Million Dollar Baby (2004) – Filming Locations
Drama · Directed by Clint Eastwood · Starring Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
Where was Million Dollar Baby filmed?
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Primary location for boxing training sequences and Frankie's gym where Maggie trains. The gym serves as the emotional and physical center of the film, where the relationship between Frankie and Maggie develops through intense boxing sequences
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Various scenes of Maggie's impoverished background and daily life in her neighborhood. The gritty South LA setting establishes Maggie's working-class, disadvantaged background that motivates her boxing ambitions
- Las Vegas, United States, Las Vegas – Boxing matches and promotional events for Maggie's professional career. Las Vegas serves as the professional boxing capital where Maggie's career reaches its peak and where the pivotal injury occurs
- Reno, United States, Reno – Hospital scenes where Maggie recovers and remains after her spinal injury. Reno becomes the setting for the film's emotionally devastating final act following Maggie's devastating injury