen enhanced and original theatrical versions)Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Some of this was said to be filmed in Sonoma County-does anyone know where?
Steelyard Blues
Downtown Santa Rosa Julliard Park, Cherry Street in Santa Rosa and Sonoma County Airport
Stop! Or My Mom Will ShootStop or My Mom Will Shoot
Santa Rosa
Storm Center
Old Carnegie Library, now site of Main Library, McMullen’s Soda Fountain on 4th Street (now gone), Rosenberg Bldg., City Hall, Santa Rosa
The Sweetest Thing (Unrated Edition)The Sweetest Thing
Coleman Valley Road, Occidental
Thieves Highway
Gold Ridge Road, Sebastopol
The Third Day
Hwy 116 to Hwy 1, Goat Rock Beach, Jenner
The Last Guy on Earth
Santa Rosa
True CrimeTrue Crime
The Washoe House on Stony Point Road, Cotati
Tucker – The Man and His Dream
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
The Petaluma Speedway. The Armstrong Estate in Sonoma
Two Moon Valley
Santa Rosa, Sonoma
The Valley of the Moon
Wolf House at Jack London State Park, Glen Ellen
Walk in the Clouds
The Hayward Vineyards in Sonoma
WildfireWildfire
Lakeville Hwy and Dixon Ranch in Petaluma, Wood Pontiac and Cadillac on Corby Ave Santa Rosa, Bodega Bay
Wired
Santa Rosa
A Wise Fool
Vacation Beach, Guerneville
Woman on the Run
Some of this movie was said to be filmed in Sonoma County-any ideas?
The Zodiac
Petaluma
