Despite the fact that almost all the action of the movie takes place in the USSR, it was actually filmed in Great Britain, in such cities as Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh, without filming in Russia or the former Soviet Union.
Government building
In movie
Scene where Maxwell Sr. decides to pay a personal visit to the Soviet leadership.
Timing: 01:32:52
Real
Scene was shot In Edinburgh's Parliament Square.
Edinburgh
Moscow residential neighborhood
In movie
Scene where People are standing outside in line for meat at the grocery store.
Timing: 00:30:53
Real
Scene was shot In the courtyard of an apartment building in Glasgow, unlike the other locations - this one didn't have to be heavily processed with computer graphics.
Glasgow
Hotel TransLink
In movie
Scene where Hank Rogers checks into a hotel in Moscow, meets a guide-translator there.
Timing: 00:30:24
Real
Scene was shot An abandoned building in Glasgow, it has been heavily remodeled with computer graphics and only parts of the pedestrian level facade remain from the original.
Glasgow
The headquarters of Elorg Corporation
In movie
Scene where Hank arrives at the headquarters of the Elorg Corporation to get into a meeting to buy Tetris licenses.
Timing: 00:32:15
Real
Scene was shot The building was filmed outside the University of Aberdeen's Museum of Zoology. It looks monumental and gray enough to resemble a building from the USSR
Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen Zoology Museum
