Midnight Madness - The Ultimate Filming Locations

[@chakroc]

As a kid who grew up in the 80’s, this was one of the movies that came on ‘all the time’ on HBO when we first got cable. There were a handful of movies that I watched countless times over and over. This was one of them, and just seeing the clips were so nostalgic. Grease 2, Return of the Jedi, and another one called Super Fuzz were the ones I couldn’t get enough of, and had to watch over and over…much to the chagrin of my mom!

[@mjwbulich]

Wow, I haven't thought about Super Fuzz in forever. You're right though it was in heavy rotation on HBO.

[@JohnnyLobes]

God.... I remember one summer it was all that was on HBO

[@WarEagleTimeMachine]

I remember Superfuzz so well, but it is almost impossible to find. I would probably also add Gary Coleman and Jimmy the Kid (where he is kidnapped), The Incredible Shrinking Woman, and Caddyshack as movies that looped on HBO all the time. Great memories.

[@RageTVHTX]

@@JohnnyLobessummer of 1985

[@rawkusrex]

This movie was one of my favorites as a really young kid. i loved it so much that i begged/forced my dad to record it on VHS

[@jmarellano]

This was my favorite movie growing up. I wish it was streaming.

[@olympic1l196]

It’s on KZbin, Apple TV, and Prime for $3.99

[@mslivewire007]

I thought I was the only one who remembered that movie...I own it on dvd..a classic

[@Mr.Buttermaker]

I loved this movie so much, I set up a clue based scavenger hunt for my kids inside the Bonaventure.

[@80sLife]

That is so rad!

[@michaelh9184]

OMG I would watch Midnight Madness all the time when I was a kid. Love the opening song.

[@80sLife]

It's so catchy

[@known_unknown284]

Automatic bonus points for any episode in which Curt busts out the roller skates.

[@80sLife]

Haha. Thank you

[@synthact]

Luuuuuuvd this Film - Michael J Fox winning the Arcade game!!!

[@PouchMaster]

That was absolutely the best one you've ever done! What a classic! How can you not love this silly movie? The Yellow team is the least interesting and Michael J Fox is kind of a drag in it, but it's just a great classic! Kurt Cobain's favorite movie!

[@80sLife]

Thank you so much. I've never heard that about Kurt Cobain.

[@Stevelives13]

Never even heard of this one before, but they certainly made you work for it.

[@80sLife]

Absolutely. Thank. You for watching

[@Mr.Buttermaker]

No F***Ing WAY!!!! Kurt you are the MAN!

[@80sLife]

😁 thank you! I'm glad I have pleased you

[@jamesmuller1481]

I am 44. I saw this on HBO one weekend afternoon. It had to be around 1987. They never played it since. I found it on Netflix about 10 years ago. I never heard anyone talk about this movie. Thanks for posting it up. You like all the movies I like from my childhood. This is one of my top 3 KZbin channels. Thanks for the content.

[@sergiomontes5534]

I never heard of this movie, but I love watching your videos.

[@80sLife]

Thank you so much

[@juanluna7259]

Bro I remember this movie since elementary school , four years I've been looking for this movie and I never knew it was a Disney movie that's probably why I never could find it and I thank you for showing this clip you shot me way back gracias

[@sindred]

Very happy and surprised that anyone remembers this movie.

[@chrislarge718]

I used to only watch filming location videos on movies I’ve seen but since finding your channel I watch them all. Excellent job!

[@dmwasher]

Dude you just got a sub based on the title of this alone.

[@80sLife]

Awesome! Thank you!!

[@TheNeverPlayedSymphonies]

Dude that’s not only the Dr. Pepper guy , but more importantly the American werewolf in London guy 🐺 Keep ‘em rolling kurt👍🏻

[@mjwbulich]

Hot Dog...The Movie, I'm a big fan of any 1980s film that involves sking.

[@NemeanLion-]

He also had that big disco hit “Makin it” kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaWria2jjdGqntk

[@MrKrinkle82]

Yesss!! You made a video based off a movie I requested! I've always loved this movie!

[@80sLife]

Rad! I hope you enjoy the video. Thank you!

[@Mr.Buttermaker]

Sorry to spam the comments but THIS is the video I’ve been waiting to pop up on YT since it’s inception. It’s here!!!!!!

[@80sLife]

Haha. Awesome!!

[@nhdenver7883]

One of my all time favs growing up and watching almost non-stop on HBO during Summer breaks! LEEEONNN!!!! Thanks for the work and all the effort going to these locations and for posting this!

[@jrodohio]

Loved this movie! I still have it on dvd.

[@80sLife]

It's worth a few bucks now

[@surf101-]

Dude, the fact that you rocked the skates and rolled on down... you are a legend. The level of commitment is off the charts. A huge thank you and major props to all the time and money you spent to make these videos. I'm a fellow 80's, mullet-wearing, neon clothes, surfer, movie NERD 🤓 I love all the nostalgia from a much better time in my life.

[@zathrasnotzathras9435]

For years I thought I imagined this movie. No one I spoke to knew anything about it and I couldn’t find copies of it anywhere. Such a fun movie

[@YearKnife]

Another great filming locations video! Thank you Kurt!

[@scarlettlirely7475]

i LOVE this movie soooo much!!! I have always wanted to do an all-night scavenger hunt ever since that movie came out. Thank you!!!!

[@80sLife]

I should set up an 80slife scavenger hunt. Haha. Thank you for watching

[@scarlettlirely7475]

@@80sLife I was thinking the same thing! I'd be down for it.

[@gameroomwizards448]

This is without a doubt- THE BEST LOCATION VIDEO FOR THIS MOVIE EVER!!! Thank you for your dedication to help preserve all info on this FANTASTIC movie!!! And I love the funky jam playing at the Bonaventure hotel!!!!

[@Alleyboy760]

I just rewatched this classic. Such a fun flick. An easy “Like”

[@80sLife]

I agree. It's a bit underrated. Thank you for watching

[@tristatefullautoshootandtr5676]

HIGHLY underrated movie... I finally got it on DVD a few years back on clearance at Best Buy... 1 thing I never knew until I got the DVD is this was technically a Disney movie. Who knew? Very cool that YOU remembered, Kurt! Always enjoy your videos.

[@Mr.Buttermaker]

Thanks Kurt!

[@80sLife]

Awww. Thank you so much for that!!

[@olympic1l196]

I haven’t seen like 40% of these movies but I still enjoy these videos and seeing how cities change.

[@80sLife]

Awesome. Thank you for watching

[@SatoshiHODL]

Yassss Kurt, been waiting for a new upload from you!

[@80sLife]

Thank you! It's here 🙂

[@Cutelatinguy2]

At first I didn't recognize the movie title but after seeing the cast assemble I started to remember watching this in theaters. Reminds me of the movie "Scavenger Hunt".

[@briandeacon2119]

Thank you for posting this video! This was one of my favorite movies growing up. HBO or Showtime would sometimes show this on a Saturday afternoon figuring that young kids were the audience. This movie became very hard to find at the video store by late 80s. Years ago, when IMDb first started, I would ask questions about the filming locations when IMDb actually had a comments section on each and every movie's page. The only clarification I ever got was that the Malibu mini golf location had burned down and general information on the Bonaventure Hotel. Thank you for the wealth of information you provided in the video.

[@hugotrevino2565]

I absolutely loved this film!! I watched several times at the movies when it premiered and I also have in DVD, which I have watched with my kids and they too love this film!!

[@gortyburks]

One of my favorites movies from the 80´s. Thanks a lot to let us know a great deal of information about the filming location. Great work dude!!!!

[@steveaguilar198]

One of my favorites! Thank you for this!

[@davidgoodman6924]

Seen Midnight Madness many times, thank you Kurt for the video! Awesome!!

[@itshannahgutierrez]

This is one of my favorite 80s films! So underrated

[@matthewdavenport2490]

So well done. This movie takes me back to watching HBO at my cousin's house (since we never had it) and me thinking I was cool just watching it. You did a great job matching these up, and it was a great start to my workday here. Thank you.

[@80sLife]

Awesome. Thank you so much!! this one definietly took some time. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@blueghost4121]

Absolutely LOVE this movie!!

[@80sLife]

It's a fun one

[@MrActor30]

I requested this a few months back, thanks for this one. Took me back.

[@cinemabside]

During COVID your videos inspired me to find filming locations of some of my favorite movies. Midnight Madness was the first video I did like 6 months ago. I'm so so SO happy you found the actual 'piano museum' exteriors!! That one was alluding me! And the reason why the inside of Johnies doesn't line up is because (supposedly) the interiors were filmed at the other Johnies Broiler location. I'm sure you know the history of that location and how it was mostly demolished like 10 years ago. So who knows. Anyways my dream would be to do a colab with you someday! FAGABEFE!!

[@80sLife]

Hey! That is so awesome that I inspired you to make some videos! Thank you so much. Let's definitely do a collab together in the near future. I'm also glad that I found the museum, I actually found it at the last minute as I was finishing editing the video and had to go back and put it in. Also, yesterday, I confirmed that Pinball City was, in fact, at the Malibu castle. I don't know if I agree with the interiors being filmed at Johnies in Downey. It doesn't match up. Even though half was bulldozed, it was rebuilt with the same blueprints. Maybe we can solve that mystery. Ok, well, thank you again, and I look forward to seeing what videos you do.

[@cinemabside]

@@80sLife aahhh this is why I said supposedly, another one I was unsure of, but saw many postings saying that. I have never been to that location. There’s so much misinformation floating around. The other lead I have for the interiors is Arts Deli in Studio City. It does LOOK right. Same type of booths and wood paneling, even a wood paneled cashier stand where “little Harold” could have been purchased? Check it out and let me know what you think!

[@cinemabside]

@@80sLife I’ll message you on Instagram so we’re not chatting publicly 😂😂

[@cinemabside]

@@80sLife i sent you a message on IG check it when you can!

[@SeribuBulanChannel]

😍😍😍🖒👍

[@toddunthank3142]

You always nail it, but this is fantastic!

[@80sLife]

Thank you!

[@Romafood]

you have a great channel

[@80sLife]

Thank you so much!!

[@ThatNateGuyOnYouTube]

This is great! I do believe you are the only person on youtube to document the locations for this movie. I've been wanting to do it for years, and about two years ago I ended up going to Big Bear, and was going to try to take a day to go to LA and try to find all these locations, but man I would've never done even half the awesome job you did! I had alot of it figured out using google earth, but wow there was alot more to it! And I've always thought it was hilarious how they do that site swap thing with filming scenes in two or three different locations and stitching them together to make one scene, as if it is one single location lol. When I did the Goonies locations, I was like, ok let's do this right and for the final scene we drove all the way to Jenner CA to Goat Rock Beach, and it was AWESOME! I haven't looked to see if youve done the goonies yet, but if you ever get the chance to go to goat rock beach, man it is amazing.

[@80sLife]

Thank you so much! There is one other video on KZbin, but it doesn't have as many locations. There is a LOT to this movie. Ha. I haven't done Goonies YET!! but I'm looking forward to it.

[@Disneyducktails]

Cinema B-side did it first. 🤔 This video is almost word for word.

[@dannyprado8214]

I like to consider myself a movie guy who grew up in the 80s but i have to say one never heard of this movie. Now i have to look for it and watch it. 👍

[@rtd1409]

Great vid of a favorite movie!

[@D.T.A1]

I've been looking for this movie for 38 years... LOL I love it..

[@80sLife]

😁 here it is. Thank you for watching

[@Brandon-ex8ui]

Kurt, you should’ve worn the yellow tube top and daisy dukes when skating.

[@ansont]

Actor Dirk Blocker (Blaylak from the Green Team) is also Detective Hitchcock on Brooklyn Nine Nine.

[@MrBigdavehd97]

Always informative and interesting!!

[@yellowbeard001]

Loved this movie as a kid.

[@Eric_Midge]

One of my all time favorite movies since I was a kid.

[@everybodylol2]

Thank you for doing this. I love this movie so much that when I first moved to LA I went out looking for a few of these places. I was told the inside of Johnny’s was film at a restaurant in Santa Fe Springs that has since been torn down. I thought Miniature Gold World was also filmed at Golf N Stuff in Ventura. The castle there looks the same except for some modifications for the movie. When the draw bridge goes up in the movie you can see the actual hole.

[@benjaminr9569]

I'm addicted to your filming location videos! They're much better done than alot of the other ones I see on KZbin. Any plans on doing one for Michael Mann's Heat?

[@KO-tm4fz]

As always totally awesome video!!

[@drewcrews3967]

Kurt I love your channel and your filming locations. One of my all time favorite TV shows was The Rockford Files. I know, I know, it was from the 70's, not the 80's. But it was the late 70's. I'm from the Midwest, but every time I watch an episode, I fall into a rabbit hole of google maps trying to figure out if any of those filming locations still exist. Rockford Files is a gold mine of film locations. Jim Rockford driving around LA in his gold Firebird working on cases. The trailer he lived in was on a parking lot in Malibu on the Pacific Ocean. I've googled it, it's still there. The parking lot, not the trailer... lol... I love your CHIPS videos. Maybe you can do the same for Rockford.

[@bekkybrown8329]

One of my favorite movie!!! I love this funny movie and songs. 😊😊😊

[@joshuaross4644]

I can’t believe I’ve never seen this movie. I’ll have to find it 🤔

[@80sLife]

It's a fun one

[@Shag471]

I LOVED this movie and watched it all the time as a kid! Thank you! ❤️

[@victornewman06]

This was my movie when I was a kid. ‘FAGABEEFE’ 😂😂😂 Met Sal Lopez when I lived in Venice. Cool dude.

[@spookymorales]

HILARIOUS! Laughed through the whole thing! Great work Kurt 👻

[@SamiNasrawi]

We are doing a screening of Midnight Madness on November 4th at The Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, CA. A number of the cast members and at least one of the directors will be attending for a 43-year cast reunion. Event information will be posted on The Frida's website in a few weeks.

[@jwpesusich]

ouch. i read this november 8. ouch. hope it turned out neat. i'm going to have to look online for this now.

[@damfino22]

@@jwpesusichWe will try to get it posted soon, but it may take several weeks.

[@jwprimetime9795]

You ended this fantastic video with my all time favorite scene! When Wesley throws that dog in the elevator!! As a kid I would laugh my head off at that!!! We watched it last night and I told my wife-wait for it!! “That poor dog!!” Lol

[@TerryParr]

Oh I love this movie! Such a fun film! Faga beefe? Still cracks me up!

[@jasonfuentes3871]

I have a copy of it on dvd!!! Me and my best friend love this movie! Thank you for this video!!!

[@TheNuckinFoob]

I LOVED this movie! I paid through the nose to get it on DVD years and years ago. 😁👍

[@johnmartin7182]

As always awesome content thanks David naughington America werewolf in London right?

[@80sLife]

Thank you! Yep. That's him

[@styrenebuilds6851]

🤘🤘

[@favoriteofalltimefoat]

I remember my Maui and sons shirts think I had that same one that and T&C Gotcha Catch-it JimmyZs all my skate shrts ...... gem of a movie and as usual great job Kurt keep em comin!!!

[@everybodylol2]

So I just went through the photos of Ventura golf n stuff on google and I’m more convinced it’s miniature golf world and possibly pinball city. I see 3 hole that look very similar to what you see in the movie although painted differently. Now the golf n stuff arcade looks nothing like pinball city in the movie but pinball city has slanted wood paneling and I found a photo of one wall inside the golf n stuff arcade that has slanted wood paneling but it has been painted black. Worth checking out.

[@angiblackmonpeterson5601]

Thanks!

[@80sLife]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it

[@angiblackmonpeterson5601]

@@80sLife I really love that you’re doing this! Honestly, I’ve been wondering about so many of these filming locations… where exactly they were and how they’ve changed since that era! You’ve really done a great job with your research and accuracy… I know that it’s a lot of work! It’s been fun to revisit so many of my favorite 80s films this way! Thank you !!!

[@80sLife]

@angiblackmonpeterson5601 That means a lot to me Thank you.

[@kenkobra]

Loved this movie when I was a kid. I remember watching it on Spotlight, pay movie channel like HBO, when cable tv first came out.

[@TimDude84]

Great Video again! you're getting really good at this. Any chance of doing a video on Black Sheep (1996). They filmed a lot of scenes in Monrovia.Thanks!

[@80sLife]

Thank you so much!!! That's a great one. Wasn't on my list, though, but I'll add it for the future. Thanks again

[@bmd72]

Appreciate your videos, I grew up in the 80's, and you put a lot of hard work and dedication in to bringing back some awesome memories!!⁶】

[@Road2NowhereTV]

Yaaasss!!! I loved this film & watched it a few weeks ago. I was hoping someone had or would do the locations. For whatever reason this film will pop into my mind & I’m like “I’ve gotta find a copy if this film again!!”

[@hughring]

Great video! This movie is one of my early faves as a kid! 😍😍

[@fu2201]

Oh wow I loved this film

[@philmakris8507]

Shout to Eddie Deezen!!! "They gave him a gun Angelo"

[@brutalboy1000]

Hey, I just realized that not only are Michael J. Fox and David Naughton playing brothers, but they also have played werewolves.

[@80sLife]

Oh wow. I didn't think about that. That's cool

[@WarEagleTimeMachine]

I just watched this movie with my wife (not our first time, trust me), and I can't believe we did not come to the same conclusion. She loves American Werewolf in London.

[@SteveTV5150]

Great video, as always, and obviously a lot of time and work went into it. How did you get Norm McDonald to narrate?😂

[@Drknnja]

I've still got the VHS. This was the fill in movie on HBO and SuperTV back in the day. Never saw it at blockbuster.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

The guy that left a dead fish on the porch of the house in The Goonies ( FROM 1985) has been arrested , he also stole a boat and jumped overboard and had to be rescued by the coast guard. He is wanted in many crimes. Could find no Goonies on here , but house is in Oregon is probably why.

[@Boomer69536]

Pinball City was at Sherman Way and Whitsett, In the Valley, It is now a Tile and Stone store. It is part of a set of renovation stores now.

[@krlm2280]

If I'm not mistaken Cathedral High School was a cemetery way back in the day and they said bodies are still buried there and I believe they have headstones around the track I believe Scott was there not too long ago

[@mjwbulich]

10 year old me is very disappointed that adult me doesn't own a conversion van with a heart shaped window on the side.

[@80sLife]

Me too

[@ThrillingTwo]

This was an awesome video! Thank you!

[@ClayMationNation]

Dr. Pepper guy was also main actor of American Werewolf in london.

[@pan8a]

Pinball City was filmed at Malibu Castle in North Hollywood on the corner of Whitsett and Vanowen

[@80sLife]

Correct. I have confirmed that in the last couple of days.

[@rstyeast73]

I remember watching this movie when it was on HBO back in the 1980s. I still have the film on DVD as well. If you watch early episodes of Robot Chicken, you'll see brief reproductions of scenes from the movie.

[@fromaggiovagiola9128]

15:44 the old Del Taco sign. Nice.

[@angusorvid8840]

I saw this in Westwood. I loved it, but I soon forgot about it till it showed up on cable a few years later. A very typical early 80s teen comedy, but not as good as The Hollywood Knights, which I consider not only superior to Midnight Madness but Porky's as well. If you haven't done a video on Hollywood Knights, I think it would be a good subject. I met the actor who played Wheatley. He was a cool dude. He was wearing his Wheatley letterman jacket from the movie.

[@billybudd8085]

One of my favourites from the 80s as well.I have it on DVD and of course Michael J.Fox from that classic trilogy and the surfing wolf movie.LOL.Also David Naughton from American Werewolf in London and the Dr.Pepper commercials and who can forget Stephen Furst who played Flounder in the classic Animal House.Also Kirsten Baker who played Sunshine was in Friday the 13th part 2.My uncle worked at the same Pabst Blue Ribbon Brewery back in the early 70s.Thanx for the video bro.Have you done the filming locations for Better Off Dead?The same car wash on San Fernando and Scott was also in it.

[@KidFreshie]

Better Off Dead would be a great one to do. I know for sure the ski scenes are at Alta ski resort in Utah.

[@davefilms345]

Fantastic work Kurt, I love the fact that you really do your homework well before shooting your scenes. especially the piano museum scene. I don't think I've seen this film but I will Def check it out now I've seen this. For me I love your filming locations wether I've seen the movie or not it's all amazing work and the time and effort you put in is flawless..looking forward to the next one...ps. any chance of doing menace 2 society 😊

[@cecole]

How about Hollywood Knights?

[@EstevanCarrillo-q5i]

This is a good flick

[@lolamary2363]

Can’t believe I never saw this before 😂I remember Kirsten Baker (Sunshine) from Friday the 13th Part 2.

[@monkeyb1820]

awesome vid. Do you know if the diner scene in pulp fiction was filmed in that diner at 17:35 or so? the layout and coloring look pretty much identical. I'll have to now study youtube vids on this...If a lot of these places are walking distance from each other, you should give MM walking tours of LA. edit: nevermind, according to wiki, the pulp scene was filmed at: the Hawthorne Grill, 13763 Hawthorne Boulevard at 137th Street, Hawthorne, south of Los Angeles Airport (which has been torn down).

[@TyhlerNovac]

Also I believe the Griffith Observatory scene was used in Rebel Without a Cause where Sal Mineo had his first fight