“Pretty in Pink” was filmed in and around Los Angeles, California, mainly in South Pasadena, Santa Monica, Santa Clarita, and several LA neighborhoods standing in for the characters’ hometown and schools.

Main filming locations

  • Los Angeles area : The movie’s world is essentially greater Los Angeles, with key spots in Los Feliz, Hancock Park, Hollywood, and central LA.
  • South Pasadena : Andie’s “wrong side of the tracks” house is actually in the quiet suburb of South Pasadena on Hope Street, near the Metro Gold Line tracks.
  • Santa Monica / 3rd Street Promenade : The “Trax” record store where Andie and Blane connect was filmed at 1460 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica, now a different business.

Schools and prom spots

  • High schools : Meadowbrook High is mostly John Marshall High School in Los Feliz, with interiors and additional school material filmed at John Burroughs Middle School in Hancock Park.
  • Prom location : The prom sequence was shot at the historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, giving the finale its ornate, grand look.

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