Maps of Movies

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Where Million Dollar Baby says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Las Vegas is only the title-fight city: the film was shot in Los Angeles and on Warner Bros. sets

Scenes and places

The Hit Pit gym (2004)

Maggie, a waitress from the Ozarks, walks into Frankie's gym and asks him to train her. He turns her down for being a woman and too old, but the handyman Scrap lets her work out anyway.

Set in The Hit Pit, a rundown boxing gym in Los Angeles — A rundown boxing gym run by the trainer Frankie Dunn, where Maggie asks to be trained.

A fictional gym in Los Angeles; the film was shot in Los Angeles and on Warner Bros. studio sets, with no gym address in the cited sources.

The house Maggie buys her mother (2004)

Maggie saves enough prize money to buy her mother a house. Her mother is not grateful: she scolds Maggie for putting her welfare checks at risk.

Set in Maggie's mother's house — The house Maggie buys for her mother after winning fights.

A house on an ordinary Sun Valley street, per a single location blog.

Filmed at 11115 Wicks St, Sun Valley — A film-location blog names this street address as the house Maggie bought for her mother; coordinates are a street-level estimate. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Las Vegas title fight (2004)

Frankie finally arranges a $1 million title fight for Maggie in Las Vegas against the champion Billie, who has a reputation as a dirty fighter. Maggie begins to dominate.

Set in Las Vegas title fight arena — Where Maggie fights the WBA women's welterweight champion for $1 million (city-level point). Google Maps · Apple Maps

Las Vegas is only the story city here; the sources do not name a real arena used for filming.

The hospital (2004)

Maggie waits for her family to visit. They arrive late after touring theme parks, with a lawyer, and care only about transferring her assets. Disgusted, she sends them away.

Set in The hospital where Maggie recovers — The hospital where Maggie lives after the fight and where her family visits.

A Pasadena hospital building used for exterior shots, per a single location blog.

Filmed at St. Luke's Hospital, Pasadena (exterior) — A film-location blog names this hospital's exterior as the film's hospital; interiors are not located. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at 940 Coeur d'Alene Ave, Venice — Frankie and the priest talk outside a church Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at 5206 Argus Dr, Eagle Rock — Frankie's house Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at 20 Dudley Ct, Venice — Maggie's apartment Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Frankie Dunn — A cantankerous Irish-American trainer who runs a rundown boxing gym in Los Angeles.
• Maggie Fitzgerald — A waitress from the Ozarks who asks Frankie to train her as a boxer.