Michael Bay’s 1990s action film “Bad Boys” and it’s sequel, “Bad Boys II,” are famously set in Miami, Florida. Marcus, played by Martin Lawrence, lives in this house in the first film, which is located near the Marlins Park baseball field.
LOCATION: 737 NW 15th Ave, Miami, FL 33125
The police station where the pair work is actually the Dade County Courthouse. The building was also seen in the 1981 Sydney Pollack film “Absence of Malice” and the 1998 thriller “Wild Things,” as well as the TV show “Miami Vice.”
LOCATION: 73 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33130
“Club Hell,” where Marcus gets into a fight in the bathroom, was the heavily dressed Scottish Rite Temple. The same building appears in Michael Mann’s 2006 film adaptation of “Miami Vice.”
LOCATION: 471 NW 3rd St, Miami, FL 33128
The apartment where Mike, played by Will Smith, lives was the former Collins Park hotel in Miami Beach, which was also seen in the original “Miami Vice” television series. The property is currently undergoing remodeling.
LOCATION: 2030 Park Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Julie, played by Téa Leoni, is kidnapped and a large action sequence takes place, ending with Mike and Marcus failing to rescue her. In one of director Michael Bay’s trademark shots, a low-angle, 360 degree shot around the pair takes place in front of the Tropics Hotel.
The house from the 1950s television show “Leave It to Beaver” can be found on the Universal Studios backlot on Colonial Street. The house was later incorporated into the neighborhood that became known as Wisteria Lane for the TV drama “Desperate Housewives” and can be seen in the horror film “House Of 1000 Corpses.” The house is featured as part of the Universal Studios Hollywood Tour.
LOCATION: 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608
It is common practice in Hollywood to film exteriors of homes on location, while filming interiors on studio lots. For the 1999 Sam Mendes film, “American Beauty,” an unusual approach was taken to film the exteriors on a studio lot and the interiors in real locations.
Lester Burnham, played by Kevin Spacey, lived at this house, the exterior of which was located on the Warner Bros. Ranch in Burbank, California. The ranch was a small lot located apart from the main studio lot, and not open to public tours. The entire ranch was demolished in 2023, with sound stages taking over the space. The house was also well known for having been used as the Griswold home in 1989’s “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” It also appeared in “WandaVision,” “Hocus Pocus,” “Small Soldiers,” “Pleasantville” and more.
LOCATION: 411 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505 (demolished)
The interiors of Lester’s home were filmed at this house, located in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The exterior of the house was also featured in the TV series “Lizzie McGuire,” starring Hilary Duff.
LOCATION: 11388 Homedale St, Los Angeles, CA 90049
To the right of the Bernham house at the Warner Bros. Ranch was the exterior of the Colonel’s house. This house was most well known for being Danny Glover’s home in the “Lethal Weapon” films. Known as the Lindsay house, it also appeared in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” “WandaVision,” The Three Stooges serials, “Pushing Daisies,” “The Middle” and many more. This set has also since been demolished.
LOCATION: 411 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505 (demolished)
The interior of the Colonel’s house was filmed at this home near Hancock Park. The same house appeared in the film “Lady Bird.”
LOCATION: 330 S Windsor Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90020
To the left of the Burnham house was the house of the two Jims, played by Scott Bakula and Sam Robards. To stand on Blondie Street at the Warner Bros Ranch, where all three of the house exteriors were located, it really felt like you’re standing in a real neighborhood. It’s only when you approach up close that the facades began to show. This set has likewise since been demolished.
LOCATION: 411 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505 (demolished)
Carolyn, played by Annette Bening, hosts an open house at this home in Woodland Hills.
LOCATION: 22421 Collins St, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Here is a wider view of the home.
Across the street is a home being sold by Buddy Kane, played by Peter Gallagher. The home is seen very briefly in the film.
LOCATION: 22430 Collins St, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Lester takes a job at a fast food restaurant, where his wife unknowingly visits him at the drive through.
LOCATION: 20105 Saticoy St, Winnetka, CA 91306
Carolyn has an affair at the Top Hat Motel. The building can be found in North Hills.
LOCATION: 8525 Sepulveda Blvd, North Hills, CA 91343
The house from the 1991 Christina Applegate comedy “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead” can be found in Santa Clarita, California. Some of the angles seen in the film were from the left side of the home by the driveway, but trees obscure the view from the street. Many scenes were also filmed inside the actual home, as well as at the pool in the back yard. The same house was used in the 1980s sitcom “Just The Ten Of Us.”
LOCATION: 15548 Iron Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91387
The house where Malorie, played by Sandra Bullock, takes shelter with a group of strangers for much of the 2018 film “Bird Box” can be found in Monrovia, California.
LOCATION: 304 N Canyon Blvd, Monrovia, CA 91016
As Malorie and Jessica, played by Sarah Paulson, see chaos breaking out in the streets, they are driving down Main Street in La Puente. The same street was featured in the film “Halloween H20.”
LOCATION: 15824 Main St, La Puente, CA 91744
They continue driving down Main Street.
LOCATION: Main St / N 2nd St, La Puente, CA 91744
La Puente appears again later in the film as the group of survivors make their way to a grocery market.
LOCATION: 15900 Main St, La Puente, CA 91744
The market the group visits is Fields Market in Canoga Park. The store is a staple of film and television, appearing in such films as “Lady Bird,” “Matchstick Men” and “Birds Of Prey: And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn,” as well as such television shows as “Desperate Housewives,” “American Horror Story” and dozens more. It has also been seen in countless commercials and music videos. In the film, the group is seen entering from this side door.
The house from “Zombieland” where Billy Murray, in a memorable cameo, lives can be found in Atlanta, Georgia. The house sits back from the road and the front of the property along the street has since become a bit obscured by trees and plants. However, it’s still possible to manage a view from some angles.
LOCATION: 490 West Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305
“Blaine’s Grocery” market was a vacant building at the time of filming. The property was unfortunately remodeled in 2018 and no longer resembles how it appeared in the film. It can be found at 4431 Brownsville Rd, Powder Springs, GA 30127.
While much of “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” was filmed in Hawaii, Alex’s house from the beginning of the film can be found in the Ansley Park Sherwood Forest neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. It’s located in the same neighborhood as Liz’s house in “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”
LOCATION: 1646 Friar Tuck Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
While the original “Problem Child” filmed in mostly around Dallas, Texas, the sequel, “Problem Child 2,” was filmed primarily around Orlando, Florida.
Ben Healy, played by John Ritter, moves with Junior into this lakefront home.
LOCATION: 1216 Lancaster Dr, Orlando, FL 32806
The school Junior attends is Kaley Elementary School. The same school was featured in the 1985 film “D.A.R.Y.L.”
LOCATION: 1600 E Kaley St, Orlando, FL 32806
This is the curb where Ben wrestles to get Junior out of the car and rips the entire seat out.
This entrance is where the bully tries to push the satellite onto Junior from the roof above.
Several scenes were also filmed at the Harry P. Leu Gardens. You have to pay to enter the grounds and the property is bigger than you might expect. Grabbing a map from the reception area might help you find your way, but if you’re seeking out the “Problem Child 2” locations, you might end up doing a bit more walking than you anticipated.
The Leu House Museum is where Ben prepares for his wedding to Lawanda.
LOCATION: 1920 N Forest Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
The wedding itself is set in another section of the same property.
The love rock Junior and Trixie visit is also at the Harry P. Leu Gardens. This is where the rock was placed, but the prop is long since gone.
There are so many sites related to author Jack Kerouac scattered across the United States, one could probably dedicate an entire website to it. Here we pay a homage to a man who not only influenced a generation, but helped shape American counterculture.
This residence in the town of Lowell, Massachusetts is where Kerouac was born on March 12, 1922. His family lived on the second floor.
LOCATION: 9 Lupine Rd, Lowell, MA 01850
A plaque can be found on the front porch of the house.
Kerouac’s family frequently relocated around Lowell. By age four, they moved to this house, said to be Kerouac’s third home, which the author referred to as “sad Beaulieu.” Beaulieu was the name of the street and Jack’s older brother Gerard died of rheumatic fever while they lived there.
LOCATION: 34 Beaulieu St, Lowell, MA 01850
The Kerouac family relocated to Jamaica, New York (near Queens), where they lived in the upstairs unit above what was then a drugstore. It was here that Kerouac wrote the “The Town and the City” and began crafting the initial pieces of his most famous novel, “On the Road.”
LOCATION: 133-01 Cross Bay Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11417
Renowned author William S. Burroughs (“Naked Lunch,” “Junky,” “Queer”) lived in this New Orleans home from 1948 to 1949. The house was famously documented in “On the Road,” where Kerouac recounted visiting on January 21, 1949.
LOCATION: 509 Wagner St, New Orleans, LA 70114
Kerouac would finish “On the Road” in New York City at 454 W 20th St, New York, NY 10011. Nearby, at the corner of 7th Ave and W 20th St is where Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty say their goodbyes at the end of the novel.
As is well documented, “On the Road” was not published for many years after it’s completion. By the time it was first published in 1957, Kerouac had moved to Orlando, Florida. It was in this home where he lived when “On the Road” became a bestseller and skyrocketed the author to instant fame. Kerouac also began the manuscript for “The Dharma Bums” at this home. The historic nature of the house was not known to Kerouac historians until 1996, when research for an article about the author led to the discovery.
LOCATION: 1418 Clouser Ave, Orlando, FL 32804
Kerouac’s final home, where the author resided in 1969, can be found in St. Petersburg, Florida. The house, reportedly still owned by the Kerouac family, is said to still contain the desk of the author, as well as other personal belongings. Mostly sitting empty since the 1970s, the house is in need of renovation. If upkeep can be successfully funded, the home has been considered to be opened up for public visitation in the future.
LOCATION: 5169 10th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33710
After Kerouac’s passing, he was relocated back to his birth town of Lowell, Massachusetts for his funeral and burial. His grave can be found at the Edson Cemetery. The trails around the cemetery are laid out like streets. The author’s grave site can be found near the corner of Lincoln and 7th, six graves up and three graves in. It is rumored that singer Bob Dylan still visits Kerouac’s grave twice a year.
Two grave stones can be found there for the iconic writer. Here is the original.
LOCATION: Edson Cemetery, 1375 Gorham St, Lowell, MA 01852 (Lot 76, Range 96, Grave 1)
Just past it is a larger headstone, which was added in 2014. It features an engraving of the author’s signature, along with the words “The road is life.”
These locations only scratch the surface of all the Kerouac sites to be discovered all across the United States, but it is of course the man’s writing which stands the greatest test of time.
In the 1995 comedy “Friday,” Craig, played by Ice Cube, lives at this Los Angeles house. He hangs out with Smokey, played by Chris Tucker, on the front porch.
