Madonna: Material Girl (1985)

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ORIGINAL POST:

If you know me, then you know I have two great loves... movie/tv locations and Madonna.   Every once a while, I combine them both.

Here are links to other Madonna video or movie locations and shows:
   Borderline
   Evening With Madonna - Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project
   GAP commercial
   La Isla Bonita
   Like A Prayer (video)
   Like A Prayer (album)
   Material Girl
   Music
   Next Best Thing

   Open Your Heart
   Star (BMW commercial)

   What It Feels Like For A Girl

   Who's That Girl

Material Girl was shot entirely at Ren Mar Studios, here a couple exterior shots from the video...

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Comparison shot....

Raising Cain (1992)

Brian DePalma has made some classics (Carrie), some solid thrillers (Blow Out), and some big stinkers.... like Raising Cain.  Doing his best to over-imitate Hitchcock, this film is doubly worsened by a bad script and bad acting by everyone.   Nonetheless, while in the San Jose area, I decided to check out a couple locations.

First up, is a scene that used a dizzying steadicam to follow the actors through the city hall building....

Screenshots...

The "climactic" finale is set at a motel that has a few renovations since the film was made, but essentially the same...

Screenshots....