Exploring Long Beach filming locations 

Long Beach, a film star? Sure, Long Beach portraying the likes of San Diego (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy), Miami (CSI: Miami) and the made-up town of Arcadia, Md. (Joan of Arcadia). Long Beach's film credits date back to at least 1939 with Fast and Furious, a comedy featuring a scene filmed at the now-gone Rainbow Pier. And the popularity of the city as a film location for commercials, TV and movies continues on today. Check out the partial list of credits below to get a feel for why location scouts love Long Beach.

Ocean Boulevard, Downtown

• Look for the round tower at 700 E. Ocean, known as International Tower, in scenes of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Lethal Weapon and Gone in Sixty Seconds.
• You may have also seen the Long Beach Towers Apartments at 600 E. Ocean in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
• Long Beach City Hall, 333 W. Ocean, was used in the 1970s TV series, Battlestar Galactica.
  Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979) was filmed at the Terrace Theatre, 300 E. Ocean.

Shoreline Village

Shoreline Village can be spotted in Clueless with Alicia Silverstone, An Innocent Man with Tom Selleck and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.

The Queen Mary

The Queen Mary has a lengthy list of credits, including a few that were filmed before she anchored in Long Beach. The Queen had notable television appearances on such classics as CHiPs, Charlie's Angels, The Bionic Woman, B.J. and the Bear, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Baywatch. More recently, you may have spotted her in The Aviator (2004), Pearl Harbor (2001) and Amazing Race, Season 6.

Long Beach Harbor 

The harbor area includes the Port and the tourist areas around Shoreline Village and the Queen Mary. You can catch sight of Long Beach harbor in the following films:

•   The Crossing Guard (1995)
•   Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) 
•   The Fast and the Furious (2001)
•   Collateral (2004) 
•   Starsky & Hutch (2004) 

While you're here, keep your eyes out for bright yellow signs and blocked off streets - you never know who might be in town working on the next big feature.