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28-444: The film was popular at the box office, grossing more than $ 11.9 million its first two weeks of release, despite receiving a general negative reception from critics. The film follows a former notorious bank robber who, on the day he gets out of prison, is randomly taken hostage by another inexperienced bank robber while trying to cash his prison check, leading the police to assume he is behind it. A series of amusing situations ensues as

56-413: A Mr. Barker, Leonard Rose and William Wolfskill, Alfred Chapman with Harris Newmark until finally the property was sold to Elias Jackson Baldwin. With each transition, beginning with the sale to Rose and Wolfskill, a portion of the ranch was sold off. Every owner in some ways typifies the history of southern California during the period. Agricultural innovation is a feature which persisted taking advantage of

84-542: A married couple with a son. Ned later enters a Canadian bank to change some currency only to find himself taken hostage by a different bank robber in the same manner he originally kidnapped Lucas. Because of this unexpected development, Lucas does not need to say goodbye to Meg, with whom he has formed a bond. Filming for the movie began on April 4, 1988 and wrapped on July 20, 1988. Filming locations included Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden , Seattle, Washington and Tacoma, Washington Rotten Tomatoes gives

112-729: A pump station has been proposed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and a consortium of five foothill cities for 4 acres (1.6 ha) of the Australia section. The arboretum's plants are grouped by geography with gardens for South American , Mediterranean , South African , Australian and Asiatic - North American plants. Other displays include the Aquatic Garden, Meadowbrook, Demonstration Home Gardens, Garden for All Seasons, Prehistoric and Jungle Garden, Native Oaks , Herb Garden, and

140-510: A respected Gabrieleño woman, who became known as Victoria Reid . Born at the village of Comicranga and taken to San Gabriel Mission at the age of six, Bartolomea was married at the age of 13 to an older indigenous man, as arranged by the Franciscan fathers. The couple later were given small plots of land for their work at the mission. When the mission was secularized, Bartolomea had been widowed and had remarried, to Hugo Reid. As he

168-416: A senile vet who thinks Lucas is a dog and other capers follow, all the while Lucas trying to ditch his idiotic companion and prove his own innocence. Whilst avoiding the law, the two form an unlikely partnership to help cure the silent Meg and make good their escape. They rescue Meg from the care home she is in (with Ned nearly ruining the whole affair with his clumsiness) and flee for Canada, pretending to be

196-597: Is an arboretum , botanical garden , and historical site nestled into hills near the San Gabriel Mountains in Arcadia, California , United States. Open daily, it only closes on Christmas Day. The Arboretum is located across the street from Santa Anita Park , the horse racetrack, and The Shops at Santa Anita . The Arboretum is sited on a remaining portion of the Rancho Santa Anita, one of

224-587: Is governed by Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation and Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation . The Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation is a non-profit organization governed by a board of trustees with a CEO. The current CEO and President of the board of trustees are: The current Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation leaders at the Arboretum are: Selected garden images of Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Dozens of movies and televisions programs have had scenes filmed at

252-634: Is now the United States was the introduction by Frances Sinclair on Kaua’i I., Hawai‘i, in 1860. However the first reported introduction into the continental United States occurred in 1879, when Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin brought 3 pairs to his vast ranch in the San Gabriel Valley of California. Today, semidomestic or feral populations persist mostly in California and Florida. Peafowl can also be found throughout neighborhoods surrounding

280-699: Is reported to be haunted. Some have claimed to see the ghost of Lucky Baldwin or one of his wives. Visitors have claimed hearing moaning coming from the house (where Lucky Baldwin's wife also died of cancer), odd cooking smells, and seeing various strange anomalies walk the gardens at night. A number of films have been made at the Santa Anita Depot, including the remake of Christmas in Connecticut , which starred Dyan Cannon , Arnold Schwarzenegger (also directed), and Kris Kristofferson . In 2013, Katy Perry filmed her music video for " Roar " at

308-534: The Palm and Bamboo collection. The gardens also serve as the home for summer concerts featuring the Pasadena POPS , under the direction of Principal POPS Conductor Michael Feinstein . In addition, the gardens are home to a flock of peafowl which are the descendants of the first group of birds imported by Baldwin from India. The peafowl is a symbol of the city of Arcadia. The first record of peafowl in what

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336-680: The Baldwin site. By 1949, the first greenhouse had been constructed and the site's plants inventoried. In 1951, the first 1,000 trees were planted, and in 1956 the arboretum was opened to the public. Ongoing construction of gardens and greenhouses took place during the 1950s and 1960s, and in 1975-1976 the Tropical Greenhouse was opened and the Prehistoric and Jungle Garden completed. Construction and renovation of both greenhouses and gardens continues. Groundwater recharge ponds and

364-568: The Mexican land grants of Southern California. Rancho Santa Anita was unusual in that it was located above a large part of the Raymond Basin aquifer. Three sag ponds and numerous springs were found in the area and the only remaining one is now called Baldwin Lake. Lacy Park in the city of San Marino once was another sag pond and the precise location of the third is not known but may have been on

392-688: The San Gabriel Mission since mission days. Baldwin started an award-winning winery to supply tourists, sold land to settlers as well as running a private water company and brick works. A partnership with Henry E. Huntington and the Santa Fe Railroad insured that passengers could arrive by rail from Los Angeles and other locations as well as bringing freight, such as building supplies and ship ranch produce. The arboretum began in 1947 with California and Los Angeles jointly purchasing 111 acres (44.9 ha) to create an arboretum around

420-452: The arboretum beginning in 1936, including portions of two Jurassic Park movies and Objective, Burma! . Some of the Tarzan adventure movies were partially shot here. It was also the scenes for Paradise Island on The New Original Wonder Woman . The Queen Anne Cottage used in the opening credits of the television series Fantasy Island is located here. The Queen Anne Cottage

448-556: The arboretum. Baldwin Lake surrounding the Queen Anne Cottage is a major attraction at the Arboretum. Numerous waterfowl including ducks and Canada geese are found there on a regular basis. In 1970, the Santa Fe Railway depot was moved to the Arboretum during the construction of the 210 Foothill Freeway . It was built in 1890 at today's Colorado Boulevard and Old Ranch Rd. to serve Lucky Baldwin , and

476-629: The arboretum. Other movies filmed here include: Hugo Reid Adobe The Reid-Baldwin Adobe , formerly called the Hugo Reid Adobe , is an adobe house built in 1839. It is located at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia, California . The Hugo Reid Adobe was designated a California Historic Landmark (No. 368) on April 3, 1940. The Reid Adobe was built by Scottish−Mexican Hugo Reid on

504-521: The area and is believed to have been the location of the Tongva village of Aleupkigna . The close proximity to the nearby San Gabriel Mission may have led to the construction of a small seasonal dwelling at the Arboretum site for shepherds or hunters which ultimately led to the construction of a modest adobe structure. In 1839, the grant to Rancho Santa Anita was awarded to Hugo Reid (1809–1852) and his Tongva wife, Victoria. Reid built an adobe home by

532-566: The climate and the new crops that it made possible as well as a growing body of consumers and new markets opened by transportation innovations. In 1875 when Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin purchased Rancho Santa Anita and constructed its buildings and grounds. Baldwin's influence had a flamboyance that was evident in the creation of a showcase at the Oakwood Hotel and the Santa Anita racetrack. Commercial viticulture flourished around

560-619: The film a score of 14% based on 14 reviews. On Metacritic it has a score of 40% based on reviews from 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Variety says the "Clever premise starts pic off on a roll" but "As for the Nolte-Short pairing, it'll do, but it’s no chemical marvel. Nolte, not really a comic natural, gruffs and grumbles his way through as hunky straight man to Short's calamitous comedian." Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden , 127 acres (51.4 ha),

588-484: The grounds of the Huntington Library and Botanic Garden. As a consequence of the relative abundance of water, it was important area in prehistory as a year-round source of water, the body of water known as Baldwin Lake and the other sag ponds attracted both waterfowl and other animals as well as Native Americans. Not surprisingly the presence of water and game created a permanent Native American habitation in

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616-433: The lake and historic Reid-Baldwin structures. Without a good roof, adobe structures can be damaged quickly. Even with a good roof, adobe structures still need constant maintenance. The Rancho-Era California Adobe is under repair and reconstruction, with completion expected in 2023. The original home was built with sun-dried adobe bricks, made with clay soil, water, and straw to add strength. The original adobe home's roof

644-525: The lake in 1839, now a California Historic Landmark . Reid was an educated Scotsman known for a series of letters describing Tongva culture. Otherwise Reid was probably best known for his role in the 1849 California Constitutional Convention . Afflicted with tuberculosis, he died at the age of 43. A series of short term owners of the property, Rancho Santa Anita, followed. Subsequent owners of Rancho Santa Anita were; in sequence, Henry Dalton, Joseph A. Rowe, Albert Dibblee in partnership with William Corbett and

672-555: The people of Rancho Santa Anita . The depot opened on the Southern California Railway in 1890 and was sold to Santa Fe on January 17, 1906. Before the depot was built, the site was a Rancho Santa Anita railway siding on the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad opened in 1887. The depot is furnished with railroad memorabilia and is open to visitors. Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden

700-594: The second half of the 19th century. He earned the nickname "Lucky" Baldwin due to his extraordinary good fortune in a number of business deals. He built the luxury Baldwin Hotel and Theatre in San Francisco and bought vast tracts of land in Southern California, where a number of places and neighborhoods are named after him. In 1947 the state and county acquired the land to create an arboretum around

728-499: The shore of what is now called Baldwin Lake , with the help of local natives. Reid received the full Mexican land grant for Rancho Santa Anita in 1845, which included 13,319 acres of land. Reid farmed some of the land and planted grape vines. Hugo Reid (1811–1852), born in Scotland, was an early resident of Los Angeles County who became a naturalized citizen of California (then a part of Mexico) in 1839. He married Barolomea,

756-511: The squabbling pair tries to evade capture. Daniel Lucas has been in prison for armed robbery. On the day he is released, he gets taken hostage by Ned Perry, an incompetent, novice criminal who robs a bank (to get money for treatment for his ill daughter, Meg) at the moment Lucas just happens to be there. Detective Marvin Dugan assumes they must be in it together and sets about tracking them down. Several chases, an accidental shooting, treatment from

784-422: Was not yet a naturalized citizen, she received a land grant in her name alone. Their marriage elevated Hugo's status, as she was a well-connected mission Indian. Elias Jackson “Lucky” Baldwin purchased Rancho Santa Anita in 1875. In 1879 Baldwin added a wooden wing to the old adobe home. Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin (1828–1909) was a pioneer of California business, an investor, and real estate speculator during

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