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Tours and is used with permission.
The Motel
The motel is just east of I-35 in Hillsboro. I don't know what
exit it is, but there's a big "Love's" truck stop right
next to it. The motel is visible from the interstate.
ADDRESS INFO:
Ramada Inn
Highway 22 & I-35
Hillsboro, TX 76645
Phone: (254)582-3493
The Schlotsky's
If any of you have ever seen the poster or movie cover then you'll
notice an old school Schlotzky's in the background. If and when
you junkies ever make it to the great state and visit the MOTEL in
Hillsboro... look across the freeway (west side) and you'll see
it.
ADDRESS INFO:
SCHLOTZSKY'S DELI
200 NW IH 35
Hillsboro, TX 76645
(254) 582-5155
The Bookstore
The bookstore is at Northpark Mall. If you're travelling north on
75/Central Expressway (this is what I45 becomes north of
downtown), exit and turn left on Northwest highway. The mall is
immediately on your right.
NOTE: the bookstore has been closed.
ADDRESS INFO:
Northpark Center
1030 Northpark Ctr.
Dallas, TX 75225-2213
Phone: (214) 363-7441
Grace's School
Grace's school is St. Mark's Academy, a private school in the
Highland Park area. It's on Preston Road a few miles north of
downtown.
ADDRESS INFO:
St. Mark's School of Texas
10600 Preston Rd.
Dallas, TX 75230-4000
Phone: (214) 363-6491
Hinkley Cold Storage
Hinkley Cold Storage (that was its real name when they filmed the
movie) is on Commerce Street near downtown. Commerce is easy to
find from downtown.
ADDRESS INFO:
Hinckley Cold Storage Inc
4008 Commerce St.
Dallas, TX 75226-1794
Phone: (214)823-8171
The Firework Stand
The firework stand was in Hillsboro. They put it there for the
movie.
The Mental Hospital
The mental hospital was actually the Camarillo State Mental
Hospital, located in Camarillo, California.
Bob's House
Bob's house is located in north Dallas, off of NW Highway.
Incidentally, it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
ADDRESS INFO:
9400 Rockbrook Dr.
Dallas, TX 75220-3948
Mr. Henry's Hideaway
Mr. Henry's hideaway is in the west end, near downtown Dallas. It
has green doors. It's three blocks east of the White Swan
building.
The Gas Station
The gas station off the highway (where Dignan makes the comment
"On the run from Johnny Law...") is located in
Hillsboro. It was a no-name gas station.
The Tejano Club/Bar
The Tejano Club/Bar is located on Harry Hines Blvd. in Dallas.
The Pinball Machine
The business where the pinball machine is is located near Dallas.
It's in Grand Prairie, Texas, in the Western Union office.
The Barber Shop
The Barber Shop (the place where Dignan and Bob almost got
haircuts) is located one black away from the pinball scene.
Comments from Jordan Blake (lawnwranglers e-mail list) to
add:
"Hinckley Cold Storage (Texas Ice House) is located at 4008
Commerce (as indicated on the building in the movie) in Dallas,
TX. It's pretty easy to find. Commerce is a pretty major street in
Dallas and runs right downtown. Hinckley is east of downtown.
Unfortunately, the building is now a reddish maroon color, but
everything else about the building is the same. The green roofed
walkway is still out front. I got my picture taken standing on it.
I didn't get to take the tour because it was a Saturday and the
office was closed. They only people around didn't speak English.
Just a few blocks west of Hinckley's is the street corner where
Anthony and Dignan come out of the diner-like place where they
were playing pinball and Dignan says, "You know there's
nothing to steal from my mom and Craig!" The corner is Murray
and Commerce, and it still looks identical. However, I don't think
the place they played pinball is actually near there. If it was,
it is long gone. I didn't even see any buildings that look like
it. The Bookstore (or at least where it used to be) is in the
Northpark mall. It is not in the main mall building, but in a
separated building out by the street. The bookstore is gone, and
some new walls have been built inside it, but it looks the same
from the outside. If you'll notice on the movie, it says J-1500
above the door. That address is still there. We took some pictures
and brought them home and compared them to the movie and it's
hilarious how much it still looks the same. The motel is the
Ramada Inn in Hillsboro, Texas. Hillsboro is one hour south of
Dallas on I-35. The Ramada is right on the interstate at the
corner of I-35 and Highway 22. We also found the Fireworks stand
that the guys buy their fireworks at, however it is now closed.
The stand looks nearly identical, however the sign and lettering
at the top of the stand are smaller. But, looking at the
surrounding area and the driveway and the Zenith sign right out
front, we were 99.99% sure that it was the right fireworks stand.
It is located on Highway 22 about 3 or 4 miles west of Hillsboro.
The owner of the motel told us that the gas station where they
fill up right before they go to the fireworks stand is in Peoria,
Texas, just 5 miles west of Hillsboro. However, we went there, and
Peoria is really nothing more than a bump in the road. We never
found the gas station. Our only clue from the movie is that it is
near a small football stadium (high school). I didn't get to check
it out, but a map on the wall in the Love's Truck Stop showed that
the Eagle Football Stadium is just south of Hillsboro, and
appeared to be out by itself. I have a strong suspicion that the
gas station is near there. Well, that's about all I know. Be sure
to ask the desk clerk at the Ramada about Bottle Rocket.
The part-owner we talked to seemed to love to talk about it. He
even gave us some memorabilia from when the movie was shot. I got
to go inside room 212, but we stayed in room 111. When I had
called two weeks beforehand, I was told that room 212 was on
long-term rental. Now I feel ripped off, because the room was
empty when we went in to it."
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