Capricorn One is a movie I revisit quite often. Although the plot may seem far-fetched to some, all to real for others, it is a great 70’s thriller and action movie with fantastic stunts. A few years ago I started research and visiting the locations, a few below.
The main house was a relatively easy find. It is located at 12075 Valleyheart Drive in Studio City, California.
It is used throughout the film…
The apartment building is located at 4311 Colfax Avenue, also in Studio City.
Also in Studio is this intersection at Rhodes Avenue & Ventura Boulevard.
NASA was set at the studio location at the CBS Studio Center at 4024 Radford Avenue in Studio City, best known as the studio for Stab 3 in Scream 3. Production notes list these soundstages where the Mars surface and mission control were created.
I haven’t ventured to all the Long Beach locations for the “brakes are out” scene (covered by Geek Field Guides) but it ends on this bridge into San Pedro.
I did track down the crop dusting barn, but haven’t visited the location, however I did find this picture on the internet. It is located at 9625 Valley Road in Cantil, California.
The final scene was shot at the Los Angeles National Cemetery at 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles.
According to the production notes at the time, filming dates were January 3 1977 to February 22 1977. Other locations included Mojave Desert and Red Rock Canyon in California. The shooting schedule planned for the following locations around Los Angeles: Beverly Hills High School, Woodley Park, Compact Video in Burbank, Magnavox City appliance store in West Los Angeles (11026 W Pico Blvd or 11531 Santa Monica Blvd) and the West Los Angeles police station. Other locations on the schedule were Cantil, California, for the crop-dusting barn and field, the airport, fire department and sports arena in California City, CA and Rosamond Lake, White's Cafe and Frontier Liquor in the Mojave Desert.