Maps of Movies
Contagion (2011)
Where Contagion says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The Macau casino was never filmed in Macau: it was a floating restaurant in Hong Kong, and Minneapolis was Chicago's suburbs.
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Scenes and places
The Chicago layover (2011)
Beth, back from Hong Kong, takes a call during a layover in Chicago. She says she is jet-lagged, then hears her flight to Minneapolis being called. Later, investigators ask what she did in Chicago.
Set in Chicago airport — The layover between Beth's flight from Hong Kong and her flight to Minneapolis.
One of the airports used for the Chicago scenes.
Filmed at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago — Listed among the Chicago filming locations; the film's article does not say which airport scene was shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Minneapolis shuts down (2011)
Back home in Minneapolis, Beth falls ill and dies, and her husband Mitch is isolated, then released. The city goes under quarantine orders, and panic buying and looting follow.
Set in Minneapolis — Beth's home town, where the illness first strikes and the city is put under quarantine. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Minneapolis is played by Chicago-area towns and a hospital in Elgin.
Filmed at Sherman Hospital, Elgin, Illinois — Used as a filming location; the film's article does not say which scene. Coordinates are the present hospital, not the former building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Downtown Western Springs, Illinois — The grocery store scene was filmed in downtown Western Springs; the point is the village centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The CDC in Atlanta (2011)
At the CDC, Dr. Cheever hears Homeland Security's worry that the disease may be a bioweapon, and sends Dr. Mears to Minneapolis. His scientists then try to identify and grow the new virus.
Set in CDC headquarters, Atlanta — Dr. Cheever and the scientists work to identify the new virus. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in the Druid Hills area.
Filmed at CDC campus, Druid Hills, Atlanta — Only exteriors, the parking garage and the CDC museum reception area could be filmed on the restricted campus. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The casino footage (2011)
In Hong Kong, WHO epidemiologist Dr. Orantes and officials go through CCTV footage of Beth's contacts in a Macau casino. They look for everywhere she went before the casino.
Set in Macau casino — WHO and Hong Kong officials trace Beth's contacts through casino security footage. Point is Macau's centre, not a named casino. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The setting is a Macau casino; the shoot used a floating restaurant in Hong Kong instead.
Filmed at Jumbo Floating Restaurant, Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong — Stood in for the Macau casino because filming near a gambling establishment is prohibited by law there; equipment was moved by sampan. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The San Francisco lab (2011)
Dr. Hextall orders UCSF researcher Dr. Sussman to destroy his samples. Believing he is close to finding a usable cell culture, he keeps working in secret.
Set in UCSF laboratory, San Francisco — Dr. Sussman's lab, where the work on a viable cell culture goes on.
Genentech Hall is a building on UCSF's Mission Bay campus, renamed Mendel Hall for the film.
Civic Center crowds (2011)
As the death toll climbs and the vaccine is allocated by birthdate lottery, the film cuts to the city's crowds.
Set in San Francisco — Crowd scenes in the city. The film's article does not say which scene was in the Civic Center.
San Francisco's civic and government district.
Filmed at Civic Center, San Francisco — Set for large crowd scenes; over 2,000 background extras were sought. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Chicago highway (2011)
The film's article only says an expressway scene was shot on a Waukegan road standing in for the Dan Ryan Expressway.
Set in Dan Ryan Expressway, Chicago — A Chicago expressway scene; the film's article does not describe the scene.
A Chicago expressway, here played by a road in Waukegan.
Filmed at Amstutz Expressway, Waukegan, Illinois — A portion of the Amstutz Expressway was used to simulate the Dan Ryan Expressway; point is the centre of the Illinois Route 137 line, not the exact stretch. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Hong Kong International Airport — Hong Kong scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at InterContinental Hong Kong (now Regent Hong Kong) — Hong Kong scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Central Elementary School, Wilmette, Illinois — Illinois scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Candlestick Park, San Francisco — San Francisco scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Chinatown, San Francisco — San Francisco scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco — San Francisco scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Mitch Emhoff — Beth's husband, found to be naturally immune.
- Beth Emhoff — Returns from a Hong Kong business trip and falls ill.
- Dr. Ellis Cheever — CDC doctor in Atlanta.
- Dr. Erin Mears — CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officer sent to Minneapolis.
- Dr. Ally Hextall — CDC scientist working on the virus.
- Dr. Leonora Orantes — WHO epidemiologist in Hong Kong.