Stage 29

Seen on Screen: Universal Studios Hollywood [Stage_29]

TitleReleasedDirectorIMDB
To Kill A Mockingbird [Feature Film]1962Robert MulliganIMDB Database page about To Kill A Mockingbird
Courthouse Square, Stage 29, Stage 30 [courthouse interior], Stage 32. The courthouse interior built on Stage 30 was a painstakingly accurate reproduction of the courthouse at Monroeville, Alabama.
The whole street featured in the movie was built on the backlot, adjacent to the New York Street sets. The Boo Radley house was designed by Henry Bumstead and built at Universal, while all other houses were moved to the backlot from Chaves Ravine, where developers were clearing the land for the Dodgers Stadium. The houses were bought for $1 each from developers. The Boo Radley house remains on Elm Street to this day.
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law [TV Series]1971-1974Jerry McNeely, David VictorIMDB Database page about Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Stage 29
Banacek [TV Series]1972-1974Anthony WilsonIMDB Database page about Banacek
Backlot Apartments set was featured. Interiors were filmed on Stage 29.
Murder She Wrote [TV Series]1984-1996VariousIMDB Database page about Murder She Wrote
"Incident on Lot 7" - Season 8, Episode 13 (1992) - Psycho House
"Jessica Behind Bars" - Season 2, Episode 9 (1985) - Square of Warriors / Spartacus Square Embassy building appears as the Prison exterior.
"Hooray for Homicide" - Season 1, Episode 3 (1984) - Front Lot & Studio Tour
Colonial Street, New York Street (as London), Tower of London set (as an amusement park), Little Europe (unknown episodes)
Elm Street (as Industrial Street), Singapore Lake (Jaws Lake) appeared in the opening titles as Cabot Cove, Maine.
"To Kill A Legend" (Season 11 Episode 3, October 1994) Circle Drive on Colonial Street is featured prominently as the location for the battle re-enactment. The Colonial Street Church is seen in many shots.
"Seal of the Confessional" - Season 6 Episode 2 (1989) - Colonial Street Church appears in the opening sequence. Jaws Lake appears as Cabot Cove.
Stage 20 [pilot], Stage 22, Stage 25 (interior Jessica Fletcher's house), Stage 29, the backlot Train Station appeared in one episode.
Episode The Murder Channel (Season 11, Episode 6) features Brownstone Street and New York Street prominently. (1994)
"Judge Not" (Season 8 Episode 6) Shot in 1991 - featured the Embassy buildings in the Square of Warriors and Little Europe on the backlot.
The Shadow [Feature Film]1994Russell MulcahyIMDB Database page about The Shadow
Stage 29, Brownstone Street, New York Street, Square of Warriors (Alec Baldwin's mansion)
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad [TV Series]1994-1995IMDB Database page about Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad
Stage 29
How to Make An American Quilt [Feature Film]1995Jocelyn MoorhouseIMDB Database page about How to Make An American Quilt
Stage 29, New York Street
Man on the Moon [Feature Film]1999Milos FormanIMDB Database page about Man on the Moon
Stage 27, Stage 29, Stage 36
Mystery Men [Feature Film]1999Kinka UsherIMDB Database page about Mystery Men
Stage 27, Stage 28 [special effects stage - flying sequences done against greenscreen], Stage 29
How the Grinch Stole Christmas [Feature Film]2000Ron HowardIMDB Database page about How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Stage 12 [Whoville], Stage 27 [Mt.Crumpit set], Stage 28 [cave set], Stage 29, Stage 31 and 6 other stages.
Jurassic Park III [Feature Film]2001Joe JohnstonIMDB Database page about Jurassic Park III
Falls Lake, Stage 01, Stage 12 [jungle rain forest set - plane crashes into tree, Tyrannosaurus vs Spinosaurus battle], Stage 18 [plane in flight - interior, dinosaur kennel set], Stage 27 [A pteranodon grabs Eric. The groups watches helplessly as Eric is carried away. Everyone scrambles to get Eric. Grant and Amanda are separated from Paul by a Pteranodon], Stage 28 [Pteranodon drops Eric into the Nest area. Eric hits hatchlings with his knapsack. Paul, in pursuit, slips and slides, lands down to nest. Paul grabs Eric, they fight their way out of the nest.], Stage 29 [rock wall observatory], Stage 44 [rock wall canyon, flooded], Stage 25, Stage 747
K-PAX [Feature Film]2001Iain SoftleyIMDB Database page about K-PAX
Stage 20, Stage 29
The Scorpion King [Feature Film]2002Chuck RussellIMDB Database page about The Scorpion King
Square of Warriors, Stage 28, Stage 29, Stage 41
Bruce Almighty [Feature Film]2003Tom ShadyacIMDB Database page about Bruce Almighty
Brownstone Street, Courthouse Square, Falls Lake, New York Street on the backlot and Stage 01, Stage 19, Stage 29, Stage 41.
The Cat In The Hat [Feature Film]2003Bo WelchIMDB Database page about The Cat In The Hat
Courthouse Square, Stage 23, Stage 27, Stage 28 [interior of the Walden house], Stage 29, Stage 31
The Rundown / Welcome to the Jungle [Feature Film]2003Peter BergIMDB Database page about The Rundown / Welcome to the Jungle
Stage 29
Rock Me Baby [TV Series]2003-2004Tim KelleherIMDB Database page about Rock Me Baby
Stage 29
Raising Helen [Feature Film]2004Garry MarshallIMDB Database page about Raising Helen
Stage 22, Stage 24, Stage 29, Stage 34, Stage 41
The Skeleton Key [Feature Film]2005Iain SoftleyIMDB Database page about The Skeleton Key
Stage 23, Stage 24, Stage 27, Stage 28, Stage 29
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift [Feature Film]2006Justin LinIMDB Database page about The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Stage 28, Stage 29
Andy Barker, P.I. [TV Series]2007Jonathan Groff, Conan O'BrienIMDB Database page about Andy Barker, P.I.
Stage 29
Forgetting Sarah Marshall [Feature Film]2008Nicholas StollerIMDB Database page about Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Stage 29
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [Feature Film]2008Steven SpielbergIMDB Database page about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Falls Lake, Old Mexico (as Peru), Freeway Park, Stage 27 [Cemetary where Indy and Mutt find the Crystal Skull], Stage 29 [Indy's house]
Heartbeat [TV Series]2016IMDB Database page about Heartbeat
Stage 03 (hospital), Stage 29

Studio Specifications

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Stage 29

  • Area (sq.ft.):13677
  • Length (feet):141
  • Width (feet):97
  • Height (feet-inches):27-0
  • Floor Material:Wood over concrete sub floor
  • Pits/Tanks (LxWxH):S30-0x20-0x7-6
  • Door Openings (WxH):W18-8×19-11
  • Features: Silent Air, Audience Rated