Scene It SF – Hollywood thinks San Francisco is 3 blocks wide

Name: Scene It SF – Hollywood thinks San Francisco is 3 blocks wide
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Author: distribution14

by distribution14·Feb 16, 2026·3 points·1 comment

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The Take

Maps where films actually shot and calculates how fast characters must've moved — turns a small gripe about Hollywood geography into a clickable, oddly addictive exploration. The left-hand film roster, map pins, walking-tour generator and 'impossible speed' math make it both shareable and nerdy-fun; built client-side with Leaflet/Mapbox, so interactions feel snappy. Expand to TV, per-scene screenshots, or richer filters and this could be a long-lived fetish site for cinephiles.

Post Description

I built https://sceneitsf.com to map where movies actually filmed in San Francisco versus the impossible geography they show on screen.

Started because I couldn't stop thinking about how characters teleport between neighborhoods that are miles apart. Mrs. Doubtfire runs her route at 27 MPH in heels. Shang-Chi's bus fight turns onto streets that don't physically connect. Ant-Man turns on Lombard and arrives at the Embarcadero.

Built in 20 hours. Hit 122K views on Reddit overnight.

Features: - 60+ films mapped with real filming locations - Speed calculations for impossible transit - Walking tours showing absurd character movement - Interactive game for bar crawls

Tech stack:React/Next.js, Leaflet.js/Mapbox, all client-side with JSON data

Would love feedback on what to add next. More TV shows? Food scenes from films?

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