Los Angeles Film Locations From the '70s & '80s

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Who doesn't love '80s movies? Well, now you can visit the real-life filming locations with this super fun guide by Fotospot. So what are you waiting for? Bueller? Bueller?

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off House

4160 Country Club Dr, Long Beach, CA

Saves: 615

Check-ins: 57

The upscale homes in the exclusive Bixby Knolls neighborhood in Long Beach appear to be favorites for filmmakers. Among the area’s several homes immortalized on film is Ferris Bueller’s house, a location tha...

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The Golden Girls TV House

245 N. Saltair Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Saves: 133

Check-ins: 35

"Golden Girls" was one of the wholesome '80s sitcoms about a group of elderly women living together in Miami. The house (which in the sitcom was owned by character Blanche Devereaux) is actually located in p...

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Thriller Video Zombie Dance Location

3677 Union Pacific Ave, Los Angel...

3677 Union Pacific Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Saves: 247

Check-ins: 19

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is probably one of the top 10 music videos of all time making zombies cool almost 30 years before "The Walking Dead." This is the exact location of the dance scene in the last fe...

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Ghostbusters Firehouse

225 E 5th St, Los Angeles, CA

Saves: 537

Check-ins: 91

Though the exterior shots of the Ghostbusters Firehouse were of another firehouse in New York, the interior shots of the Ghostbusters’ offices were shot here in L.A.s historical Firehouse 23. It has also ser...

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Happy Days TV House

565 N Cahuenga Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Saves: 142

Check-ins: 48

Happy Days fans will remember this as the Cunningham family’s house where dropout greaser The Fonz (Henry Winkler) supposedly rented an upstairs room and gave the straight-laced family some lessons in cool.

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Michael Jackson's "Thriller" House

1345 Carroll Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Saves: 560

Check-ins: 124

If you saw MJ’s Thriller as a kid in the ‘80s, it probably freaked you out more than you’d care to admit. We invite you to check out the dilapidated house that couldn’t withstand a gang of pop-music crazed d...

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Nightmare On Elm Street House

1428 North Genesee Ave, Los Angel...

1428 North Genesee Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Saves: 611

Check-ins: 94

North Genesee Avenue doesn't have quite the same ring as Elm Street. Pictures before the renovation show the house to be pretty much what it was in the film - a nightmare. It's almost unrecognizable from its...

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National Lampoon’s Vacation House

2310 North Vermont Ave, Los Angel...

2310 North Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Saves: 151

Check-ins: 59

Perfect for any American road trip is a stop at the Griswold's home from the 1983 movie. Oddly enough the house was located by a couple of movie buffs and the information spread throughout the internet. The ...

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The Brady Bunch House

11222 Dilling St, North Hollywood...

11222 Dilling St, North Hollywood, CA

Saves: 289

Check-ins: 59

The Brady Bunch house is easily one of the most recognizable homes in TV history. Today it’s partly obscured by a tree, some hedges, and a white iron and brick gate, but it’s still unmistakable. Go for a gan...

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MAS*H Movie Location

1925 Las Virgenes Rd, Calabasas, CA

Saves: 170

Check-ins: 15

Set in Korea, shot in Calabasas, the iconic TV series M*A*S*H lives on in the hearts of fans as well as this lovingly reconstructed set where the original once stood. Alas, the famed mobile army surgical com...

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Elliott's House from "E.T."

7121 Lonzo Street, Tujunga, CA

Saves: 261

Check-ins: 13

The SFV would have become world-famous even without the help of one extraterrestrial, but E.T. sure helped this L.A. County region seal its place in film history. This Spanish-style house with the terracotta...

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E.T. Flying Bicycle Chase

11000 White Oak Ave, Granada Hill...

11000 White Oak Ave, Granada Hills, CA

Saves: 311

Check-ins: 50

The famous San Fernando Valley has been the subject of songs (Tom Petty) and movies ("Valley Girl"), and is also the home to billionaires and celebrities. But perhaps its most sentimental asset is being the ...

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Poltergeist Movie House

4267 Roxbury St., Simi Valley, CA

Saves: 206

Check-ins: 27

This split-level house was only used for its exterior as most of the indoor scenes were shot at the studios. Apart from maintenance and a light face-lift, the house hasn't changed too much from its appearanc...

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Los Angeles Film Locations From the '70s & '80s

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off House

The Golden Girls TV House

Thriller Video Zombie Dance Location

Ghostbusters Firehouse

Happy Days TV House

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" House

Nightmare On Elm Street House

National Lampoon’s Vacation House

The Brady Bunch House

MAS*H Movie Location

Elliott's House from "E.T."

E.T. Flying Bicycle Chase

Poltergeist Movie House

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Los Angeles Film Locations From the '70s & '80s

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off House

The Golden Girls TV House

Thriller Video Zombie Dance Location

Ghostbusters Firehouse

Happy Days TV House

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" House

Nightmare On Elm Street House

National Lampoon’s Vacation House

The Brady Bunch House

M*A*S*H Movie Location

Elliott's House from "E.T."

E.T. Flying Bicycle Chase

Poltergeist Movie House

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MAS*H Movie Location