Paramount Studios - Stage 18

Date of Construction: 1941

Sunset Boulevard (1950):
The directions made by the Paramount guard for Norma and Joe to go meet Cecil B. DeMille on "Stage 18" is accurate: this stage, one of the largest on the Paramount lot, was known for years as "The DeMille Stage," and now is called "The Star Trek Stage", as all the "Trek" movies and some scenes from the TV shows have shot there (the TV series, from Star Trek: The Next Generation onward had their main sets right across the studio street on Stages 8 and 9, which are right below the second-floor office occupied by Betty Schaefer in Sunset Blvd.. Those offices later became the home of the "Star Trek" art department.)

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Stage 18

Seen on Screen: Paramount Studios [Stage 18]

Title	Released	Director	IMDB
Road to Rio [Feature Film]	1947	Norman Z. McLeod
Stage 05, Stage 09, Stage 12, Stage 15, Stage 17, Stage 18
Samson and Delilah [Feature Film]	1949	Cecil B. DeMille
Stage 18
Sunset Boulevard [Feature Film]	1950	Billy Wilder
The Bronson Gate (then at 5451 Marathon Drive, now within the studio grounds) is where Norma Desmond comes to visit Cecil B DeMille.
The Paramount Studios writers offices featured in the movie are still standing and in regular use.
Norma meets DeMille on Stage 18 (then known as the Cecil B DeMille Stage) is now more familiarly known as the Star Trek Stage. Stage 17 was used for the bulk of the production. DeMille was shooting Samson and Delilah (1949) at the time. Also used Stage 09
Shane [Feature Film]	1953	George Stevens
Stage 05, Stage 12, Stage 15, Stage 18
Rear Window [Feature Film]	1954	Alfred Hitchcock
The entire courtyard set was built on Stage 18 at Paramount. Construction ran from October 12 - November 13 1953 and involved digging around 30 feet down into the soundstage foundations. Photography ran November 27 1953-February 26 1954. Stage 10 housed a set of the office of magazine photo editor Ivar Gunnison, which did not end up in the final edit. Stage 02 was also used.
Lucy Gallant [Feature Film]	1955	Robert Parrish
Stage 11, Stage 14, Stage 18
Court Jester [Feature Film]	1956	Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Stage 14, Stage 15, Stage 18
The Joker Is Wild [Feature Film]	1957	Charles Vidor
Stage 02, Stage 04, Stage 05, Stage 07, Stage 08, Stage 10, Stage 16, Stage 18
Houseboat [Feature Film]	1958	Melville Shavelson
Stage 08, Stage 09, Stage 16, Stage 18
Rock-A-Bye Baby [Feature Film]	1958	Frank Tashlin
Stage 02, Stage 04, Stage 06, Stage 07, Stage 08, Stage 16, Stage 18
The Geisha Boy [Feature Film]	1958	Frank Tashlin
Stage 01, Stage 02, Stage 08, Stage 09, Stage 18
The Matchmaker [Feature Film]	1958	Joseph Anthony
Stage 01, Stage 08, Stage 09, Stage 18
But Not For Me [Feature Film]	1959	Walter Lang
Stage 06, Stage 11, Stage 15, Stage 18
Li'l Abner [Feature Film]	1959	Melvin Frank
Stage 09, Stage 12, Stage 14, Stage 15, Stage 18
The Five Pennies [Feature Film]	1959	Melville Shavelson
Stage 09, Stage 10, Stage 16, Stage 18
Bonanza [TV Series]	1959 - 1973
Studio base 1959-1970. Stage 17, Stage 18
Cinderfella [Feature Film]	1960	Frank Tashlin
Stage 14, Stage 15, Stage 18
One Eyed Jacks [Feature Film]	1961	Marlon Brando
Stage 02, Stage 12, Stage 18
The Pleasure of His Company [Feature Film]	1961	George Seaton
Stage 01, Stage 02, Stage 08, Stage 12, Stage 14, Stage 18
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance [Feature Film]	1962	John Ford
Stage 01, Stage 02, Stage 09, Stage 12, Stage 18
Come Blow Your Horn [Feature Film]	1963	Bud Yorkin
Stage 04, Stage 07, Stage 18
Papa's Delicate Condition [Feature Film]	1963	George Marshall
Stage 04, Stage 07, Stage 11, Stage 12, Stage 18
Seven Days In May [Feature Film]	1964	John Frankenheimer
Stage 04, Stage 07, Stage 08, Stage 09, Stage 18
The Patsy [Feature Film]	1964	Jerry Lewis
Stage 02, Stage 04, Stage 07, Stage 08, Stage 09, Stage 10, Stage 12, Stage 18
The Graduate [Feature Film]	1967	Mike Nichols
Stage 05, Stage 18
Darling Lili [Feature Film]	1970	Blake Edwards
Stage 05, Stage 08, Stage 15, Stage 18
Clue [Feature Film]	1985	Jonathan Lynn
Stage 16 [Mansion set], Stage 17 [attic and cellar], Stage 18 [Driveway, front door & ground floor, except ballroom}.
Coming to America [Feature Film]	1988	John Landis
Stage 04, Stage 07, Stage 18
Black Rain [Feature Film]	1989	Ridley Scott
Stage 17, Stage 18
Harlem Nights [Feature Film]	1989	Eddie Murphy
Stage 10, Stage 17, Stage 18
Ghost [Feature Film]	1990	Jerry Zucker
Stage 17, Stage 18, Stage 19
All I Want For Christmas [Feature Film]	1991	Robert Lieberman
Stage 11, Stage 18
Regarding Henry [Feature Film]	1991	Mike Nichols
Stage 18
Patriot Games [Feature Film]	1992	Phillip Noyce
Stage 05, Stage 18
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine [TV Series]	1993 - 1999	Rick Berman, Michael Piller
Stage 04, Stage 07, Stage 17, Stage 18
Star Trek: Insurrection [Feature Film]	1998	Jonathan Frakes
Stage 05, Stage 15, Stage 16, Stage 18
Mission Impossible III / Mission Impossible 3 [Feature Film]	2006	J.J. Abrams
Stage 08, Stage 09, Stage 16, Stage 18, Backlot Financial District
Disturbia [Feature Film]	2007	D.J. Caruso
Kale's Bedroom set was built on Stage 18, previously used for Rear Window.
Spider-Man 3 [Feature Film]	2007	Sam Raimi
Backlot - jazz club exterior and interior. The web love scene was shot on Stage 18.
Maroon 5: One More Night [Music Video]	2012	Peter Berg
Stage 18 (April 21st 2012)
Barry [TV Series]	2018-2023
Seasons 1 & 2, Stage 18, Stage 19

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