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From 'Halloween' To 'Back To The Future': Why Filmmakers Love Pasadena and South Pas

From 'Halloween' To 'Back To The Future': Why Filmmakers Love Pasadena and South Pas

FromHow To LA


From 'Halloween' To 'Back To The Future': Why Filmmakers Love Pasadena and South Pas

FromHow To LA

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Oct 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

#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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How to L.A. aims to drop a little knowledge about ALL the things that affect the people of Los Angeles, whether that’s something that makes our city great (tacos!) or something that we need to work on, like the alarming number of traffic collisions. We serve the curious Angeleno who wants to better connect with our city, discover the new, navigate the confusing and even drive some change along the way.  Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.