b'o u rh i s t o r yThe films opening sequence and entry/exits shots were filmed at a mobile home park on Wheeler Ave. (TX-35) in Aransas Pass. The park was staged as though it was located in Flour Bluff and a few blocks from the Gulf beach on North Padre Island.Dockside in Flour Bluff is the longest continually-open surf shop in Texas, now 53 years in business. In the film, it is owned by the villian, whose son starts a fight by trashing Binx Davys Honda scooter. Tents erected outside the shop were burned in the films dramatic closing scene.The classic estate located on the southwest corner of Ocean Drive and Doddridge served as Lloyds house in the movie. Its not clear if the iconic scene of Billies Jeans transforma-tion was filmed at the home, on a Hollywood set, or else-where. The home has undergone many changes since 1984.108THE COASTAL BEND GUIDE TheCoastalBend.com'