Maps of Movies
Interstellar (2014)
Where Interstellar says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The ballgame and dust storm were Alberta, the alien planets were Iceland, and most of the rest is a place no camera can go
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Scenes and places
Cooper's farm and the dust
Cooper is a farmer in a world running out of food, raising Murph and Tom. Murph is sure a ghost lives in her room, and Cooper tells her there is no such thing.
Set in Cooper's corn farm — The family farm where Cooper, a former NASA pilot, grows corn while crop blights and dust wear the country down.
A working corn farm in a near-future America where blight has killed most crops.
The baseball game cut short
Cooper takes his kids to a baseball game, where the grandfather grumbles about the players. A dust storm ends the game early.
Set in The town baseball game — A small-town ballgame that Cooper takes his kids to, which an approaching dust storm ends early.
A minor-league ballpark south of Calgary, home of the Okotoks Dawgs.
Filmed at Seaman Stadium and Tourmaline Field, Okotoks (Seaman Stadium, Okotoks, Canada) — The baseball game scene was filmed here, with Matthew McConaughey, John Lithgow and Timothée Chalamet. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The dust storm and Murph's ghost
A heavy dust storm rolls over the farm and the family seals the windows. Afterwards Cooper finds that the dust on Murph's floor falls in a pattern that gravity alone should not make.
Set in The farm during the dust storm — The farm where the storm sweeps in, and where dust patterns on Murph's floor point to something odd.
The town of Fort Macleod, southern Alberta, is a historic prairie main street.
Filmed at Fort Macleod, Alberta (Alberta, Fort Macleod, Canada) — Dust storm scenes with Matthew McConaughey were shot in town, with giant fans blowing synthetic dust. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The secret NASA facility
Cooper drives to the coordinates with Murph and finds a hidden NASA base. Professor Brand explains that a wormhole has opened near Saturn.
Set in Secret NASA facility — A hidden NASA base, headed by Professor John Brand, found at coordinates hidden in the dust patterns.
A secret base that the film gives no real-world site for.
The wormhole near Saturn
Cooper leaves Murph and flies with the Endurance crew to Saturn. They enter the wormhole that leads to another galaxy.
Set in Wormhole near Saturn and the Endurance — The wormhole that appeared near Saturn and the spacecraft Endurance, which carries the crew through it.
An imagined stage in space, so there is no filming spot to point to.
Miller's water planet
Cooper, Brand and Doyle land in knee-deep water. A gigantic wave is coming and they fight to get back to the lander.
Set in Miller's planet — A planet of knee-deep ocean where time runs slowly, near the black hole Gargantua.
A planet in the story only, in which an hour passes much slower than back on the ship.
Mann's frozen planet
Cooper and Romilly wake Dr. Mann, who says the world can be settled. On a scouting trip, Mann attacks Cooper and admits he faked his data.
Set in Mann's planet — A planet of ice where the scientist Dr. Mann has been broadcasting that life is possible.
A planet in the story only, an ice world with a very harsh environment.
Filmed at Svínafellsjökull glacier, Iceland (Svínafellsjökull, Skaftafell, Iceland) — Ice scenes were filmed on this glacier. Close-ups of Cooper and Mann's fight were shot in a motel parking lot painted to look like the glacier, after a filming day was cancelled for safety. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Inside Gargantua
Cooper and TARS fall into the black hole Gargantua. They end up in a space made of copies of Murph's bedroom across time.
Set in Gargantua and the tesseract — The black hole Gargantua and the strange space behind it, built from copies of Murph's bedroom.
An imagined stage, so there is no filming spot to point to.
The station at Saturn
The film's final stretch plays out on a human station circling Saturn.
Set in Station in orbit around Saturn — A human station circling Saturn, where the film's final stretch takes place.
An imagined stage in space, so there is no filming spot to point to.
Filmed at Kirkjubæjarklaustur (Klaustur), Iceland (South Iceland, Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Iceland) — Iceland shoot Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Longview, Alberta — Alberta shoot Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Nanton, Alberta — Alberta shoot Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Lethbridge, Alberta — Alberta shoot Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, Los Angeles — Los Angeles shoot Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Los Angeles Convention Center — Los Angeles shoot Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Sony Pictures Studios soundstage, Culver City — Los Angeles shoot Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Cooper — A widowed former NASA test pilot who farms corn and raises his two children.
- Murph — Cooper's young daughter, who believes a ghost lives in her room.
- Amelia Brand — A scientist on the Endurance crew and the daughter of Professor Brand.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Interstellar baseball game filmed?
- Where was Mann's ice planet really filmed?