Where the final chase was filmed, and more ‘One Battle After Another’ locations

California plays a starring role in “One Battle After Another,” filmed in locations from one end of the state to the other.

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Humboldt County has been enjoying its rare moment in the Hollywood spotlight; Sacramento and the Anza-Borrego Desert also have more than cameos in the Paul Thomas Anderson movie.

The descriptions below don’t give away any major plot points — but if you have zero tolerance for spoilers, see the movie first.

The Anza-Borrego Desert

The final chase puts three cars on a dizzying rollercoaster stretch of desert highway. There’s some movie magic involved in the perspective, but the “Texas Dip” is a real place, where Borrego Springs Road drops and rises as it crosses a seasonal wash. The low wall where teenage Willa takes cover is also real, a sign anno