The movie was shot entirely in and around Los Angeles, including all the desert scenes.
In front of the nightclub
In movie
Scene where Riggs gets caught in a shootout outside a nightclub.
Timing: 01:27:16
Real
Scene was shot on Hollywood Boulevard, which is now a movie theater.
Los Angeles
Desert
In movie
Scene where Sgt. Murtaugh arrives in the desert to meet the bandits, he wants to set a trap for them to rescue his daughter from the hostages.
Timing: 01:14:58
Real
Scene was shot in the desert northeast of Los Angeles.
Crossroads
In movie
Scene where Rigs is going to question a prostitute at the crossroads
Timing: 01:05:22
Real
Scene was shot at an intersection near the Los Angeles Museum of Art.
Los Angeles
Residence on the cliff
In movie
Scene where Sergeant Murtaugh is going to see his friend for questioning.
Timing: 01:04:12
Real
Scene was shot in a large private estate on the ocean.
Los Angeles
Dixie house
In movie
Scene where Detectives are here to question a Dixie prostitute.
Timing: 00:55:39
Real
Scene was shot in a poor neighborhood in Lennox, California. The site is now the site of an elementary school.
Los Angeles
House with swimming pool
In movie
Scene where Rigs and Murtaugh arrive at a house in a wealthy neighborhood to conduct an interrogation, but run into girls packing drugs and are shot at.
Timing: 00:38:27
Real
Scene was shot at Forest Knoll Manor is a huge house in the Hollywood Hills. Estimated value is 7-8 million dollars.
Los Angeles
Suicide on a rooftop
In movie
Scene where Sergeant Rigs is going to negotiate with a suicide.
Timing: 00:29:12
Real
Scene was shot on the roof of a building and on the street next to it, in Santa Monica, Los Angeles.
Santa Monica
Hot dog stand
In movie
Scene where Ригс и Роджер Мёртах едят хот-дог.
Timing: 00:27:35
Real
Scene was shot at the intersection near The Wiltern concert venue - it's still open, but the hot dog tent is not in place.
Los Angeles
Christmas trees for sale
In movie
Scene where Riggs is working undercover, he bargains with a gang that asks $100 for a shipment of cocaine.
Timing: 00:11:06
Real
Scene was shot in the parking lot of Car Star Motors, a used car dealership in Los Angeles, near Bob Hop Airport.
Los Angeles
High-rise building
In movie
Scene where A high-rise building from which a young girl jumped.
Timing: 00:03:39
Real
Scene was shot on the international tower in Los Angeles
Long Beach
International Tower
Rigs Caravan
In movie
Scene where The place where Sergeant Rigs lives.
Timing: 00:05:47
Real
Scene was shot in a parking lot at El Segando Beach in Los Angeles, Calif.
Los Angeles
