Unlawful Entry (1992)

LA residents Michael and Karen Carr find their lives upended after a home invasion.  Responding Officer Pete Davis takes more than an interest in their case.  He quickly latches onto the couple, dropping in unexpectedly and becoming rather fond of Karen.  Michael soon realizes Pete isn't dealing with a full set of bullets.  After a complaint is filed against him, Pete makes life hell for the couple and plans a few invasions of his own.  His plans are ultimately thwarted and Pete finds himself on the other side of the gun.

Who doesn't love an early 90's thriller?  Single White Female (1992), Sleeping With The Enemy (1991), Unlawful Entry and plethora of others had theatergoers at the edge of their seats.  The film was a box office success, with Ray Liotta receiving praise portraying an unhinged cop, a role turned down by John Travolta, Mel Gibson and Charlie Sheen .  

Unlawful Entry was filmed in Los Angeles, CA 

Location: The Carr Residence

Address: 546 Wilcox Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

Unfortunately it's mostly obscured by foliage...

Location Visited: June 2021

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Boy Meets World (1993-2000)

Philadelphia native Cory Matthews, his family, his friends and his teacher were the focus of ABC's long-running sitcom Boy Meets World.  When the series debuted, Cory was attending middle school with his friend Shaun and love interest Topanga.  By the time the series ended, they had all made to college and Cory and Topanga got hitched.  I was a bit outside the targeted audience and did not watch the series when it originally aired.  I caught a few episodes online and found it funnier than I expected so I decided to visit a few of the locations seen on the show.

Location: The Matthews House

Address: 4196 Colfax Avenue, Studio City, CA

Location: Cory's Middle School

Address: 1901 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 

Loyola High School

Location: Cory's High School

Address: 3939 Tracy Street, Los Angeles, CA

John Marshall High School

This school has been seen in a number of movies including Grease (1978), Like Father Like Son (1987), Girls Just Want To Have Fun (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Locations Visited: June 2021

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Glenn Frey - You Belong To The City (1985)

The heat is on again thanks to Glenn Frey's hot and moody You Belong To The City.  The song was written specifically for the hit NBC series Miami Vice (1984-1989) and featured in the second season premiere episode entitled "The Prodigal Son."  The Eagles frontman had appeared in the first season as a drug smuggler's transport guy as well as singing Smuggler's Blues, from the episode of the same name.    

You Belong To The City hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was a significant contribution to the Miami Vice Soundtrack, which remained the top selling television soundtrack for over 20 years.  The 30 second sax intro gives way to pumping bass line as Frey croons and hollers about city nightlife.  With The Heat Is On from the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack also hitting #2 a year prior, Glenn Frey seemed poised to dethrone Kenny Loggins as the 80s soundtrack king.  But after turning down Shakedown from Beverly Hills Cop II, Frey went on to record his underrated Soul Searchin' album.

For the video, Glenn takes to the streets of gritty 80s Manhattan, crossing paths several times with a sexy blonde.  After a few drinks they stroll back to her apartment for... a night cap.  In the early morning light, Glenn departs before tossing a cigarette in the East River, reflecting on just another Saturday night in the city. 

You Belong To The City was filmed in New York, NY

Location: Manhattan Skyline

Address: taken from 26 New Dock Street, Brooklyn, NY

 

This popular establishing shot of the city can be seen in Coming To America (1988), Tina Turner's What's Love Got To Do With It (1984) music video and the Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) trailer among many others.

Location: 42nd Street

Address: 42nd Street & 8th Avenue, New York, NY

The seediness of 42nd Street is long gone and mopped up like the floors of the porn theaters that once aligned it...

Location: Glenn Almost Gets Hit By A Taxi

Address: Lexington Avenue & 48th Street, New York, NY

You can see the Hotel Roger Smith and Empire State Building as the taxi continues on...

Location: The Bar

Address: 478 West Broadway, New York, NY

Location: The Apartment Building

Address: 200 W57th Street, New York, NY

Location: Flicking A Cigarette 

Address: East End Avenue & 87th Street, New York, NY  Charles Schurz Park

Locations Visited: January 2022

Related Locations:

Miami Vice (1984-1989)

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