Busting (1974)

The 1974 buddy cop movie “Busting,” starring Elliott Gould and Robert Blake, was filmed in Los Angeles, California. One of the movie’s most famous sequences, a gun fight spilling out in a night market, was filmed at the Grand Central Market in Downtown L.A.

LOCATION: 317 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013

A popular eating spot, Grand Central Market has appeared in many films, including “La La Land,” “Color Of Night,” “City Of Angels,” “I Am Sam” and many more.

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Vice Detectives Michael Keneely and Patrick Farrel, played by Gould and Blake, stake out the home of Carl Rizzo, played by Allen Garfield. Rizzo’s house can be found in Hancock Park.

LOCATION: 184 S Hudson Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004

Later in the film, the detectives visit the house again.

They are seen knocking at the front door.

Michael Keneely gets dropped off by a taxi in front of this apartment building in Hollywood, where he and his partner both end up taking beatings.

LOCATION: 6501 Yucca St, Los Angeles, CA 90028

At the La Brea Tar Pits, the detectives get a warning that they’re risking their lives to continue going after Rizzo.

LOCATION: 5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036

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