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Hollywood Movie Experience: Downtown LA Filming Tour
4.9
38 Ratings
Los Angeles
Embark on a 90-minute narrated walking tour through iconic LA film locations and landmarks. Experience Hollywood magic firsthand with Red Line Tours.
Embark on a 90-minute narrated walking tour through iconic LA film locations and landmarks. Experience Hollywood magic firsthand with Red Line Tours.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Los Angeles Central Library - We will see the 3 story art deco murals in the Cook Rotunda
- The Biltmore Los Angeles - The historic Galleria Royale, Crystal Room, Lobby. We will show where movies like Ghostbusters, Bachelor Party, Beverly Hills Cop and the TV show Mad Men were filmed.
- One Bunker Hill - We will see the Art Deco…
- Los Angeles Central Library - We will see the 3 story art deco murals in the Cook Rotunda
- The Biltmore Los Angeles - The historic Galleria Royale, Crystal Room, Lobby. We will show where movies like Ghostbusters, Bachelor Party, Beverly Hills Cop and the TV show Mad Men were filmed.
- One Bunker Hill - We will see the Art Deco architecture and talk about how Edison and the electric company catapulted movies in Hollywood.
- Grand Central Market - We will walk through the market and discuss the significance of the neon in the market as well as movies filmed here.
- Angels Flight Railway - We will ride Angels Flight (fare included in the tour) and see clips and talk about movies filmed on the funicular.
- Million Dollar Theater - We will talk about the movie history and historic significance of the building.
- Bradbury Building - We will tour the building and discuss the movie history related to the building.
- The Broad - We will talk about the architectural significance of the building to Grand Avenue.
- Walt Disney Concert Hall - We will talk about the architectural significance of the building and its use in movies.
- California Plaza - We will tour through California Plaza and talk about the movies filmed there.
- Bank of America Building - We will discuss movies filmed at this location.
- US Bank Tower - This is where we start the tour.
- Bunker Hill Steps - We will walk the Bunker Hill Steps on the way to the Central Library.
- Pershing Square - We talk about movies filmed here.
What's Included
- Angels Flight Railway Admission
- LiveAudio Listening System
- ShowMe Video - see clips of your favorite films at the locations they were filmed
- Angels Flight Railway Admission
- LiveAudio Listening System
- ShowMe Video - see clips of your favorite films at the locations they were filmed
Additional Information
The Hollywood Movie Experience™ is an epic adventure through the world’s largest filming location – Downtown Los Angeles – presented by Red Line Tours.
This 90-minute fully narrated walking tour transports you into the locations of your favorite Hollywood films while also taking you inside iconic LA landmarks, old and new, including the Los Angeles…
The Hollywood Movie Experience™ is an epic adventure through the world’s largest filming location – Downtown Los Angeles – presented by Red Line Tours.
This 90-minute fully narrated walking tour transports you into the locations of your favorite Hollywood films while also taking you inside iconic LA landmarks, old and new, including the Los Angeles Central Library (Ghostbusters 1984), CalEdison Building (Cloak & Dagger, 1984), Bradbury Building (The Artist, 2011) , Grand Central Market (Bosch, 2014), Angels Flight (La La Land, 2016), Walt Disney Concert Hall (Iron Man, 2008) Broadway Historic Theatre District (Transformers, 2007) and much more.
We take you from the LA of today to the LA of yesterday including a FREE ride on LA’s historic Angels Flight Railway.
Location
633 W 5th St
West 5th Street
At the OUE Skyspace attraction on the 2nd floor of the US Bank Tower
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(38 Ratings)
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Rutht653
Mar 26, 2020
Wonderful Tour - Michael was a wonderful tour guide. Very knowledgeable of the area and the history. I would recommend this tour to any movie buff.
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Ctkm2015
Feb 27, 2020
Absolutely recommendable - It was really awesome! We were shown many very interesting places and also film clips that were filmed there. We can absolutely recommend it! Also a very nice tour guide.
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362davem
Feb 21, 2020
Outstanding tour! - My wife, adult daughter and I love to go on walking tours in LA when we are visiting her. This year we signed up for the Movie Experience, expecting to see the insides of some buildings and maybe some street scenes. But, from the moment that we met our tour guide, Armond, we knew that we were in for a real treat.
Armond's energy, knowledge and enthusiasm for LA and its movie history made this tour 90 minutes of pure enjoyment. We saw many places where movies, commercials and music videos had been shot. We saw numerous film clips on Armond's laptop. He skillfully created scenes in our minds in addition to what our eyes were watching.
The pace of the tour was perfect. Armond's communication style was easy and engaging. It was a wonderful tour.
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Bqf2000
Feb 19, 2020
My favorite LA tour - The Hollywood Movie Experience in Downtown Los Angeles is my favorite of the many tours I've taken in LA. It gives you the best overview of the city's films, history, and architecture. Unlike most other LA tours, this one's entire 90-minute running time is packed with stories, film clips, and amazing sights.
One moment you're reveling in the glorious interior of the Bradbury Building from Blade Runner, then you're riding the Angels Flight funicular featured in La-La Land, and next you're seeing the real-life "Gotham City" or a locale from the Muppets. We even got in to restricted areas of the Biltmore Hotel, where they filmed music videos by Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Jennifer Lopez, and more.
Our tour guide, Michael, really made an extra effort to ensure that everyone in our group was able to enjoy the experience. He accommodated our different interests and fitness levels with aplomb, even going so far as to walk backwards while holding the movie player to get us back to the OUE Skyspace before sunset. Give that man a medal!
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Williamstraker89
Feb 15, 2020
Excellent Tour - Personally I wasn't expecting much from this tour, being on mediocre tours a few days earlier. I was even more disheartened when I found out it was just our group that would be attending. This trepidation was unfounded though, as this was honestly one of the most interesting and entertaining walking attractions we have been on. Michael was an attentive and likable host, mixing local knowledge with movie facts and clips. I won't bang on about the actual areas of the tour, but he nailed it, showing us all the best places of downtown Los Angeles.
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Michael
Feb 12, 2020
Both excellent tours in LA - While in LA we were lucky to take both the Hollywood tour and the downtown movie tour using our GoLA pass. Being the downtime in LA, we were lucky both times to have a private tour. Both our guides were excellent and personable but Michael on the downtown your was exceptional and we found this tour to be the better of the two if you can only choose one while in LA. The combination of the visual clips and the onsite locations really elevated this tour. Whether using the GoLA pass or paying on the gate, the cost is well worth it. I would recommend combining the Hollywood tour with a trip to the Dolby Theatre or a movie in the Chinese Theatre. Combine the downtown tour with pre-lunch in the Grand Central Market and a drink in the skyspace afterwards.
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Littledi2
Jan 25, 2020
Wow - Definitely consider visiting downtown LA. It is not your typical amusement park or entertainment industry crazed environment. We were able to learn the history while seeing the many tourist attraction places. Have been to LA over 10 times now, but this was our family's first visit and tour of downtown LA. Would recommend for those who love history.
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X5335bkbarbaras
Jan 4, 2020
Movie tour of downtown LA - Michael is an excellent tour guide!
But there is a major problem with the red line and trip advisor interface. We made a reservation online with trip advisor for a 12 pm tour and when we got to the start location at 11:45, the red line tour operator said on his sheet were booked for 10 am.
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Natalie
Jan 3, 2020
Fantastic tour with great guide - We did this tour with Michael. He had an incredible knowledge of the area. It was a funny and light-hearted tour, but he packed in loads of locations, lots of stories, facts & even some film excerpts. I booked another tour for a couple of days later to look at the architecture in the Downtown area as I thought this would be focused only on the films but Michael actually pointed out a lot of the features on the buildings and almost rendered the second tour redundant! It was a great tour made even better by a really good guide with a great sense of humour. Highly recommended.
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Lucybobo20
Jan 2, 2020
Ultimate Downtown LA Power Walk - I had a VIP experience doing the walking tour with Michael on Dec 31st. I was looking for something to do before the evening NYE celebrations and this was the perfect fit. The tour starts and ends at the US Bank Tower on 5th Street near Bunker Hill. I suggest you wear comfy walking shoes. The weather was perfect and you may not need heavy clothing because you get a nice work out along the way. The tour lasted just over 90 minutes. Michael is very knowledgeable about the history of movie-making in general, Los Angeles and its industry history and local culture. I really enjoyed seeing the movie clips in context with their locations there were over twenty and surprising that many of my favourite movies were featured. The clips seemed tailored to my interests. It's worth taking the tour to learn more about how the City of Angels evolved and I recommend eating at the Grand Central Market after you're finished. There are lots of amazing food stations to try different cuisines.
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