Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Bloody Birthday (1981)





Bloody Birthday (1981) was filmed primarily in Glendale, California.



Thomas Jefferson Elementary School - Glendale
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School - Glendale



Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is an actual elementary school in Glendale.  It is part of the Glendale Unified School District. 
Location: Glendale, CA
Coordinates: 34.170316, -118.286055
Visible on Street View: Yes
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Thomas Jefferson Elementary School - Burbank
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School - Burbank
Paris, Texas - Thomas Jefferson Elementary School



Interestingly enough, Meadowvale High School is also Thomas Jefferson Elementary School – although a different Thomas Jefferson Elementary School located in Burbank, California.  It is part of the Burbank Unified School District.  This school is also featured in the Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas (1984). 
Location: Burbank, CA
Coordinates (Bloody Birthday): 34.198163, -118.320527
Coordinates (Paris, Texas): 34.198454, -118.321351
Visible on Street View: Yes
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1617 Idlewood Rd
1617 Idlewood Rd
1617 Idlewood Rd
1617 Idlewood Rd - Across The Street
1548 Idlewood Rd
1548 Idlewood Rd
Idlewood Rd & Cumberland Rd


The homes of the main characters are all located on Idlewood Rd in Glendale, California.  Joyce and Timmy Russel’s house is located at 1617 Idlewood Rd.  The Brody house, where the kids spy on Julie Brown’s character through a peephole, is located at 1548 Idlewood Rd.  As the kids chase Timmy through the neighborhood, he can be seen running past the intersection of Idlewood Rd & Cumberland Rd. 



1644 Idlewood Rd
1644 Idlewood Rd
1629 Idlewood Rd


Early in the film, as Joyce and Beverly take a walk through the neighborhood (a scene no doubt inspired by Halloween (1978) ), they are also walking down Idlewood Rd.  Although Beverly is supposedly leaving her house (the Brody house), she actually enters the street from the driveway at 1644 Idlewood Rd.  The girls then cross the street, heading down the road until they are stopped by Joyce’s father, Sheriff Brody, in front of 1629 Idlewood Rd. 
Location: Glendale, CA
Coordinates (Russel house): 34.174368, -118.275524
Coordinates (Brody house): 34.173633, -118.275164
Coordinates (the chase): 34.175920, -118.274873
Coordinates (beginning of walk): 34.175321, -118.274842
Coordinates (end of walk / Sheriff stops): 34.174765, -118.275166
Visible on Street View: Yes
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1 comment:

  1. A good little horror film. I was wondering where the locations were. I thought it looked allot like Pasadena

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