Editing Malibu, California (section)

==In popular culture==
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[[File:POINTDUME CA6.jpg|thumb|[[Point Dume State Beach]], a frequently used film location]]
[[File:MASH site - Malibu Creek State Park - 30 August 2008.jpg|thumb|Ambulance hulk at ''[[M*A*S*H]]'' filming site, [[Malibu Creek State Park]], 2008]]
Malibu has been used as a location or setting for many films, television programs, fashion shoots and music videos.

[[Surfrider Beach]] was home to ''[[Gidget]]'', and surfing movies of the 1960s. [[Jill Munroe]] and her sister [[Kris Munroe]]'s ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' beach house was in Malibu. The residence can also be seen in the first scene after the opening theme song of ''[[Beach Blanket Bingo]]''. Important scenes in the ''[[Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' series were filmed at Point Dume. The hero's trailer in ''[[The Rockford Files]]'' was parked by the Paradise Cove Pier. ''[[Love American Style]]'' and ''[[The Mod Squad]]'' are among many TV series and commercials filmed in Paradise Cove. A 1978 film starring [[Suzanne Somers]] was titled ''Zuma Beach''.<ref>{{URL|http://imdb.com/title/tt0078531/}} ''imdb.com''</ref> In the 1990s and 2000s, it was the setting for ''MTV Beach House'', ''[[Malibu's Most Wanted]]'', and [[Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[Zoey 101]]''. [[Point Dume]] is the location of [[Tony Stark]]'s mansion in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], first appearing in ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]''.

Malibu is the setting for the TV series ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''. The TV series ''[[So Little Time]]'' (2001) portrayed two Malibu teens ([[Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen]]) who attend the fictional West Malibu High. Fictional teen star [[Miley Stewart|Hannah Montana / Miley Stewart]] (portrayed by [[Miley Cyrus]]) and her father [[Robby Stewart|Robby Ray Stewart]] (portrayed by [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]) live in Malibu on the [[Disney Channel]] Original Series ''[[Hannah Montana]]''. In the Fox TV series ''[[The O.C.]]'', both the Cohen house and the Cooper home were actually in Malibu.<ref name="OC" /> ''[[Malibu Shores]]'', a teen drama that aired on NBC, was set in Malibu. Some scenes from ''[[The Even Stevens Movie]]'' were filmed on Westward Beach in Point Dume. The small hit TV show ''[[Summerland (TV series)|Summerland]]'' was also filmed and set in Malibu. The TV series “Good Trouble,” a spinoff of “The Fosters,” and the latest season of the anthology series “American Horror Story,” titled “Delicate,” also featuring scenes shot in Malibu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malibu, California: A Star in Its Own Right on the Screen |date=June 7, 2024 |url=https://malibu.house/blog/2024/06/07/malibu-california-a-star-in-its-own-right-on-the-screen/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816000555/https://malibu.house/blog/2024/06/07/malibu-california-a-star-in-its-own-right-on-the-screen/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2006, [[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo]] television aired ''[[Million Dollar Listing]]'', a real-estate related show based on million-dollar listings in Malibu, as well as Hollywood, including real-life Malibu agents such as Chris Cortazzo, Scotty Brown, Madison Hildebrand, and Lydia Simon.<ref>{{URL|http://www.bravotv.com/Million_Dollar_Listing//index.shtml}} ''bravotv.com''</ref>

The MTV reality show ''[[Buzzin' (TV series)|Buzzin']]'' starring [[Shwayze]] and [[Cisco Adler]] is mostly filmed in Malibu, at locations including Westward Beach, Malibu Courthouse, Pacific Coast Highway, Point Dume Trailer Park, Malibu Inn, and the outside of PC Greens.

There are also many music videos filmed on Malibu's beaches. In 1998, the alternative rock band [[Hole (band)|Hole]] shot the video for the song "[[Malibu (Hole song)|Malibu]]" at the Matador Beach. [[Mariah Carey]]'s video for her 2009 single [[H.A.T.E.U.]] was filmed there. American singer [[Nick Lachey]]'s video for his 2006 single "[[I Can't Hate You Anymore]]" from the [[What's Left Of Me (album)|What's Left Of Me]] album, was filmed at the place on June 27, 2006, before Lachey's divorce from the American singer-actress [[Jessica Simpson]] became final three days later after its release. [[Selena Gomez]]'s "[[Love You Like a Love Song]]" video was partly filmed in Malibu. Music videos for "[[Survivor (Destiny's Child song)|Survivor]]" by [[Destiny's Child]], "[[If It's Lovin' That You Want]]" by [[Rihanna]], "Sunshine" by [[Lil Flip]], "[[Natural (S Club 7 song)|Natural]]" by [[S Club 7]], "[[Feel It Boy]]" by [[Beenie Man]] featuring [[Janet Jackson]], "[[You're Still the One]]" by [[Shania Twain]], and many others were filmed on Westward Beach. [[Linda Ronstadt]], who lived in the Colony, is photographed in front of her home for her 1976 [[Grammy]] award-winning album ''[[Hasten Down the Wind]]''. [[Girls Aloud]] filmed their video "[[Call the Shots]]" on the beach at Malibu. In 1999, [[Britney Spears]] shot the video for the song "[[Sometimes (Britney Spears song)|Sometimes]]" directed by [[Nigel Dick]] on the pier at Paradise Cove. Also in late 1998, Madonna shot her video for "[[The Power of Good-Bye]]" near Silver Top mansion. The music videos for "[[Lost (Maroon 5 song)|Lost]]" by American band [[Maroon 5]] and "[[Somebody to You]]", from British band [[The Vamps (British band)|The Vamps]] featuring [[Demi Lovato]] were both filmed on Malibu Beach. [[One Direction]]'s video "[[What Makes You Beautiful]]" on July 11, 2011, and [[Watermelon Sugar]] filmed on January 30, 2020, by [[Harry Styles]].