You two did a fantastic job putting this piece of Corpus Christi history together. As resident, thank you so much. As a sailing buddy of Tony Slowik (who was in the escalator scene), thanks for the good times on the Hobie Cat. May you rest in peace my friend.
That's such a nice comment, thank you! We've got a follow-up Billie Jean video in our new Dinner & Movie podcast series, so please stay tuned for that... editing now (hoping to have it uploaded for Tuesday.)
My dad and my brothers had a sign business in the 80's and we made the BAYSIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE sign... I remember making it and they gave us the instructions to make it look like an old sign.. so we hooked up to chains and drug it over some gravel.. the end result is what you see in the film.. we also painted the multi colored stripes and the Elevator area in the Parking garage scene
That's so cool! Thanks for stopping by our channel and sharing your memories of this great movie from the 80s. We also featured The Legend of Billie Jean on our most recent Movie Night video and podcast. Here's a link in case you want to check it out: th-cam.com/video/uhsJBGWx-K8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=rTTTiRFjMhl9Nbn9
😄This was probably my favorite movie as an 80s Catholic school kid. The whole girl power/Joan of Arc vibe really spoke to me back then! My mind was blown later when I found out the Putter actress is the voice of Lisa Simpson. Good times and great video!
"The Legend of Billie Jean" is actually on my "watch again" movies list. I remember liking it back in the 80's, but don't really remember too much about it -- other than some young woman running away from home, or something to that effect. Thank you for posting!
The spiral staircase was removed from Dockside a long time ago... maybe 20 years or so. It was replaced by a small stair case inside, along the east side wall.
We’re sorry to hear about your brother’s passing. Cherish those sweet memories with him. Wishing peace and comfort for your family during this difficult time. ❤️
I was living in Corpus during the filming and some of my friends were extras in the movie. It was great, and good movie too. Thanks guys for bringing back good memories.
FINALLY! Somone did a movie location of one of my most memorable movies as a kid. I've been looking for years. You did a great job. I watched the movie again today and when I do I always look up if someone has done it. I've been wanting Adam The Woo or Kurt from @80slife to do it. I think it's in his radar. Im happy I have found another channel to drool over. At 52 I have a 8 and 11 year old and they love this along with alot of my other 80's movies. Keep up the great work.
AWESOME!! We're glad you enjoyed our video! We think The Legend of Billie Jean is definitely an under-appreciated movie from the 80s! We enjoy making filming location videos along with our usual content and podcast conversations about life in the best decade ever! Welcome to our channel!! Sounds like you're raising those kids right!
Neat video - my family lived in Plano when I was younger, and on one of our road trips to Padre Island and Mexico border towns, we happened to pass through Corpus Christi during the movie shoot. We must have been on the JFK expressway (raised section) as I remember we saw all sorts of lights, cameras, etc so we all looked over, and sort of downwards... had a good view of the whole set. 4 or 5 or so main actors around the station wagon. One of the actors was pumping on the car jack - so it was that "tire changing" scene. They were off in the distance, but I had eagle eyes as a kid, so the memories are still vivid. :P
Oh wow, that's so cool! What a fun story!! Thanks so much for stopping by our channel and sharing your special memory. It's still such a great movie, classic 80s for sure!
I was reared in Corpus Christi. Been many times to all the places where the movie company filmed. As I recall the house at the corner of Ocean Dr. and Doddridge was for sale and vacant at the time and the production company rented it for filming. I remember being told all the furniture and audio visual gear was purchased for the film by the company and then given away, maybe to the production people after they were involved with the movie. I wonder, still, if that was true. We were also pretty impressed that the real local FM station C101 and at least one of the real announcers was actually "used" in the movie although the sound bytes as heard in the movie weren't the way it actually sounded on the air. The Navigation Boulevard Tule Lake Lift Bridge over the ship channel was demolished via a controlled explosion and removed in 2007. The Bob Hall pier was demolished, again, by a hurricane in 2020. I remember at the time thinking the typically Hollywoodized movie was hokey and depicted Corpus Christians as stupid hicks. It has, though, become a good cult classic and is fun to watch.
Interesting! Thanks for stopping by our channel and sharing your nostalgic memories of growing up in Corpus Christi. Those are some great anecdotes about the filming that we hadn't heard before, wow!
Good times, good memories. I remember when they did a cattle call for young women to get their haircut like Billie Jean's. I wanted to, but had just gotten another one of my bad 80's perms. LOL. I remember when Bonnie Stacy of C-101 got the Billie Jean "do." It was epic! Just breaks my heart to see the mall in such a derelict state. Like you said, it was the place to be in the 80's!
That’s so funny about the Billie Jean haircut, lol! I also had many of the “bad 80’s perms” you mentioned, ha ha! If you dive into our playlist of Old Home Movies, they’re on full display there! 😂 Anyway, thanks for stopping by our channel. Glad this video brought back some fun memories for you!
I worked at a printing company in Corpus Christi at the time and we printed all those posters of her that were in the movie including other items as well
The F-14 Tomcat from Top Gun is currently on the flight deck of the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi. I was just there and saw that along with several LoBJ sites.
What a wonderful job I only seen one mistake I'm not going to point it out and at this point nobody else has..... I absolutely love the research and I'm going to explore some of those locations. Almost 40 years later
I worked at the then Marriott Hotel when they were interviewing for extras in one of the rooms. I gave them a photo and interviwed but didnt get a call back. Corpus was a cool place to live in the 80's.
Stumbled on this video and enjoyed it SO much! This is one of my favorite 80's movies of all time. Thanks for doing the sleuthing to find these spots. The dramatic reenactments were great lol
My sis and I just watched the movie (grew up here & my parents and sister still live in CC) we kept making guesses at the locations and were so excited to find y’all’s video!! What a fun time! Thanks for taking the time to make this ❤❤❤ Fair is fair ✊
Awesome!! So glad to know you found our video helpful and enjoyable. It was tricky finding these locations, but fun too! Thanks for watching and leaving your sweet comment.
Omg!!!! Abby looks and sounds exactly like Drew Barrymore. Spittin imago, same voice. WOW. I just found this channel and im hooked. I love this type of channel. I loved this episode, i love the Billie Jean movie for decade now. We just watched it too. Thankyou ya'll for the tour, loved and enjoyed it.
Thanks Kevin!! Sorry I'm slow replying to your comment. We just got back from The 80s Cruise! Anyway, we're glad you found our channel and hope you're enjoying our content. More new videos coming soon! And thanks for the kind words... I love Drew Barrymore, so that's such a nice compliment!
Lol, I thought of Richard Kind, lol. He has the same smile😊 Also I just watched this movie on TH-cam last night, (so I guess my algorithm is working, lol) But I really enjoyed your video. I've been looking for a you tuber (s) that do this kind of thing with old movies, so I'm going to check out your other posts and subscribe! So yea thanks for the video 😊
I watch this movie at least once a week. Sooo good! And part of the appeal was that it could never be remade. Technology would never allow them to get that far!! Such a good movie!
I'm so glad you're summarizing this movie and sharing locations then and now! I feel like this movie was somewhat forgotten over time. Remember Helen Slater was in The Secret of my Success with Michael J. Fox?
Thanks Sharon! We agree, Legend of Billie Jean is definitely underrated - it's a great movie! And yes, Helen Slater was excellent in Secret of My Success too. She's such a pretty lady and talented actress!
Classic movie ...I have been trying to find the original VHS or DVD. I did find it in a 4 movie 80's DVD. Thanks guys for taking the time to show us these classic locations
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it! I haven't found the original VHS either, but I'll be on the lookout at estate sales (which is usually where I find the old ones!)
The scene where the guy with the beard crashes his truck on the edge of the incline wall on the edge of freeway is on the southeast corner (South Padre Island Drive and Carrol lane) from the wienerschnitzel restaurant which is seen in the background of scene. The Texas Bar-B-Q House restaurant is now a Tesla Dealership and McKenzie Volkswagen dealer is now Hick Family Subaru dealer! FYI 😉
x When I graduated grad school (from the University of Missouri), I had three different locations I was considering moving to: Corpus Christi (Texas), New Orleans (Louisiana) and Charleston (South Carolina) - ended up moving to Charleston. x I have not seen the film but am very familiar with Helen Slater, she is one of the actors/actresses that I have done a significant amount of research on. o Received associate degrees on her birthday (December 15th) too, which was officially the end of all my formal schooling for now. o I remember her talking about Billie Jean at an interview at a Comic-con convention, she is the foundation of the popularity of the character Supergirl (it is hard to believe what ways she is associated with that character, I even saw her on the tv series Supergirl the night before last) x That is so cool seeing an interactive storyline like that! o It's like being a detective and a storyteller for the film... o So interesting seeing where they made those sets and how they used extras!
How interesting, thanks Ben! Charleston was a great choice! I have family that lives there (my aunt, two cousins and their families) so I spent many summers and holidays in the Charleston area. Keith's extended family members all live in the Corpus area, so we typically visit there for Thanksgiving. This was a fun filming project to do while there (one we've been wanting to do for years!) And we highly recommend watching The Legend of Billie Jean... definitely an underrated movie from the 80s!
@@Our80sLife After watching this video...I am going to watch it on her birthday/my graduation! I would imagine Charleston is a completely different place if someone is established there, I was VERY poor the entire time I was there (actually didn't have any furniture for months either).
You guys are so good at editing.🎉 Great job at finding all the filming locations. To me, that would seem so difficult to do after all the years since the movie came out. Helen Slater is so incredibly beautiful in this film. Sending love to you guys. ❤
I'm from Malaysia, but I've watched a lot of American movies. Loved seeing all of these malls in these movies, and really wish I can visit them. It's really sad that almost every mall in America are closed. I did went to some malls in LA, NY, DC & Orlando when I was a kid, going with my family for holidays, during the 80s & 90s. For a kid like me who never seen a lot of American stuff sold in Malaysia, it's like going to a whole new world. Especially toys, games and alternative bands. The last time I went to the US, I've managed to buy some albums by an indie band that I can't find in my country. Really wish I can back in time to the 80s & 90s to visit every mall in your country. PS: Who's your favourite alternative band?
Hello and greetings from the USA! Thanks for watching our video and taking the time to share your memories. We agree, it's sad that many of the malls are closing in America. Fortunately, there are still some old-school 80s malls you can visit here, but they are mostly in the smaller cities and particularly in the Midwest, like where we live in Kansas. We actually have 2 malls in our city - one that's in the process of dying (and will probably close soon) and another one that's still thriving. We're glad to know you've had some fun trips to our country and hope you get to visit the US again soon!
Fair is Fair. Fell asleep watching this a few months ago and had a weird dream of lisa simpson getting her 1st period. Yeardly Smith played Putter and Lisa. Still frickin weird as a dream.
The abandoned putt putt golf location was never actually a putt putt golf spot. It was an empty field and I lived a block away from it. They built the set to look like an abandoned putt put golf course.
Very interesting! Thanks for clearing that up. At first we thought those scenes were filmed at the old mini golf course on the other side of the bridge (where we had actually played back in the 90s, and it was pirate themed.) But when we went to that location, we realized it wasn’t right due to the proximity to the bridge.
"You think you can do anything you want and then lie about it and we just have to take it, because what are we? Just a bunch of kids. Well not this time. From now on we're doin' this our way. No lyin', no cheatin', fair is fair! $608 for the scooter your son trashed. That's what you owe, and we're NOT turnin' ourselves in til we get it. Fair is fair! We didn't start this, we didn't mean it to happen, but we're not givin' up til you pay. FAIR IS FAIR!!"
That was the BEST speech!! And I can't believe we forgot to throw a "Fair is Fair" quote in this video, ugh. Missed opportunity, ha! Thanks for watching!
Ahhhhh Brilliant guy's, another classic gem of a movie 🎥 great cast, music had it all. Smashing video from you both, hope today finds you both well 🙏🏻 Namaste 🤍
So I noticed you were not at correct location for Sonic Drive Inn... That was on the opposite side of the freeway.. Live in Corpus Christi all my life and even did some work for the film
They are exactly correct of the location it is directly across from the East End of Jalisco's Restaurant the building still exist once said Benjamin's. The location they depicted is exactly the direction that they rode off on the motorbike parrot houses are seen in the background about one block from the scene you can go there today and see the entrance and the exit of the Sonic on the curb
@weswalker1208 I went thru film and you can see Benjamin's on sonic side and what is now Jaliiscos and Pizza Hut on other side of road that is now SPID.. at that time the freeway hadn't been built there yet.. gonna go by there and take pictures today to prove it and will post links of pictures
@weswalker1208 I am posting Google maps location and you can clearly see that Benjamin's and where Sonic used to be is on East side of SPID and Jalisicos and Pizza Hut are on opposite side of freeway that was not there at the time.. street view in Google Maps clearly shows this... 10598 S Padre Island Dr maps.app.goo.gl/kZSzXPu5LTrnYQsi7?g_st=ac
I watched the lake scene being filmed, my dad rented some skiffs to the crew. It was at the HEB camp in Rockport near the Copano causeway. The ponds are still there. They had some crazy guy splashing in the water to immitate an aligator attack. Had to put carpet in the water so Helens feet would not get covered in mud.
Location of PUTT PUTT was not the Aquarium.. It was further down the street... I wish I knew you guys were coming I would;ve taken you to correct spots
That location was a tricky one for sure. At first we thought it was the old pirate-themed Putt Putt where we had played years ago, but that one is too far away (and on the other side of the bridge, ugh.) It's still there but has been converted into a dog agility training course. Once we filmed there (and subsequently realized we were in the wrong place) we used the proximity of the bridge to line up the shot and determine the approximate location, which of course is totally gone nowadays. We've since been told the entire thing was a set constructed for the movie... what are your thoughts on that?
@Our80sLife it actually wasn't a set.. it was an actually place that had been used back in the 40s and 50s when North Beach was the place to be. They may have added to the old mini golf location but it did actually exist.. I know I have pics of it somewhere
Always wondered where the house was that the kid lived also was curious about what courthouse they use. Thank you so much. I never actually located the trailer park that says 35 when they are leaving at one point. If I'm not mistaken it's possibly over in Rockport
Oh noo! I never saw that movie!!! I do have a Corpus Christi story: My brother got stung by a Portuguese man o war while we were swimming!! He still has this messed up raised scar on his thigh from it!!! To this day,I won’t set foot in the ocean. I spent 3 months in Australia years ago,not once rid I get even a toe wet!
@@cuppacoffee75 Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying our content! I think lots of people thought that too. What a funny coincidence that they have the same last name!
Yes I was a very young boy when this came out I watched it then I still watch it today great memories, can you please find the location for the movie called brotherhood of justice it was filmed in Santa Cruz but they made look like it was Santa Lucia California Keanu Reeves and Lori Lochlin star in the movie The year was 1986 that’s all I know about the movie I would love to see the location for this great movie
the name billie jean has some deeper meaning..the name has been used numerous times. billie jean king, billie jean in michael jackson song and of course the movie. wonder what it really symbolizes?
Good video I’ve always looked at different areas that came out in the movie. Thanks for pointing out the garage scene with the mall. I never knew that it was downtown. One other thing, there are remnants of the putt putt still under the bridge that wasn’t necessarily came out in the movie, but there are a few things there’s things. Once, once again, I enjoyed the video Thanks.
This flim was released in Europe too, But I learned from wikipedia, that it was a flop on the box office. I never saw it. But as always, I watch every single video of you.
Awesome video of an awesome movie. It has my favorite Pat Benatar song, "Invincible". Growing up I always thought Helen and Christian Slater were brother and sister. What is the chance of two Slaters staring in the same movie not being related? We didn't have Wikipedia back then.😂
I hope you two had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I'm glad you both had a chance to make this video, and that was a good movie. Christian Slater actually shot a movie in Cincy a few years ago called 'The Public'. I tried to meet him but didn't get to. But I did ended up meeting Emilio Estevez, who also starred and directed the movie. Also I love Pat Benatar's song from the movie.
Thanks Al! That's cool about the movie filmed in your city. It took us a minute to even recognize young Christian Slater in this movie, ha! That baby face and blonde hair!! We agree, Invincible is an awesome song... probably my favorite Pat Benatar song!
Breeze Haven was at 4221 Texas 35 in Rockport. It’s now the StarFish RV park. I was just there doing my own tour of the filming locations. The same blue warehouses seen in the background when Ophelia screeched into the park are still there, on the other side of the road and down a bit from the entrance. I’m surprised you guys didn’t also get a shot of the corner on Naples where the kids jump the fence to join Billie Jean on her way to Kenny’s house. It looks the same, with just a few different trees. Nevertheless, you got to see more than I did. I didn’t make it to the courthouse and I didn’t realize the parking garage for the mall was not the one they used in the movie. I did get to go inside Dockside though. They gave me a bumper sticker. 😊
I like the Legend of Billie Jean! Good film! When I first the movie long time ago, I thought they were gonna play Billie Jean by Michael Jackson lol. I’m also a big fan of the actor Keith Gordon who was in the movie Christine. 😊
I lived in Corpus during filming and I'm pretty sure the inside of the surf shop is a set... It was disorienting to watch. LoL. I'm not sure how that shop ever made money. I've never seen anyone buy anything there all the merchandise is outdated. Fun video!
Nah that was the inside .It's still there Dockside ..but they don't have the spiral stairs anymore but it was there I asked my brother and family members etc if it used to have that and they said it did ..It's surf brands and stuff for surfers and skateboarders.
No way! Dockside is classic! It's still around and is a popular surf shop for true surfers! Shout out to Tippy. 🤙 It it used to look just like you see in the movie. But, as mentioned already, spiral staircase is no more...
Wow, great work! I loved that movie. Just something about how the 80s looked that seems impossible to match, and they never get it right when they try to portray it these days.
Aww The Circle K where we were introduced to Kim Valentine, the second prettiest girl in the movie. And at the end when they were supposedly in Vermont do you guys know where that scene really was? This is great. Thank you!
I have a question and a point to make why did they change the movie from fair is fair to Legend of Billie Jean? I have no idea. Fair is fair is used throughout the movie Inwood seem like the natural name of the movie. Speaking of fair is fair Mr piatt was shot in the shoulder at the beginning of the movie and at the end of the movie Binks is shot in the shoulder. Fair is fair
Yes!! I had a blonde moment there at the end... you can see me actually make that realization in the final scene from this video when we returned to the surf shop. LOL!
I really enjoyed the video but I wish that they could have gotten more shots and went in more detail about the trailer park. Maybe there wasn’t much to show or it was private property or something like that.
The trailer park is completely gone, not a trace was left to be seen. There’s a large apartment complex where it used to be, which we showed at the beginning of the video. Wish there was more to show, thanks for watching!
Thanks guys.. awesome job. The only thing is when you were showing the area where the truck rolled over… it was actually on the other side of the freeway. Cuz you can see wiener schnitzel in the back ground. Other than that. You all did an awesome job.. again thank you
Good call, thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video! Our next podcast episode will be about this movie, so please stay tuned if that interests you, and thanks again for watching!
@@Our80sLife oh okay I, I just watched this movie again on DVD. Last night. I remember when it first premiered. I was 20 in 1985. I live in Port lavaca tx. Not far from corpus. Me and my old college friends use to Spend summers. In Padre Island. Those were the good 👍 ole days!!
So the Sonic was actually across the street not in that field but another areas directly across the highway..I know I live almost behind where the Sonic was and I used to eat at Sonic as a teenager.
Wrong in the movie you will see the Sambo's restaurant that is now Jalisco's. Jalisco's is on the south west side of Padre Island Drive the Sonic location is still visible by the entrance and exit ramps cut out of the curb. They were in exactly the right place showing the neighborhood in the background. Long time resident of Flour Bluff. For many years that building to the left of the Sonic still exists I think it said Benjamin's in the movie now it is painted over
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You two did a fantastic job putting this piece of Corpus Christi history together.
As resident, thank you so much.
As a sailing buddy of Tony Slowik (who was in the escalator scene), thanks for the good times on the Hobie Cat. May you rest in peace my friend.
That's such a nice comment, thank you! We've got a follow-up Billie Jean video in our new Dinner & Movie podcast series, so please stay tuned for that... editing now (hoping to have it uploaded for Tuesday.)
What a brilliant job
RIP Tony. Good dude.
Fair is Fair
My dad and my brothers had a sign business in the 80's and we made the BAYSIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE sign... I remember making it and they gave us the instructions to make it look like an old sign.. so we hooked up to chains and drug it over some gravel.. the end result is what you see in the film.. we also painted the multi colored stripes and the Elevator area in the Parking garage scene
That's so cool! Thanks for stopping by our channel and sharing your memories of this great movie from the 80s. We also featured The Legend of Billie Jean on our most recent Movie Night video and podcast. Here's a link in case you want to check it out: th-cam.com/video/uhsJBGWx-K8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=rTTTiRFjMhl9Nbn9
😄This was probably my favorite movie as an 80s Catholic school kid. The whole girl power/Joan of Arc vibe really spoke to me back then! My mind was blown later when I found out the Putter actress is the voice of Lisa Simpson. Good times and great video!
Yup, right up there with Back to the Future and Karate Kid.
As a fellow Corpus Christi resident, I appreciate you guys showcasing such great locations 😊
Thanks Donald! Glad you enjoyed our video! It was a fun one to make.
"The Legend of Billie Jean" is actually on my "watch again" movies list. I remember liking it back in the 80's, but don't really remember too much about it -- other than some young woman running away from home, or something to that effect. Thank you for posting!
It’s definitely worth another watch. It’s a cult classic that has held up well!
I think my crew has it on our 80s movie list, so I'll let y'all know!
I was born in ‘85 but grew up on this classic. Fair is Fair!!!!❤
Your parents raised you right!
The spiral staircase was removed from Dockside a long time ago... maybe 20 years or so. It was replaced by a small stair case inside, along the east side wall.
Thanks for the update!
This was a movie that stood out to me as a kid. Good job. Thanks for the video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
My brother n I fav movie, I'll sure miss watching it with him, he juz passed away last Sunday, not fair! 😢 RiP ❤🕊
We’re sorry to hear about your brother’s passing. Cherish those sweet memories with him. Wishing peace and comfort for your family during this difficult time. ❤️
Idk you and you don’t know me but I know what you’re going through. I’m sorry for your loss. Take care of yourself.
I been watching this movie every day for like a week on TH-cam & I just came 🔙 From Corpus Christi South Padre Island 🏝️🏝️🏞️🌴
Nice!! You are a super fan! "Fair is Fair" :)
Oooooh, I love this movie so much!
It’s a cult classic for sure, so good!
I was living in Corpus during the filming and some of my friends were extras in the movie. It was great, and good movie too. Thanks guys for bringing back good memories.
That's awesome!! Glad you enjoyed the video Allen :)
FINALLY! Somone did a movie location of one of my most memorable movies as a kid. I've been looking for years. You did a great job. I watched the movie again today and when I do I always look up if someone has done it. I've been wanting Adam The Woo or Kurt from @80slife to do it. I think it's in his radar. Im happy I have found another channel to drool over. At 52 I have a 8 and 11 year old and they love this along with alot of my other 80's movies. Keep up the great work.
AWESOME!! We're glad you enjoyed our video! We think The Legend of Billie Jean is definitely an under-appreciated movie from the 80s! We enjoy making filming location videos along with our usual content and podcast conversations about life in the best decade ever! Welcome to our channel!! Sounds like you're raising those kids right!
Neat video - my family lived in Plano when I was younger, and on one of our road trips to Padre Island and Mexico border towns, we happened to pass through Corpus Christi during the movie shoot.
We must have been on the JFK expressway (raised section) as I remember we saw all sorts of lights, cameras, etc so we all looked over, and sort of downwards... had a good view of the whole set. 4 or 5 or so main actors around the station wagon. One of the actors was pumping on the car jack - so it was that "tire changing" scene.
They were off in the distance, but I had eagle eyes as a kid, so the memories are still vivid. :P
Oh wow, that's so cool! What a fun story!! Thanks so much for stopping by our channel and sharing your special memory. It's still such a great movie, classic 80s for sure!
That was epic. Good job guys.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
I was reared in Corpus Christi. Been many times to all the places where the movie company filmed. As I recall the house at the corner of Ocean Dr. and Doddridge was for sale and vacant at the time and the production company rented it for filming. I remember being told all the furniture and audio visual gear was purchased for the film by the company and then given away, maybe to the production people after they were involved with the movie. I wonder, still, if that was true. We were also pretty impressed that the real local FM station C101 and at least one of the real announcers was actually "used" in the movie although the sound bytes as heard in the movie weren't the way it actually sounded on the air. The Navigation Boulevard Tule Lake Lift Bridge over the ship channel was demolished via a controlled explosion and removed in 2007. The Bob Hall pier was demolished, again, by a hurricane in 2020. I remember at the time thinking the typically Hollywoodized movie was hokey and depicted Corpus Christians as stupid hicks. It has, though, become a good cult classic and is fun to watch.
Interesting! Thanks for stopping by our channel and sharing your nostalgic memories of growing up in Corpus Christi. Those are some great anecdotes about the filming that we hadn't heard before, wow!
I remember Matt The Cat didn't want to sound like the guy they got to do it.. I don't think the person they used was an actual dj at C101
Thanks for sharing this this was awesome of you two! Loved this movie as a kid growing up now I have it on TH-cam!! You guys rock!
Glad you enjoyed it! "Fair is Fair."
Good times, good memories. I remember when they did a cattle call for young women to get their haircut like Billie Jean's. I wanted to, but had just gotten another one of my bad 80's perms. LOL. I remember when Bonnie Stacy of C-101 got the Billie Jean "do." It was epic! Just breaks my heart to see the mall in such a derelict state. Like you said, it was the place to be in the 80's!
That’s so funny about the Billie Jean haircut, lol! I also had many of the “bad 80’s perms” you mentioned, ha ha! If you dive into our playlist of Old Home Movies, they’re on full display there! 😂 Anyway, thanks for stopping by our channel. Glad this video brought back some fun memories for you!
I was walking home from middle school when they filmed the truck flipping over at carrol lane. Ha ha.
Oh wow! That must've been quite a sight to witness!!
I worked at a printing company in Corpus Christi at the time and we printed all those posters of her that were in the movie including other items as well
That's so cool! Would love to have one of those posters now - wonder if any of them still exist??
Nice work guys! I look forward to visiting one day
Thanks for stopping by Nick! 😊
A+ video!
LOVE IT! What an amazing interactive story!
THANK YOU!!
Won't anybody help us ... ❤
What are we waiting for? 😉
@@Our80sLifeWhen there’s nowhere we can run to anymore..
I love this movie. Great job!
Thank You! for history and tour.
Our pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!
Hubie played in the 1984 "Top Gun".
The F-14 Tomcat from Top Gun is currently on the flight deck of the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi. I was just there and saw that along with several LoBJ sites.
Yay!!!👏👏👏👏.. my favorite couple! Thank you as always for sharing.. wow memories ❤️❤️
That's so sweet, thanks Tina!
Awesome
Love this video you guys did awesome
Thanks so much Rick!
Such a great movie
Yes!!
What a wonderful job I only seen one mistake I'm not going to point it out and at this point nobody else has..... I absolutely love the research and I'm going to explore some of those locations. Almost 40 years later
Thanks so much Wes! Glad to know you enjoyed our video. These filming locations are definitely a labor of love, but we enjoy doing them.
I worked at the then Marriott Hotel when they were interviewing for extras in one of the rooms. I gave them a photo and interviwed but didnt get a call back. Corpus was a cool place to live in the 80's.
Stumbled on this video and enjoyed it SO much! This is one of my favorite 80's movies of all time. Thanks for doing the sleuthing to find these spots. The dramatic reenactments were great lol
Our pleasure, glad you enjoyed it! This was a fun one to make. Thanks for stopping by our channel!
My sis and I just watched the movie (grew up here & my parents and sister still live in CC) we kept making guesses at the locations and were so excited to find y’all’s video!! What a fun time! Thanks for taking the time to make this ❤❤❤ Fair is fair ✊
Awesome!! So glad to know you found our video helpful and enjoyable. It was tricky finding these locations, but fun too! Thanks for watching and leaving your sweet comment.
4:23 the most Texas warning sticker I’ve ever seen 😂
😂 I came right to the comments for this.
We were wondering how long it would take for someone to notice that, LOL!! Good eye!
Fair is fair!
Omg!!!! Abby looks and sounds exactly like Drew Barrymore. Spittin imago, same voice. WOW. I just found this channel and im hooked. I love this type of channel. I loved this episode, i love the Billie Jean movie for decade now. We just watched it too. Thankyou ya'll for the tour, loved and enjoyed it.
Thanks Kevin!! Sorry I'm slow replying to your comment. We just got back from The 80s Cruise! Anyway, we're glad you found our channel and hope you're enjoying our content. More new videos coming soon! And thanks for the kind words... I love Drew Barrymore, so that's such a nice compliment!
Mike Rapaport doing movie locations now? Awesome!
LOL!! Thanks?!
Lol, I thought of Richard Kind, lol. He has the same smile😊 Also I just watched this movie on TH-cam last night, (so I guess my algorithm is working, lol) But I really enjoyed your video. I've been looking for a you tuber (s) that do this kind of thing with old movies, so I'm going to check out your other posts and subscribe! So yea thanks for the video 😊
I watch this movie at least once a week. Sooo good! And part of the appeal was that it could never be remade. Technology would never allow them to get that far!! Such a good movie!
Right?! This movie is such a perfect time capsule of the 80s. Love it!!
I worked at Cine 6 where they showed the movie in 1985. I'm sure some of the locals who were in the movie enjoyed seeing themselves. 👍
How fun!!
Oh my goodness, y’all! This is one of my favorite movies and soundtracks of all time! ❤️😎👍🏻
Totally agree!
@@Our80sLife I KNEW I loved y’all for a special reason hehe ❤️😎👍🏻
Brilliant video ❤
Thank you! 😁
Little known fact probably. The two Shoppers that are in the scene at the Dockside are the owners at the time
I'm so glad you're summarizing this movie and sharing locations then and now! I feel like this movie was somewhat forgotten over time. Remember Helen Slater was in The Secret of my Success with Michael J. Fox?
Thanks Sharon! We agree, Legend of Billie Jean is definitely underrated - it's a great movie! And yes, Helen Slater was excellent in Secret of My Success too. She's such a pretty lady and talented actress!
Thank you! These movie locations were spot on! Awesome!! 👍
Glad you enjoyed, thanks David!
Classic movie ...I have been trying to find the original VHS or DVD. I did find it in a 4 movie 80's DVD. Thanks guys for taking the time to show us these classic locations
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it! I haven't found the original VHS either, but I'll be on the lookout at estate sales (which is usually where I find the old ones!)
The scene where the guy with the beard crashes his truck on the edge of the incline wall on the edge of freeway is on the southeast corner (South Padre Island Drive and Carrol lane) from the wienerschnitzel restaurant which is seen in the background of scene. The Texas Bar-B-Q House restaurant is now a Tesla Dealership and McKenzie Volkswagen dealer is now Hick Family Subaru dealer! FYI 😉
Fair is Fair!! Great to see this thank you!
@@turkeclipse Goad you enjoyed it, thanks! 😊
x When I graduated grad school (from the University of Missouri), I had three different locations I was considering moving to: Corpus Christi (Texas), New Orleans (Louisiana) and Charleston (South Carolina) - ended up moving to Charleston.
x I have not seen the film but am very familiar with Helen Slater, she is one of the actors/actresses that I have done a significant amount of research on.
o Received associate degrees on her birthday (December 15th) too, which was officially the end of all my formal schooling for now.
o I remember her talking about Billie Jean at an interview at a Comic-con convention, she is the foundation of the popularity of the character Supergirl (it is hard to believe what ways she is associated with that character, I even saw her on the tv series Supergirl the night before last)
x That is so cool seeing an interactive storyline like that!
o It's like being a detective and a storyteller for the film...
o So interesting seeing where they made those sets and how they used extras!
How interesting, thanks Ben! Charleston was a great choice! I have family that lives there (my aunt, two cousins and their families) so I spent many summers and holidays in the Charleston area. Keith's extended family members all live in the Corpus area, so we typically visit there for Thanksgiving. This was a fun filming project to do while there (one we've been wanting to do for years!) And we highly recommend watching The Legend of Billie Jean... definitely an underrated movie from the 80s!
@@Our80sLife After watching this video...I am going to watch it on her birthday/my graduation!
I would imagine Charleston is a completely different place if someone is established there, I was VERY poor the entire time I was there (actually didn't have any furniture for months either).
You guys are so good at editing.🎉 Great job at finding all the filming locations. To me, that would seem so difficult to do after all the years since the movie came out. Helen Slater is so incredibly beautiful in this film. Sending love to you guys. ❤
Awesome video - one of my all time favorite movies!! Looks like the same original floor inside the Circle K
We were shocked that they still had the same flooring! That is some high quality tile… lol
I'm from Malaysia, but I've watched a lot of American movies. Loved seeing all of these malls in these movies, and really wish I can visit them. It's really sad that almost every mall in America are closed.
I did went to some malls in LA, NY, DC & Orlando when I was a kid, going with my family for holidays, during the 80s & 90s. For a kid like me who never seen a lot of American stuff sold in Malaysia, it's like going to a whole new world. Especially toys, games and alternative bands. The last time I went to the US, I've managed to buy some albums by an indie band that I can't find in my country.
Really wish I can back in time to the 80s & 90s to visit every mall in your country.
PS: Who's your favourite alternative band?
Hello and greetings from the USA! Thanks for watching our video and taking the time to share your memories. We agree, it's sad that many of the malls are closing in America. Fortunately, there are still some old-school 80s malls you can visit here, but they are mostly in the smaller cities and particularly in the Midwest, like where we live in Kansas. We actually have 2 malls in our city - one that's in the process of dying (and will probably close soon) and another one that's still thriving. We're glad to know you've had some fun trips to our country and hope you get to visit the US again soon!
Duran Duran, The Cure, Third Eye Blind, Coldplay🎉
Fair is Fair. Fell asleep watching this a few months ago and had a weird dream of lisa simpson getting her 1st period. Yeardly Smith played Putter and Lisa. Still frickin weird as a dream.
LOL!!! The mind weaves some interesting connections in our dreams, doesn't it?!
The abandoned putt putt golf location was never actually a putt putt golf spot. It was an empty field and I lived a block away from it. They built the set to look like an abandoned putt put golf course.
Very interesting! Thanks for clearing that up. At first we thought those scenes were filmed at the old mini golf course on the other side of the bridge (where we had actually played back in the 90s, and it was pirate themed.) But when we went to that location, we realized it wasn’t right due to the proximity to the bridge.
"You think you can do anything you want and then lie about it and we just have to take it, because what are we? Just a bunch of kids. Well not this time. From now on we're doin' this our way. No lyin', no cheatin', fair is fair! $608 for the scooter your son trashed. That's what you owe, and we're NOT turnin' ourselves in til we get it. Fair is fair! We didn't start this, we didn't mean it to happen, but we're not givin' up til you pay. FAIR IS FAIR!!"
That was the BEST speech!! And I can't believe we forgot to throw a "Fair is Fair" quote in this video, ugh. Missed opportunity, ha! Thanks for watching!
Ahhhhh Brilliant guy's, another classic gem of a movie 🎥 great cast, music had it all.
Smashing video from you both, hope today finds you both well 🙏🏻 Namaste 🤍
Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you!!
You guys always deliver such interesting videos. Love the filming locations ones you do. 🎄
Thanks so much Mona! We appreciate you 🥰
👏 👏 👏 👏 thanks guys
Our pleasure!
Happy Thanksgiving Keith and Abby…Love Helen Slater in Super Girl also…The Legend of Billie Jean was an awesome movie…
We are thankful for viewers like YOU!! And we agree... Helen Slater is a great actress, and she was fantastic in this movie!
So I noticed you were not at correct location for Sonic Drive Inn... That was on the opposite side of the freeway.. Live in Corpus Christi all my life and even did some work for the film
Gotcha, thanks!
They are exactly correct of the location it is directly across from the East End of Jalisco's Restaurant the building still exist once said Benjamin's. The location they depicted is exactly the direction that they rode off on the motorbike parrot houses are seen in the background about one block from the scene you can go there today and see the entrance and the exit of the Sonic on the curb
@weswalker1208 I went thru film and you can see Benjamin's on sonic side and what is now Jaliiscos and Pizza Hut on other side of road that is now SPID.. at that time the freeway hadn't been built there yet.. gonna go by there and take pictures today to prove it and will post links of pictures
@weswalker1208 I am posting Google maps location and you can clearly see that Benjamin's and where Sonic used to be is on East side of SPID and Jalisicos and Pizza Hut are on opposite side of freeway that was not there at the time.. street view in Google Maps clearly shows this...
10598 S Padre Island Dr
maps.app.goo.gl/kZSzXPu5LTrnYQsi7?g_st=ac
Yup, you're right, lived there for a decade.
They are tearing down sunrise mall
RIP :(
This past summer I ordered a Fair is Fair t shirt. My kids think it’s dumb but they don’t know how important that dang scooter was 😂
That’s awesome! Kids today just don’t understand!!
Great job Keith and Abby! Loved the video
Thanks Shane!! 🥰
Truck flip happened on the other side and driving south not north
I watched the lake scene being filmed, my dad rented some skiffs to the crew. It was at the HEB camp in Rockport near the Copano causeway. The ponds are still there. They had some crazy guy splashing in the water to immitate an aligator attack. Had to put carpet in the water so Helens feet would not get covered in mud.
@@thesearchforstoke8980 Wow, that’s incredible! What a great experience. Definitely want to go check out the ponds next time we’re in town.
Location of PUTT PUTT was not the Aquarium.. It was further down the street... I wish I knew you guys were coming I would;ve taken you to correct spots
That location was a tricky one for sure. At first we thought it was the old pirate-themed Putt Putt where we had played years ago, but that one is too far away (and on the other side of the bridge, ugh.) It's still there but has been converted into a dog agility training course. Once we filmed there (and subsequently realized we were in the wrong place) we used the proximity of the bridge to line up the shot and determine the approximate location, which of course is totally gone nowadays. We've since been told the entire thing was a set constructed for the movie... what are your thoughts on that?
@Our80sLife it actually wasn't a set.. it was an actually place that had been used back in the 40s and 50s when North Beach was the place to be. They may have added to the old mini golf location but it did actually exist.. I know I have pics of it somewhere
@@giventocasthey do you know the location of the little pond they are swimming in at the beginning of the movie where Binx gets his bike stolen?
Always wondered where the house was that the kid lived also was curious about what courthouse they use. Thank you so much. I never actually located the trailer park that says 35 when they are leaving at one point. If I'm not mistaken it's possibly over in Rockport
The address for the former location of the trailer park is 2175 W Wheeler Ave, Aransas Pass
Oh noo! I never saw that movie!!!
I do have a Corpus Christi story:
My brother got stung by a Portuguese man o war while we were swimming!!
He still has this messed up raised scar on his thigh from it!!!
To this day,I won’t set foot in the ocean.
I spent 3 months in Australia years ago,not once rid I get even a toe wet!
You care,apparently,since you left such a kind,heartfelt comment!
Thank you🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Oh my goodness, that's quite a story!! Also, I just blocked that other rude commenter. Buh-Bye!
Ah,ha,you didn’t have to block him,he’s probably just a kid,trying to see what the Stone Age that is the 1980s was all about😉
Great video! For the lingest time i thought they were brother and sister in real life😊
@@cuppacoffee75 Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying our content! I think lots of people thought that too. What a funny coincidence that they have the same last name!
Yes I was a very young boy when this came out I watched it then I still watch it today great memories, can you please find the location for the movie called brotherhood of justice it was filmed in Santa Cruz but they made look like it was Santa Lucia California Keanu Reeves and Lori Lochlin star in the movie The year was 1986 that’s all I know about the movie I would love to see the location for this great movie
the name billie jean has some deeper meaning..the name has been used numerous times. billie jean king, billie jean in michael jackson song and of course the movie. wonder what it really symbolizes?
I remember the movie was supposed to be Billie Jean during the filming they had a name change and it was Legend of Billie Jean
Good video I’ve always looked at different areas that came out in the movie. Thanks for pointing out the garage scene with the mall. I never knew that it was downtown. One other thing, there are remnants of the putt putt still under the bridge that wasn’t necessarily came out in the movie, but there are a few things there’s things. Once, once again, I enjoyed the video Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Sonny!
This flim was released in Europe too, But I learned from wikipedia, that it was a flop on the box office. I never saw it. But as always, I watch every single video of you.
Thanks Bernhard! It was a flop in America too, but it has become more popular lately. It’s actually a great movie, we recommend giving it a try!
Fair is Fair!
Awesome video of an awesome movie. It has my favorite Pat Benatar song, "Invincible". Growing up I always thought Helen and Christian Slater were brother and sister. What is the chance of two Slaters staring in the same movie not being related? We didn't have Wikipedia back then.😂
That song was absolutely perfect for the movie! I think most everyone thought they were related.
Great footage, but why didn't you include Billy Jean's trailer park? "Sea Breeze Haven"
@@seventhfirestephanie8740 unfortunately, it’s gone… 🥲
You guys are rockin the flannel also…
Ha ha, yes! We call them "sh-ackets" whenever we wear our flannel shirts as jackets, lol!
Great Job
Thanks!!
I hope you two had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I'm glad you both had a chance to make this video, and that was a good movie. Christian Slater actually shot a movie in Cincy a few years ago called 'The Public'. I tried to meet him but didn't get to. But I did ended up meeting Emilio Estevez, who also starred and directed the movie. Also I love Pat Benatar's song from the movie.
Thanks Al! That's cool about the movie filmed in your city. It took us a minute to even recognize young Christian Slater in this movie, ha! That baby face and blonde hair!! We agree, Invincible is an awesome song... probably my favorite Pat Benatar song!
Breeze Haven was at 4221 Texas 35 in Rockport. It’s now the StarFish RV park. I was just there doing my own tour of the filming locations. The same blue warehouses seen in the background when Ophelia screeched into the park are still there, on the other side of the road and down a bit from the entrance.
I’m surprised you guys didn’t also get a shot of the corner on Naples where the kids jump the fence to join Billie Jean on her way to Kenny’s house. It looks the same, with just a few different trees.
Nevertheless, you got to see more than I did. I didn’t make it to the courthouse and I didn’t realize the parking garage for the mall was not the one they used in the movie.
I did get to go inside Dockside though. They gave me a bumper sticker. 😊
@@galvestonduck definitely going to check out StarFish RV park next time we’re in town.
I like the Legend of Billie Jean! Good film! When I first the movie long time ago, I thought they were gonna play Billie Jean by Michael Jackson lol. I’m also a big fan of the actor Keith Gordon who was in the movie Christine. 😊
Rewatching it now, it was much better than we remembered. I wanted to do a Michael Jackson bit in out video but Abby nixed it… lol
@@Our80sLife lol that would of been cool!
This movie is on free movies on TH-cam at this time.
The mall is gone
I lived in Corpus during filming and I'm pretty sure the inside of the surf shop is a set... It was disorienting to watch. LoL. I'm not sure how that shop ever made money. I've never seen anyone buy anything there all the merchandise is outdated. Fun video!
Nah that was the inside .It's still there Dockside ..but they don't have the spiral stairs anymore but it was there I asked my brother and family members etc if it used to have that and they said it did ..It's surf brands and stuff for surfers and skateboarders.
No way! Dockside is classic! It's still around and is a popular surf shop for true surfers! Shout out to Tippy. 🤙
It it used to look just like you see in the movie. But, as mentioned already, spiral staircase is no more...
Sunrise Mall was. fantastic mall. it's a disaster now.
Yep. It's in a sad state for sure :(
Wow, great work! I loved that movie. Just something about how the 80s looked that seems impossible to match, and they never get it right when they try to portray it these days.
Aww The Circle K where we were introduced to Kim Valentine, the second prettiest girl in the movie. And at the end when they were supposedly in Vermont do you guys know where that scene really was? This is great. Thank you!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! The Vermont scenes were filmed in Copper Mountain, Colorado.
I have a question and a point to make why did they change the movie from fair is fair to Legend of Billie Jean? I have no idea. Fair is fair is used throughout the movie Inwood seem like the natural name of the movie. Speaking of fair is fair Mr piatt was shot in the shoulder at the beginning of the movie and at the end of the movie Binks is shot in the shoulder. Fair is fair
The ending is a reference to jon of arc. She cut her hair after watching a movie about her at Loyd house.
Yes!! I had a blonde moment there at the end... you can see me actually make that realization in the final scene from this video when we returned to the surf shop. LOL!
The movie is Saint Joan (1957) starring Jean Seberg.
I really enjoyed the video but I wish that they could have gotten more shots and went in more detail about the trailer park. Maybe there wasn’t much to show or it was private property or something like that.
The trailer park is completely gone, not a trace was left to be seen. There’s a large apartment complex where it used to be, which we showed at the beginning of the video. Wish there was more to show, thanks for watching!
@@Our80sLife I went back to the beginning and saw the shot of the complex. Wow, that’s really changed. Again, great video 👍
Thanks guys.. awesome job. The only thing is when you were showing the area where the truck rolled over… it was actually on the other side of the freeway. Cuz you can see wiener schnitzel in the back ground. Other than that. You all did an awesome job.. again thank you
Good call, thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video! Our next podcast episode will be about this movie, so please stay tuned if that interests you, and thanks again for watching!
Where was the swimming hole located?
It was located on private property, north of Rockport (based on an interview with one of the actors.)
@@Our80sLife oh okay I, I just watched this movie again on DVD. Last night. I remember when it first premiered. I was 20 in 1985. I live in Port lavaca tx. Not far from corpus. Me and my old college friends use to Spend summers. In Padre Island. Those were the good 👍 ole days!!
Lamar
Hey, you’re in Texas! You can go to Incredible Pizza!
So where is the trailer park at? Did y'all totally just discount that part or did not no longer exist?
We showed a Then & Now photo of the area in the very beginning of our video. It’s totally gone.
Were you guys at an Estate Sale in Dalls last Saturday by chance?
No, but we did spend the weekend in the Dallas area prior to Thanksgiving.
Snow location on hwy 91?
So the Sonic was actually across the street not in that field but another areas directly across the highway..I know I live almost behind where the Sonic was and I used to eat at Sonic as a teenager.
Wrong in the movie you will see the Sambo's restaurant that is now Jalisco's. Jalisco's is on the south west side of Padre Island Drive the Sonic location is still visible by the entrance and exit ramps cut out of the curb. They were in exactly the right place showing the neighborhood in the background. Long time resident of Flour Bluff. For many years that building to the left of the Sonic still exists I think it said Benjamin's in the movie now it is painted over
They're going to start tearing down that mall here soon
Sadly, it needs to happen :(
I'm watching y'all show again your videos going to develop a cult following LOL
Love it!! Thanks Wes! Glad you're enjoying our content... binge on, my friend!