It’s also where Child Protective Services should have paid a visit to see Lainie’s mom, Cherry (Susan Blakely), and Cherry’s grumpy boyfriend Ron (John Ford Coley), who was willing to drug Lainie at her mother’s request. “Family values” goal achieved.
The actor that played Ron might have known the director Marc Rocco, as he previously appeared in another of Marc’s productions filmed in California. In total, Ron has four credited roles on IMDB, this appears to be his only appearance in a production in NC.
Strange that the production didn’t change the house number, it’s the real deal. This house is within the downtown Historic District, and a short walk to all the other filming locations.
Bobby/Coleman (Corey Feldman) is determined to convince his best bud Ike (Harry Dean Stanton) that he is actually Coleman by showing up in his backyard to drop tidbits of sacred knowledge. While there, Ike’s wife Shiela (Fran Taylor), who is a day-player, just has a couple lines and is never seen again. Looking at her IMDB page, she had five credited roles, all seem to be in North Carolina, mostly near Charlotte.
This one is a hard location, as it is only shown from the backyard and for only one scene. The only clue is that it is a stucco-sided house, and it has some interesting archways.
Located on Princess Street, just a few doors down from the Wilmington National Cemetery. That green leafy madness on the fringe of the lawn is still there after all these years, but many of the trees have since been taken down. Bobby Keller (Corey Feldman) calls this home, along with his crotchety father Gus (Alex Rocco) and goofy mother Kit (Victoria Jackson).
Interestingly, when Ike (Harry Dean Stanton) walks Bobby/Coleman to Bobby’s house, they walk on the opposite side of the street, and away from his house. This is that movie magic that allows a location to be flexible if shot creatively.
