Say Anything... (1989)

 

Underachiever Lloyd Dobler sets his sights on high school valedictorian Diane Court.  With different social circles, a meddling father and Diane's upcoming fellowship oversees, the odds are stacked against them.  After Lloyd gives Diane his heart, she gives him a pen and breaks up with him.  They reunite after Diane's father is arrested for embezzlement and Lloyd accompanies Diane to England.

Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) writer Cameron Crowe makes his directorial debut with another highly-praised high school film.  Say Anything... is one of Generation X's signature movies.  The film contains one of the most memorable scenes in 80s movie history, and perhaps all of cinema history, as Llyod holds a boombox over his head blasting Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" to his crush.  A method copied by many with mixed results and perhaps a restraining order or two.

Say Anything...was filmed in Altadena, Pasadena, Monrovia, North Hollywood, Los Feliz and Los Angeles, CA and Seattle, WA

Location: Graduation Gathering

Address: 1485 Virginia Road, San Marino, CA  Lacy Park

Location: 7 Eleven

Address: 11340 Magnolia Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA

Location: Diane's House

Address: 140 S. Norton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

Location: Kickboxing Dojo

Address: 5223 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA

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This was also the Cobra Kai Karate Dojo in The Karate Kid (1984).

Location: Lloyd's Payphone

Address:  2115 Fern Dell Drive, Los Angeles, CA

Location: Valhere's House

Address: 1686 Homewood Drive, Altadena, CA

Location: Mike's House

Address: 4936 Sunnyslope Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

Location: Lloyd's Boombox Serenade

Address: 11430 Chandler Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA     North Hollywood Park

Although this is meant to be outside Diane's house, it was filmed over ten miles away at North Hollywood Park.  Billy Idol's "To Be A Lover" was the song initially in the script while Fishbone's "Turn The Other Way" was reportedly used during filming with Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" ending up in the finished film...

Locations Visited: June 2021

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