Filming Locations of Chicago and Los Angeles

The Bad News Bears (1976)

Thank You To Tony Valvo For Telling Me About The Pizza Hut Location

Thank You To Paul H. For Finding The Swimming Pool Location

(0:02) The West Valley Little League Field / Mason Park; 10500 Mason Avenue, Chatsworth
(0:11) Pizza Hut / 20515 Devonshire Street, Chatsworth (Note: There Is Now A Panda Express There And The Billboard Behind The Restaurant Is No Longer There)
(0:13) Sporting Goods Store / 19315 Saticoy Street, Reseda (Note: This Location Was Totally Rebuilt So That Is Why The Shopping Center Will Look Different If You Go There. My Picture Is Of The New Shopping Center)
(0:14) The Bears Practicing Hitting At Some Batting Cages / Flooky's Bat-A-Ball; 14661 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks (Note: This Place Is No Longer There And There Is A Commercial Building Now On This Spot)
(0:14) The Bears Helping Buttermaker Clean A Pool / 16916 Encino Hills Drive, Encino
(0:31) Buttermaker Downtown After His Conference With The Parent / Roughly at 310 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles (Note: The District Court Building Now Sits On That Parking Lot)
(0:31) Buttermaker Trying To Recruit Amanda To Play With The Team / Corner Of N. Mapleton Drive And W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles
(0:52) Shopping Center Of The Arcade Scene / 5540 Reseda Blvd, Tarzana (Note: I Doubt It Is An Arcade Today But That Was The Building)

The Breakfast Club

Thank You To Jess For Explaining To Me The Correct Football Field Location.

Thank You To Owen From The When Write Is Wrong Website For Doing The Research And Making The Graphics To Confirm The Location.

Thank You To Actor John Kapalos Or "Carl The Janitor" From The Movie Also Confirming This To Be The Right Location For The Football Field.

We All Knew He Was The Eyes And Ears Of That Institution.

(0:03) Shermer High School / Maine North High School; 9511 Harrison Street, Des Plaines (Note: This Is Now An Illinois State Police Post)
(1:34) John Bender Walking Across The Football Field After Getting Claire's Earring / Maine North High School; 9511 Harrison Street, Des Plaines (Note: The View Is Looking West And A Little Northwest. The Field Was On The East Side Of The School, As Confirmed By An Old Aerial Map Shown At The Bottom Of This Page)

Check Out The Reasons Why I Am Confident The Football Field Was Located At Maine North. I Have Added Three Images Taken From The Bing Website To Help Explain What Is Seen In The Background.

The Purple And Red Arrows Identify Two Parts Of The East Side Of The Maine North Building, With The Purple One Showing What Looks To Be A Door. The Yellow Arrow Identifies Horizontal Openings On The Same Building. These Openings, On The Back Of The Northern Section Of The Building, Come Across As Darkened Windows In The Movie. In The First Bing Image, The Camera Is Facing West. In The Second And Third Bing Images, The Camera Is Facing North. The Yellow Rectangle In The Final Bing Image Shows Approximately Where The Football Field Was. The Blue Arrow Shows Where The Trees Are In The Background.

I Have Also Included An Old Aerial View Of The Property And A 1976 Maine North High School Yearbook Photo Of The Football Team. The Yearbook Photo, Which Shows The Bleachers And Press Box Seen In The Film, Was Provided By The Des Plaines Public Library.

Die Hard

(0:06) Heading Toward The Building / W. Olympic Blvd, Century City (Camera Is Looking Northeast)
(0:08) Arriving At Nakatomi Plaza / Fox Plaza Tower; 2121 Avenue Of The Stars, Century City
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(0:13) The Trucks Heading To The Plaza / Santa Monica Blvd Turning Right Onto Avenue Of The Stars, Century City
(0:13) Bad Guys Seen Coming To The Tower Going Under The Walk Bridge / 1840 Avenue Of The Stars, Century City
(0:42) Sgt Powell Gets The Call To Check On Nakatomi Plaza / W. Olympic Blvd And Bellwood Avenue, Los Angeles (Note: The Gas Station Is No Longer There)

Mad Dog And Glory

(0:06) Arriving At The Crime Scene / Corner Of N. Leavitt Street And W. Hubbard Street, Chicago
(0:09) Mad Dog Going To A Small Market While It Is Being Robbed / 1553 N. Mohawk Street, Chicago (Note: This Place Is No Longer A Convenience Store And Is Not Even Close To The Crime Scene)
(0:22) White Palace Grill / 1159 S. Canal Street, Chicago
(0:40) Mad Dog Walking By The Fountain / Lincoln Park; N. Stockton Drive And W. Webster Avenue, Chicago (Note: The Fountain Is A Little Northeast Of The Intersection)
(0:56) Deer Standing In Street In Downtown / S. Lasalle Street And W. Adams Street, Chicago
(1:01) Crime Scene At Bar / Club Lago Restaurant; 331 W. Superior Street, Chicago
(1:12) Mad Dog's Apartment / 635 W. Belden Avenue, Chicago