Newly Named Stage 34 (2022)
Although it’s currently used as a workshop for building wood and metalwork needed around the lot, this cavernous soundstage was previously the home of interior mockups of two aircraft (a 707 and a 747) so that films such as the Airport disaster series could film under controlled conditions. The planes were removed around 2002 as the workshop space became more important than disaster movies.
Many aircraft sequences are now filmed at specialist facilities such as Air Hollywood, which features permanent standing sets, in the same way that Stage 747 did.
Seen on Screen: Universal Studios Hollywood [Stage_747]
| Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airport 1975 [Feature Film] | 1974 | Jack Smight |  |
| Stage 12, Stage 747 | |||
| Galactica 1980 [TV Series] | 1980 | Glen A. Larson, Lou Shaw | |
| Stage 747 (Viper Plane interiors) | |||
| Moonlighting [TV Series] | 1985 - 1989 | Glenn Gordon Caron | |
| Atomic Shakespeare episode was filmed at the Court of Miracles on the Universal backlot. Stage 747 was also used. | |||
| Midnight Run [Feature Film] | 1988 | Martin Brest | |
| Stage 747 | |||
| Twins [Feature Film] | 1988 | Ivan Reitman | |
| Stage 747 | |||
| When Harry Met Sally [Feature Film] | 1989 | Rob Reiner | |
| Plane sequence shot on Stage 747 | |||
| Die Hard 2: Die Harder [Feature Film] | 1990 | Renny Harlin | |
| Stage 27, Stage 747 | |||
| Kindergarten Cop [Feature Film] | 1990 | Ivan Reitman | |
| Stage 747 (plane) | |||
| Liar Liar [Feature Film] | 1997 | Tom Shadyac | |
| Stage 23, Stage 25, Stage 747 | |||
| Mercury Rising [Feature Film] | 1998 | Harold Becker | |
| Stage 747 | |||
| The Odd Couple II [Feature Film] | 1998 | Howard Deutch | |
| Stage 747 | |||
| The Wedding Singer [Feature Film] | 1998 | Frank Coraci | |
| Stage 747 | |||
| A.I. Artificial Intelligence [Feature Film] | 2001 | Steven Spielberg | |
| Stage 747 | |||
| Jurassic Park III [Feature Film] | 2001 | Joe Johnston | |
| 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 | |||
Studio Specifications
From http://www.filmmakersdestination.com
Stage 747
- Building number 468
- Area (sq.ft.):8201
- Length (feet):139
- Width (feet):59
- Height (feet-inches):21-2
- Floor Material:Wood over concrete sub floor
- Pits/Tanks (LxWxH):None
- Door Openings (WxH):N17-11×20-3, S15-3×11-11