After being temporarily kicked out of Zoetrope Studios while making the film Hammett, German director Wim Wenders filmed The State of Things, a self-reflexive film written extemporaneously while filming, in which Wenders reflects on the state of things in cinema. In this scene the fictitious producer Gordon waxes on to the director Friedrich about the reaction of some loan sharks he borrowed from to complete Friedrich's most recent black and white film. The scene was shot in a moving van while driving up and down Hollywood Blvd and ends with Friedrich and Gordon both being killed by the mob. The State of Things was filmed in Portugal and Hollywood, California.
The song What did you do out in Hollywood? was written by actor Allen Garfield, who played Gordon, especially for the scene.
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