Paramount Studios – Stage 17

Date of Construction: 1941

Elvis Presley reportedly drove through Stage 17 after a few drinks during a recording session of Hound Dog.

Actor Redd Foxx allegedly haunts this stage, after he died of a heart attack whilst rehearsing for an episode of ‘The Royal Family’ in 1991.

Seen on Screen: Paramount Studios [Stage_17]

TitleReleasedDirectorIMDB
Road to Rio [Feature Film]1947Norman Z. McLeodIMDB Database page about Road to Rio
Stage 05, Stage 09, Stage 12, Stage 15, Stage 17, Stage 18
Sunset Boulevard [Feature Film]1950Billy WilderIMDB Database page about Sunset Boulevard
The Bronson Gate (then at 5451 Marathon Drive, now within the studio grounds) is where Norma Desmond comes to visit Cecil B DeMille.
The Paramount Studios writers offices featured in the movie are still standing and in regular use.
Norma meets DeMille on Stage 18 (then known as the Cecil B DeMille Stage) is now more familiarly known as the Star Trek Stage. Stage 17 was used for the bulk of the production. DeMille was shooting Samson and Delilah (1949) at the time. Also used Stage 09
Bonanza [TV Series]1959 - 1973IMDB Database page about Bonanza
Studio base 1959-1970. Stage 17, Stage 18
Mommie Dearest [Feature Film]1981Frank PerryIMDB Database page about Mommie Dearest
Stage 05, Stage 17
Nero Wolfe [TV Series]1981IMDB Database page about Nero Wolfe
Stage 17
Clue [Feature Film]1985Jonathan LynnIMDB Database page about Clue
Stage 16 [Mansion set], Stage 17 [attic and cellar], Stage 18 [Driveway, front door & ground floor, except ballroom}.
MacGyver [TV Series]1985 - 1992VariousIMDB Database page about MacGyver
Seasons 1, 2 and 7 were shot at Paramount Studios. Stage 01 and Stage 17. The Valentino Building was featured in The Prometheus Syndrome as Brixton Manor. New York Street featured in Good Knight MacGyver.
Black Rain [Feature Film]1989Ridley ScottIMDB Database page about Black Rain
Stage 17, Stage 18
Harlem Nights [Feature Film]1989Eddie MurphyIMDB Database page about Harlem Nights
Stage 10, Stage 17, Stage 18
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier [Feature Film]1989William ShatnerIMDB Database page about Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Stage 04, Stage 05, Stage 07, Stage 08, Stage 09, Stage 17
Bonfire of the Vanities [Feature Film]1990Brian De PalmaIMDB Database page about Bonfire of the Vanities
Stage 05, Stage 17
Days of Thunder [Feature Film]1990Tony ScottIMDB Database page about Days of Thunder
Stage 17
Ghost [Feature Film]1990Jerry ZuckerIMDB Database page about Ghost
Stage 17, Stage 18, Stage 19
Frankie and Johnny [Feature Film]1991Garry MarshallIMDB Database page about Frankie and Johnny
Stage 17
The Addams Family [Feature Film]1991Barry SonnenfeldIMDB Database page about The Addams Family
Stage 15, Stage 17
Indecent Proposal [Feature Film]1992Adrian LyneIMDB Database page about Indecent Proposal
Stage 10, Stage 17, Stage 31
Wayne's World [Feature Film]1992Penelope SpheerisIMDB Database page about Wayne
Stage 04, Stage 07, Stage 10, Stage 17
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine [TV Series]1993 - 1999Rick Berman, Michael PillerIMDB Database page about Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Stage 04, Stage 07, Stage 17, Stage 18
Angel [TV Series]1999 - 2004VariousIMDB Database page about Angel
Stage 05, Stage 06, Stage 17
Everybody Hates Chris [TV Series]2005-2009VariousIMDB Database page about Everybody Hates Chris
Filmed on Stage 11 and Stage 17 at Paramount

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