Where was Out On A Limb filmed?

In one of the opening scenes of Out On A Limb Bill Campbell, played by Mathew Broderick, receives a call from his sister Marci. She is his younger sister and believes her stepfather is being blackmailed. Bill is a big-time banker who moved to the city and has no interest in going back to his hometown of Buzzsaw. Marci calls Bill while he is at work, calling over and over until he is finally on the line with her.

Marci tells her big brother, “Bill, you've got to come up here right away. Peter's being blackmailed and… Mom's fine. Listen, the guy who's blackmailing him is coming to Buzzsaw tomorrow. Peter talked to him on the phone and said he's gonna kill him. Please come, just for the day. You got to come, Bill. Please?”

He tries to push her off saying how busy she is, but Marci doesn’t give up.

She tells him, “Anyway, you promised you'd come if I ever needed you. You've got to come.” In the end, he gives in and heads back home. This opening scene was shot in Boulder Creek, California.

As Out On A Limb comes to an end, Matt gathers Bill, Marci, and their mother at the family house. He is demanding to see the bank passbook so he can get the money he believes he deserves.

Marci asks him, “Are you gonna kill us and cut us into little pieces?”

Matt reveals who he is, that his twin is dead, and he is in his place. Matt tells the family, “Yeah, I got what I want, almost. I did 15 years for a murder he committed. This money's mine!”

Marci is not showing much fear in the face of Matt and his gun and even criticizes him for not wanting to take a hostage.

Marci says, “You take one of us hostage and lock the rest of us in the basement. You go to the bank, get the dough, come back and ice the rest of us, cut us into little pieces, and stuff us in garbage…” She does not stop talking until Bill asks her to. Bill then wires $1 million of his own money to a bank in Buzzsaw, and Matt goes to collect it.

This part of the film was shot near Bill’s family home at Highway 84 and Stage Road. The area is easy to get to as you just have to take 84 to Stage Road in Redwood City, California.

Not long after Sally leaves Bill stranded in the field, he runs into two brothers. They both are named Jim and are more than prepared to help Bill out. After telling them what happens, they offer to give him a ride. He tells them he needs to go to the police station, but they are unsure how to get there. One of the Jim brothers says, “You remember how you get to the police station? I never drive when they take me there. Is there any place else you wanna go?”

Bill then gets them to just drive him to Buzzsaw. On the way, the brothers reveal they have the same name, but they’re named after different people. They both say they were named after their dad, believing the other was named after their grandpa. They also give him some spare clothes, which they call “field clothes.”

After Bill points out his road, one of the brothers says, “Oh. We ain't never been down that road before. We normally don't go where we haven't already been. That way we don't get lost. Except once in a while. Of course.”

Bill then gets out of the truck, finally arriving at his family home.

This scene was shot at Bill’s family home on San Gregorio Road in Redwood City, California. There are no buses or trains nearby so you will have to drive, take a taxi, or use a rideshare service.

While Bill finds himself with the Jim brothers, another scene reveals that Sally has ended up with Jim Senior. The two of them were going through the woods and attempted to take a shortcut. However, it doesn’t take long for them to get lost and lose sight of the road completely.

Jim Senior tells her, “Don't worry. We just lost the road temporarily. It's okay. We've been lost in these woods before. When the stars come out, we'll have a better idea of where we are.”

But Sally is not interested in waiting around and leaves Jim Senior behind to try and find her own way out.

The photo shoot scene for this conversation was in the woods of Pogonip Park on Golf Club Drive in Santa Cruz, California. You have a choice between Bus 4, or you can take the 10 Bus to Bus 18. You can also reach the park by car or rideshare.

As Sally continues through the woods on her own, she comes across the place where Mayor Van Der Haven is meeting with his twin brother Matt. Matt has a gun on him and is demanding money. He states he spent fifteen years in jail for a crime that his brother committed.

The mayor tells his brother, “So, I guess you'll be needing a little traveling money.”

Matt responds by saying, “Yeah, $150,000. That's $10,000 for every year I spent in prison for you, you son-of-a-b*tch!”

They argue for a few seconds longer before Matt says, “You remember when Mom said we'd kill each other someday? She was right!”

It is just a few scenes later that Matt reveals his plan to get the money to his accomplice, Virgil. “I'll tell you what I'm gonna do now. I'm gonna go into that house and I'm gonna become Peter Van Der Haven. And you are gonna lay low. And when the time comes, you're gonna get your 10 percent,” Matt explains.

Sally is in the woods and watching the scene as Matt threatens his brother. Like a majority of the film, this scene was shot in Santa Cruz, California. It was shot in the woods at Rincon Park, outside of the city. You can reach the park by car, rideshare, or take Bus 40, 35, or 35E.

Bill is finally able to confront Sally one morning as she is getting into her car. He is demanding his wallet back, which holds contact information that will help close a deal worth millions of dollars. However, Sally claims she doesn’t have it anymore.

Sally tells him, “Look, I'm not a thief. When I found your wallet I mailed it to you.”

Bill is not satisfied with that response and tells her, “You found my wallet in my pants that you stole from me!”

Sally runs away from Bill but runs into Matt and is worried he will kill her. This sends her back to Bill, asking to get in his car. Still not believing her about the wallet he does a quick search of Sally, coming up empty-handed. She agrees to take him to it.

This scene was shot in Boulder Creek, California, like many of the scenes in Out On A Limb. It was outside the Wild Roots Market on Central Avenue. You can get to this spot by taking Bus 4 to 35E, or you can take Bus 15 to 19. Of course, you can also drive or use a rideshare service.