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wheaton central high school

from john belushi, james belushi, edwin hubble posted in movies by pete_nice

John Belushi (class of 1967), his brother James "Jim" Belushi (class of 1972) went to high school here.

So did astronomer Edwin Hubble, the scientist who determined the existence of galaxies beyond the Milky Way (class of 1906).

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chateau marmont

from john belushi posted in movies by pete_nice

Built in 1927 by a prominent Los Angeles lawyer, the Chateau Marmont was constructed in a Gothic design to mimic a royal retreat in France's Loire Valley.

The series of bungalows have been a favorite spot for Hollywood celebrities for years.

On March 4, 1982, John Belushi had been partying at the secret club above the Roxy called On The Rox, and later at The Rainbow Room.

Belushi went back to the Chateau Marmont Bungalow #3 with Cathy Smith (former back-up singer for The Band and drug dealer) and Nelson Lyon (writer for SNL). Belushi kept asking Smith to shoot him up with heroin since he was afraid of needles.

That night, Robin Williams stopped by and did some lines with the group but was creeped out by Smith. Robert DeNiro also stopped by around 3 a.m. and left shortly after.

Belushi was found by his personal trainer, Bill Wallace, the next day dead from a heroin overdose. He was 33 years old.

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camarillo state mental hospital

from bottle rocket (1996) posted in movies by pete_nice

Although it closed in 1997 to make way for the California State University-Channel Islands campus, the Camarillo State Mental Hospital had been open since 1932.

Due to its proximity to Los Angeles, many celebrity types used the facility as a detox center. Charlie Parker wrote Relaxin' at Camarillo while recovering from heroin addiction here. Frank Zappa has a song called "Camarillo Brillo".

The opening scene of Bottle Rocket takes place on the Camarillo State Mental Hospital grounds.

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kew gardens parking lot

from superheroes (documentary) posted in movies by pete_nice

The parking lot for the Kew Gardens station became infamous for the location of the Kitty Genovese incident, where a young woman was assaulted and murdered in a populated neighborhood.

The incident became a rallying cry against social apathy, and articles were written about the "38 witnesses who did nothing." Details of the case do not support this scenario, but the case still motivates. It is referenced several times in the HBO documentary on real-life superheroes called Superheroes.

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pima air and space museum

from can’t buy me love posted in movies by pete_nice

The Pima Air and Space Museum is the largest non-government funded aviation museum in the world. Adjacent to the museum is the massive airplane graveyard known as the Aerospace Maintenance & Regeneration Center (AMARC) which was featured in the 80s teen movie Can't Buy Me Love (1987).

The "Boneyard" was also featured in the films My Science Project (1985), The Wraith (1986), and Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (2009). Some of the planes from Top Gun are supposedly stored here.

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