The Long Goodbye (1973)

dir. Robert Altman

Philip Marlowe’s (Elliott Gould) apartment house – The High Tower Apartments, 2178 High Tower Drive, Los Angeles, California

Marlowe goes to an all-night supermarket to buy cat food – Jons (now closed), 1234 N. LaBrea Avenue, Los Angeles, California

Marlowe is thrown in jail - Lincoln Heights Jail; 401 N. Avenue 19, Los Angeles, California

The entrance to Malibu Colony – Malibu Road at Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California

Marlowe goes to see Eileen Wade (Nina Van Pallandt) who hires him to find her husband Roger (Sterling Hayden) – 23844 Malibu Road, Malibu, California

Marlowe finds Roger Wade at 'Burbank Care Center' – Las Encinas Hospital, 2900 East Del Mar Boulevard, Pasadena, California

The Wades beachfront house - 23844 Malibu Road, Malibu, California

Marlowe comes to Mexico to find out what really happened to his friend Terry Lennox – Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico; still searching for the exact location

A funeral procession – Convento Dominico de la Natividad, Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico

Marlowe sees Eileen’s car – 10880 Wilshire Boulevard (on the Westwood Boulevard side), Los Angeles, California

Eileen’s car is coming out of a parking garage - 10880 Wilshire Boulevard (on the Westwood Boulevard side), Los Angeles, California

Eileen’s car at the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California

Marlowe chases Eileen’s car - Westwood Boulevard at Lindbrook Drive, Los Angeles, California

Westwood Boulevard at Kinross Avenue, Los Angeles, California

Marlowe is hit by a car while running across the street - Kinross Avenue at Broxton Avenue, Los Angeles, California

Marlowe offers two Mexican officials "a James Madison" in exchange for the truth about Terry Lennox - Municipio de Tepoztlán, Calle Envila, Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico

Avenida 5 de Mayo at Calle Envila, Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico

Marlowe is on his way to see Lennox - Chiconcuac de Juárez, Mexico; still searching for the exact location

Lennox’s hideout - Chiconcuac de Juárez, Mexico; still searching for the exact location

See also...

Chinatown

L.A. Confidential

True Lies (1994)

dir. James Cameron

Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) crashes the diplomatic party at the Swiss chateau - Ochre Court, Salve Regina University, 16 Ochre Point Road, Newport, Rhode Island.

The foyer and ballroom were filmed at Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. It's not allowed to take pictures inside.

Back in DC - Pennsylvania Avenue at 6th Street NW, Washington, DC

The terrorists try to eliminate Harry - Shops at Georgetown Park (now closed), 3222 M Street NW, Washington, DC

Harry chases Aziz to a luxury hotel - The Historic Mayfair Hotel, 1256 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, California. The hotel interior was filmed at the historic Mayflower Renaissance Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC.

The glass elevator where Harry rides his horse is in Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California

The hotel rooftop scene was reportedly filmed at a Marriott in Manhattan, New York.

Gib drives Harry to his wife's office - 13th and E Street, NW, Washington, DC

Harry enters his wife's office - 13th Street at E Street, NW, Washington, DC

Helen Tasker comes to a Chinese restaurant to meet Simon - Eat First Restaurant, 609 H Street, NW, Washington, DC

Harry demands Gib to show the missing page from Helen's phone conversation transcripts - National Gallery Plaza, NW, Washington, DC

Simon tells Helen to meet him under the Key Bridge - 6th Street Bridge, Los Angeles, California

Hotel assignment for Helen - Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California

The rest of the film takes place in Florida. Click here to read about the Florida locations.

See also...

In the Line of Fire

The Living Daylights