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Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
Where Resident Evil: Extinction says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A zombie desert filmed in Baja California, a Las Vegas built as sets and miniatures, and a Tokyo that never saw a camera
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Scenes and places
A clone wakes in the mansion (2007)
A cloned Alice wakes in an empty mansion with no memory and has to get through a house of security traps. The sequence shows the series' opening in miniature: a woman against a building built to kill her.
Set in Spencer Mansion replica (set in the film) — A cloned Alice wakes up in a mansion, wanders its halls and meets the security traps.
A built set modelled on the mansion from the first film; there is no real house to visit.
Filmed at Estudios Churubusco, Mexico City — The replica of the Spencer Mansion was a built set; the studio is named for the film's studio work in general, not for this room. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The pit of failed clones (2007)
The clone's body is thrown into a pit with dozens of earlier copies. It shows that Umbrella has been running this experiment again and again.
Set in Umbrella dump pit (set in the film) — Where the failed Alice clones are dumped.
A staged location inside Umbrella's world; no separate filming place is documented.
The wasteland where Alice drifts (2007)
The real Alice walks a world the virus has turned to desert, alone. She finds an abandoned notebook that mentions an uninfected area in Alaska, and that gives her somewhere to go.
Set in Desert wasteland (Nevada and Utah in the film) — A dried-out desert where the real Alice wanders alone.
In the film it is the American Southwest; the real shoot was in the Baja California desert.
Filmed at Laguna Salada, Baja California — Desert flats used for the wasteland scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at San Felipe, Baja California — Second desert area named for the shoot. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The radio trap at KLKB (2007)
A faked call for help plays from KLKB and draws survivors into marauders' hands. Alice is caught in the trap and has to fight her way out.
Set in Radio station KLKB, Salt Lake City (set in the film) — A radio station used as a trap for survivors; Salt Lake City is given only at city level.
A fictional radio station placed in Salt Lake City; no filming place is documented.
The convoy crosses the desert (2007)
Claire leads a convoy of trucks and a school bus across the country, scraping for gas and food. The group is shrinking and everyone is running low on hope.
Set in Nevada desert road (set in the film) — Claire's convoy of trucks and a bus moves through the desert looking for supplies.
Mexicali and La Rumorosa are the named shooting areas; the road scene is not pinned to one of them.
Filmed at Mexicali, Baja California — Where principal photography began. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at La Rumorosa Pass, Baja California — Mountain pass named among the shooting places; the road scenes are not tied to it by name. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Desert Trail Motel (2007)
The convoy stops at a roadside motel to search for supplies and sets up a perimeter. L.J. is bitten and hides it from the others.
Set in Desert Trail Motel (set in the film) — The motel where the convoy stops; the film gives its position as latitude 35, longitude 114.
The film announces the motel's position by radio; there is no real motel behind it.
The crows attack (2007)
A flock of infected crows swoops down on the convoy and nearly overwhelms it. Alice arrives, uses her newfound telekinesis to stop the birds, and then collapses.
Set in Desert near the motel (set in the film) — A flock of infected crows swoops on the convoy.
A desert stretch in the film, not named. No filming place is documented.
Las Vegas buried in sand (2007)
The convoy goes into a sand-covered Las Vegas for the gas and supplies it needs to reach Alaska. A sentry climbs the Eiffel Tower replica as a lookout while the others look for fuel in the casino.
Set in Las Vegas Strip (Paris Las Vegas, New York-New York, Luxor) — The Strip is half buried in sand; the convoy comes here for fuel and supplies. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Strip as it appears in the film was built as sets and miniatures; the real one is in Nevada.
The horde at the facility gates (2007)
The convoy reaches the Umbrella facility, where a horde of zombies blocks the entrance. Carlos decides to clear the way with a tanker truck, and Alice stays behind while the others leave.
Set in Entrance to the underground Umbrella facility (set in the film) — A horde of zombies blocks the entrance to the underground Umbrella facility.
A staged entrance, with no filming place documented.
The White Queen's lab (2007)
Alice goes down into the facility and meets the White Queen, a hologram of the Red Queen's 'sister' AI. The White Queen tells her that her blood can cure the T-virus.
Set in Umbrella underground laboratory (set in the film) — A deep lab where the White Queen tells Alice what happened to Dr. Isaacs.
A built set; the studio is shown for the general studio work, not for this room.
Filmed at Estudios Churubusco, Mexico City — The underground laboratory was a built set. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Hive corridor replica (2007)
Alice finds Isaacs, who has mutated into a monster, and leads him into a replica of the Hive's laser corridor. The corridor is the one from the first film's opening.
Set in Replica of the Hive's laser corridor (set in the film) — A copy of the laser corridor from the film's opening, used for the showdown with Isaacs.
A built set; the Hive itself is the first film's lab.
Filmed at Estudios Churubusco, Mexico City — The replica corridor was built as a set. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The executives in Tokyo (2007)
Wesker tells the other Umbrella executives that the North American facility has gone silent. They decide to move the data and the research under his control.
Set in Umbrella executive meeting, Tokyo (set in the film) — Wesker meets his fellow Umbrella executives in Tokyo; the coordinates are the city centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
In the film it is Tokyo; no Japanese location was used for filming.
Characters
- Alice — An Umbrella ex-security officer turned against them, who wanders the wasteland.
- Claire Redfield — Leader of a convoy of survivors travelling across Nevada.
- Carlos Oliveira — A former U.B.C.S. mercenary in Claire's convoy.
- Dr. Isaacs — Head scientist of Umbrella's North American facility.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the zombie desert really filmed?
- Is that Las Vegas real, or was it built?
- Did the film shoot in Tokyo?