The 1997 Harmony Korine film “Gummo,” while set in the town of Xenia, Ohio, was actually shot in Nashville, Tennessee, where Korine spent part of his youth. The majority of the filming locations are in close proximity to one another.
The film opens with Bunny Boy, played by Jacob Sewell, sitting on an overpass above the I-40 freeway. It is still there today, although the fencing has been changed.
LOCATION: Near Newton Ave, Nashville, TN 37209 (GPS coordinates: 36°09’03.8″N, 86°51’47.9″W)
Tummler and Solomon, played by Nick Sutton and Jacob Reynolds, ride their bikes down Kentucky Ave. Most of the homes on this street have since been demolished. You can still find most of them on old Google street views. Only a couple properties seen in the film are still standing. The building at the top of the hill on the left is seen in the background of a couple shots.
LOCATION: Near 4636 Kentucky Ave, Nashville, TN 37209
While most of the houses have changed, the mountains in the background still line up with what is seen in the film.
The house to the right is one of the last remaining that was seen in the film.
The house of Dot (Chloë Sevigny) and her sisters was located on the same street, but has since been demolished. The houses to the left are where Dot’s house stood, while the house to the right stands in place of the home where Solomon stops Tummler from shooting Dot’s cat.
The grocery store scenes were filmed at 5404 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209.
The ice cream stand where Tummler and Solomon get milkshakes remains a popular spot.
LOCATION: 5301 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209
The back of the same location was also used for the interview with the albino woman.
The junkyard scenes were filmed at 670 James Ave, Nashville, TN, 37209, but it has since been razed and a residential development has been built in its place.
The tennis court scenes were filmed at Richland Park Tennis Court.
LOCATION: Richland Park Tennis Court, 4600-4698 Park Ave, Nashville, TN 37209
Helen (Carisa Glucksman) and Dot stand in this area.
Helen and Dot are seen walking down Charlotte Pike. Some of the buildings in the background have changed, while others still match up.
LOCATION: 5517 Charlotte Pike, Nashville, TN 37209
Jarrod sets up cat trap on the side of this building, which is right across the street from the ice cream stand.
LOCATION: 407 53rd Ave N, Nashville, TN 37209
Tummler and Solomon ride their bikes past this building as they spot a cat trap. The same building can be seen in the background when Tummler confronts Jarrod.
They continue in front of this electrical grid, where Tummler finds a cat trap.
The house where Tummler confronts Jarrod was located right across the street. The swimming pool from the end of the film was also located on the same property, with the electrical grid visible in the background of some shots. It has since been demolished, with new homes standing in its place. Here is what the area looks like now.
LOCATION: Near 6218 Morrow Rd, Nashville, TN 37209 (GPS coordinates: 36°09’54.57″N, 86°51’54.65″W, now demolished)
Dot and her sisters get a ride from a man who takes them to this parking lot.
LOCATION: 405 American Rd, Nashville, TN 37209
After the man makes unwanted sexual advances toward the girls, they hit him and get out of the car. He drives away shouting “Nothing new for trash like you.”
If you find yourself in Nashville and care to check out the filming locations, these can all be visited in a relatively short amount of time.
The 1995 Larry Clark film “Kids” was shot in New York City. Many of the locations, which are scattered all across Manhattan, have changed over the years, but the film remains an unflinching portrait of youth in the city in the 1990s. One location relatively unchanged is the steps outside of Darcy’s home, where Telly and Casper, played by Leo Fitzpatrick and Justin Pierce, talk at the beginning of the film.
LOCATION: 515 E 84th St, New York, NY 10028
The market where Telly and Casper steal beer has long since closed.
LOCATION: 1716 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10128
The apartment of Paul, played by Sajan Bhagat, was a composite of two locations. The exterior where they get buzzed into the building was filmed here.
LOCATION: 64 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003
The interior of Paul’s apartment was filmed at this building.
LOCATION: 501 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036
The building used for the STD clinic where Jennie, played by Chloë Sevigny, accompanies Ruby, played by Rosario Dawson, can be found at555 Broome St, New York, NY 10013.
Telly and Casper are seen jumping the turnstiles and entering the 77th St subway station.
LOCATION: Lexington Ave / E 77th St, New York, NY 10075
Telly and Casper meet up with a large group of their skater friends at Washington Square Park, where a massive fight soon breaks out. The park, as depicted in the film, is a popular skate spot in real life. In fact, its where director Larry Clark would often meet screenwriter Harmony Korine, as well as many other kids that would eventually join the cast of the film. Washington Square Park has been seen in countless films, including “Chasing Amy,” “When Harry Met Sally…,” “I Am Legend,” “Ghostbusters II,” “Inside Llewyn Davis,” “Serpico” and many more.
LOCATION: Washington Square, New York, NY 10012
The scenes of all the kids walking together down the center median of the road, which was also featured on some of the film posters, was shot at E Houston St / Avenue A, New York, NY 10002. While there is still a median there, it is now filled with plants and trees, instead of flat grass as seen in the film and pedestrians can no longer traverse it.
The swimming pool all the kids sneak into at night was the Tony Dapolito Outdoor Pool. The same pool famously appeared in the film “Raging Bull.”
LOCATION: 1 Clarkson St, New York, NY 10014
The club scenes where Jennie searches for Telly supposedly take place at NASA, a real former weekly rave that took place every Friday night at the Shelter club in Tribeca in the 1990s. However, the movie instead filmed at The Tunnel, a famous club formerly located in Chelsea. The Tunnel permanently closed back in 2001 and the building is now being remodeled. The location had appeared in other films, such as “Belly,” “Ghostbusters II” and “Vampire’s Kiss,” but there’s not much there to see today.
LOCATION: 220 12th Ave, New York, NY 10001 (since remodeled)
The film’s closing scenes depicting a party at the apartment of Steven, played by Jon Abrahams, were filmed at 240 E Houston St #2C, New York, NY 10002.
The 2007 David Fincher film “Zodiac” is primarily set in the San Francisco Bay area. However, production was split between Northern and Southern California, with quite a few scenes shot in the Greater Los Angeles area. The opening scenes show a young Mike Mageau, played by Lee Norris, being picked up for a date by Darlene Ferrine, played by Ciara Moriarty on July 4, 1969. While set in Vallejo, California, the scene was actually filmed in Long Beach. The camera rolls past a series of houses on Gundry Ave, beginning around 3938 Gundry Ave and stopping five houses down at Mike’s place.
LOCATION: 3964 Gundry Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
The couple drives to this diner, also located in Long Beach, where Darlene says it’s too crowded and decides to go some place quiet. The same diner has also appeared in the films “Corrina, Corrina,” “The Real McCoy” and “A Cinderella Story.”
LOCATION: 4390 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
The site of the first killings can be found in Santa Clarita on Bouquet Canyon Rd. The area had been dressed to look like a campground for another production and the filmmakers kept some of the design for this film. A rock wall, seen in some shots, as well as the entrance where Zodiac parks behind Darlene and Mike, can all be seen in historic aerial images. The landscape has changed over the years, but the general layout remains the same, with the hills in the back, trees on the right and layout of the road all still matching.
LOCATION: 30570 Bouquet Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91390 (GPS coordinates: 34°29’42.8″N, 118°27’28.3″W)
Here is the area the Zodiac is seen driving away, only to return. The scene itself is very dark in the film, but some of the behind the scenes features show the area in daylight before sets had been built. We confirmed with some of the filmmakers this was indeed the location seen in the film.
Robert Graysmith, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, lives in a house that is only seen from interior views in the film. However, a couple shots help pinpoint the neighborhood to Angelino Heights in Los Angeles. For example, the street outside of his home can be seen here when he takes his son to school early in the film.
LOCATION: Near the intersection of Douglas St / Kellam Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026 (approximately in front of 1406 Kellam Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026)
Robert drops his son off at for school at Roosevelt Middle School in San Francisco (460 Arguello Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94118).
Robert works as a cartoonist at the San Francisco Chronicle. For exterior shots, the real newspaper building was used.
LOCATION: 901 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Interiors for the San Francisco Chronicle were filmed at the old United States Post Office – Los Angeles Terminal Annex in Downtown Los Angeles. The building has also been used in such films as “City of Angels” and “Dear God,” as well as such TV shows as “Southland,” “EZ Streets” and “No Ordinary Family.”
LOCATION: 900 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The Zodiac kills a taxi driver at the corner of Washington and Cherry in San Francisco. This film shot at the real location where the murder took place, however their access was limited, as the neighborhood did not want the production there or the attention it would draw. The location is revisited several times in the film, as the characters hope the killer might return to the site on the anniversary of his crimes. For the night scenes, the Presidio Heights neighborhood was actually recreated on a studio lot at the former Downey Studios (12214 Lakewood Blvd, Downey, CA 90242), with blue screens used to add further backgrounds to the practical sets. Downey Studios has since been demolished.
LOCATION: 3893 Washington St, San Francisco, CA 94118
Robert stops his son from getting on the school bus at this location. This is again in the Angelino Heights neighborhood, just around the corner from the spot where he drives his son to school early in the film.
LOCATION: Near the intersection of Douglas St / Kellam Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026 (approximately in front of 908 Douglas St, Los Angeles, CA 90026)
Detectives visit the house of Melvin Belli, played by Brian Cox, after the Zodiac writes him a letter. Later in the film, Robert also visits the home. Belli’s house is located in Hancock Park at Fremont Place, which is one of the few gated communities in Los Angeles and therefore inaccessible to the public. A popular filming location, many productions have shot inside Fremont Place, such as “Taken,” “The War Of The Roses” and “Rocky III.” Fincher himself returned to the same neighborhood for “Gone Girl,” where the house of Desi Collings can also be found.
LOCATION: 72 Fremont Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Paul Avery, played by Robert Downey Jr., has an argument with Inspector David Toschi, played by Mark Ruffalo, outside of the Riverside Police Department. The building used in the scene is actually located in Culver City. The same location was also featured in the film “The Lincoln Lawyer.” The building has since been slightly remodeled, but is still recognizable.
LOCATION: 4130 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230 (since remodeled)
Toschi shares a sandwhich with his partner William Armstrong, played by Anthony Edwards, at the former Callahan’s Diner in Santa Monica. The location actually appears in three separate scenes in the film, with the latter two featuring Toschi meeting with Robert. According to information online, some shots were done on a set. Callahan’s Diner has long since closed and the building was being renovated at the time of our visit.
LOCATION: 1213 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403 (since remodeled)
A time lapse is shown of the construction of the Transamerica Pyramid building. This was of course a CGI creation.
LOCATION: 600 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94111
Toschi catches a screening of “Dirty Harry,” where he is unimpressed with the depiction of the Zodiac inspired villain “Scorpio.” The exterior of the building still exists (295 Bay St, San Francisco, CA 94133). However, the interior scenes were filmed at the former National Westwood Theatre in Los Angeles, which was demolished in 2008. Here is the area where it formerly stood.
LOCATION: 10925 Lindbrook Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90024
The Golden Gate Bridge is briefly seen in a transition shot when Robert makes his way to the Vallejo Police Department. The bridge is one of the most often seen locations in film, having appeared in “Vertigo,” “The Rock,” “Pacific Rim,” “X-Men: The Last Stand,” “Big Eyes,” “Terminator: Genisys,” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” “Superman: The Movie,” “San Andreas,” “A View To A Kill,” “Dirty Harry,” “Hulk,” “Lords Of Dogtown,” “The Bridge” and many more.
LOCATION: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
The Vallejo Police Department, where Robert obtains more information on the case, could be found in Hawthorne. It was a real police building, also featured in the TV series “True Blood” and the second season of “True Detective.” The building has since been demolished. Here is the area where it formerly stood.
LOCATION: 4440 W 126th St, Hawthorne, CA 90250 (now demolished)
Robert meets up with Toschi at the Wilshire Collonade to tell him about the progress of his own personal investigation. Toschi encourages Robert to keep investigating and directs him to seek out Melvin Belli. The same location was featured in numerous films, such as “Wrath Of Man,” “Stealing Harvard” and “Earthquake,” as well as such TV series as “Californication,” “American Crime Story: Impeachment” and more.
LOCATION: 3701 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Robert calls Toschi from a payphone in front of San Francisco City Hall, following a lead on Zodiac’s birthday.
LOCATION: 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl., San Francisco, CA 94102
Robert approaches Inspector Toschi again at the Earl Warren Building in San Francisco, seeking more information on the case. Toschi lets Robert know the case is unlikely to ever be solved at that point and tells him to not disturb him anymore.
LOCATION: 350 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102
The building is located next to City Hall, which can once again be seen in the background of some shots.
Robert is picked up by Bob Vaughn in front of the Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro. The same theater also appeared in many other films, including “Pearl Harbor,” “Babylon,” “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “Seabiscut,” “Remote Control,” “Win A Date With Tad Hamilton,” “It’s Pat: The Movie,” “Ghosts Of Mississippi,” “Boys And Girls,” “Live By Night,” “Worth Winning,” “Mark Of Love,” “Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here” and “From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks.” It has also appeared in such television series as “The O.C.,” “Party Of Five,” “Melrose Place,” “T.J.Hooker,” “7th Heaven” and “Cousin Skeeter.”
LOCATION: 478 W 6th St, San Pedro, CA 90731
Near the end of the film, Robert tracks down a suspect he believes may be the Zodiac working inside this hardware store in South Gate. The building is only seen from interior views in the film.
LOCATION: 3948 Tweedy Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280
In the closing scenes of the film, an older Mike Mageau is brought in at the Ontario Airport to look at photos of potential suspects. The airport has appeared in many other films, including “Catch Me If You Can,” “Saving Mr. Banks,” “Blow,” “Argo” and more.
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