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Life and work
Benny Safdie is an American filmmaker. Born: 24 February 1986. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · 1986–
Benny Safdie
Benny Safdie is an American filmmaker. Born on 24 February 1986, this profile follows Benny Safdie through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Licorice Pizza (2021) and Oppenheimer (2023). The location trail reaches El Portal Theatre, Van Nuys Golf Course and The Ebell of Los Angeles. 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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Licorice Pizza · El Portal Theatre
Benny Safdie is credited as cast member on Licorice Pizza. The work’s existing location story leads to El Portal Theatre. Gary and Alana meet beneath the El Portal marquee. The theatre frontage is the tangible landmark at the end of their separate runs.
Licorice Pizza — credits ↗︎Bill Counter: Licorice Pizza at El Portal ↗︎Licorice Pizza · El Portal Theatre ↗︎
Oppenheimer · The Ebell of Los Angeles
Benny Safdie is credited as cast member on Oppenheimer. The work’s existing location story leads to The Ebell of Los Angeles. The Ebell’s own filming credits include Oppenheimer. The pin identifies the campus, not an exact camera position.
Oppenheimer — credits ↗︎Studio Ebell: productions filmed on location ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 3 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
The Ebell of Los Angeles ↗︎
Oppenheimer
The Ebell’s own filming credits include Oppenheimer. The pin identifies the campus, not an exact camera position.
743 S Lucerne Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎El Portal Theatre ↗︎
Filming location · the embrace
Gary and Alana meet beneath the El Portal marquee. The theatre frontage is the tangible landmark at the end of their separate runs.
Bill Counter: Licorice Pizza at El Portal ↗︎Licorice Pizza · El Portal Theatre ↗︎
5269 Lankershim Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Van Nuys Golf Course ↗︎
Production location · Tail o’ the Cock
The Tail o’ the Cock restaurant was recreated at Van Nuys Golf Course, where the motorcycle sequence was also filmed. It is not a surviving version of the original restaurant.
6550 Odessa Avenue, Van Nuys
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1986-02-24
Born 24 February 1986
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Licorice Pizza ↗︎
Paul Thomas Anderson
Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan
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.
Licorice Pizza ↗︎
A North Hollywood marquee and a Valley golf-course site anchor the film’s restless, affectionate period world.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Bradley Cooper ↗︎
Bradley Cooper is an American actor and filmmaker. Born on 5 January 1975, this profile follows Bradley Cooper through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Alias (2001), Valentine’s Day (2010), A Star Is Born (2018) and Licorice Pizza (2021). The location trail reaches Los Angeles City Hall, Greystone Mansion and The MacArthur · Park Plaza. 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.
Robert Downey Jr. ↗︎
Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor. Born on 4 April 1965, this profile follows Robert Downey Jr. through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Less Than Zero (1987), Chaplin (1992), Zodiac (2007) and Iron Man (2008). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza, Transamerica Pyramid and Union Square, 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.
Matt Damon ↗︎
Matt Damon is an American actor. Born on 8 October 1970, this profile follows Matt Damon through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Ocean’s Eleven (2001), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and Oppenheimer (2023). The location trail reaches Musso & Frank Grill, Hauptstraße 155 and Alexanderplatz, with existing stories in Berlin. 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.
Emily Blunt ↗︎
Emily Blunt is a British actress. Born on 23 February 1983, this profile follows Emily Blunt through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Oppenheimer (2023). The location trail reaches The Ebell of Los Angeles. 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.
Cillian Murphy ↗︎
Cillian Murphy is an Irish actor. Born on 25 May 1976, this profile follows Cillian Murphy through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Dark Knight — Chicago (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Oppenheimer (2023) and 28 Days Later. The location trail reaches Lower Wacker Drive, Daley Plaza and Willis Tower, with existing stories in Chicago and London. 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.