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Mortal Kombat (1995)

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

A tournament for Earth's fate, fought on Thai beaches and in a California steel mill.

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Mortal Kombat
Photo: Victor Belousov · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Scenes and places

The opening duel with Liu Kang's brother (1995)

Shang Tsung fights Liu Kang's brother Chan and takes his soul. That loss is what drives Liu Kang to enter the tournament to avenge him.

Set in Place not named in the film — The opening fight between Shang Tsung and Liu Kang's brother.

A royal temple complex of the former Siamese capital of Ayutthaya, now a ruin.

Filmed at Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Ayutthaya — Used in the film's opening for the fight between Shang Tsung and Liu Kang's brother. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Order of Light temple (1995)

Raiden, god of thunder and defender of Earthrealm, chooses Liu Kang, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade to stop Outworld winning its tenth straight tournament.

Set in The Order of Light (Liu Kang's temple) — The temple where Liu Kang was trained.

A 17th-century Buddhist temple complex on the Chao Phraya riverbank in Ayutthaya.

Filmed at Wat Chaiwatthanaram, Ayutthaya — Used as the backdrop for the Order of Light, the temple where Liu Kang was trained. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Boats arrive at Shang Tsung's island (1995)

The Earth fighters reach Shang Tsung's island by boat. Sonya has been lured aboard by the crime boss Kano, who murdered her partner, and Johnny wants to prove his martial arts skills are real.

Set in Shang Tsung's island — The island where the tournament is held; no real place is named.

A limestone-ringed peninsula in Krabi reachable only by boat.

Filmed at Railay Beach, Krabi — Backdrop for Earth's combatants arriving on Shang Tsung's island for the first time. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Liu Kang meditates (1995)

Liu Kang, who entered the tournament to avenge his brother Chan, is shown meditating on the island.

Set in Shang Tsung's island — The island where the tournament is held.

The same Krabi peninsula, with sheer limestone cliffs above the beach.

Filmed at Railay Beach, Krabi — Liu Kang's meditation scene (the Wikipedia sentence lists Railay and Phra Nang beaches 'respectively' for three scenes, so which beach is inferred). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Liu Kang versus Kitana on the beach (1995)

Liu Kang faces Kitana, the Emperor's adopted daughter. She uses their match to give him advice on how to defeat Sub-Zero.

Set in Shang Tsung's island — The island where the tournament is held.

A beach in Krabi reached by boat or around the headland, known for its cave shrine.

Filmed at Phra Nang Beach, Krabi — The fight between Liu Kang and Kitana. Coordinates are from Phra Nang Cave nearby, not the beach itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Goro's scenes (1995)

Prince Goro is the reigning tournament champion. He defeats Art Lean, who loses his soul to Shang Tsung, and Johnny Cage then challenges him.

Set in Shang Tsung's island — The island where the tournament is held.

Goro was a $1 million animatronic puppet built by Amalgamated Dynamics.

Outworld exteriors (1995)

Shang Tsung takes Sonya hostage into Outworld. Raiden's powers are ineffective there, so he sends Liu Kang and Johnny Cage in to rescue her and challenge Tsung.

Set in Outworld — A fictional realm ruled by the Emperor; no real place is meant.

A closed steelworks site turned into a motor-racing circuit in Fontana, California.

Filmed at Former Kaiser Steel mill site (now Auto Club Speedway), Fontana, California — The Outworld exterior scenes. Coordinates are the speedway that now occupies the site. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Wat Ratchaburana, Ayutthaya — Scene not named in sources Google Maps · Apple Maps

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