In this excellent episode "Wayne's World" director Penelope Spheeris returns to Cassell's Music, the filming location of the Aurora, IL music store where Wayne (Mike Myers) is denied permission to play "Stairway to Heaven" and Garth (Dana Carvey) gets his moment in the spotlight during an epic drum solo. We talk with Penelope about the common themes that run through her films like the celebrated punk/metal documentary trilogy "The Decline of Western Civilization," her 1983 film "Suburbia," "The Little Rascals" and, yes, "Wayne's World." Also, we make a connection between a couple of her films that no one else has made before; she compares Donald Trump to a Rose Queen during his cameo in "The Little Rascals"; Ed, the owner of Cassell's Music, sits in to tell an amazing story about the Fender guitar seen in the film. Party on!  www.cassellsmusic.com

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Ep. 4: Penelope Spheeris at Cassell's Music

Ep. 4: Penelope Spheeris at Cassell's Music from "Wayne's World"

"It's a beaut, Clark, it's a beaut!" In a very special holiday episode of "On Location", "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" director Jeremiah Chechik returns to the Griswolds' house for the first time in almost 30 years. We talk about filming the beloved holiday classic at the Warner Bros. Ranch and what it took to create the look of an authentic Chicago winter while filming during the summer in Burbank, CA. Chechik discusses the fact that the wildly popular film was his first as a feature director, working with the great John Hughes, and why some of his favorite moments in the film are among the least comedic.

Ep. 5: Jeremiah Chechik at the Griswolds' House from "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"

Production Designer David L. Snyder revisits Bill & Ted University for the first time since working on "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" (1991). We talk about how the futuristic Tillman Water Reclamation Plant became the setting for a 27th century location, how working on "Blade Runner" turned into a double-edged sword, using Vasquez Rocks as an homage to the original "Star Trek" series, why "Station" was unappealing, and if there's a place for Bill & Ted in the current movie climate.

See Bill & Ted University at the Japanese Garden in Woodley Park. Visitor info at www.thejapanesegarden.com.

Ep 6: David L. Snyder at Bill & Ted University from "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey"

Ep. 6: David L. Snyder at Bill & Ted University from "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey"

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Jared is a photographer and film journalist who has written extensively on the subject of filming locations for various Los Angeles publications. His first article was about the San Fernando Valley filming locations of "The Karate Kid." Jared also leads filming location tours of the San Fernando Valley, Pasadena, and the Langham Huntington Hotel.

Jared is the co-editor of the new book 'World Film Locations: Los Angeles Volume 2'.

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Ep. 4: Penelope Spheeris at Cassell's Music from "Wayne's World"

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