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FILMING LOCATIONS

The El Rey The Dorothy Chandler JunctionBank of America Plaza
The HouseUnion Bank Radio Station

The El Rey

The El Ray
The El Ray location

The El Rey movie theatre where where Reggie worked is located at 5515 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036, and has been a live music venue since 1994.

The photos below show the El Rey as it looks today compared with images from the film. Night of the Comet fan Devon was kind enough to supply these photos.

The El Ray
The El Ray now
The El Ray
The El Ray now
  Note: The Pillars are now green and the ticket booth is no longer red.
   
The El Ray The El Ray
© James Reeno, 2011 © James Reeno, 2011

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The Dorothy Chandler Junction

The Dorothy Chandler Junction
The Dorothy Chandler Junction location

Near the beginning of the film when Reggie flees downtown LA on her boyfriend's motorcycle, she comes to a stop beside a brown Mercedes 300D. The street is Grand Avenue, and the location is about 100 yards south of the Dorothy Chandler, looking south. The Mercedes belonged to writer/director Thom Eberhardt.

The Dorothy Chandler Junction
The Dorothy Chandler Junction location

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The House

The address for Reggie and Sam's house is 19174 Dunure Place, San Fernando Valley, CA.

Belmont house
Belmont house now
   
Belmont house now Belmont house now
© James Reeno, 2011
© James Reeno, 2011
 
kitchen
kitchen now
The kitchen interior, pictured from when the property was recently up for sale, remains relatively unchanged.
living area
living area now
Note the banister still present today
 
and across the street...  
The Bank of America Plaza Crossing
The Bank of America Plaza Crossing
 
Street view Street view
© James Reeno, 2011
© James Reeno, 2011

[Many thanks to kimbakat for providing this information]

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The Bank of America Plaza

The Bank of America Plaza Crossing
The Bank of America Plaza Crossing

The scene at the end of the film, where Reggie takes photos of the kids, takes place at the Bank of America Plaza, 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles. The crossing in the road is where DMK nearly runs over Sam.

steps
steps now
"If you're getting rid of those, can I have one?" No longer a trash can, now a plant!
steps
photo now
"Smile" A few more trees there now
crossing
crossing now
"God! They look like the Brady Bunch."
steps
steps now
"We do not cross against the light!" The crossing now has more stripes
Closing Shot
closing shot now

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Union Bank

The location where Reggie and Sam have target practice is near Union Bank off 445 South Figueroa Street, LA. The white building appears to be the one in this shot, however, I have been unable to assertain the exact location used. The wall, if it still exists, has likely been repainted, but features some quite distinct architecture (the curved-topped beams) which should be easy to identify. Judging from the height of the shot, the girls appear to be well above road level.

Union Bank
White building

Night of the Comet fan Kimbakat has submitted the following additional information on this location:
"It appears that there was a structure (that the girls were standing on) that had similar design LIKE the Public Library across the street from the Library (hence the sconce design). They are standing on a mezzanine that is no longer there. The US Bank building and plaza is now there with outdoor escalators. I don't know what year that was built....probably the 90s. They would be standing on the first mezzanine (first escalator level) on the NE street side of W 5th Street.

Below are two mock-up images from Google Earth and Maps showing the angle (which puts the girls on a the second floor off the street) and line-of-site.

The camera would have been setup approximately right in the middle of W 5th Street in front of the US Bank Building which is the tallest building in LA right now.
"

Union Bank angle
Union Bank Line of Sight

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Radio Station

The Radio Station Antenna is located on Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA.

Radio Station Antenna
Radio Station Antenna
Radio Station Antenna in the film
Comparable view from Google Streetview
 
Radio Station Antenna

The Radio Station Exterior shot looks likely to be located on 320 Boyd Street, Los Angeles, CA.

Union Bank
Boyd Street
 
Comparable view from Google Streetview

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Night of the Comet fan, Sean, was kind enough to submit these photos of how some of the locations look today. The top two photos show the crossing, the bottom left photo shows where DMK passes, and the bottom right picture of the fly-over walk way (just around the corner from the Plaza) is where the scientists cross on their search for the girls.

The Bank of America Plaza Crossing
The Bank of America Plaza Crossing
The Bank of America Plaza Crossing
The Bank of America Plaza Crossing
   
Downtown LA  
Downtown LA Downtown LA
© James Reeno, 2011
© James Reeno, 2011
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