The house from the long running TV series “Jersey Shore” can be found in Seaside Heights, New Jersey.
LOCATION: 1209 Ocean Terrace, Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
Tours inside the home are available at the Shore Store.
The store where the cast worked is located on the boardwalk just behind the house.
LOCATION: 1209 Boardwalk, Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
The 1983 anthology film “Twilight Zone: The Move,” based on the classic TV series, was filmed in Southern California. The house of Anthony, played by Jeremy Licht, can be found in Granada Hills.
LOCATION: 17410 Mayerling St, Granada Hills, CA 91344
The 1999 teen comedy “Drive Me Crazy,” starring Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier, was filmed in and around Salt Lake City, Utah. In the film, Nicole and Chase, played by Hart and Grenier respectively, attend a party at the house of Brad, played by Gabriel Carpenter. Brad’s house can be found in the town of Draper, just south of Salt Lake City.
LOCATION: 12758 S Fort St, Draper, UT 84020
The 1992 film “Poison Ivy,” starring Drew Barrymore, was filmed in Southern California. In the film, the Cooper Family lives in this home, which can be found in Los Feliz. The same home appeared in the TV series “Law & Order: LA.”
LOCATION: 2208 W Live Oak Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90068
One of the most famous filming locations in the United States is the house and stairs from the 1973 William Friedkin film, “The Exorcist.” In the film, Chris MacNeil, played by Ellen Burstyn, lives with her daughter Regan, played by Linda Blair. Located in Georgetown, Washington, DC, the area gets a continuous stream of visitors every day, taking photos and walking the stairs. In reality a yard exists between the house and the stairs, so the filmmakers added a facade left wing onto the property, as well as an extended roof, in order to accommodate the needs of the story to be closer to the stairs. Only the exteriors were filmed here, with the interiors filmed at the former Ceco Studios in New York (460 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019).
LOCATION: 3600 Prospect St NW, Washington, DC 20007
The iconic stairs are located just to the left of the house, at the intersection of 36th St NW / Prospect St NW.
LOCATION: Top of the stairs are at 36th St NW / Prospect St NW, Washington, DC 20007, while the base of the stairs is next to 371 36th St NW, Washington, DC 20007
Here is the top of the stairs where you first approach from the street, which is also seen in the film.
Here is a view of the bottom of the stairs. Quite a lot of pedestrians and fans of the film pass through, so it was a slight challenge getting clean photos with no one in the shots.
Here is a view of the full staircase. The same stairs appear in the film “Ghosted,” where the characters visit specifically because of it’s famous filming location status.
On the wall to the right of the stairs is this plaque, noting the stairs as an historic filming location, commemorated on October 30, 2015.
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The house from the 2016 horror film “Lights Out” can be found in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. In the film, Sophie, played by Maria Bello, lives at the home with her son Martin, played by Gabriel Bateman. Only portions of the property are visible from the street, which is lined with tall hedges. The same home also appeared in the films “Chez Upshaw,” “Ouija” and “Ouija: Origin of Evil,” although interiors were used for the latter two films.
LOCATION: 140 S Ave 59, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Rebecca, played by Teresa Palmer, lives in an apartment at this building, also located in Highland Park. The same building has appeared in the TV shows “Too Old To Die Young,” “Leverage” and “Battle Creek.”
LOCATION: 5601 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042
The 2011 Kevin Smith film “Red State” was shot in Southern California. In the opening scene of the film, Travis and his mother, played by Michael Angarano and Anna Gunn, drive past this fire station, located in Whittier.
LOCATION: 10630 Mills Ave, Whittier, CA 90604
They then pull up in front of Trinity Lutheran Church of Whittier, where they see a group protesting at a funeral. The church has since been remodeled and the buildings in the background have been demolished.
LOCATION: 11716 Floral Dr, Whittier, CA 90601
The home of Travis could be found on the grounds of The Fred C. Nelles School, a former juvenile corrections center in Whittier. The building seen in the film is the Superintendent’s Residence. Despite heavy redevelopment in this area, with new homes and shopping plazas, the building still stands. This property also appears in the films “Suburban Gothic” and “L.A. Paranormal.” Smith later filmed elsewhere on these grounds for “Yoga Hosers.”
LOCATION: 7008 Walnut Grove Dr, Whittier, CA 90601 (GPS coordinates: 33°58’38″N, 118°02’57″W)
Much of the film takes place at the Five Points Trinity Church, which is headed by the fanatical Pastor Abin Cooper, played by Michael Parks. The Five Points Trinity Church exterior scenes were filmed at Firestone Ranch in Santa Clarita. The property is located down a long strech of dirt road near the Sierra Pelona Mountains. The Spanish style property was once owned by mobster Bugsy Siegel from 1911 until 1932. The same ranch appeared in the film “Nope.”
LOCATION: 35100 Anthony Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
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The 1979 film “The Amityville Horror” was shot primarily around New Jersey. The film is of course based on real events, where in 1974, a man murdered six of his family members. In 1975, the Lutz family purchased the home and later claimed to have experienced paranormal activity, although the truthfulness of their claim has been widely disputed. Initial attempts to film in the real town of Amityville, New York proved unsuccessful, after the town denied permission to film any scenes there in an ongoing effort to distance themselves from further infamy. You can read about the real home here.
Instead, a similar looking home was found in Toms River, New Jersey. The production added a third-floor facade with the distinct crescent moon windows on the sides of the house.
LOCATION: 18 Brooks Rd, Toms River, NJ 08753
Aside from a few interior scenes being filmed inside the Toms River house, the majority of interior scenes were filmed at MGM studios in Culver City, CA.
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The TV series “What We Do in the Shadows” is set in Staten Island, New York, but primarily filmed around Toronto, Canada. However, the house featured frequently as the establishing shot of the vampire estate can be found in South Pasadena, California. The home has also appeared in such TV shows as “The Mentalist,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “Bones.”
LOCATION: 929 Buena Vista St, South Pasadena, CA 91030
The South Pasadena home was featured prominently in the pilot, before the production moved to Toronto and a different home, located at 450 Pape Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 3P7, Canada, was used instead. After that location was later sold, a facade was built instead at Eastern Ave / Heward Ave, Toronto, ON M4M 1C8, Canada.
The 2015 Todd Haynes film “Carol,” while set in New York, was primarily filmed around Cincinnati, Ohio, with some additional scenes filmed in Kentucky. Therese Belivet, played by Rooney Mara, works at Frankenberg’s Department Store, where she first meets Carol Aird, played by Cate Blanchett.
LOCATION: 151 W 7th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Carol’s home was also located in Cincinnati, but has since been demolished. Demolition was completed just prior to our visit to the location.
LOCATION: 2581 Grandin Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45208 (now demolished)
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