Life and work
Amy Heckerling is an American television writer. Born: 7 May 1954. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · Director · Writer/Creator · Producer · 1954–
Amy Heckerling
Amy Heckerling is an American television writer. Born on 7 May 1954, this profile follows Amy Heckerling through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Clueless (1995) and A Night at the Roxbury (1998). The location trail reaches Sherman Oaks Galleria, Van Nuys High School and Former Westside Pavilion. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High · Sherman Oaks Galleria
Amy Heckerling is credited as director on Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The work’s existing location story leads to Sherman Oaks Galleria. Sherman Oaks Galleria is documented as a location associated with Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High — credits ↗︎Sherman Oaks Galleria ↗︎
Clueless · Former Westside Pavilion
Amy Heckerling is credited as cast member, director and writer on Clueless. The work’s existing location story leads to Former Westside Pavilion. The Westside Pavilion was one of Cher’s shopping locations. The property has since been redeveloped; this is a then-and-now exterior reference, not a surviving mall experience.
Clueless — credits ↗︎Westside Pavilion ↗︎Clueless · Occidental College ↗︎
A Night at the Roxbury · Mayan Theatre
Amy Heckerling is credited as producer on A Night at the Roxbury. The work’s existing location story leads to Mayan Theatre. The Mayan’s nightclub interiors appear in the comedy.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 6 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Former Westside Pavilion ↗︎
Former filming location · shopping centre
The Westside Pavilion was one of Cher’s shopping locations. The property has since been redeveloped; this is a then-and-now exterior reference, not a surviving mall experience.
10800 W Pico Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Sherman Oaks Galleria ↗︎
A screen location
Sherman Oaks Galleria is documented as a location associated with Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
15301 Ventura Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Occidental College ↗︎
Filming location · Bronson Alcott High
Occidental’s campus supplies the school setting. The college architecture gives Cher’s teenage world a scale far grander than an ordinary classroom.
Occidental College: Still Clueless After All These Years ↗︎Clueless · Occidental College ↗︎
1600 Campus Road
Open street map ↗︎Mayan Theatre ↗︎
1038 S Hill Street
Open street map ↗︎Van Nuys High School ↗︎
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The campus was one of the filming locations used for Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The map pin identifies the school site.
Van Nuys High School: history, location and cultural connections ↗︎
6535 Cedros Avenue
Open street map ↗︎Circus Liquor ↗︎
Filming location · Valley detour
The clown sign at Circus Liquor anchors Cher’s unhappy roadside stop. This is North Hollywood, away from the polished Beverly Hills image she usually inhabits.
5600 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1954-05-07
Born 7 May 1954
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Amy Heckerling
Clueless ↗︎
Amy Heckerling
A Night at the Roxbury
John Fortenberry
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Clueless ↗︎
Set-up: pair any two of Cher’s classmates in a 1995 matchmaking program and it answers as the film does, opening the real place of each set-up; then flip the story’s Beverly Hills addresses to their real Valley postcodes and sort the mall scenes into three malls.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Nicolas Cage ↗︎
Nicolas Cage is an American actor. Born on 7 January 1964, this profile follows Nicolas Cage through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Valley Girl (1983), The Rock (1996) and Gone in 60 Seconds (2000). The location trail reaches Sherman Oaks Galleria, Van Nuys High School and Will Rogers State Beach, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Sean Penn ↗︎
Sean Penn is an American actor. Born on 17 August 1960, this profile follows Sean Penn through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Gangster Squad (2013) and Licorice Pizza (2021). The location trail reaches Sherman Oaks Galleria, Van Nuys High School and Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Eva Mendes ↗︎
Eva Mendes is an American actress and model. Born on 5 March 1974, this profile follows Eva Mendes through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include A Night at the Roxbury (1998) and Training Day (2001). The location trail reaches Mayan Theatre and Echo Park Lake. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Paul Rudd ↗︎
Paul Rudd is an American actor. Born on 6 April 1969, this profile follows Paul Rudd through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Friends (1994), Clueless (1995) and Ant-Man (2015). The location trail reaches Warner Bros. Studios, 90 Bedford Street and Former Westside Pavilion, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Will Ferrell ↗︎
Will Ferrell is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer. Born on 16 July 1967, this profile follows Will Ferrell through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include A Night at the Roxbury (1998) and Bewitched (2005). The location trail reaches Mayan Theatre and Pann’s. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Brittany Murphy ↗︎
Brittany Murphy was an American actress and singer. Born on 10 November 1977, this profile follows Brittany Murphy through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Clueless (1995). The location trail reaches Former Westside Pavilion, Occidental College and Circus Liquor. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.