The 2002 Jonas Akerlund film “Spun” was filmed in Southern California, with much of the production taking place in the San Fernando Valley. The house of Spider Mike, played by John Leguizamo, can be found in Sylmar.
LOCATION: 12799 Telfair Ave, Sylmar, CA 91342
The home is not derelict like it appears in the film.
The motel where Nikki and The Cook, played by Brittany Murphy and Mickey Rourke respectively, stay throughout the film can be found in Pacoima.
LOCATION: 10225 San Fernando Rd, Pacoima, CA 91331
Ross, played by Jason Schwartzman, visits this strip club in North Hollywood, which is only seen from interior views in the film.
LOCATION: 6630 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91606
Nikki takes her dog to a pet clinic, which is a real business in Sun Valley.
LOCATION: 11814 Sheldon St, Sun Valley, CA 91352
The liquor store The Cook visits is referred to by name as Circus Liquor in the film. However, it is not the more famous location on Vineland in North Hollywood with the large clown sign, seen in such films as “Clueless.” It was a different location, which is no longer a Circus Liquor.
LOCATION: 6417 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91606
Near the end of the film, Ross meets up with his ex-girlfriend at Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles.
LOCATION: 532 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Film Oblivion 
Fascinating how they fixed that old house back up! I would have guessed it would have been leveled for some new rickety MDF/cardboard box but I’m kind of glad they remodeled it instead.
I thought it would be interesting to note that in the interior scenes in the film, you can see a circular hole in the wall above the sofa; in one of the better exterior shots, you can see a derelect pipe chimney for a stove. I would have loved to have seen the house back in its old glory days!
Today I took a look at the house in its newest iteration on Street View and it looks great! I even saw a new chimney pipe on the exterior — I wonder if they run a little wood stove in there?
Thanks for this entry, this film has been a favorite of mine since randomly seeing it in the theater 20 years ago. I also am quite obsessed wih houses, so this gives me a nice little fix as well. Cheers!
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