Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) – Filming Locations
Science Fiction / Horror / Thriller · Directed by Don Siegel · Starring Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Where was Invasion of the Body Snatchers filmed?
- San Francisco, United States, San Francisco – Opening sequences and establishing shots of the city as pod people begin to spread. San Francisco served as the primary setting and filming location, with downtown streets and landmarks used throughout to establish the normal American city that becomes invaded
- Santa Rosa, United States, Santa Rosa – Key sequences showing the spread of pod people in the small California town. Used as the main fictional town of 'Santa Mira' where much of the story unfolds; Siegel chose this location for its quintessential 1950s American small-town atmosphere
- Mill Valley, United States, Mill Valley – Suburban sequences with houses and residential streets where characters discover pod growth. The Marin County suburb provided residential neighborhood locations that reinforced the film's theme of invasion of ordinary American domestic life