2 Eylül 2012 Pazar

Dave (1993)

dir. Ivan Reitman

The White House (south side) - 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Dave Kovic (Kevin Kline) is riding to work – O Street between 33 Street and Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Dave's temp agency – 1344 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Dave's house – 1737 Kenyon Street, NW, Washington, DC

'The Monroe Hotel' where Dave first poses as the President - Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California. The same side lane (between Olive Street and S. Grand Avenue) was used in Roman Polanski's Chinatown.

The presidential motorcade coming across the river - Arlington Memorial Bridge and the Arts of War Statues, Washington, DC.

Dave throws out a ceremonial first ball - Oriole Park at Camden Yards, West Lee Street, Baltimore, Maryland

Dave and First Lady Ellen Mitchell (Sigourney Weaver) visit "Helping Hand Shelter" for homeless kids – Toy Warehouse Lofts, S. Santa Fe Avenue at E. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, California

Dave and Ellen get pulled over by two DC cops in front of this café (now closed) - 2431 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC

White House Chief of Staff Bob Alexander (Frank Langella) gives a press-conference to expose the President's unscrupulous activities - The Renwick Gallery, 1661 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Dave announces his bold economic plan - Building 3 of the Veterans Administration Hospital, 16111 Plummer Street (at Woodley Avenue), North Hills, California. The building has been demolished and replaced by a new central parking area for patients.

Dave's speech before a joint session of Congress – U.S. Capitol, 1 1st Street, Washington, DC. The interiors were filmed at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond.

The real Mitchell is taken to the hospital - National Naval Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland

Gary Nance (Ben Kingsley) is sworn in as President – Virginia State Capitol, 1000 Bank Street, Richmond, Virginia

See also...


Trading Places

A Fish Called Wanda

Chances Are (1989)

dir. Emile Ardolino

The Jeffries house - 3410 P Street, NW, Washington, DC

Philip (Ryan O'Neal) walks to the Jeffries house - P Street, NW, Washington, DC


The courthouse scene - Red Brick Court House, 29 Courthouse Square, Rockville, Maryland

Louie Jeffries (Christopher McDonald) observes the corrupt judge taking a bribe from the crime boss - The Theodore Roosevelt Island, Virginia, with the Key Bridge visible in the background.

The restaurant where Corinne (Cybill Shepherd) and Louie were supposed to have their anniversary dinner - Paolo's, 1303 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

The Smithsonian Institution where Corinne works as an exhibition curator - 1000 Jefferson Drive, SW Washington, DC

Alex (Robert Downey, Jr.) tries to get a job at the Washington Post - 1150 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC

Alex walks through the Enid A. Haupt Garden, located directly behind the Smithsonian Castle at 1050 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC

Philip's house - Still searching for this location

Miranda (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Philip walk by the Reflecting Pool, the Lincoln Memorial, Lincoln Memorial Circle SW, Washington, DC

Alex sits on the steps of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, 701 West Basin Drive, SW, Washington, DC

1 Eylül 2012 Cumartesi

Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

dir. Robert Aldrich

Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) stops at a gas station after nearly running over Christina (Cloris Leachman) – Calabasas, California

Hammer is discharged from the hospital – Kaiser Foundation Hospital, 4867 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. The building has changed a lot over the years but the address is the same.

Nick's garage was located on W.Temple Street at N.Dillon, Los Angeles, California and was later torn down.

Hammer parks his car on N.Rampart Boulevard at W.Temple Street, Los Angeles, California, where he is followed by a thug.

Hammer savagely attacks the thug - W.Temple Street at Dryden Place, Los Angeles, California

Ray Diker’s house stood on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Hill Place. The building was torn down in the 1960s, the street was replanned and renamed. The current address for this location is 611 W. Cesar Chavez Avenue, Los Angeles, California

Hammer visits Christina’s apartment looking for clues - 325 South Bunker Hill Avenue, Los Angeles, California. This house known as The Castle was moved to Heritage Square in 1969 and was burned to the ground by arsonists the same year.

Lily Carver’s (Gaby Rodgers) hideout - Hotel Jalisco was located in the 600 block of N. Spring Street between Sunset Boulevard and Macy. It was demolished and replaced with a parking lot.

Hammer’s apartment building - 10401 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California

Mobster Carl Evello’s house – 603 Doheny Road, Beverly Hills, California

Hammer drives past Angel's Flight on his way to see Carmen Trivago (Fortunio Bonanova) – Clay Street, Los Angeles, California. The original Angel's Flight was connecting Hill Street and Olive Street and was torn down during the Bunker Hill redevelopment. The second Angel's Flight opened half a block to the south in 1996, connecting Hill Street and California Plaza.

Hammer has to climb a steep flight of steps to get to Trivago’s house. He starts on the Clay Street steps but when he is seen approaching Hillcrest Hotel he is already on the 3rd Street Steps. The steps were removed during the Bunker Hill redevelopment.

Trivago’s house – Hillcrest Hotel, northeast corner of 3rd and Olive Streets, Los Angeles, California. The building was lost to the Bunker Hill redevelopment along with many other Kiss Me Deadly downtown locations.

The black nightclub where Hammer hangs out - Club Pigalle was located in the 4800 block of Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California.

The beach house where the bad guys keep Hammer and Velda and where "the great whatsit" detonates in the finale - Westward Beach Road near Point Dume, Malibu, California. Aldrich would return to this location seven years later to film the climax of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Hammer finds the "great whatsit" in a locker – Hollywood Athletic Club, 6525 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.

See also...


Point Blank

The Outside Man