The 1984 Brian De Palma film “Body Double” was shot in Southern California. Early in the film, Jake Scully, played by Craig Wasson, can be seen grabbing some food from the Tail O’ The Pup hot dog stand. The hot dog shaped site was originally located on La Cienega Blvd. At risk for demolition, it was relocated to San Vicente Blvd in the mid-80s, which is where the film shot its scenes. The business then closed in 2005 and the stand was put in storage until 2022, when it finally reopened in West Hollywood. The iconic stand has appeared in countless films, such as “L.A. Story,” “Annie Hall,” “Ruthless People,” “My Girl 2,” “Heartbreaker” and more.

LOCATION: 8512 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (previously located at 329 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048 at the time of filming, originally located at 311 La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211)

Jake Scully lives at this building, located near the Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles.

LOCATION: 322 N Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Jake gets a drink at the bar of Barney’s Beanery, another iconic Los Angeles relic, located in West Hollywood. The location appeared in the films “The Doors,” “Stuck On You,” “Out of Bounds” and more. It is perhaps most famous for its celebrity clientele. There are long standing, alleged stories that Jim Morrison was once kicked out for urinating on the bar and that Quentin Tarantino wrote portions of “Pulp Fiction” there.

LOCATION: 8447 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069

Jake stays on a friend’s couch at the Hollywood Tower Apartments. The same building briefly appears in the film “The Nice Guys.”

LOCATION: 6200 Franklin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Jake is seen searching jobs at the The Original Farmer’s Market in Fairfax.

LOCATION: 6333 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Jake meets Sam, played by Gregg Henry, at an acting class formerly located at 8451 Melrose Pl, West Hollywood, CA 90069. The building has since been demolished.

Sam invites Jake to the home of his rich friend, where he is house sitting. These scenes were filmed at the Chemosphere; a famous modernist house designed by John Lautner in the Hollywood Hills. The home has also appeared in the films “Charlie’s Angels” and “Tomorrowland,” as well as the TV show “The Outer Limits” Only the exteriors were seen in the film, the interiors were built on a studio stage.

LOCATION: 7776 Torreyson Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90046

Sam shows Jake the home of Gloria, played by Deborah Shelton, through the window with a telescope. In the film, the house is depicted as being in direct site from the Chemosphere house, but in reality it is located over five miles away in West Hollywood.

LOCATION: 1405 Miller Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90069

The front gate of Gloria’s home is a different location altogether, located near Los Feliz.

LOCATION: 4733 Cromwell Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Jake parks in this area.

In the distance he sees a mysterious man apparently stalking Gloria.

Jake follows Gloria and the man over to Beverly Hills, to the Rodeo Collecting shopping plaza, which had newly opened at the time of filming. The entrance seen in the film is still there, but a building has since been built atop it.

LOCATION: 421 N Rodeo Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Here is the area where Jake follows Gloria up the escalator.

Jake stands outside of this storefront and watches Gloria.

Jake continues following Gloria over to a beachfront motel in Long Beach. Gloria is first seen here talking at the lobby area, facing 11th Pl.

LOCATION: 1700 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802 (S 11th Pl)

She then walks down 11th Pl to where it dead ends.

Gloria and Jake are seen walking down the stairs on the left. The building is no longer a motel and is now residential apartment units. The stairs have a gate and it is only accessible to tenants. There is a public stairway just to the right, however.

LOCATION: 33 S 11th Pl, Long Beach, CA 90802

Jake then continues to follow Gloria to the Bixby Passageway Tunnel Mural, located just a short distance away in Long Beach, near the public parking lot on Junipero Ave. While the tunnel itself has since permantenly closed and is now sealed off, the mural itself remains there.

LOCATION: 19 Junipero Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802 (GPS coordinates: 33°45’49.0″N, 118°10’05.2″W)

The Frankie Goes to Hollywood night club scenes were filmed in Downtown Los Angeles, in what is now a shoe store. The 1985 horror film “Fright Night” was also filmed here.

LOCATION: 1600 W 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90017

The film’s climax was shot at the Los Angeles Aqueduct Cascades in Sylmar. While the area is fenced off and not accesible to the public, it can still be easily seen from the road. It is also easily seen from the nearby Interstate 5 freeway, where many Southern California motorists will probably recognize it as a familiar sight.

LOCATION: Los Angeles Aqueduct Cascades, Sylmar, CA 91342 (near the intersection of Balboa Blvd / Foothill Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 91342)

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