The 2022 action comedy “Day Shift,” starring Jamie Foxx, was primarily filmed in Southern California. In the film, Bud Jablonski, played by Foxx, lives at this apartment building, which can be found in Toluca Lake. The area where he is seen parking can be found facing Sarah St.
LOCATION: 4604 Cahuenga Blvd, Toluca Lake, CA 91602
Bud’s ex-wife and daughter live in this home, located in Northridge.
LOCATION: 11804 Darby Ave, Northridge, CA 91326
Seth, played by Dave Franco, lives in the apartment building, located in North Hollywood.
LOCATION: 12835 Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91607
The 2009 comedy “I Love You, Man” was filmed in and around Los Angeles, California. In the film, Peter, played by Paul Rudd, resides at this house.
LOCATION: 3959 Franklin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Peter’s friend Sydney, played by Jason Segel, lives at this house in Venice. While the home was completely visible in the film, the owners have since planted large shrubs in front yard, making the property increasingly difficult to see.
LOCATION: 26 Rose Ave, Venice, CA 90291
Peter and Zooey, played by Rashida Jones, have an engagement celebration at Hop Louie in Chinatown. The restaurant has since closed, but the facade still remains. The same restaurant was also seen in the 1990s comedies “Beverly Hills Ninja,” “Surf Ninjas” and “Mystery Men.”
LOCATION: 950 Mei Ling Way, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Peter and Sydney meet up for food and drinks at this restaurant in Venice.
LOCATION: 60 N Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
Peter’s parents’ house can be found in Toluca Lake.
LOCATION: 4727 Arcola Ave, Toluca Lake, CA 91602
Zooey’s workplace stood at 1626 Silver Lake Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026, but it has since been demolished.
Tim Burton’s 1994 film “Ed Wood,” starring Johnny Depp as the notorious, titular filmmaker, was mostly shot around Hollywood, California.
After the premiere of Ed’s play “The Casual Company,” he and the cast read the scathing reviews at Boardner’s bar in Hollywood. The same bar appeared in the film “Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles.”
LOCATION: 1652 N Cherokee Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Ed sees Bela Lugosi, played by Martin Landau, at a funeral parlor. This was filmed at the doorway to the left of Boardner’s, which has no distinguishable separate address.
Bela Lugosi’s house can be found in Gardena.
LOCATION: 1933 W 147th St, Gardena, CA 90249
Ed’s first apartment can be found in Hollywood.
LOCATION: 448 N Ogden Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Bela Lugosi delivers a speech to his fans here.
LOCATION: 1714 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028
This building served as Ed’s second apartment.
LOCATION: 6383 Yucca St, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Wood visits this church in Toluca Lake to get baptized, in order to obtain funding for his next film.
LOCATION: 4301 Cahuenga Blvd, Toluca Lake, CA 91602
Ed Wood meets Orson Welles, played by Vincent D’Onofrio, at Musso Frank & Grill in Hollywood. The restaurant has popped up in numerous films, including “Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood,” “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Blonde” and “Swingers,” as well as the TV shows “Mad Men” and “Bosch.”
LOCATION: 6667 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
The premiere of “Plan 9 from Outer Space” takes place at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. The famous theater likewise appeared in “Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood,” as well as such films as “The Aviator,” “The Bodyguard,” “Species,” “Batman Forever” and many more. Only the exterior of the Pantages was used. The interiors were filmed at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles (842 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014).
LOCATION:6233 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
The 2006 Adam Sandler produced comedy “Grandma’s Boy” filmed around Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley. Alex, played by Allen Covert, lives here with his friend Josh.
LOCATION: 918 E Edgeware Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Dante, played by Peter Dante, lives in this Burbank home.
LOCATION: 5104 Ledge Ave, Burbank, CA 91505
Jeff, played by Nick Swardson, lives in this Toluca Lake home.
LOCATION: 4649 Sancola Ave, Toluca Lake, CA 91602
The office scenes were filmed at Los Angeles Center Studios in Downtown Los Angeles. This area, in spite of certainly appearing to be a public street, is actually behind gates and part of the studio. The address of the studio itself is on S Bixel St, but this particular area is near S Beaudry Ave. You can see the area from some public spots, such as near the intersection of W 6th St / S Beaudry Ave, but it only offers a side view from a distance. The studio has been used in hundreds of productions, with this particular area appearing in the films “Frailty,” “Wrath Of Man” and “Inspector Gadget,” just to name a few.
LOCATION: 450 S Bixel St, Los Angeles, CA 90017 (the address of the studio complex is S Bixel St, but this spot is closer to 451 S Beaudry Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90017)
Grandma Lilly’s home can be found in the Angelino Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, just across the street from the houses from Michael Jackon’s “Thriller” music video and the TV show “Charmed” (this house was also used in the film “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo”).
LOCATION: 1324 Carroll Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The boys grab a bite at the original Tommy’s hamburgers, a popular and long-running L.A. establishment.
LOCATION: 2575 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Samantha, played by Linda Cardellini, lives at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. While the address is on S Grand Ave, the side seen in the film faces S Olive St near Pershing Square.
LOCATION: 506 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071 (rear entrance facing S Olive St)
Steven Speilberg’s dazzling debut, the 1971 thriller “Duel,” was mostly filmed around the Santa Clarita and Acton areas of California. David, played by Dennis Weaver, lives at this house in Toluca Lake, which has unfortunately since been heavily remodeled from how it appeared in the film.
LOCATION: 10414 Bloomfield St, Toluca Lake, CA 91602
As the film unravels, David unwillingly embarks on a terrifying cat and mouse game with a sadistic truck driver. The film does a great job of making most of the locations look quite desolate, but in reality the majority are located pretty close to civilization.
David stops off at this distinct looking restaurant with a stone facade in Santa Clarita after an encounter with the mysterious truck driver. The same restaurant was featured in the film “Wild At Heart” and the TV series “Sharp Objects.” Just a few buildings up the road is the motel from “Too Old To Die Young.”
LOCATION: 12625 Sierra Hwy, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
The tunnel where the kids on the school bus are stranded can be found on Soledad Canyon Rd in Santa Clarita, just past Capra Rd. From there you would pass through to the shoulder on the other side of the tunnel, as the view seen in the film is looking back westbound.
LOCATION: 34°25’55.1″N, 118°20’59.9″W (nearest address is 11540 Soledad Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91390)
David hides and tries to get some sleep further down Soledad Canoyn Rd, near the entrance of Middleton Ranch.
LOCATION: 6201 Soledad Canyon Rd, Acton, CA 93510
The truck follows David up this mesa next to Vasquez Canyon Rd in Santa Clarita. In fact, the name of the road is Mesa Dr, though it is now fenced off.
LOCATION: Mesa Dr / Vasquez Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
If you’ve never seen the film, we encourage you to seek it out. While the plot is pretty minimal, the execution stands the test of time and is so well done, it’s easy to see why Spielberg quickly made a name for himself.
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