The opening scene with the drawbridge misbehaving was filmed on the Isabella Holmes Bridge, though it has been updated since looking quite different.

Actual Location:
Isabel Holmes Bridge – US 74, Wilmington, NC 28401

Cheesy as the movie was, there was also some enjoyable bits in there. There are stories about this I’ve heard around town, including what happened to the kids getting pegged by the soda machine.

Stephen King appeared in a cameo near the beginning of the movie in which the ATM calls him an asshole a whole lot. Watch the clip below:

This building was eventually demolished to make way for a new hotel that never was built. Now, it is just an eyesore and being used as a parking lot.

Actual Location (Historical):
88 Princess St, Wilmington, NC 28401

Where Jeffery pulls up to pick up Sandy, and her boyfriend spies this from across the street in the tennis courts.

This is a real high school, so don’t go lurking around the campus, but feel free to walk around the public areas.

Also used by:
Dream a Little Dream (1989)