Where was Evolution filmed?

After hearing the news of the meteor crash, Ira and Harry head out to the site to investigate. As they arrive, Wayne watches in horror as his wrecked car is put back on its wheels and demands to know who will pay for the damage. Confronted by the sheriff, Harry introduces himself as being from the United States Geological Survey, with Ira his secretary. “We’re here to investigate the meteor if, indeed, that is what it is,” he says. “Of course, it’s a damn meteor, it almost blew up my damn car,” Wayne interjects angrily. The sheriff again quizzes Wayne about what he was doing in the desert in the middle of the night. Understandably, he doesn’t completely buy Wayne’s story about practicing for his fireman’s exam, especially when there’s a blonde mannikin at his feet. “So, you and the blonde found the meteor?” Ira asks, gesturing at the dummy, before he and Harry approach the crash site. This scene was shot in Page, Arizona, in a neighborhood that has since been developed. You can find this spot on Coyote Creek Road, just a couple of miles north of the town center.

Ira and Harry know that the extraterrestrials represent a serious threat, but they’re having trouble convincing the military hierarchy of that fact. Despite a number of aliens escaping and terrorizing the town, the army still thinks they can contain the problem. They’re about to be proved completely wrong, as Ira, Harry, and Wayne witness the hatching of a winged, dragon-like creature in the desert. They’re alarmed to realize it’s oxygen tolerant and frightened even further when it flaps its wings and takes to the sky. “It’s flying away. Is that a bad thing?” Harry asks. “Only if you’re a human being,” says a panicked Ira. Meanwhile, at a nearby shopping mall, a bickering older couple are shopping for clothing when the dragon crashes through the window, sending shattered glass flying in all directions. As terrified shoppers run for their lives, Ira, Harry, and Wayne arrive, arm themselves with guns, and watch in alarm as the alien flies past with a screaming shopper clutched in its claws. After Wayne’s singing attracts the monster, Ira hatches a plan. “You grab the girl, I’ll get the bird,” he tells Harry, before they carry out a daring rescue. This Evolution filming location is actually a couple of sites in the LA area. The exterior of the mall is SouthBay Pavilion Mall, which is found on Avalon Boulevard in Carson, while the interior scenes were filmed in Hawthorne Plaza on Hawthorne Boulevard.

Ira and Allison know that heat triggers the aliens’ evolution, and that attacking them with napalm would be a disaster. They warn the General of their fears, but he refuses to listen. So, while our heroes prepare to combat the aliens with selenium, an ingredient in Head & Shoulders shampoo, the army pushes forward with its plans to blast the aliens to kingdom come. As they prepare to launch their attack from an army operating post, the General is surprised to see Governor Lewis (Dan Aykroyd) arrive. “I don’t see anything burning. Where are all the explosions, the Governor asks brusquely. The General explains that the operation is about to get underway, but he didn’t know that Lewis was coming to see the show. “You damn well better make it a good one, Sergeant,” he says. When Woodman corrects the other man and informs him the correct title is General, the Governor’s response is blunt: “Not if you screw this up.” This Evolution film shoot location is Lake View Primary School in Page, Arizona. You can find it at 1801 North Navajo Drive on the north side of town.