Back to the Future Part III (1990) – Filming Locations
Adventure / Comedy / Science Fiction · Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Starring Michael J. Fox, Mary Steenburgen
The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.
Where was Back to the Future Part III filmed?
- Monument Valley, Arizona-Utah, United States, Monument Valley – Opening sequence with DeLorean arriving in the Old West, establishing the 1885 landscape. The iconic desert landscape provided the authentic Wild West backdrop for the film's climactic time period setting
- Kanab, Utah, United States, Kanab – Various scenes of the Old West town where Marty encounters Doc Brown and the townspeople. This small Utah town doubled as the Hill Valley of 1885, with its period-appropriate architecture and streets providing an authentic Western setting
- Mojave Desert, California, United States, Mojave – Train chase sequence and climactic action scenes with the DeLorean and locomotive. The expansive desert provided space for the film's elaborate train stunt sequences and final chase scenes involving the DeLorean
- Playas, New Mexico, United States, Playas – Additional Old West location sequences and landscape shots. Remote New Mexico desert location used for authentic frontier landscape photography complementing the Western narrative