Frances (1982)

This 1982 film starring Jessica Lange tells the true story of 1930s film star Frances Farmer, who was actually from Seattle. Scenes in the film dart back and forth between Los Angeles, Washington, and New York City - and sometimes it's hard to tell which is which!

The lighthouse seen in the opening as Frances walks along the beach is the Fort Lawton West Point Light in Discovery Park in West Seattle. Several establishing shots are shown from park viewpoints.

Coordinates:

47.661999,-122.435697

The campaign film for Kaminski, where Frances first sees Harry York (Sam Shepard) was filmed outside Smith Tower at 506 2nd Avenue in Seattle.

The Steelworkers Union building is at 3856 23rd Avenue SW in the Delridge area of West Seattle.

It is outside this building that Harry spots Frances walking and follows her up the hill on SW Andover Street.

In the film, Francis spends time at her mother's house at 3842 22nd Avenue SW.

The movie premiere was filmed at the Paramount Theater at 911 Pine Street in Seattle. The actual lobby was used as well.

The train station was the front of Union Station in Seattle, at 4th Avenue South and Jackson Street.

Upon her arrival in Hollywood, Frances visits the main gate of Paramount Studios on North Bronson Avenue.

"Golden Boy" opens at the Belasco Theatre at 111 West 44th Street in New York City.

This is the old Orange County Courthouse at 211 West Santa Ana Boulevard in Santa Ana, California.

The Meadow Wood retreat that Frances is sent to is the King Gillette Ranch, which is now a park open to the public at 26800 Mulholland Highway in Calabasas, CA.

Frances is hauled off after meeting with her father outside the old Reynolds Hotel at 412 4th Avenue in Seattle.

At the end of the film, Frances leaves the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, where she sees Harry one last time.

M.I.A. Locations

High school auditorium

Knickerbocker Hotel (not the real one at 1714 Ivar Ave. in Los Angeles)

Santa Monica Police Station

Courtroom