In the 2012 comedy “This Is 40,” a spin-off of “Knocked Up,” the story follows the life of a married couple, Pete and Debbie, played by Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann. The same house was used for the couple in both films and can be found in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The property is gated, with a long wall running along the front, so visibility is difficult. From the right angle, however, it can still be seen.
LOCATION: 531 N Bristol Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90049
Unfiltered Records, the record label where Pete works, can be found in Venice. It’s just a couple doors down from the bar in “Bad Santa.”
LOCATION: 1118 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
Pete’s father Larry, played by Albert Brooks, lives at this Studio City home.
LOCATION: 12718 Valley Spring Ln, Studio City, CA 91604
The house from the 1990 Bill Cosby comedy “Ghost Dad” can be found in South Pasadena, California. Located on Bushnell Ave, the road is famous for many iconic movie homes, from such films as “Back To The Future” and “Teen Wolf.”
LOCATION: 1621 Bushnell Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030
Elliot works at the Eastern Columbia Building in Downtown Los Angeles. The same building has appeared in the films “Predator 2,” “(500) Days Of Summer,” “I Wanna Hold Your Hand,” “The Last Hour” and more.
LOCATION: 849 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Elliot rides in a taxi cab than nearly crashes into a train in Port Hueneme, California, about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The same intersection and train tracks also appear in the film “Back To The Future Part III.”
LOCATION: S Ventura Rd / Shoreview Dr, Port Hueneme, CA 93041
The 2012 Steven Soderbergh film “Magic Mike” depicts the behind the scenes life of a stripper played by Channing Tatum, loosely based on the actor’s own experiences in the world of male stripping.
The film was shot mostly in the Tampa, Florida area. The group performs at Club Xquisite, where they are led by Dallas (Matthew McConaughey). The club was actually a composite of two separate buildings. The exterior was filmed at Wilson’s Sports Lounge in St. Petersburg.
LOCATION: 3030 4th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33704
The interiors were filmed across the country at the former Platinum Live in Studio City, California (11345 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604), which shut down not long after the film was shot.
In the town of Oceanside, California, about 40 miles north of San Diego, you’ll find the iconic house from the 1986 hit “Top Gun.” Charlie, played by Kelly McGillis, lives at this beachfront cottage, where she is visited by Maverick, played by Tom Cruise. The two make love while Berlin’s “Take My Breath Away” plays, in one of the most famous love scenes of the 1980s.
The house sat vacant and boarded up for years, having fallen into a state of disrepair, with fencing erected around it in an effort to minimize vandalism. At the time of filming, several other houses existed along the block, but all were demolished except for this one. Hotel development has since taken place in 2020 on this block, but the “Top Gun” house drives tourism to Oceanside, so rather than demolition, the house was relocated about a block away and restored (much like what happened with the Michael Myers house from the original “Halloween“). While the restoration is much needed, we were able to capture it at it’s original site while it still remained there. The house now sits in it’s permanent location across from the Oceanside Fishing Pier, on N Pacific St, between Pier View Way and Mission Ave.
LOCATION: Originally located at 102 N Pacific St, Oceanside, CA 92054, permanently relocated to N Pacific St, between Pier View Way and Mission Ave
Here is a front facing view of the house before the 2020 restoration, where you can see a poster for the film over one of the boarded up windows.
For scenes set at the back of the house, a completely different location stood in, behind the medical building of Paramount Studios.
LOCATION: 5555 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
In San Diego, you’ll find the bar where Maverick and Goose sing “Great Balls of Fire.” Kansas City Barbeque, located not far from the city’s convention center where their famous Comic Con takes place, makes no secret of their connection to the film. In fact, it’s one of the main themes of the restaurant. Here is the room where Goose played the piano, which was on the wall to the left.
LOCATION: 600 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101
The piano itself has been relocated to a different room in the restaurant.
The walls are adorned with tons of imagery and promotional items from the film.
In a later scene, Maverick sits at this bar.
They even have a neon sign for the film in the front windows.
It’s always nice to see places embrace their film history so much. Be sure to check it out if you’re in the San Diego area.
For Tim Burton’s 2016 film “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” the filmmaker returned to his old stomping grounds of West Central Florida, where he famously shot “Edward Scissorhands” sixteen years prior. Jake’s house can be found in the town of Largo, in a small neighborhood built on a peninsula.
LOCATION: 101 Poinciana Ln, Largo, FL 33770
One of the more memorable locations in the film, besides of course the titular home of Miss Peregrine (located in Belgium), is the house of Abe, which sits before of a long row of ominous looking trees. The house can be found in Sun City Center, Florida.
LOCATION: 1007 Hacienda Dr, Sun City Center, FL 33573
For the 1989 sequel “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” most of the story is set in Chicago, Illinois, but production took place primarily in Burbank, California, with a few exteriors filmed in Chicago and Colorado. The Griswold house was not a real house, rather a set on the Warner Bros. Ranch. The ranch was located separate from the main Warner Bros. Studio lot and not open to public tours. The entire ranch was demolished in 2023, with sound stages taking over the space. The same house could be seen in “American Beauty,” “WandaVision,” “Hocus Pocus,” “Small Soldiers,” “Pleasantville” and more.
LOCATION: 411 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505 (demolished)
Just next to the Griswold house was the house of Todd and Margo, played by Nicholas Guest and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. It too was a set, but of all the houses on the ranch, it had the most functional interior, having been used in many productions. The house was mostly shown from side angles or close-ups, likely due to having been used in another popular film series at that time, such as “Lethal Weapon,” where it served as Danny Glover’s house. Known as the Lindsay house, it has also appeared in “American Beauty,” “WandaVision,” The Three Stooges serials, “Pushing Daisies,” “The Middle” and many more. It too has since been demolished.
LOCATION: 411 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505 (demolished)
Clark flirts with an attractive woman working at a department store, before his son busts him. This was filmed at Bullocks Wilshire, a famous art deco building on Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles. Once a luxury department store, the building now operates as a law school. The building is only seen from interior views in the film. While the inside is typically closed to the public, there are occasional public tour opportunities. The building has also been seen in the films “Mank,” “The Aviator,” “The Public Enemy” and “Dunston Checks In,” the TV series “Moonlighting” and Areosmith’s music video for “Love in an Elevator,” as well many other productions.
LOCATION: 3050 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Later in the film, Clark fantasizes about the same department store woman, undressing at a pool in his back yard. The pool was also located at the Warner Bros Ranch. While located fairly close to the Griswold house, it was actually on the opposite side of the street (known as Blondie St), not in back of the house as depicted in the film. If not for the trees in the background of the photo below, you could see the Griswold house in the distance. This area has likewise since been demolished.
LOCATION: 411 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505 (demolished)
Near the end of the film, Cousin Eddie, played by Randy Quaid, abducts Clark’s boss from his home after he stiffs his staff on their Christmas bonuses. This was filmed at the Mattison Boyd Jones house in Glendale, California. The house can be a bit tricky to see from the road, as the front of the property has a long fence with high shrubs and the driveway is gated. However, from the right angle you can still catch a view. Currently a private residence, the house has been seen in many television shows, primarily from the 70s and 80s, including “Flamingo Road,” “Columbo,” “Knight Rider” and “Emerald Point N.A.S.”
Bradley Cooper directed and starred alongside Lady Gaga in the 2018 remake of “A Star is Born,” which was filmed largely around Los Angeles. Early in the film, Ally, played by Lady Gaga, quits her job at a restaurant. This was filmed in the kitchen of the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. Ally can be seen walking up the loading ramp just past the hotel on S Grand Ave. The same alley can be seen in the film “Chinatown” (on the upper ramp to the right) and from the reverse angle in the film “Seven.”
LOCATION: 530 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Ally’s house can be found in Angelino Heights, almost directly across the street from Dominic Toretto’s house in “The Fast And The Furious.”
LOCATION: 739 E Kensington Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Another view of Ally’s house.
Jack and Ally sit in front of the Super A Foods market late at night as Ally nurses an injured hand. The same market was used in the films “Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood” and “Crossroads.”
LOCATION: 2924 Division St, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The famous Chateau Marmont is where Ally sees the billboard promoting her album release.
LOCATION: 8221 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046
Jack and Ally begin living together in a house near the woods, located in Calabasas. Since filming completed, the property is now surrounded by a fence. However, due to the downward slope of the land from the road, the house is still easily visible from several areas.
LOCATION: 481 Cold Canyon Rd, Calabasas, CA 91302
Jack’s garage, seen in several scenes in the film, is not fenced off and sits very close to the road.
Jack is awoken on the street curb in front of his friend Noodles’ house, supposedly located in Memphis. The real home can be found in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of East L.A.
The home itself is only seen from interiors and side angles from the opposite side of the fence in the film. The same house can be seen as the party house in the 1980s comedy “Teen Wolf” and was featured on an episode of the TV series “This Is Us.” Directly next door is also the house of Chloë Grace Moretz’s character in “(500) Days Of Summer.”
The 2018 superhero action film “Black Panther” shot in numerous locations, including Argentina, Busan, South Korea and Atlanta, Georgia. In the early scenes of the film, some kids play basketball in a parking lot in front of an apartment tower, supposedly located in Oakland, California. The real building is the Wheat Street Towers, located in Atlanta, Georgia.
LOCATION: 375 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30312
T’Challa, played by Chadwick Boseman, makes his way to Busan, South Korea, along with Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Okoye (Danai Gurira). The three of them enter an exclusive casino in search of Klaue, played by Andy Serkis. The exterior scenes were an elaborate recreation of Jagalchi Market, a famous fish and seafood market. However, it was actually a heavily set dressed portion of the MET Atlanta business park in Altanta, Georgia (675 Metropolitan Pkwy SW, Atlanta, GA 30310). The casino interior was built at EUE Screen Gems Studios in Atlanta (175 Lakewood Way SW, Atlanta, GA 30315).
The real Busan does feature in the film, however, during the ensuing car chase in pursuit of Klaue. Black Panther flips a car over as it crosses Gwangan Bridge.
LOCATION: Gwangan Bridge, Millak-dong, Busan, South Korea
Black Panther rides on the roof of a car down Gwanganhaebyeon-ro, a popular street near Gwangan Bridge. This area has a small beach with a great view of the bridge. Often boats are out on the water lighting fireworks. It attracts a young crowd and is a great area to visit, particularly at night, if you find yourself in Busan.
LOCATION: Near 195 Gwanganhaebyeon-ro, Gwangan 2(i)-dong, Suyeong-gu, Busan, South Korea (GPS coordinates: 35.151638, 129.116886)
After Klaue is captured, he is taken to a CIA site, supposedly still located in South Korea. This is actually back in Atlanta, where the streets were set dressed to appear Korean.
LOCATION: 223 Mitchell St SW, Atlanta, GA 30303
This 2018 Lexus LC 500 Inspiration Series was featured during the aforementioned Busan chase scene. Black Panther rides atop the remotely driven vehicle, leaping onto other vehicles to disable them on the streets of South Korea. The vehicle could be found on display at the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California, which ran an exhibit entitled “Hollywood Dream Machines: Vehicles Of Science Fiction and Fantasy” from May 2019 through May 2020.
LOCATION: Peterson Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Lastly, we leave you with a Black Panther statue, which could be found at the Busan Museum of Movies. There were actually a couple statues placed outdoors near the filming locations in Busan, including the beach near Gwangan Bridge covered in this article. Two of the statues were unfortunately destroyed, however, within a month of going on display. They were identical to this one, which is still in tact in the lobby of the Busan Museum of Movies.
LOCATION: Busan Museum of Movies, 12 Daecheong-ro 126beon-gil, Donggwangdong 3(sam)-ga, Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea
Right next to the statue in the museum, you can find this information on the Busan filming locations. The locations are scattered all over the city, so unfortunately we didn’t have time to visit them all, but hope to in the future.
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