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From 'Halloween' To 'Back To The Future': Why Filmmakers Love Pasadena and South Pas
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24 minutes
Released:
Oct 26, 2023
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#171: Back in August, we met up with film location scout and manager Rick Schuler in downtown L.A. for a guided tour of filming locations that were either meant to stand in for other places (like New York City or Italy) or to look like Los Angeles of the past or future. Today, we’re heading out with Rick again, east of downtown, in South Pasadena and Pasadena to talk about what their neighborhoods have to offer to film location scouts. The long story short: a wide variety of single-family homes that can stand in for the midwest, or the East Coast, or a nonspecific small town. The locations we visited were used in films like 'Halloween,' 'Back to the Future,' 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith,' and 'National Treasure.' (Our thanks to Rick Schuler for heading out with us again, even while wearing a walking boot because of an injury. Get well soon, Rick!)
Released:
Oct 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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