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Bronson Canyon and Caves is a section of Los Angeles' UsefulNotes/LosAngeles' Griffith Park. It looks rugged and desolate, but is actually reasonably convenient to get to, which has made it a popular shooting location for movies and television, especially westerns and science-fiction.
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* The canyon was used to represent the Kandarian hinterlands in ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness''. One of the more self-aware uses of this location.
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* ''Series/TwinPeaks'' filmed a few scenes here to represent the local Owl Cave, where a very important petroglyph is discovered. The episode is filmed in such a way that the location is hard to recognize, however, since the arid hills outside the cave don't exactly resemble [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherRainforest the Douglas fir forests]] where the show is set.
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* Creator/JamesRolfe made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA6_my28pj4 a comprehensive video]] about all the films and TV series shot at Bronson Canyon and even recorded parts of his video narration here on location, in addition to collecting a lot of B-roll for visual reference.
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Bronson Canyon And Caves is a section of Los Angeles' Griffith Park. It looks rugged and desolate, but is actually reasonably convenient to get to, which has made it a popular shooting location for movies and television, especially westerns and science-fiction.
This reached the point of cliche some time in the 1950s and '60s, as seemingly every low-budget B-movie would film there, and more recent uses of the location will usually be a form of {{Homage}}. The canyon's reputation has also made it a somewhat popular tourist attraction for [[UnabashedBMovieFan fans of this kind of movie]].
This reached the point of cliche some time in the 1950s and '60s, as seemingly every low-budget B-movie would film there, and more recent uses of the location will usually be a form of {{Homage}}. The canyon's reputation has also made it a somewhat popular tourist attraction for [[UnabashedBMovieFan fans of this kind of movie]].
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Bronson Canyon And and Caves is a section of Los Angeles' Griffith Park. It looks rugged and desolate, but is actually reasonably convenient to get to, which has made it a popular shooting location for movies and television, especially westerns and science-fiction.
This reached the point ofcliche cliché some time in the 1950s and '60s, as seemingly every low-budget B-movie would film there, and more recent uses of the location will usually be a form of {{Homage}}. The canyon's reputation has also made it a somewhat popular tourist attraction for [[UnabashedBMovieFan fans of this kind of movie]].
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* The mouth of the cave was used to represent the entrance to the Bat Cave on ''Series/Batman1966'' in one of the canyon's more mainstream appearances.
* The 1936 ''Film/{{Flash Gordon|Serial}}'' serial filmed exteriors for the planet Mongo at Bronson Canyon. One of the entrances to the Bronson Caves is even present in the miniature effects models.
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This reached the point of cliche some time in the 1950s and '60s, as seemingly every low-budget B-movie would film there, and more recent uses of the location will usually be a form of homage. The canyon's reputation has also made it a somewhat popular tourist attraction for [[UnabashedBMovieFan fans of this kind of movie]].
This reached the point of cliche some time in the 1950s and '60s, as seemingly every low-budget B-movie would film there, and more recent uses of the location will usually be a form of homage. The canyon's reputation has also made it a somewhat popular tourist attraction for [[UnabashedBMovieFan fans of this kind of movie]].
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science-fiction.
This reached the point of cliche some time in the 1950s and '60s, as seemingly every low-budget B-movie would film there, and more recent uses of the location will usually be a form ofhomage.{{Homage}}. The canyon's reputation has also made it a somewhat popular tourist attraction for [[UnabashedBMovieFan fans of this kind of movie]].
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* In ''Film/{{Sleeper}}'', Miles and Luna venture into Bronson Caves and discover a 200-year-old Volkswagon (which still runs), and copy of the ''New York Times'' from 1990 with the headline "Pope's Wife Gives Birth to Twins."
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* In ''Film/{{Sleeper}}'', Miles and Luna venture into Bronson Caves and discover a 200-year-old Volkswagon (which still runs), runs) and copy of the ''New York Times'' from 1990 with the headline "Pope's Wife Gives Birth to Twins."
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* [[WebVideo/{{Cinemassacre}} James Rolfe]] made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA6_my28pj4 a comprehensive video]] about all the films and TV series shot at Bronson Canyon and even recorded parts of his video narration here on location, in addition to collecting a lot of B-roll for visual reference.
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* [[WebVideo/{{Cinemassacre}} James Rolfe]] Creator/JamesRolfe made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA6_my28pj4 a comprehensive video]] about all the films and TV series shot at Bronson Canyon and even recorded parts of his video narration here on location, in addition to collecting a lot of B-roll for visual reference.
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* [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd [[WebVideo/{{Cinemassacre}} James Rolfe]] made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA6_my28pj4 a comprehensive video]] about all the films and TV series shot at Bronson Canyon and even recorded parts of his video narration here on location, in addition to collecting a lot of B-roll for visual reference.
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Bronson Canyon And Caves is a section of Los Angeles' Griffith Park. It looks rugged and desolate, but is actually reasonably convenient to get to, which has made it a popular shooting location for movies and television, especially westerns and science fiction.
This reached the point of cliche some time in the 1950s and '60s, as seemingly every low-budget b-movie would film there, and more recent uses of the location will usually be a form of homage.
Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} has a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronson_Canyon comprehensive list]] of things that were shot here, but very little information on how the location was actually used in the works listed.
A subtrope of HeyItsThatPlace and, often, CaliforniaDoubling. Also see BBCQuarry and KirksRock. DownLADrain is another frequently-used location in Los Angeles, though usually to very different effect.
Its use as a filming location dates back to the silent era, making it OlderThanTelevision.
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* In 2006's ''Film/{{Abominable}}'', the Bronson Caves are used for the Yeti's lair.
* The canyon was used to represent the Kandarian hinterlands in ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness''. One of the more self-aware uses of this location.
* ''Film/TheBeastOfYuccaFlats'' uses the canyon and caves (which aren't very flat at all) to substitute for the title location. Filming at the actual Yucca Flats, a nuclear test site in Nevada, [[Film/TheConqueror has historically been a very bad idea]].
* In ''Film/BloodDiner'', George attempts to murder someone inside Bronson Cave, but his would-be victim is a skilled martial artist and defends himself. Unfortunately, he's taken out by a falling stalactite.
* ''Film/TheBrideAndTheBeast'' uses the cave as a standin for a cave somewhere in the jungles of DarkestAfrica, where a troop of {{killer gorilla}}s make their lair.
* In 1957's ''Film/TheCyclops'', the monster's lair is in the Bronson Caves.
* Used for exterior shots in ''Film/EarthVsTheSpider'', although most of the interior cave scenes in that movie were filmed at the much more spectacular Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.
* The title character in ''Film/{{Eegah}}'' lived in Bronson Cave.
* In the Creator/CharlesBronson (no relation) film ''Film/TheEvilThatMenDo'', Bronson Canyon is used as an AbandonedMine.
* In ''Film/HailCaesar'', the titular FilmWithinAFilm shoots the "Well of Jehoshaphat" sequence at Bronson Canyon. Another self-aware usage of the location.
* In ''Film/TheHumanTornado'', while on the run from the Sheriff Bentley's posse, Dolemite drives through the Bronson Caves and sets up an ambush out the other side.
* An early appearance in the 1930s movie ''Film/IAmAFugitiveFromAChainGang'', where the canyon is used to represent the desolate hillside where the chain gang do most of their work, breaking up rocks to build a highway.
* The Venusian monster from ''Film/ItConqueredTheWorld'' makes its lair in the cave as well.
* ''Film/TheLostSkeletonOfCadavra'', being an AffectionateParody of '50s scifi, is mostly shot here.
* 1955's ''Film/KingDinosaur'' was filmed in over seven days at Bronson Canyon, as well as nearby Benedict Canyon.
* In 1959's ''Film/MissileToTheMoon'', Bronson Canyon (including the bushes) is used for the surface of Earth's Moon.
* In ''Film/{{Munchies}}'', Bronson Canyon is used for an archeological dig site in Peru.
* ''Film/NightOfTheBloodBeast'' is mostly shot in the canyon, and the blood beast himself lurks in the cave.
* Parts of ''Film/{{Octaman}}'' are filmed around Bronson Canyon. During the film's climax, the titular monster hides out in the caves.
* The cave is used for the EldritchLocation in ''Film/PalmSprings'', and is the key to the movie's GroundhogDayLoop.
* In the 1962 western ''Film/RideTheHighCountry'', the sets for the gold mining town of Coarsegold were built at Bronson Canyon.
* ''Film/RobotMonster'' was mainly shot here, with the title character making his lair in the caves.
* In ''Film/TheSearchers'', the film's climax, between Ethan and Debbie, was filmed at Bronson Canyon.
* In ''Film/{{Sleeper}}'', Miles and Luna venture into Bronson Caves and discover a 200-year-old Volkswagon (which still runs), and copy of the ''New York Times'' from 1990 with the headline "Pope's Wife Gives Birth to Twins."
* The location was used for the site of the Rura Penthe mines in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry''.
* ''Film/TeenageCaveman'' is mostly shot at the canyon.
* The 2011 movie version of ''Film/TheWhispererInDarkness'' shot a few scenes here, making prominent use of the cave. This was another self-aware use of the location, as the movie is made [[{{Retraux}} to look like]] a 1930s sci-fi picture.
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* The 1936 ''Film/{{Flash Gordon|Serial}}'' serial filmed exteriors for the planet Mongo at Bronson Canyon. One of the entrances to the Bronson Caves is even present in the miniature effects models.
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* The mouth of the cave was used to represent the entrance to the Bat Cave on ''Series/Batman1966''
* In ''Series/{{Quark}}'', Bronson Canyon is used for the battle between Quark and his EvilTwin.
* From across the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise:
** In ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode [[Recap/StarTrekS2E25BreadAndCircuses "Bread and Circuses"]], Bronson Canyon is the site of where Kirk & Co. encounter the rebel slaves.
** Used as the terrain for a Delta Quadrant planet on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''.
** Featured as both a Bajoran settlement and the planet Kesprytt III on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.
* ''Series/TwinPeaks'' filmed a few scenes here to represent the local Owl Cave, where a very important petroglyph is discovered. The episode is filmed in such a way that the location is hard to recognize, however, since the arid hills outside the cave don't exactly resemble [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherRainforest the Douglas fir forests]] where the show is set.
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* [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd James Rolfe]] made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA6_my28pj4 a comprehensive video]] about all the films and TV series shot at Bronson Canyon and even recorded parts of his video narration here on location, in addition to collecting a lot of B-roll for visual reference.
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Bronson Canyon And Caves is a section of Los Angeles' Griffith Park. It looks rugged and desolate, but is actually reasonably convenient to get to, which has made it a popular shooting location for movies and television, especially westerns and science fiction.
This reached the point of cliche some time in the 1950s and '60s, as seemingly every low-budget b-movie would film there, and more recent uses of the location will usually be a form of homage.
Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} has a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronson_Canyon comprehensive list]] of things that were shot here, but very little information on how the location was actually used in the works listed.
A subtrope of HeyItsThatPlace and, often, CaliforniaDoubling. Also see BBCQuarry and KirksRock. DownLADrain is another frequently-used location in Los Angeles, though usually to very different effect.
Its use as a filming location dates back to the silent era, making it OlderThanTelevision.
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* In 2006's ''Film/{{Abominable}}'', the Bronson Caves are used for the Yeti's lair.
* The canyon was used to represent the Kandarian hinterlands in ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness''. One of the more self-aware uses of this location.
* ''Film/TheBeastOfYuccaFlats'' uses the canyon and caves (which aren't very flat at all) to substitute for the title location. Filming at the actual Yucca Flats, a nuclear test site in Nevada, [[Film/TheConqueror has historically been a very bad idea]].
* In ''Film/BloodDiner'', George attempts to murder someone inside Bronson Cave, but his would-be victim is a skilled martial artist and defends himself. Unfortunately, he's taken out by a falling stalactite.
* ''Film/TheBrideAndTheBeast'' uses the cave as a standin for a cave somewhere in the jungles of DarkestAfrica, where a troop of {{killer gorilla}}s make their lair.
* In 1957's ''Film/TheCyclops'', the monster's lair is in the Bronson Caves.
* Used for exterior shots in ''Film/EarthVsTheSpider'', although most of the interior cave scenes in that movie were filmed at the much more spectacular Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.
* The title character in ''Film/{{Eegah}}'' lived in Bronson Cave.
* In the Creator/CharlesBronson (no relation) film ''Film/TheEvilThatMenDo'', Bronson Canyon is used as an AbandonedMine.
* In ''Film/HailCaesar'', the titular FilmWithinAFilm shoots the "Well of Jehoshaphat" sequence at Bronson Canyon. Another self-aware usage of the location.
* In ''Film/TheHumanTornado'', while on the run from the Sheriff Bentley's posse, Dolemite drives through the Bronson Caves and sets up an ambush out the other side.
* An early appearance in the 1930s movie ''Film/IAmAFugitiveFromAChainGang'', where the canyon is used to represent the desolate hillside where the chain gang do most of their work, breaking up rocks to build a highway.
* The Venusian monster from ''Film/ItConqueredTheWorld'' makes its lair in the cave as well.
* ''Film/TheLostSkeletonOfCadavra'', being an AffectionateParody of '50s scifi, is mostly shot here.
* 1955's ''Film/KingDinosaur'' was filmed in over seven days at Bronson Canyon, as well as nearby Benedict Canyon.
* In 1959's ''Film/MissileToTheMoon'', Bronson Canyon (including the bushes) is used for the surface of Earth's Moon.
* In ''Film/{{Munchies}}'', Bronson Canyon is used for an archeological dig site in Peru.
* ''Film/NightOfTheBloodBeast'' is mostly shot in the canyon, and the blood beast himself lurks in the cave.
* Parts of ''Film/{{Octaman}}'' are filmed around Bronson Canyon. During the film's climax, the titular monster hides out in the caves.
* The cave is used for the EldritchLocation in ''Film/PalmSprings'', and is the key to the movie's GroundhogDayLoop.
* In the 1962 western ''Film/RideTheHighCountry'', the sets for the gold mining town of Coarsegold were built at Bronson Canyon.
* ''Film/RobotMonster'' was mainly shot here, with the title character making his lair in the caves.
* In ''Film/TheSearchers'', the film's climax, between Ethan and Debbie, was filmed at Bronson Canyon.
* In ''Film/{{Sleeper}}'', Miles and Luna venture into Bronson Caves and discover a 200-year-old Volkswagon (which still runs), and copy of the ''New York Times'' from 1990 with the headline "Pope's Wife Gives Birth to Twins."
* The location was used for the site of the Rura Penthe mines in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry''.
* ''Film/TeenageCaveman'' is mostly shot at the canyon.
* The 2011 movie version of ''Film/TheWhispererInDarkness'' shot a few scenes here, making prominent use of the cave. This was another self-aware use of the location, as the movie is made [[{{Retraux}} to look like]] a 1930s sci-fi picture.
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* The 1936 ''Film/{{Flash Gordon|Serial}}'' serial filmed exteriors for the planet Mongo at Bronson Canyon. One of the entrances to the Bronson Caves is even present in the miniature effects models.
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* The mouth of the cave was used to represent the entrance to the Bat Cave on ''Series/Batman1966''
* In ''Series/{{Quark}}'', Bronson Canyon is used for the battle between Quark and his EvilTwin.
* From across the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise:
** In ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode [[Recap/StarTrekS2E25BreadAndCircuses "Bread and Circuses"]], Bronson Canyon is the site of where Kirk & Co. encounter the rebel slaves.
** Used as the terrain for a Delta Quadrant planet on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''.
** Featured as both a Bajoran settlement and the planet Kesprytt III on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.
* ''Series/TwinPeaks'' filmed a few scenes here to represent the local Owl Cave, where a very important petroglyph is discovered. The episode is filmed in such a way that the location is hard to recognize, however, since the arid hills outside the cave don't exactly resemble [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherRainforest the Douglas fir forests]] where the show is set.
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* [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd James Rolfe]] made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA6_my28pj4 a comprehensive video]] about all the films and TV series shot at Bronson Canyon and even recorded parts of his video narration here on location, in addition to collecting a lot of B-roll for visual reference.
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