Red Rooster Cafe, situated partway between Duncan and Naniamo, Vancouver Island, Canada. Knocked down a couple of years ago to put in a new gas station. I think it's a Texaco.
Who told you that? I know fame invites spurious associations but I'm almost certain this is the Denny's on I-5 near Eugene. I swear I've looked out that window in the opening shot.
-Jack Nicholson before becoming a parody of himself
-This was made back when trying to make movies that would break the norms was encouraged by hollywood. Thank's to this era we go things like Vanishing Point and early Scorcese. Then it came Jaws and Star Wars, and you know the rest of that story.