Jordan Ladd

The 2007 Quentin Tarantino film “Death Proof” was originally released alongside Robert Rodriguez’s “Planet Terror” as the “Grindhouse” double feature, with both films later released separately. “Death Proof” was filmed in Austin, Texas and Southern California.

Kim, Abernathy and Zoe, played by Tracie Thoms, Rosario Dawson and Zoe Bell, take a Dodge Challenger on a test drive on a rural road. These scenes are set in Tennessee, but were actually filmed on the outskirts of Santa Barbara County, California. They stop the car next to this barn, where they discuss a stunt where Zoe rides on the hood of the car. They are seen passing the barn again later as they execute the stunt.

LOCATION: 4101 Jalama Rd, Lompoc, CA 93436

Stuntman Mike, played by Kurt Russell, first attacks the girls with his car on Figueroa Mountain Rd in Santa Ynez.

LOCATION: Figueroa Mountain Rd, Santa Ynez, CA 93460 (GPS coordinates: 34°42’21.2″N, 120°06’43.9″W)

Kim shoots at Stuntman Mike from this intersection.

LOCATION: Armour Ranch Rd / Happy Canyon Rd, Santa Ynez, CA 93460

The girls get the upper hand on Stuntman Mike and pursue him down another stretch of Figueroa Mountain Rd in Santa Ynez. Stuntman Mike briefly thinks he has lost the girls at this area, where they veer off road.

LOCATION: Figueroa Mountain Rd, Santa Ynez, CA 93460 (GPS coordinates: 34°43’27.2″N, 120°06’14.7″W)

The final confrontation between the girls and Stuntman Mike takes place just up the road from the previous location.

LOCATION: Figueroa Mountain Rd, Santa Ynez, CA 93460 (GPS coordinates: 34°43’35.0″N, 120°05’59.1″W)

Here are a couple more views of the same area.

The final shot takes place here.

Thanks to Halloween Filming Locations and Then & Now Movie Locations for finding and first photographing these locations.

The 1997 Gregg Araki film “Nowhere” was shot around Southern California. The whale mural where Montgomery, played by Nathan Bexton, gets picked up can be found at 3795 Beethoven St, Los Angeles, CA 90066.

Dark, played by James Duval, spots an alien in front of this famous mural in Hollywood, known as “You Are A Star,” which can also be seen in such films as “La La Land” and “8MM.”

LOCATION: 1648 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Bart and Cowboy, played by Jeremy Jordan and Guillermo Diaz, talk on top of the roof of the Rosslyn Hotel, located at 112 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA 90013.

Zero, played by Joshua Gibran Mayweather, picks up Zoe, played by Mena Suvari, at the Japanese Garden of the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys, California. The location has been used in countless TV shows and films, notably serving as the “Starfleet Academy” in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Star Trek: Voyager” and “Star Trek: Enterprise.” Other TV shows to film there include the original “Knight Rider,” “Murder She Wrote” and the original “Charmed.” Films such as “Bio-Dome,” “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey,” “Twins,” “Ghost In The Machine,” “Rising Sun,” “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,” “Zoombies,” “Cyber Tracker” and “Most Wanted” also filmed at the location.

LOCATION: 6100 Woodley Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91406

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Death Proof (2007)

Nowhere (1997)