Photo of Patrick Dempseyon the set of the 1987 movie "Can't Buy Me Love" filmed at Tucson High. This is scanned from a 1987 THS yearbook.
This 1980s teen movie is the most Tucson-centric of our list. Set and filmed all around Central Tucson, watching this movie might make you feel homesick or nostalgic depending on your current location.
Local locations: Tucson High School, Old Fort Lowell neighborhood, Winterhaven neighborhood, the Boneyard, Tucson Mall, Pima Air & Space Museum; Fun Fact: Scoops, the pizza/milkshake hangout in the movie is currently a Los Betos on Speedway Boulevard near Country Club Road.
