Licorice Pizza was filmed in Los Angeles in the United States of America.
El Portal Theatre
In movie
Scene where Alana and Gary at the movies.
Real
Scene was shot El Portal Theatre is a historic landmark in the San Fernando Valley. It was built in 1926 as a vaudeville house. After the earthquake of 1994 the El Portal was rebuilt. It was opened in January of 2000 by the Actors Alley Acting company in partnership with the building owners Bernard and Judy Kaufman and Gary and Shari Goodgame. The once 1400-seat movie palace now houses three theatres.
The photo is a temp screenshot. It was made by Bill Counter while the movie was being shot in Los Angeles. It published for the first time on https://theatresinmovies.blogspot.com/2020/10/pta-2021.html.
Los Angeles
Sherman Way
In movie
Scene where Alana has just started as a volunteer for the campaign of Joel Wachs. She is impressed by him.
Real
Burbank Boulevard
In movie
Scene where In an unique moment of happiness Gary and Alana are running.
Real
Devonshire Street
In movie
Scene where Gary is waiting for Alana in front of the pinball arcade he just opened.
Real
Scene was shot Paul Thomas Anderson based his story partly on the life of a friend of him, producer Gary Goetzman. he was a former child actor who opened a waterbed store in Encino called Fat Bernie’s. That store later became Fat Bernie’s Pinball Palace, according to a great story in the LA Times.
Los Angeles
Billingsley’s steak house (closed)
In movie
Scene where Alana goes out on a date with actor Jack Holden.
Real
Scene was shot Glenn Jr and Drew Billingsley worked at their Fathers restaurant most of their teenage years. In 1969 they opened their first Billingsley's Restaurant in Van Nuys.
The famous Billingsley’s closed in 2004, but the building is still there and so are the red leather booths and low bar inside. The movies pretends the characters are at Tail o’ the Clock.
Los Angeles
Van Nuys Golf Course
In movie
Scene where Jack Holden takes Alana with him on the motorcycle after he is persuaded to redo a stunt scene from one of his movies.
