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Spike Jonze

Spike Jonze is an American filmmaker. Born on 22 October 1969, this profile follows Spike Jonze through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Her (2013) and Babylon (2022). The location trail reaches Santa Monica Pier, Walt Disney Concert Hall and Dockweiler State Beach. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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Spike Jonze
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CHAPTER 02

Her · Santa Monica Pier

Spike Jonze is credited as cast member, director, writer and producer on Her. The work’s existing location story leads to Santa Monica Pier. The Santa Monica Pier appears among the film’s recognisable local settings. It offers a public waterfront counterpoint to the enclosed spaces of Theodore’s daily life.

Her — credits ↗︎Santa Monica Pier ↗︎Grease · Leo Carrillo State Park ↗︎

THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY

A life on the map.

Explore 5 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.

IN THE STORY

Explore a shared connection.

Browse all people →

WORKS

Culture, connected.

Follow the work through its real places.

Movies · 2022

Babylon

Damien Chazelle

KEEP EXPLORING

Cities and Worlds.

CITY

Los Angeles ↗︎

Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.

WORLD · Movies

Her ↗︎

Skyway: walk the future Los Angeles Spike Jonze joined from real LA and Shanghai’s Pudong; drag the seam between the two cities, lay raised walkways between real towers until the traffic below vanishes, and write to Dockweiler beach in someone else’s hand.

PEOPLE IN THE STORY

Creative connections.

Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.

Actor

Scarlett Johansson ↗︎

Scarlett Johansson is an American actress. Born on 22 November 1984, this profile follows Scarlett Johansson through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001), Lost in Translation (2003), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Her (2013). The location trail reaches Musso & Frank Grill, Park Hyatt Tokyo and Shibuya Crossing, with existing stories in Tokyo. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Amy Adams ↗︎

Amy Adams is an American actress. Born on 20 August 1974, this profile follows Amy Adams through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Catch Me If You Can (2002) and Her (2013). The location trail reaches Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Ambassador Hotel — former site and Santa Monica Pier. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Joaquin Phoenix ↗︎

Joaquin Phoenix is an American actor. Born on 28 October 1974, this profile follows Joaquin Phoenix through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Her (2013). The location trail reaches Santa Monica Pier, Walt Disney Concert Hall and Dockweiler State Beach. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor · Director

Olivia Wilde ↗︎

Olivia Wilde is an American actress and film director. Born on 10 March 1984, this profile follows Olivia Wilde through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The O.C. (2003), House (2004), Her (2013) and Babylon (2022). The location trail reaches Redondo Beach Pier, The Biltmore Los Angeles and Santa Monica Pier. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Rooney Mara ↗︎

Rooney Mara is an American actress. Born on 17 April 1985, this profile follows Rooney Mara through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Social Network (2010) and Her (2013). The location trail reaches The Ebell of Los Angeles, Santa Monica Pier and Walt Disney Concert Hall. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Flea ↗︎

Flea is an Australian musician. Born on 16 October 1962, this profile follows Flea through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Less Than Zero (1987), The Big Lebowski (1998) and Babylon (2022). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza, Palace Theatre and Johnie’s Coffee Shop. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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