Valley Girl Filming Locations

Featured Movie Location: The Mall - Interior & Shops
Wanna see the real life filming location used for The Mall - Interior & Shops in the movie? These scenes were actually shot at Del Amo Fashion Center, located in Torrance, S. California. [Google Map]


Locations Manager(s): Gary A. Lowe

On Location

The exterior mall filming in this movie was done at the Sherman Oaks Galleria in Sherman Oaks, California. It was damaged in an earthquake and was later changed into a business complex and the Arclight Sherman Oaks Movie Theater Complex.. It was also the same mall where "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" was filmed.

The club scenes were shot in a club called "Club Central", which is today known as the "Viper Room". This club is now infamous for being where River Pheonix sadly died of a drug overdose when he was just 23. [Thanks to Fran Christian and Fiona]

The Restaurant were the girls hang out and eat at (Dupar's) is in Studio City The Address is 12036 Ventura Blvd. (Not too far away from the Sherman Oaks Galleria) Casa Vega is also on Ventura Blvd. One of the locations they show when Julie and Randy or on their date. I went to Dupars and ate there. Although it is somewhat remodeled since 1983 the outside is still the same. People are friendly. Although it is now mostly frequented by older folks. The food was good and they have the best Apple pie Ever. [Thanks to Alma]

Only 2.1 miles west of The Dupar's Restaurant is 13567 Ventura Blvd which is the Erotic Cakes shop where Homer Simpson lands in the segement Homer³ in Treehouse Of Horror VI, the only live action ever shot in Simpsons' history. The actual business there is the Coffee Roaster (Web Site). Just one more mile (1.6Km) beyond that is Casa De Cadillac at 14401 Ventura Blvd, on the northwest corner of Ventura Blvd & Beverly Glen is where Cook helped himself to a free Cadillac in the 1985 movie, "Commando". [Thanks to "Mountain Mike" Johansen]

The "Crush Bar", 1743 Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood (just north of Hollywood Blvd on the east side of the street) was used for the club where Randy goes with someone in the bathroom, and I think outside he throws up at one point. When he's outside, you can see an animated neon sign for a restaurant called The Tick Tock, which was torn down sometime in the 90's. [Thanks to Anna Banana]

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