Category: 80’s

  • Brewster’s Millions (1985) Film Locations

    Brewster’s Millions (1985) Film Locations

    Locations: 215-299 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA (Torchy’s Bar) Google Maps Co-ordinates: 34.047893, -118.250436 The Plaza, 5th Avenue, New York, NY, USA Google Maps Co-ordinates: 40.764078, -73.973643 Sun Microsystems, 101 Park Ave #3, New York, NY 10178, USA Google Maps Co-ordinates: 40.750908, -73.978081 773 Madison Avenue and East 66th Street, Manhattan Google Maps Co-ordinates: 40.767987, -73.968060…

  • National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) Film Locations

    National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) Film Locations

    Filming locations for 1983 adventure comedy, National Lampoon’s Vacation. Locations: 2310 North Vermont Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA (The Griswold House) (Built in 1941 – More info) Google Maps Co-ordinates: 34.112676, -118.291449 Saddleback Inn, 12500 Firestone Blvd, Norwalk, California, USA (Hotel) Google Maps Co-ordinates: 33.903723, -118.066542 900 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California, USA (Car Dealership)…

  • Commando (1985) Film Locations

    Commando (1985) Film Locations

    Commando is a 1985 American action film directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, and Dan Hedaya. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays John Matrix, a retired Special Forces commando who leads a quiet life with his daughter Jenny (Alyssa Milano) in an isolated Arizona mountain town until the day that Jenny is…

  • The Blues Brothers (1980) Film Locations

    The Blues Brothers (1980) Film Locations

    Locations: 22 W. Van Buren Street, The Loop, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA (Hotel/Apartment) Google Maps Co-ordinates: 41.877111, -87.628553 Pilgrim Baptist Church of South Chicago, East 91st Street, Chicago, IL, USA Google Maps Co-ordinates: 41.729924, -87.545409 West Wind Motel, West Chicago, IL, USA Google Maps Co-ordinates: 41.858210, -88.183532 South Shore Cultural Center, South South Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, USA…

  • The Fog (1980) Film Locations

    The Fog (1980) Film Locations

    Filming locations for the popular 1980 horror thriller, The Fog. Locations: The Point Reyes Lighthouse, Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Inverness, CA, United States (Built in 1870 – More info) Google Maps Co-ordinates: 37.995716, -123.023168 The long walk down…. Episcopal Church-The Ascension, East Laurel Avenue, Sierra Madre, CA, United States Google Maps Co-ordinates: 34.165757, -118.052025 12830 Sir Francis…

  • See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) Film Locations

    See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) Film Locations

    Filming locations for Gene Wilder’s & Richard Pryor’s comedy classic See No Evil, Hear No Evil was filmed in and around New York City and New Jersey. Locations: 1 Jay St, New York, NY 10013, USA (Dave and Wallace steal cop car) Google Maps Co-ordinates: 40.717976, -74.009303 5 Harrison St, New York, NY 10013, United…

  • The Hitcher (1986) Film Locations

    The Hitcher (1986) Film Locations

    Filming locations for 1986 classic The Hitcher starring Rutger Hauer and C. Thomas Howell was filmed in and around California. Locations: Barstow Road, Barstow, CA, USA Google Maps Co-ordinates: 34.680678, -116.966046 Roy’s Motel and Cafe, Amboy, California, USA (Roy’s Diner) (Also seen in Enrique Iglesias’ music video, Hero) Google Maps Co-ordinates: 34.558630, -115.743444 Death Valley Junction,…

  • Die Hard (1988) Film Locations

    Die Hard (1988) Film Locations

    Bruce Willis’ 1998 Christmas classic Die Hard was shot on location in Los Angeles, California. With the building only being built a year prior to the film being released, it has since become known as the “Nakatomi Plaza” by Die Hard fans ever since. Locations: Fox Plaza – 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Century City,…

  • Predator (1987) Film Locations

    Predator (1987) Film Locations

    Predator is a 1988 American science fiction action film directed by John McTiernan and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham, and Richard Chaves. The film was written by Jim Thomas and John Thomas (under the pseudonym of James Cameron) and released on June 12, 1987 in the United States. The…