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1980s LA Movie Locations
1980s LA Movie Locations
American Gigolo (1980) Beverly Hills Hotel, 9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills
Raging Bull (1980) Olympic Auditorium, 1801 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
On Golden Pond (1981) Franklin Canyon Reservoir, Santa Monica Mountains, north of Beverly Hills
True Confessions (1981) Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., Downtown LA
Blade Runner (1982) Bradbury Building, 304 S. Broadway, Downtown LA; Ennis-Brown House, 2655 Glendower Ave., Los Feliz
E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982) (flying bicycle scene) White Oak Boulevard, Granada Hills; private home, 7121 Lonzo St., Tujunga
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Canoga Park High School, 6850 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park
Rocky III (1982) Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
Blue Thunder (1983) Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 S. Figueroa St., Downtown LA
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Valley Girl (1983) Sherman Oaks Theater, 15052 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks
All of Me (1984) Greystone Mansion, 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills
Body Double (1984) Farmers Market, 6333 W. Third St., LA
Ghostbusters (1984) Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) private home, 1428 Genesee Ave., Hollywood
Splash (1984) Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
Swing Shift (1984) Fort MacArthur, 3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro
The Terminator (1984) Griffith Park Observatory, Griffith Park; Second Street Tunnel, Downtown LA
Into the Night (1985) Avenue of the Stars, Century City
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) Vincent Thomas Bridge, San Pedro
Police Academy 2 (1985) Third Street Tunnel, Downtown LA
Pretty in Pink (1985) Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
Star Trek IV (1986) Will Rogers State Historical Park, Pacific Palisades
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) private home, 4160 Country Club Drive, Long Beach
Back to the Beach (1987) Surfrider Beach, 23050 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
Born in East L.A. (1987) Whittier Boulevard and Anderson Street, East LA
Innerspace (1987) Wayfarers Chapel, 5755 Palos Verdes Drive South, Rancho Palos Verdes
La Bamba (1987) The Wiltern theater, 3790 Wilshire Blvd., LA
Witches of Eastwick (1987) Greystone Mansion, 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills
Miracle Mile (1988) La Brea Tar Pits, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., LA; Johnie’s coffee shop, 6101 Wilshire Blvd., LA
Rainman (1988) Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 S. Figueroa St., Downtown LA
Back to the Future (1989) Gamble House driveway, 4 Westmoreland Place, Pasadena
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989) Hollyhock House, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., Downtown LA; Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
Ghostbusters II (1989) Greystone Mansion, 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills
Police Academy 6 (1989) Fourth Street Viaduct, Downtown LA; Highland Park Police Station, 6045 York Blvd., Highland Park