Maps of Movies

Crash (2004)

Where Crash says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A film about Los Angeles strangers colliding, shot in the real neighborhoods of Westwood, San Pedro and Chinatown, with a City Hall standing in for a courthouse

Scenes and places

The carjacking on a bright Westwood street (2004)

Anthony and Peter complain about being treated as threats on a Westwood sidewalk, then carjack district attorney Rick Cabot and his wife Jean at gunpoint. Peter puts a St. Christopher figurine on the dashboard of the stolen SUV.

Set in Westwood, Los Angeles — The affluent, well-lit neighborhood where two young men take the district attorney's SUV. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A wealthy Los Angeles neighborhood next to UCLA, known for its walkable village of restaurants and cinemas.

Filmed at Broxton Avenue, Westwood Village (Westwood, Los Angeles, United States) — Listed as the carjacking scene; coordinates are for the Westwood neighborhood, not the exact street. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Cabots' house after the carjacking (2004)

At home, Rick Cabot says the carjacking could cost him re-election, believing he will lose either the Black vote or the law-and-order vote. Jean tells him she wants the locks changed again in the morning, convinced the locksmith is a gangster.

Set in Cabot house, Los Angeles — The DA's home, where Jean demands the locks be changed.

A private house; the film does not say where in Los Angeles it stands.

The police station: a transfer request (2004)

Tom Hansen tells Lieutenant Dixon he wants a new partner without saying why. Dixon, a Black man, makes clear that a racism complaint against Ryan would hurt Dixon's own career.

Set in Police station, Los Angeles — Where Hansen asks Lieutenant Dixon for a new partner.

The film does not name the station; the German Wikipedia says the interior was shot in an American Red Cross building because a real station was not available.

The overturned car (2004)

Ryan finds Christine in a wrecked car, the same woman he searched at a traffic stop. She frantically resists his help.

Set in Crash site, Los Angeles — A wrecked car that Ryan finds by chance.

A waterfront neighborhood of Los Angeles, often used by film crews for industrial and port scenes.

Filmed at 3500 S Gaffey St, San Pedro (San Pedro, Los Angeles, United States) — Listed as the overturned-car scene; coordinates are for the San Pedro neighborhood. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The district attorney's corridor (2004)

In the corridors of the district attorney's office, Cabot's staff manage the fallout from a police shooting. Waters is summoned to a meeting with DA worker Flanagan.

Set in District attorney's office, Los Angeles — The corridor where Rick Cabot speaks with his assistant Karen.

A 1928 civic landmark in downtown Los Angeles that the production used in place of a courthouse.

Filmed at Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N Spring St (Civic Center, Los Angeles, United States) — Used for the corridor scene; the German Wikipedia says City Hall stood in for the courthouse because it was cheaper. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Chinatown at the end of the chop-shop deal (2004)

At a chop shop, the owner offers Anthony 500 dollars for each of the chained Cambodian immigrants in a van. Anthony refuses, drives them to Chinatown and frees them.

Set in Chinatown, Los Angeles — The neighborhood where Anthony lets a group of chained immigrants go. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Los Angeles' old Chinatown north of downtown, with its own mix of Chinese, Vietnamese and other immigrant communities.

Filmed at Broadway & Ord St, Chinatown (Chinatown, Los Angeles, United States) — Listed among the other filming locations; coordinates are for the Chinatown neighborhood. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at 6317 Elgin St, Highland Park (Highland Park, Los Angeles, United States) — The locksmith Daniel's house Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Carney's, 12601 Ventura Blvd, Studio City (Studio City, Los Angeles, United States) — Scene not confirmed Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at 5100 Costello Ave, Sherman Oaks (Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, United States) — A cul-de-sac standoff Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Anthony — A young man who carjacks the district attorney's SUV with his friend Peter.
• Rick Cabot — The Los Angeles district attorney, worried the carjacking could cost him re-election.
• Sergeant John Ryan — A police sergeant who lives with his ill father and clashes with an HMO over his care.
• Officer Tom Hansen — Ryan's younger partner, who asks for a transfer after a traffic stop he cannot forget.
• Detective Graham Waters — A Los Angeles detective investigating a shooting while his mother asks him to find his missing brother.