Ratched (series)/Filming Locations

The following is a list of various locations shown in *Ratched* and the real-life counterparts used to portray those locations on film.

## Title Sequence

The **title sequence** was filmed partially in **Kamenjak, Croatia**, and partially in **Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia**, including interior shots at **Grand Hotel Rogaška**.

## Season One

### Recurring

* The exterior of the **Sealight Inn** was filmed at the **Lucia Lodge** in Lucia, California. The interior of the motel was shot on a set.
* The **Lucia State Hospital** exterior was filmed at the mansion of the **King Gillette Ranch** in Calabasas, California. The interior of the hospital, while heavily inspired by the **Arrowhead Springs Hotel** in San Bernardino, California, was reconstructed on a set.
* Edmund Tolleson's renovated **wine cellar prison** was filmed at the **Dutch Chocolate Shop** in Los Angeles, California. The historic restaurant is located in the basement of the building that houses it.
* **Lenore Osgood's mansion** was filmed at Tony Duquette's **Dawnridge** in Beverly Hills, California.

### *Pilot*

* **St. John of the Cross Church**, featured in the opening scene of *Pilot* and located in the show in Fair Oaks, California, was filmed at **St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church** in Los Angeles, California.
* The **gas station** visited by Mildred Ratched on her way to Lucia was filmed at the **Toro Place Cafe** on the Monterey Salinas Highway in Salinas, California.
* The **Bixby Creek Bridge** in Big Sur, California was used to film the wide shots of Mildred Ratched's initial drive into Lucia.
* The **bar** where Dr. Richard Hanover meets Governor Wilburn and Gwendolyn Briggs was filmed at **Cole's French Dip** in Los Angeles, California.
* The **bar** where Mildred Ratched meets with Amelia Emerson was filmed at **Tony's Saloon** in Los Angeles, California.

### *Ice Pick*

* The **oyster bar** visited in *Ice Pick* and *Angel of Mercy* was filmed at the **Fish Hopper** restaurant on Cannery Row in Monterey, California.
* The **women's bar** Gwendolyn Briggs drove Mildred Ratched to was filmed at the **Big Sur Grange** hall in Big Sur, California.

### *The Dance*

* **Guido's Restaurant** in Los Angeles, California was used to film the dinner between Mildred Ratched and Dr. Richard Hanover.
* The **university campus** Charlotte Wells verbally accosts a violin player on was filmed at the Chalon campus of **Mount Saint Mary's University** in Los Angeles, California.

### *Got No Strings*

* The exterior of the **marionette theater** visited by Mildred Ratched and Gwendolyn Briggs, located in the show in Modesto, California, was filmed at the Velaslavasay Panorama's **Union Theatre** in Los Angeles, California. The interior set was constructed on a stage.

### *Mildred and Edmund*

* The **gas station** used by Edmund Tolleson to phone Mildred Ratched was filmed at the **Four Aces Movie Ranch** in Palmdale, California.
* The exterior of the **hotel** in Mexico where Mildred Ratched and Gwendolyn Briggs are shown to live was filmed at the **Adamson House** in Malibu, California.
* The interior **hotel suite** scenes were filmed in West Hills, California in the former home of Czech-American actor Francis Lederer, in what is now the **Malibu Wines & Beer Garden**.

## References

1. ↑ **@thedarkerdark on Instagram:** Heidi Berg behind the scenes photos Instagram post  (OCT 5 2020)
2. ↑ **@thedarkerdark on Instagram:** Heidi Berg behind the scenes photos Instagram post  (SEP 18 2020)
3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 **Atlas of Wonders:** Atlas of Wonders: Where Was Ratched Filmed? The Hospital and House Filming Locations
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 **Town and Country Magazine:** Town and Country: The Secret References to Insane Asylums and Old Hollywood in Netflix's 'Ratched'  (SEP 20 2020)
5. ↑ **@JonJonBriones on Twitter:** "Something you didn't know about #Ratched: Remember the marionette show in episode 6? A heartbreaking scene with @MsSarahPaulson & @CynthiaNixon and beautifully directed by @jessicayuauthor. Our @RatchedNetflix crew wonderfully created the theatre in a sound stage."  (OCT 3 2020)
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 **Dirt:** Inside the ‘Ratched’ Resort: the Adamson House is a Mexican Hotel  (SEP 29 2020)