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Is anyone from Flour Bluff, Corpus Christi?

posted 17 years ago by TheOutsidersGurliisGold
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Or any other of the filming locations in this movie?

Stay gold Ponyboy...stay gold
Johnny Cade
The Outsiders

[–] mirage2875 17 years ago

I lived in Flour Bluff during the making of the movie. The only thing I rememeber is the statue.

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[–] Horizon684-1 17 years ago

I'm from Corpus and was a newborn at the time the movie was being filmed. My ex Step Aunt was one of the extras...

[–] leighant 17 years ago

I am from Corpus Christi. I am giving a lecture April 1st, 7PM at the Corpus Christi Public Library main library uptown on "Corpus Christi in the Movies" with film clips from
"Corpus Christi Bandits" (1945)
"Discotek Fin de Semana" Mexican production with midnight car chase downtown CC
"Tilt" 1979
"Honeysuckle Rose" Willy Nelson 1980
"Raggedy Man" 1981
"Legend of Billie Jean" 1985
and others.

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[–] txinvestigator 17 years ago

I was in Corpus at the time. The production company built the miniature golf course you see in the film. It was on North Beach (now called Corpus Christi Beach) near where the Lexington is now. It remained for several years after filming completed.

[–] kat_deeluna 16 years ago

yup yup, i sure am.

aand i know the ladies who picked up the marbles when billie jean threw them on the floor at sunrise mall lol.

[–] LilMissSupernaturalBitch 16 years ago

The production company built the miniature golf course you see in the film.

It was built by production? My mom said it was always there even BEFORE filming.

* WARNING:
I'm sarcastic; I hurt people's feelings. Boo hoo.

Deal with it! *

[–] txinvestigator 16 years ago

It was built by production? My mom said it was always there even BEFORE filming.

No, that was built FOR the movie. There had been some kind of park there on what was then called North Beach before the movie.

I was a cop in CC from '83 to '92 and I worked North Beach. No Putt Putt before the movie.

[–] patsea 16 years ago

I sure am. I spent an awful lot of time at "Oceanpark Mall" lol...

"The donger need food!"

[–] TheOutsidersGurliisGold 16 years ago

Yeah the Padre Staples mall is now being remodeled. Since it's being remodeled they're also changing the name because they sold it. It's now called La Palmera.

Stay gold Ponyboy...stay gold
Johnny Cade
The Outsiders

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[–] TheOutsidersGurliisGold 15 years ago

Yes it was filmed in the Sunrise Mall, which is so neglected now. It's sad. There's about 2 good stores in that place still, barely anyone walks the corriders, and the only thing keeping the mall up is the dollar cinemas and maybe Burlington Coat factory. I admit that's probably the only reasons I go to the mall.

Stay gold Ponyboy...stay gold
Johnny Cade
The Outsiders

[–] u2groupie 16 years ago

I'm sitting in Flour Bluff right now.

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid, but I didn't move to Corpus Christi until 7 years ago. I've always been interested in knowing some of the filming locations of this movie, besides the mall.

Any help from anyone?

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