American Gigolo (1980)

dir. Paul Schrader

Julian Kaye (Richard Gere) shopping with one of his lady clients – Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Many of the stores, like Juschi and Kurt Geiger of Bond Street, that were on Rodeo in the early 1980s have long disappeared.

The coastal drive – Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California

Anne's (Nina Van Pallandt) house – 26842 Malibu Cove Colony Drive, Malibu, California. Many thanks to pickled_okra for finding this location.

Julian’s apartment – Sunset Plaza Apartments, 1220 Sunset Plaza Drive, Los Angeles, California. It was named a historical landmark in 1981, but was demolished in 1987.

Julian drives the lady from Charlotte to her hotel – Beverly Hills Hotel, 9641 Sunset Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California.

Julian first meets Michelle Stratton (Lauren Hutton) – Cocktail Lounge, Union Station, 800 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, California. The lounge still exists but it has been closed to the public since 1969. Thanks to kuezaco for the correction.

The Rheimans house – 2389 Yosemite, Palm Springs, California

The café where Julian meets with Leon (Bill Duke) – The Daisy, 326 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California. The building was torn down in 2005.

Julian advises Mrs. Williams on antiques - Sotheby Parke Bernet, 7660 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. The building has since been demolished.

Julian meets with Detective Sunday (Hector Elizondo) – Me & Me (now closed), 10975 Weyburn Avenue, Los Angeles, California. The towered structure in the background is the Regency Village Theatre at 961 Broxton Avenue.

Westwood Boulevard at Kinross and Broxton Avenues, Los Angeles, California. The building in the middle is the Janss Dome at 1099 Westwood Boulevard, currently housing Japanese restaurant Yamato.

Julian notices Michelle following him – 1056 Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.

Julian bumps into Michelle – Tower Records (now closed), 1028 Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California

Sunday once again meets with Julian – La Fiesta Room, Beverly Wilshire Hotel, 9500 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California

Mrs. Williams’ mansion - 1365 S. Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, California

Julian notices he’s being followed – Weyburn Avenue looking toward Broxton Avenue, Los Angeles, California

Julian confronts Sen. Stratton’s assistant – Bruin Theatre, 948 Broxton Avenue, Los Angeles, California.

Sen. Stratton’s house – Still searching for this location

Julian asks a male hustler where to find Leon – Fox Wilshire Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California. It closed as a film venue in 1977, changed hands a few times, and is now called the Saban Theatre.

Julian meets with Leon - Probe, 836 N. Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, California. The building has since been demolished.

Michelle tells Julian she’s going away – Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 777 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, California, California.

Julian rents a car – 10951 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. The building has since been demolished, and the lot is currently vacant.

Julian sees Leon conspiring with Rheiman – California Overseas Bank (now called First Bank), 9145 Wilshire Boulevard at N. Oakhurst Drive, Beverly Hills, California.

Julian asks Anne for help but she brushes him off – Perino’s, 4101 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. The building has since been demolished.

Leon’s apartment building – Sterling International Towers, 10390 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. Julian enters it from S. Beverly Glen Boulevard.

The arrested Julian pleads his innocence to the press – Burbank City Hall, 275 E. Olive Avenue, Burbank, California

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Final Analysis

Get Shorty

Final Analysis (1992)

dir. Phil Joanou

Doctor Isaac Barr (Richard Gere) goes to testify in court – Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, California

Barr’s office – Still searching for this location

Barr dines with Heather (Kim Basinger) – Hotaling Cafe, 60 Hotaling Place, San Francisco, California

The pathological intoxication scene – Cicada Restaurant, 617 S. Olive Street, Los Angeles, California

Heather is taken to a hospital - Public Health Service Hospital, Presidio, San Francisco, California. This wing of the defunct hospital was demolished in 2009.

The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

The lighthouse – Pigeon Point Lighthouse, 210 Pigeon Point Road, Pescadero, California

Barr watches Heather dining with her husband (Eric Roberts) and is confronted by the latter in the restaurant’s restroom – Bix Restaurant, 56 Gold Street, San Francisco, California

Barr and Heather are waiting for a cab – Hilton Checkers Hotel, 535 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California

Barr comes to see Heather after she has been arrested – San Francisco City Hall (the Grove Street entrance), 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, California

The courtroom scenes - Park Plaza Hotel Ballroom, 607 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, California

Barr is awaiting the verdict – San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, California

Barr goes to check Freud's works in a library - Powell Library Building, UCLA, 10740 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, California

Barr questions the courthouse guard - San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, California

The psychiatric hospital - Public Health Service Hospital, 1801 Wedemeyer Street, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. The historic 1932 building was rehabilitated for housing and opened in 2010 as the Presidio Landmark Apartments.

Barr meets with Diane (Uma Thurman) - Sir Francis Drake Hotel, 450 Powell Street, San Francisco, California

Heather recovers the incriminating dumbbell - 1186 Greenwich Street, San Francisco, California

Pepe phones Barr - Greenwich Street at Hyde Street, San Francisco, California

The cable car ride – Hyde Street at Lombard Street, San Francisco, California

Heather gets off the cable car - Hyde Street at Greenwich Street, San Francisco, California.

'Bay Marina' - Presidio Yacht Club, Horseshoe Cove, Fort Baker, San Francisco, California. Fort Baker is located to the east of the Golden Gate Bridge. However, the Pidgeon Point Lighthouse used in the film's climax is located much farther south, in Pescadero, San Mateo County.

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Basic Instinct

Vertigo