Where was The Golden Child filmed?

Chandler Jarrell (Eddie Murphy), a social worker from California, is going around town putting up flyers for the reward of a missing child, Cheryll Mosley. As he walks from one street to another, he comes across a newsstand. He sees a gentleman standing there, leafing through an adult magazine. Chandler gets close to him, looks over his shoulder, and asks, "Bu** pie? This is a sequel to a book written called Bu** Cake. Very popular at newsstands. Bu** with cake all over it." Embarrassed, the gentleman keeps the magazine down and leaves. Chandler smirks and keeps walking down the boulevard. Chandler gets into his car and drives around Hollywood searching for the missing Child. He passes kids roller skating, people in penguin costumes, wall murals of Marilyn Monroe, and more. He also mock fights with a friend outside Pink's Hot Dogs. This filming location of The Golden Child is the real-life Pink's Hot Dogs at 709 N La Brea Boulevard, LA. Pink's still serves their world-famous hot dogs. Fans can grab a bite by catching the Metro A Line (Blue) to 7th Street /Metro Center and hopping onto the number 10 bus to Melrose/ La Brea. From this stop, Pink's is a minute's walk.

Jarrell and Kee Nang (Charlotte Lewis) come to Doctor Hong's Acupuncture Shop, where Kee introduces Jarrell to Doctor Hong (James Hong). As Dr. Hong sees Jarrell, he comes to greet him and says, "Ah, Mr. Jarrell, you honor my shop with your presence." The patient Dr. Hong is treating also gets up from the physician's table and says something in Tibetan. Dr. Hong translates for Jarrell and says, "He says he's very pleased to meet a man as great as you." Jarrell is still a little stumped that people recognize him but remembers his manner and asks Dr. Hong, "How do you say thank you?" Dr. Hong tells him, and Jarrell repeats it to the gentleman. However, when they leave the examination room, the gentleman speaks to Jarrell in Tibetan, and Jarrell doesn't know how to react. He smiles, gives the gentleman a thumbs up, and walks out while following Kee and Dr. Hong. The Golden Child filming location is a shop at 688 Spring Street North, Los Angeles, California. While it is not an acupuncture store, you can look around and shop. Getting here is easy if you hop onto the B bus and get off at Ord St & N Spring St. The store is a 2-minute walk from the bus stop.

When Sardo Numspa's (Charles Dance's) henchman, Til (Randall "Tex" Cobb), tries to mess with The Golden Child, the Child retaliates by making inanimate objects come to life, like a Pepsi can. The Child raises his hands, and a Pepsi can pops out of a trash drum. The can rolls over and is automatically flattened, crushed, and straightened to form a humanoid figure with arms and legs. The Child then makes the figure dance around till Sardo Numspa comes, crushes the can, and says to the Child, "You will eat." Sardo walks toward Til and tells him, "Get this, and the rest of your playthings out of here." This is one of the best scenes in The Golden Child, where audiences see the incredible powers of the Golden Child. While he did revive the dead easter Rosella bird earlier, this feat of making the Pepsi can dance was considered far ahead of its time. The filming location of the scene is the urban warehouse at 440 Seaton Street, Los Angeles. It is also used for shooting other movies like Omega Syndrome and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. To get here, catch bus number 53 and hop off at 6th/ Towne and walk for 10 minutes to reach.

Jarrell gets a tip-off from an anonymous source claiming to know where the missing girl, Cheryll Mosley, was held the week prior. Jarrell and Kee follow the instructions that lead them to a Motorcycle gang, the Yellow Dragons. Cheryl was said to be with them but wasn't with them any longer. Jarrell keeps seeing the bird the child brought back to life. However, Jarrell can't understand why he keeps seeing the same bird everywhere. When Kee and Jarrell Park, Jarrell again sees the bird. While looking at it, Kee asks him, "What is it?" Jarrell replies, "Nothing," and draws a gun from his pocket. He tells Kee, "Look, I came prepared in case we had any other eventualities," while checking the gun's safety. He turns to her and says, "Listen. You wait here. Any problem? You leave. What are you gonna do?" Kee responds, "I'll stay here." What follows is Kee's first fight as part of The Golden Child action scenes. Audiences were wowed by her fighting technique and stance. Of the many The Golden Child locations, this one was filmed at Judd St, Pacoima, California. Getting to this street is quick if you hop onto bus number 294 and hop off at San Fernando/ Van Nuys.

After Kee and Jarrell rough up the bikers at their hideout, one of the guys tells Jarrell that they sold the girl, Cheryl, to Tommy, the owner of Tommy Tong's Restaurant, for a pack of cigarettes and a pint of pork rice. Jarrell keeps Kee outside and enters the restaurant. He approaches a group of men at a table and asks, "I'm looking for Tommy Tong." When no one comes forth with the information, Jarrell says, "Look, stop acting stupid. The man owns the place, alright? I'm looking for Tommy Tong." An Asian man responds in a foreign language, so Jarrell asks, "Oh, you don't speak English? Let me translate it for you – bring Tommy Tong out here, or Ima bust your as*! You understand that?" He pulls out Cheryl's photo and points at it, "Listen. You see this dead girl? The last time she was seen alive was with Tom. Now you tell Mr. Tong he has a guest." This The Golden Child film scene was filmed at Chung King Court off Chung King Rd, in Chinatown. To get to Chinatown, hop onto bus number 94 and hop off at Hill St and College St. From the bus stop, walk for 2 minutes to reach the entrance to Chinatown.

Sardo Numspa draws Chandler Jarrell into a dream at his mansion. While in the dream, Jarrell realizes that there are weird creatures around, men who look like monkeys and overweight Tibetan monks. The man-monkey gets too close to Jarrell, so Jarrell turns to Sardo and says, "Get your monkey off my back." As he says this, Jarrell suddenly sees a sign that says 'Applause,' and an audience starts clapping. Sardo turns to the man-monkey and says, "Of course. Foo, please retire." That's when Jarrell exclaims, "Hey! This is a dream! I'm dreaming!" Sardo smiles and says, "Perhaps I've had you brought here to make you a very attractive offer." When Jarrell denies it, Sardo says, "Has it ever occurred to you how many men with less worth than yourself have obtained so many of life's rewards, while you, who can imagine so much, have so very little?" For this scene, The Golden Child production team chose the picturesque Greystone Park and Mansion location at 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California. This location has been used to film Gilmore Girls, Spider-Man, X-Men, The Social Network, Death Becomes Her, and more. Getting here is quick if you hop onto bus number 2 and hop off at Sunset/ Alta. The walk to the mansion is 10 – 12 minutes from this stop.