Beach at the end of Junior (1994)

[BTTFSpencer]

Hi, Does anyone know what beach this is? I'd like to find some more pics of it to paint from. I'm quite fascinated with it.

 

[binkleywalker]

Have you checked IMDB.com? They sometimes list shot locations in their info.

 

[BTTFSpencer]

I did check, yes. Nothing.

 

[Egon Spengler]

Looks like it might be near Ecola state Park near Seaside, OR?

Way out in the photo it looks like Haystack Rock from The Goonies.

 

[Treadwell]

Reminds me of the end of Planet of the Apes. They said that beach was only accessible by going around a rock obstruction, as seen here...

 

[MFP 2020]

My guess would be Dume Cove, looking southwest toward Point Dume, but pictures don't bear it out. Somewhere around or north of Malibu, I'd bet.

The beach on the west side of the point shows up in movies and commercials all the time. And, of course, was the place an astronaut climbed down from a horse and pounded the sand...

 

[BTTFSpencer]

Thanks guys! Your help is much appreciated, I'll look into it and let you know.

 

[PHArchivist]

I'm doubting Oregon, and really don't think its Dume, either.

Looking at all the rest of the locations for the film, my guess is that it is in northern California, possibly near Monterey.

 

[SSgt Burton]

Reminds me of the end of Planet of the Apes.

Funny, that's the first thing I thought of too.


Kevin

 

[dbalschi]

Definitely has to be Northern California. Could be 1 of the beaches at Big Sur

http://www.montereymovietours.com/movies.html

4th movie down is Junior

 

[PHArchivist]

Does the camera pan to the angle seen in your post?

Any other visual cues?

 

[PHArchivist]

Definitely has to be Northern California. Could be 1 of the beaches at Big Sur

Looking at Garrapatta, but not quite a match...

 

[micdavis]

Point Dume can be a tricky location, sometimes the beach looks short, sometimes not so much.

That could be Dume.

We should all go out there.

 

[PHArchivist]

Point Dume can be a tricky location, sometimes the beach looks short, sometimes not so much.

That could be Dume.

We should all go out there.

Been meaning to... Almost went this weekend, but spent too much time farting around with my new receiver.

 

[PHArchivist]

Problem I have with Dume (and the Malibu coast in general), is the far back ground (what appears to be a sea stack, and also a quite sizeable mountain).

The general topography is ore reminicent of central and norther California.

Clues are the lifeguard station, the topography, and the road cut into the shoreline.

 

[PHArchivist]

Bringing the image to Page Two...

 

[PHArchivist]

Here is Dume - no road...

 

[PHArchivist]

FWIW here's a video clip of the end credits.

In the "Thank yous" the only inclusions that might have a beach are:
--The State of California (THAT narrows it down!)
--The City of San Francisco
--The Monterey Film Commission (I'd start there)

 

[dbalschi]

Movies Made in Monterey - J

Junior, 1994
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson and Frank Langella; directed by Ivan Reitman; Universal; fantasy about male pregnancy; scenes filmed at Stonepine Resort in Carmel Valley and at Big Sur.

 

[micdavis]

Yep, didn't think it was Dume.