Maps of Movies

Battleship (2012)

Where Battleship says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Alien warships, a Hong Kong skyscraper, and a real battleship: only one of them was ever really on screen where the story puts it

Scenes and places

The Oahu communications array (2012)

In 2006 a communications array is built on Oʻahu to contact any life out there. Nearby, Alex Hopper is arrested while trying to impress Sam, setting up the brother who forces him into the Navy.

Set in Communications array, Oʻahu — The Hawaii station built in 2006 to reach any extraterrestrial life.

The array is a story location with no filming location named in the sources used.

Alex's chicken burrito arrest (2012)

Alex Hopper, a slacker, tries to win over Sam by getting her a chicken burrito from a kitchen that has just closed. The stunt gets him arrested and pushes his brother Stone to make him join the Navy.

Set in A late-night store, city not named — Where Alex breaks into a kitchen to get Sam a chicken burrito.

The film never names the town; the sources give no filming location for this scene.

RIMPAC exercise off Hawaii (2012)

Alex is a lieutenant on the USS John Paul Jones and faces a disciplinary discharge. During the 2012 RIMPAC exercise, four alien objects plunge into the water off Hawaii and the destroyers find a floating structure.

Set in RIMPAC waters off Hawaii — Where the destroyers are exercising when the alien craft splash down.

RIMPAC is a large multinational naval exercise held around the Hawaiian Islands. Coordinates are the state of Hawaii (island level).

Filmed at Offshore barge set, about a mile off the Hawaii coast — Ship scenes were shot on giant barges set about a mile off the coast of Hawaii.

How to get there: Open water; not reachable.

The crash through Hong Kong's tower (2012)

While the others plunge into the sea, the aliens' communications ship hits a satellite and crashes through Hong Kong's Bank of China Tower. Back in Hawaii, officers hear news of the Hong Kong impact.

Set in Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong — Where the aliens' communications ship crashes through a skyscraper.

A 367-metre skyscraper in Central, Hong Kong, completed in 1990. Used here as the story location only.

The three-destroyer battle at sea (2012)

After the humans fire a warning shot, three alien warships open fire. Two destroyers are lost, and Alex reluctantly takes command of the John Paul Jones. Meanwhile alien drones destroy military bases on Oʻahu.

Set in Open sea off Oʻahu — First contact turns into a battle between three destroyers and three alien warships.

A story set at sea has no fixed place; filming is tied to the Hawaii waters only through production sources.

Filmed at Waters off Hawaii and parts of Oʻahu — Filming took place around the Hawaiian islands; the link to this battle is not stated by the source.

How to get there: Open water; not reachable.

Sam and Mick on the mountain (2012)

Sam takes her patient Mick, a double amputee, up a mountain near the array. They are told the island is under attack, and they meet scientist Cal, who explains the aliens want the array to call home.

Set in Hillside near the array, Oʻahu — Sam and Mick, hiking near the array, learn the island is under attack.

The array lies in the hills of Oʻahu; no source names the real hillside.

The old battleship wakes up (2012)

With veteran sailors helping, Alex and the survivors take the old battleship USS Missouri and bring her to life. The ship that looked like a museum piece becomes their best weapon.

Set in USS Missouri, Pearl Harbor — The decommissioned World War II battleship the survivors commandeer.

The last battleship the US completed, now a museum moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor.

Filmed at USS Missouri Memorial, Ford Island, Pearl Harbor — The film shot on the real ship, moored at Ford Island, for five days in summer 2010 and three more in November 2011.

How to get there: The ship is a museum open to visitors at Pearl Harbor.

The Scotland crash pod (2012)

In a post-credits scene, three boys and a repairman in Scotland find a crashed pod.

Set in Scotland, place not named — Three boys and a repairman find a crashed alien pod.

The film names no town; the sources give no filming location.

Filmed at Sherman Oaks, California — Apartment scenes

Filmed at Maui, Hawaii — Unspecified scenes

Filmed at Playa del Rey, California — Driving scene and a shootout

Filmed at Baton Rouge, Louisiana — Some scenes

Characters

• Alex Hopper — A rebellious lieutenant facing discharge who ends up in command during an alien attack.
• Sam Shane — A physical therapist and Alex's girlfriend, caught ashore when the aliens arrive.
• Mick Canales — A retired Army lieutenant colonel and double amputee who becomes Sam's patient and ally.