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Stage 24

Lucille Ball's dressing room was located directly across the street from Stage 24, near the former attraction "Lucy, A Tribute" (now The Universal Experience). Her dressing room, when not in use, was a regular stop on the Universal Studios Tour in the early days.

Photo Gallery

Stage 24

Seen on Screen: Universal Studios Hollywood [Stage 24]

Title	Released	Director	IMDB
Ma and Pa Kettle [Feature Film]	1949	Charles Lamont
Stage 24, Courthouse Square
Pillow Talk [Feature Film]	1959	Michael Gordon
Stage 24
Man's Favorite Sport? [Feature Film]	1964	Howard Hawks
Stage 24
Here's Lucy [TV Series]	1968-1974
Seasons 3 onwards were shot at Universal (Stage 24). Seasons 1 & 2 were based at Paramount.
Airport [Feature Film]	1970	George Seaton
Brownstone Street featured when Van Heflin enters Maureen Stapleton's cafe to borrow money for his plane ticket.
Stage 22, Stage 24, Stage 28 (special effects stage - flying miniatures)
The scene where the plane is stuck on the snowbound runway was shot on the Barham Blvd parking lot on the Universal front lot.
The Sting [Feature Film]	1973	George Roy Hill
Brownstone Street and New York Street feature as Old Chicago. The theater on the south side of New York Street featured as the exterior of the Burlesque Theater, and an elevated rail track was built to run above the street. The Paris Opera House sets on Stage 28 were used for the theater interior scenes. Stage 12, Stage 22, Stage 23, Stage 24, Stage 27 and Stage 32 were also used.
The Thing [Feature Film]	1982	John Carpenter
Stage 24, Stage 27
Airwolf [TV Series]	1984-1986	Donald P. Bellisario
Colonial Street (Cleaver House), Colonial Street Church, Denver Street, Little Europe, New York Street, Six Points Texas, Square of Warriors, Tower of London backlot sets, Stage 14 [helicopter interior mockup], Stage 20 [process shots], Stage 24 [Hawke Cabin set], Stage 27 [The Lair hideout], Stage 28 [process shots]
Heart and Souls [Feature Film]	1993	Ron Underwood
Stage 24
Jurassic Park [Feature Film]	1993	Steven Spielberg
Stage 12 (Visitor Centre), Stage 16, Stage 23 [park maintenance shed], Stage 24 [visitors centre kitchen when velociraptors attack], Stage 27 [Ford Explorer falling through tree (suspended on cables), Brachiosaurus visiting cast in a tree in the morning, Nedry's encounter with a Spitter, attack on Muldoon], Stage 28 (Computer Control room and hatchery)
Front Page [TV Series]	1993-1994
Stage 24
The Flintstones [Feature Film]	1994	Brian Levant
Stage 24
The Lost World: Jurassic Park [Feature Film]	1997	Steven Spielberg
Old Mexico, Stage 12, Stage 22 [Worker Village kiln house & shed], Stage 24 [T Rex stage - sets were build around the dinosaurs which ran on tracks], Stage 25 [Full size T Rex scenes. The T Rexs were so large they could not be moved from Stage 25 once assembled - the sets had to be built and moved around them], Stage 27 [Gatherers base camp], Stage 28
Providence [TV Series]	1999 - 2002	John Masius
The main Providence house can still be found on Colonial Street. The Chicken Ranch also featured. Interiors were shot on Stage 22, Stage 24, Stage 25 and Stage 36.
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas! [Feature Film]	2000	Brian Levant
Stage 24
CSI [TV Series]	2000-2015	Ann Donahue, Anthony E. Zuiker
Based on Stage 22, Stage 23, Stage 24, Stage 25 on the Universal front lot. Many sets on the backlot have also appeared including the Chicken Ranch (2005) and New York Street sets.
National Treasure [Feature Film]	2004	Jon Turteltaub
Stage 24
Raising Helen [Feature Film]	2004	Garry Marshall
Stage 22, Stage 24, Stage 29, Stage 34, Stage 41
The Skeleton Key [Feature Film]	2005	Iain Softley
Stage 23, Stage 24, Stage 27, Stage 28, Stage 29
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest [Feature Film]	2006	Gore Verbinski
Mediterranean Square (as tavern in Tortuga, with additional set dressing). Stage 23, Stage 24, Stage 28, Stage 31 and Stage 12 (tropical island village / Singapore) were also used.
You, Me & Dupree [Feature Film]	2006	Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Stage 23, Stage 24, Stage 25, Stage 27, Stage 28
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World [Feature Film]	2007	Gore Verbinski
Falls Lake, Stage 12 (tropical island village / Singapore), Stage 23, Stage 24, Stage 28, Stage 31.

More information

• Jurassic Park filming details

Studio Specifications

From http://www.filmmakersdestination.com

Stage 24

• Area (sq.ft.):17584
• Length (feet):157
• Width (feet):112
• Height (feet-inches):33-4
• Floor Material:Wood over concrete sub floor
• Pits/Tanks (LxWxH):N20-0x12-4x9-6
• Distributed Load: 400PSF, Point Load: 4000/7000LBS
• Door Openings (WxH):E21-0x23-11, W18-7x24-0

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