Filming Locations of Chicago and Los Angeles: White Men Can't Jump

Thank You To Mike From The Movie Shots LA Website For Finding Where The Hook Shot Scene Took Place.

Thank You To Geoff From The 90210 Locations Website For Finding The Ocean Breeze Motel, The House, The Bus Stop, And The Spot Where Billy Tries To Dunk!!!

Thank You To Owen From The When Write Is Wrong Website For Finding The Basketball Court From Their First Hustle And For Confirming The Apartment Location

Thank You To Lawson Desrochers For Telling Me About The Apartment Location

(0:01) Billy Hoyle Parking His Car / Windward Avenue Just East Of Speedway, Venice
(0:01) Billy Bouncing His Basketball Off A Mural / Venice Reconstituted Mural; Northeast Corner Of Speedway And Windward, Venice (Note: The Mural Has Since Been Painted Over)
(0:03) Billy Talking With The Boardwalk Singers And Giving Them Just A Dollar / End Of Dudley Avenue Where It Meets Ocean Front Walk, Venice
(0:05) The Basketball Court Where Billy First Meets Sidney Deane / Roughly Just North Of Where Dudley Meets Ocean Front Walk (Note: The Court Is No Longer There As There Is Now A Parking Lot There)
(0:19) Billy's Apartment / Flamingo West Motel; 1733 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica (Note: This Building Has Since Been Torn Down)
(0:24) Basketball Court Where Billy And Sidney Do Their First Basketball Hustle / 601 E. 23rd Street, Los Angeles (Note: The Court Is Actually On The Southeast Corner Of E 22nd Street And Trinity Street)
(0:26) Small Store That Raymond Attempts To Holdup To Get The Money For The Basketball Bet / 2200 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles (Note: This Is On The Southeast Corner Of San Pedro And 22nd Street)
(0:35) Sidney's Apartment Building / 4816 August Street, Los Angeles
(0:42) Billy And Gloria Crossing A Pedestrian Bridge / Running South Over The I-10 Freeway W. 23rd Street From The End Of 8th Avenue, Los Angeles
(0:42) Ocean Breeze Motel / Cinema Motel; 5274 W. Washington Blvd, Los Angeles
(0:42) Sidney And Rhonda Looking At A New House / 2352 W. 30th Street, Los Angeles
(0:44) The Basketball Game In Watts / Southeast Corner Of E. 105th Street And Graham Avenue, Watts (Note: The Basketball Court Is No Longer There As It Is An Empty Lot Now)
(0:54) Billy And Gloria Being Dropped Off By The Bus / Roughly 3683 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles (Note: The Bank Seen In the Movie Is Now Called One United Bank And it Looks Like The Crenshaw District Sign Is No Longer There)
(0:59) The Two On Two Tournament / Lafayette Park; Intersection Of Wilshire Blvd And S. Hoover Street, Los Angeles
(1:11) Billy Wanting To Prove That He Can Dunk The Ball / The Spot Where They Stop The Car Is Located Very Near 3800 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles (Note: If the Basketball Court Is Really Located Where They Parked The Car It Is Now Long Gone As There Are Businesses There Now)
(1:20) Billy Being Pressured By The Guys To Give Them The Money He Owes / Still Searching For This Location
(1:22) Sidney Setting Up An Under The Table Roofing Deal / Oki's Dog; 5056 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles
(1:26) Billy Making The Hook Shot To Get Gloria Onto The Jeopardy Show / Between 510 Wall Street And 300 E. 5th Street, Los Angeles
(1:33) The Fancy Hotel / Hotel Shangri-La Santa Monica; 1301 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica
(1:37) Gloria Roller Blading In The Park / Palisades Park; Along Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica
(1:49) Faking Billy's Murder / Still Searching For This Location

14 comments:

William WagnerOctober 24, 2011 at 4:51 AM
I watched that movie and it's really good. It shows how basketball is played during those times.

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dvjsAugust 28, 2012 at 1:25 PM
Just another reason to visit LA.
AnonymousApril 11, 2013 at 9:57 AM
Great guide! Nice to see what these places look like today.
AnonymousApril 29, 2013 at 6:17 AM
The part where Billy is being confronted by the mobster brothers is probably the port of los angeles.
AnonymousAugust 15, 2013 at 9:35 PM
^ I think you're right. The way the industrial area looks in the background and how high the water level is in the LA river it very well looks like the port of los angeles
UnknownJanuary 28, 2014 at 1:21 PM
Those pictures are great. Reminds me of an old Miami Vice website where you could sign on as a member and add photos of then and now locations. That site had music added. It got shut down...figures! I tried to find Billy's apartment. I noticed Neptune's nearby. I found a Days Inn that was called Neptunes...I don't think that was it, though.
KunalOctober 11, 2015 at 1:35 PM
Nice post.
Bounce house rentalsNovember 30, 2015 at 12:05 AM
All the pictures are cool but especially the picture of Basketball Court Where Billy And Sidney Do Their First Basketball Hustle / 601 E. 23rd Street, Los Angeles (Note: The Court Is Actually On The Southeast Corner Of E 22nd Street And Trinity Street)
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mxmMarch 12, 2019 at 9:50 PM
Here's a great article that's come out since:
https://www.laweekly.com/arts/from-venice-to-south-la-revisiting-the-filming-locations-of-white-men-cant-jump-25-years-later-8026985
UnknownAugust 5, 2020 at 11:11 PM
When was it filmed?
AnonymousJuly 2, 2022 at 10:30 PM
There is a tunnel scene right before they are running on arlington, i think the tunnel is on sycamoe the tunnel on sycamore runs through the 10 fwy
AnonymousJuly 26, 2022 at 2:01 AM
Where is the location billy walks down the stairs after riding the train?
AnonymousDecember 6, 2022 at 3:49 PM
Billy being held at gun point is in long beach