Maps of Movies
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Where Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Shanghai was Pennsylvania, Egypt was New Mexico, and Paris was a Philadelphia street.
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Scenes and places
The Shanghai battle (2009)
NEST fights the Decepticons Sideways and Demolishor in Shanghai. One of them, as he falls, warns that the Fallen will return.
Set in Shanghai — The Chinese city where the NEST task force fights two Decepticons at the start of the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps
China's largest city, standing in for a fight that was filmed in Pennsylvania and California.
Filmed at Bethlehem Steel site, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania — Wikipedia names the Bethlehem Steel site as the stand-in for part of Shanghai; the coordinates are the city centre, not the site itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Diego Garcia (2009)
Soundwave hacks a military satellite to find the last known AllSpark shard. He then steals it from the Navy base.
Set in Diego Garcia — The US Navy base in the Indian Ocean where the last known shard of the AllSpark is kept. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A remote Indian Ocean atoll that hosts a US military base.
Sam's college (2009)
Sam, now at college, finds a small AllSpark shard and starts seeing Cybertronian symbols when he touches it. The shard also brings kitchen appliances to life at his parents' house.
Set in Sam's college (not named in the film) — The campus where Sam finds a smaller AllSpark shard and starts to see symbols.
Two real campuses stand in for a college whose name the film never uses.
Filmed at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia ("The Castle" party scene) — The party scene was filmed at the Psi Upsilon house, which students call "The Castle". Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Princeton University — Filming moved to Princeton on June 22; the Wikipedia text does not say which scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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A Paris street (2009)
Set in Place de la Concorde, Paris — A Paris street near Place de la Concorde; Wikipedia gives the stand-in but not what happens in the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A Paris square; the film's street scene was shot in Philadelphia.
Filmed at Place de la Concorde, Paris — Second-unit shots were made here, along with the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Jetfire's hangar (2009)
Sam, Mikaela and Wheelie learn from Simmons where to find a Seeker who can read the symbols. They revive the elderly Jetfire there with their shard.
Set in Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Washington — The museum where Simmons says an old Seeker is kept.
The Smithsonian's annex for large aircraft and spacecraft.
Filmed at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Virginia — Wikipedia lists the Udvar-Hazy Center among the June locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Following the stars to Jordan (2009)
Jetfire sends Sam, Mikaela and Leo to Egypt to find the Matrix of Leadership. Sam recalls a school lesson that points the three stars east toward Jordan.
Set in Petra, Jordan — The mountains of Petra, where the stars point on Sam's search for the Matrix of Leadership. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A rose-red desert city carved into rock.
Filmed at Petra, Jordan — Jordan was filmed for four days; Wikipedia does not say which scene was shot where. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Wadi Rum, Jordan — Filmed during the four Jordan days; scene not specified. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Salt, Jordan — Filmed during the four Jordan days; scene not specified. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The battle at the pyramids (2009)
NEST and the Autobots land near the Giza pyramids and the Decepticons attack. The Constructicons merge into Devastator, who reveals the Star Harvester hidden inside a pyramid.
Set in Giza pyramid complex — The pyramids where NEST and the Autobots land and the Decepticons attack. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The best-known pyramid complex in Egypt.
Filmed at Giza pyramid complex, Egypt — The first unit shot three days at Giza and Luxor. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Luxor, Egypt — Second place of the three-day Egypt shoot. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico — Stood in for Egypt in the desert battle; also used for Qatar in the first film. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico — Stood in for Egypt together with Holloman. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Navy ships (2009)
Set in US Navy ships (place not named in the sources) — The sources do not place the naval scenes.
Filmed at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California — Listed among the San Diego-area Navy locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Sam Witwicky — A college student who keeps seeing alien symbols after touching an AllSpark shard.
- Mikaela Banes — Sam's girlfriend, who captures the small Decepticon Wheelie.