Then & Now Movie Locations: 2023

Pop Culture

AC/DC (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap album cover) - 6826 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90028

2024

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The Doors (Morrison Hotel album cover) - 1246 S. Hope St. Los Angeles, Ca. 90015

2022

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Warren G (Regulate... G Funk Era album cover) - E. 21st St. and Lewis Ave. Long Beach, Ca. 90806

2023

Music Videos

Paula Abdul (Rush, Rush music video) - 2800 E. Observatory Rd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90027

(Griffith Observatory)

2023

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The Go-Go's (Our Lips are Sealed music video) - Wilshire Blvd. and Santa Monica Blvd. Beverly Hills, Ca. 90210

(Beverly Hills Electric Fountain)

All "Now" pictures taken in 2024.

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood was released into theaters on January 12th, 1996. Filming locations include Los Angeles, Ca. It was directed by Paris Barclay. Some of the films it parodies include Boyz n the Hood, Dead Presidents, Higher Learning, Juice, Menace II Society, Poetic Justice and South Central. The two leads were played by Shawn Wayans (Ashtray) and Marlon Wayans (Loc Dog), who also co-wrote the script. Overall, six members of the Wayans family appear throughout the movie. It also features a number of actors who were actually in the films it parodied. Some of which include Omar Epps (Higher Learning & Juice), Toshi Toda (Menace II Society), Lexie Bigham (Boyz n the Hood & South Central), Leonette Scott (Boyz n the Hood), Samuel Monroe Jr. (Menace II Society) and Lloyd Avery II (Boyz n the Hood and Poetic Justice). The score was composed by John Barnes. The films first DVD release was on January 5th, 1999.

Ashtray's house - 5918 Cimarron St. Los Angeles, Ca. 90047

The 1,196 square foot house was built in 1923. It was also used as the Styles house in Boyz n the Hood.

2023

Forties & 9's - 2600 1st St. Los Angeles, Ca. 90033

At the time of my visit, it was the Big Bear Liquor & Market. It's been there since at least 1972.

2022

Malik is assassinated - 1600 Campus Rd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90041

(Occidental College)

Occidental College was founded on April 20th, 1887. Notable alumni include Ben Affleck, Luke Wilson and Barack Obama. Other notable movies filmed here include Clueless, Jurassic Park III and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

All "Now" pictures taken in 2023.

Sam approaches them - 5907 Cimarron St. Los Angeles, Ca. 90047

The 904 square foot house, seen in the second screenshot, was built in 1922.

All "Now" pictures taken in 2023.

Old School's house - 5926 Cimarron St. Los Angeles, Ca. 90047

The 832 square foot house was built in 1923.

2023

Dashiki's house - 2809 7th Ave. Los Angeles, Ca. 90018

The 857 square foot house was built in 1922. It was also used as Ronnie's house in Menace II Society.

2023

Malignant

Malignant was released into theaters on September 10th, 2021. Filming locations include Altadena, Los Angeles and Pasadena. It was directed by James Wan. Other notable movies directed by Wan include The Conjuring, The Conjuring 2, Dead Silence, Death Sentence, Insidious and Saw. The score was composed by Joseph Bishara. The films first DVD release was on November 30th, 2001.

Mitchell house - 510 Lockehaven St. Pasadena, Ca. 91105

The 2,511 square foot house was built in 1893.

2023

Weaver house - 1686 Homewood Dr. Altadena, Ca. 91001

The 6,637 square foot house was built in 1925.

2023

Silvercup apartments - 841 S. Serrano Ave. Los Angeles, Ca. 90005

(The Sir Francis Drake)

The structure was erected in 1890. It contains 61 units.

2023

Police station - 1200 S. Hope St. Los Angeles, Ca. 90015

(Hudson Loft)

The structure was erected in 1920.

2023

The Quick and the Dead (1995)

The Quick and the Dead was released into theaters on February 10th, 1995. Filming locations include Benson, Az. It was directed by Sam Raimi. Other notable movies directed by Raimi include Darkman, Drag Me to Hell, Spider-Man and the Evil Dead trilogy. It includes an absolutely star-studded cast, headlined by Russell Crowe, Leonardo Dicaprio, Gene Hackman and Sharon Stone. The score was composed by Alan Silvestri. The films first DVD release was on September 29th, 1998.

Redemption - 1538 Drive Way Benson, Az. 85602

(Mescal Movie Set)

The western town set was constructed in 1969. The majority of the movie was filmed at this location. Other notable movies filmed here over the years include Ghost Town, Maverick, The Outlaw Josey Wales and Tombstone.

All "Now" pictures taken in 2023.

Frailty

Frailty was released into theaters on April 2nd, 2002. Filming locations include Covina, Norwalk, Orange, Sun Valley and Whittier, Ca. It was directed by Bill Paxton, in what was his feature film directorial debut. Paxton also starred in the movie as Dad Meiks. Matt O'Leary and Jeremy Sumpter play his sons, Fenton and Adam Meiks. Levi Kreis and Matthew McConaughey play the adult versions of Fenton and Adam. The score was composed by Brian Tyler. The films first DVD release was on September 17th, 2002.

Thurman Drugs - 101 S. Glassell St. Orange, Ca. 92866

At the time of my visit, it was Blaze Pizza.