Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Dead Heat Locations

Jewelry Store Robbery
8471 Melrose Place, Los Angeles, CA 90069


Dante Pharmaceuticals
The Japanese Garden (Admin Building)
6100 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys, CA 91406


Mortis at the Drug Store
Mid-West Pharmacy - 8733 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048


Mortis & Bigelow in Chinatown (on the way to see Mr. Thule)
N Broadway and Gin Ling Way, Los Angeles, CA 90012


Mortis & Bigelow Visit Library
Pasadena Central Library - 285 East Walnut Street Pasadena, CA 91101

Monday, January 25, 2010

The Terminator Locations

Aside from the few pictures I've posted, I had help on the other locations. The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations and Herve Attia's blog can be considered definitive sources on the subject.

Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Gun Store
14329 Victory Boulevard, Van Nuys, CA 91401

Big Buns
Carrow's Restaurant - 815 S Fremont Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030


Reese Arrives in 1984
Alley just East of 6th & Broadway, Downtown L.A.

Tech Noir
718 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90014 (now JPB jewelry)

Car Chase (interior)
Dept Water & Power Parking Garage - 111 N Hope St, Los Angeles, CA, 90012

Tiki Motel
7301 Santa Fe Ave, Huntington Park, CA 90255

Motorcycle Chase
2nd St Tunnel (between Hill and Figueroa in Downtown, L.A.)


Showdown in the factory
Kern's of California - 13010 East Temple Ave, La Puente, CA 91746

Saturday, January 23, 2010

The Big Lebowski locations

The Dude's Apartment
609 Venezia Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90291


Bowling Alley
Hollywood Star Lanes - 5227 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
(Alas, the building was razed a few years back. In its place now stands an elementary school. That's just not right.)

Lebowski Mansion
Greystone Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Sobchak Security
6757 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038

Jesus Walk of Shame
Kenmore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029
(As seen in the film, we're facing north on Kenmore. Jesus walks up to 814 N Kenmore Ave)

Maude Lebowski's Loft
Palace Theater - 630 S Broadway St, Los Angeles, CA 90014


Marty's Dance Quintet
Palace Theater - 630 S Broadway St, Los Angeles, CA 90014

Little Larry's House
1824 Stearns Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90035


Family Restaurant (The Dude and Walter having coffee)
Johnie's Coffee Shop - 6101 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048
This is the infamous coffee shop from Miracle Mile. The rotating sign's no longer there, and the restaurant's closed to the public (now used exclusively filming).


Creedence Crash
La Mirada Ave, Hollywood, CA (between Vine and Cahuenga)

Dude kicked out of taxi
Jefferson Blvd and Duquesne Ave, Culver City, CA 90232

Nihilist Breakfast
Dinah's - 6521 S Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90045

Friday, January 22, 2010

Beverly Hills Cop locations

Axel Foley's Apartment
685 Witmer Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017



Beverly Hills Hotel (Axel pulls up, interior lobby)
The Biltmore - 506 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Axel drives past the actual Beverly Hills Hotel in the montage, but is seen pulling up in front of the Biltmore (downtown L.A.). Makes sense when you think about it - The Biltmore is one of the most versatile hotels used for shooting. Not only that, but permits are easier (and cheaper) to come by when you're not actually shooting in Beverly Hills.


Maitland's Office (Axel thrown through the window)
3699 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90005


Beverly Hills Police Dept
455 N Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA
(Axel is led into the door on Crescent Ave)


The Harrow Club
Athenaeum - 551 S Hill Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106

Another location found nowhere near Beverly Hills. Again, permits being a big reason. That, and Pasadena is rife with fruitful filming sites, as an alternative.


Bonded Warehouse
Korean Air terminal (LAX) - 6101 W Imperial Hwy, Los Angeles, CA 90045

Maitland's Warehouse
3550 W 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90005


Maitland's Estate
609 E. Channel Rd, Santa Monica, CA

Not much luck with this one. Channel Road's been blocked off every time I've made an attempt. Maitland's front gate was also used as the front gate for Buckaroo Banzai's house. But hey, sometimes these places are a crap shoot, eh?

Monday, January 18, 2010

Some Kind of Wonderful locations

Special thanks to somekindofwonderful.org for all of the locations.

Keith's House
1441 West I Street, Wilmington CA 90744


Watts' House
1443 Emden St, Wilmington, CA 90731

Amanda's House
1319 West E Street, Wilmington, CA 90744


High School
San Pedro High - 1001 W 15th St, San Pedro, CA 90731

Hardy's House
516 South Hudson Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90020


L'Ermitage (the French restaurant)
Now Koi Restaurant
730 North La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069


The Hollywood Bowl
2301 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068

Free Enterprise locations

The El Rey Theater (Star Trek: The Motion Picture premiere)
5515 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Robert's House
445 S Doheny Drive, Los Angeles, CA

Full Eclipse Entrance
1416 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA (south side of Jim Henson Studios)

L.A. Burger
6001 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Laser Blazer
10587 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Site of the former Galaxy Theater (Wrath of Khan screening)

Golden Apple
8967 Reseda Blvd, Northridge, CA 91325
Now Earth 2 Comics, and moved down a few doors. The mural that Mark and Robert pass on the way in is no longer there, but was on the south side of that building.


Chevy's
16705 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 91436
(Alas, no longer in business)


Iliad Bookstore
4820 Vineland Ave, North Hollywood, CA
(Also no longer in business)


Cartoonsville
12121 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049
The restaurant occupied the bottom floor of Wilshire Bundy Plaza. But it is another location that is no longer open.


Robert & Claire on a date
The Japanese Garden - 6100 Woodley Avenue Van Nuys, CA 91406

Robert & Claire Photoshoot
Vasquez Rocks Park, Green Valley, California 91390
What better place to take your date than the site of the infamous battle between Capt. Kirk and the Gorn?

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Donnie Darko locations

The Darko House
4225 Country Club Drive, Long Beach, CA



Donnie's Bus Stop -
Corner of N Country Club Drive and W San Antonio Drive



Jim Cunningham's House
4252 Country Club Drive, Long Beach, CA



The Aero Theater
1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA



Middlesex High School
Loyola High School - 1901 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA


Holiday Inn
150 E Angeleno Ave, Burbank, CA

The hotel was featured in the Director's Cut (the Darko family stayed here after the jet engine fell in the house). The angle of the Hotel seen in the movie can be seen standing at the corner of S 1st St and E Verdugo Ave (looking north).