In the 1997 Paul Verhoeven film “Starship Troopers,” the characters attend school at the Buenos Aires Education Center. These scenes were actually filmed at a medical center in Baldwin Park, California. A different area of the same facility was seen in the movie “Face/Off.”
LOCATION: 1011 Baldwin Park Blvd, Baldwin Park, CA 91706
The soldiers set up base camp at Vasquez Rocks. One of the most popular filming locations in all of California, the iconic rocks have appeared in such films as “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey,” “The Flintstones,” “Dante’s Peak,” “Jingle All The Way,” “Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back,” “Hail, Caesar!,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Paul” and dozens more. Television shows which featured Vasquez Rocks in episodes include “The Fugutive,” “The A-Team,” “MacGuyver” and perhaps most famous of all, the original “Star Trek” series, where the rocks were seen in numerous episodes, serving as multiple different planets. The rocks have also been seen in music videos for Michael Jackson, 311 and many more, as well as countless commercials.
LOCATION: 10700 Escondido Canyon Rd, Agua Dulce, CA 91350
The 1996 Cameron Crowe film “Jerry Maguire,” starring Tom Cruise and Renee Zellweger, was filmed in Southern California. The condo where Jerry, played by Cruise, lives can be found in Marina Del Rey. It is only seen from interior views in the film.
LOCATION: 3811 Ocean Front Walk #1, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
The home of Rod Tidwell, played by Cuba Gooding, Jr., is a bit of a drive outside of L.A. to Westlake Village.
LOCATION: 1760 Kirsten Lee Dr, Westlake Village, CA 91361
The home of Dorothy, played by Zellweger, can be found in Manhattan Beach up a very steep and narrow hillside. It must have been a challenge getting movie trucks into this space.
LOCATION: 527 23rd St, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Jerry and Dorothy go on a date at a mexican restaurant, which still exists today near Playa Vista. It is only seen from interior views in the film.
LOCATION: 4141 S Centinela Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066
The 2019 James Mangold film “Ford v Ferrari,” starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon, was filmed in Georgia and California. In the film, Ken Miles, played by Bale, lives at this home, located in Los Angeles.
The 2006 comedy “Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny,” starring Jack Black and Kyle Gass, was filmed in Southern California. The film opens at the childhood home of JB, played by Jack Black, supposedly located in Kickapoo, Missouri. The real home can be found in Los Angeles.
LOCATION: 6956 W 85th St, Los Angeles, CA 90045
The exterior of the club the band performs at is located in Long Beach. However, most of the shots of the back area seen in the film can no longer be lined up easily anymore, as the bar has since erected an outdoor seating canopy and surrounded it in fencing.
LOCATION: 2913 E Anaheim St, Long Beach, CA 90804
JB and KG, played by Kyle Gass, stop for food at the Halfway House Cafe in Santa Clarita. The same location has appeared in many productions, such as “Waitress,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Space Cowboys,” “The Twilight Zone: The Movie” and “Westworld.” The cafe also appeared in a famous commercial starring Cindy Crawford.
LOCATION: 15564 Sierra Hwy, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
The 2001 Terry Zwigoff film “Ghost World” was shot in Southern California, despite the filmmaker’s best efforts to disguise that fact. The school seen during graduation at the beginning of the film is Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES).
LOCATION: 5931 W 18th St, Los Angeles, CA 90035
The home of Enid, played by Thora Birch, can be found in the Baldwin Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.
LOCATION: 5660 Clemson St, Los Angeles, CA 90016
Later in the film, Enid has a yard sale out front. As she’s taking her items back inside, Rebecca, played by Scarlett Johansson, invites her out, but Enid declines.
Enid has lunch with Rebecca at the former Quality Cafe in Downtown Los Angeles. The location appears in a couple different scenes with the girls. The diner was a one-time staple of film, appearing in “Seven,” “Training Day,” “Catch Me If You Can,” “Another Day In Paradise,” “(500) Days Of Summer” “Million Dollar Baby,” “The Rules Of Attraction,” “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “The Heartbreak Kid” and many more. However, it was not an actual restaurant open to the public. Instead it was used solely for filming (much like Johnie’s Coffee Shop in mid-town L.A.). Unless the building was being set up for a production, most of the time it was closed up and locked by a large metal door covering the front windows. So catching a glimpse of it was rare. It ceased to function as a filming location and was completely renovated in 2014. The interior of the property no longer bears any resemblance inside to how it appeared in so many films.
LOCATION: 1238 W 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90017 (since closed and remodeled)
The convenience store where Josh, played by Brad Renfro, works can be found in the Miracle Mile neighborhood. The store has since closed.
LOCATION: 901 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Josh gives the girls a ride through San Pedro. Most of the businesses seen in the street shot are still the same.
LOCATION: Near S Gaffey St / W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA 90731
It is a challenge placing the location of the Wowsville 50s Diner, as very little is seen of the exterior and the interior suggests a different location. What is more identifiable is the outside area where Seymour, played by Steve Buscemi, nearly gets into an accident. This spot can be found in San Pedro.
LOCATION: Centre St / 5th St, San Pedro, CA 90731
While the green building behind Seymour has since been demolished, you can see the curvature of the road and the port in the background still matches. More details of the Northeast corner match up in old street and satellite views as well.
However, the area where the diner appears to be, from the perspective of the characters, would be the Southwest corner, which is now demolished and was a courthouse parking lot prior to that, suggesting the diner was a filmed at a different location.
This corner in Venice appears a couple times in the film, first when Enid and Rebecca discuss what Satanists do, then again near the end of the film, when Enid walks alone.
LOCATION: 2498 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
Enid and Rebecca take an interest in Seymour and follow him to his home, which can be found just around the block from the location used as Enid’s home in the film.
LOCATION: 3449 Carmona Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90016
Seymour holds a garage sale next to his apartment building, where Enid purchases a used LP.
The man waiting for the bus that never comes sits at a bench in front of this wall in San Pedro.
LOCATION: 406 W 6th St, San Pedro, CA 90731
The location is seen again at the end of the film.
The fictional Zine-O-Phobia shop can also be found in San Pedro.
LOCATION: 365 W 6th St, San Pedro, CA 90731
Enid visits Seymour at an outpatient clinic. As she exits, Rebecca is sitting on a bench outside waiting for her. This location can be found in Santa Clarita, a bit of a distance from most of the other filming locations.
LOCATION: 22607 6th St, Santa Clarita, CA 91321
Enid walks alone past a Radio Shack store and looks across the street to see the man waiting for the bus that never comes. In reality, the two locations are nowhere near one another.
LOCATION: 5786 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038 (facing Arden Pl)
The final shot was filmed on the Sixth Street Viaduct in Downtown Los Angeles. The original bridge was demolished in 2016, due to a flaw in the original concrete used to build the bridge, which gave it a high likelihood of eventual collapse. A new bridge was built in its place and opened in 2022. The original bridge appeared in countless films, including “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” “Drive,” “Repo Man,” “Grease,” “Blade,” “Swordfish,” “Double Dragon” and dozens more.
LOCATION: Sixth Street Viaduct, E 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (rebuilt and remodeled)
The 1996 Jim Carrey comedy “The Cable Guy” was filmed in Southern California. The exterior of this building was used as the apartment of Steven Kovacs, played by Matthew Broderick. The same building has appeared in many films, including “Changeling,” “Twins,” “American Pie 2,” “Ouija,” “Oujia: Origin of Evil,” “Annabelle: Creation,” “The Ring 2,” “Puppet Master II,” “Truth or Dare,” “Where Sleeping Dogs Lie,” “Species III” and many more. It has also appeared in numerous TV shows, such as “Westworld,” “You,” “American Crime Story,” “Teen Wolf,” “Bosch: Legacy” and more.
LOCATION: 306 Loma Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90017
The memorable scene at Medieval Times, where Chip, played by Carrey, challenges Steven to a battle was filmed in Buena Park. It is a real establishment still in operation.
In the 2008 Clint Eastwood film “Changeling,” Christine Collins, played by Angelina Jolie, lives in this home, located in San Dimas, California.
LOCATION: 126 W 2nd St, San Dimas, CA 91773
The psychiatric hospital is actually an apartment complex. This same building has appeared in many films, including “The Cable Guy,” “Twins,” “American Pie 2,” “Ouija,” “Oujia: Origin of Evil,” “Annabelle: Creation,” “The Ring 2,” “Puppet Master II,” “Truth or Dare,” “Where Sleeping Dogs Lie,” “Species III” and many more. It has also appeared in numerous TV shows, such as “Westworld,” “You,” “American Crime Story,” “Teen Wolf,” “Bosch: Legacy” and more.
The 1998 drama “Apt Pupil,” starring Brad Renfro and Ian McKellen, was filmed in Southern California. The house where Kurt Dussander, played by McKellen, lives can be found in Altadena.
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.
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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