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25 Facts About Movie Locations That Are Wilder Than the Movies Themselves

By:: Cracked Writers; Eric B

July 18, 2023

25 Facts About Movie Locations That Are Wilder Than the Movies Themselves

Movies are often shot in locations that are significantly outside the norm. In some cases, the mere location can make for an interesting story. In others, it might be because of something wild or unexpected that happened while filming. Either way, these locations tend to be a lot more exciting than anything that ends up on camera. Check out some of the craziest facts about famous movie locations below…

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Is this the home to Charles Xavier, Oliver Queen or Lex Luthor? It's actually all three. Hatley Castle in British Columbia served as a filming location for Smallville, Arrow and the X-Men films. CRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Movie And TV Locations True Stories IRL

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In December 2004, Brian Jones received an email from his wife alerting him about an eBay auction for this home in Cleveland. Brian immediately made an offer on the home and owned it 24 hours later. Two years later, with the house restored to its more familiar former exterior, he opened it to the public as A PRISTMAS STOR RY House &museum Oh. and 'Randy gives tours there. CRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Movie And TV Locations True Stories IRL

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CRACKED.COM THE CABIN, CELLAR & WORKSHED LEXP INTERIOR SETS FOR WERE BUILT IN THE J. R. FAISON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM IN WADESBORO, North CAROLINA At $3.6m, the budget for the sequel was about 10x more than the original. Raimi paid $500/week plus the cost of repairing the gym's leaky roof to film there. — Source: 26 Movie And TV Locations True Stories IRL

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This Pasadena home was featured in the 1991 film Father of the BrideP and its sequel. MILL LATT Almost 25 years later, it still gets visited daily by fans, and couples get engaged on the doorstep. I feel guilty on trash day, the owner says. CRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Movie And TV Locations True Stories IRL

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MOST OF TRAINSPOTTING WAS FILMED IN AN ABANDONED CIGARETTE FACTORY IN CLASCOW. DUE TO A BARGAIN-BIN BUDGET. THE CAST AND CREW ALSO had TO LIVE IN THE FACTORY FOR THE FULL 49 DAYS OF FILMING CRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Movie And TV Locations True Stories IRL

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The Hook and Ladder Company No. 8 Firehouse in Tribeca, NY originally harbored double bays. The house was remodeled to a single one to accommodate the widening of the adjacent street. This unique renovation provided the now iconic look of the GH&STBUSTERS HEADQUARTERS! CRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Movie And TV Locations True Stories IRL

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25 Facts About Movie Locations That Are Wilder Than the Movies Themselves — Source: 26 Movie And TV Locations True Stories IRL

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GRACKED.COM The full-scale underwater. action scenes in 1989's, THE ABYSS, were filmed in a nuclear reactor vessel that was abandoned during construction. Filled with 7.5 million gallons of chlorinated water and topped with 'bout-a- billion little beads to blackout the mirror-like surface, it created the perfect deep-sea movie set. — Source: 26 Movie And TV Locations True Stories IRL

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CRACKED.COM Quick STOP GROCERIES CLORKS The Quick Stop used for the film is a real store that director Kevin Smith worked at during filming. The crew was only permitted to film after hours as to not interfere with the store's customers. Quick STOP GROCERIES To get around this obstacle, Smith rewrote the film to have a joke where someone shoves gum in the locks of the store's shutters. This way they could have the shutters closed whenever they shot inside and make it look like it was set during the day. 364 — Source: 26 Movie And TV Locations True Stories IRL

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CRACKED.COM Fern Canyon is a naturally occuring microclimate, home to plant and animal life not typically native to the surrounding redwoods. Some of the native ferns existed 325 million years ago. These prehistoric plants made it an obvious choice for filming The Lost World: Jurassic Park, BBC's Walking With Dinosaurs and IMAX Dinosaurs Alive! — Source: 26 Movie And TV Locations True Stories IRL

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CRACKED.COM STORN APTOOR THE WORLD S CHEKIDSSHOW TELETUBBIES -SCHOOLERS AND CRIPPLING THE SANITY OF PARENTS FIELD IN A LARGE BUT WASFILMED STAGE. SOUND ON A HUCE WASN'T SHOT THE ROWNER OFPEOPLE VISITINGTHESITE ONCE WAS AXED THAT SHE DESTROYED THETELETURBIES HOME THESHOW ANDFLOODEDTHEFIELD.BECAUSEFUCRCHILDHOOD. REPORTS THIS IS WHERE THE WICCLES DROWNED THE TELETUBBIES UNCONFIRMED — Source: 26 Movie And TV Locations True Stories IRL

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CRACKED.COM The 1997 film Cube follows a group of people trying to escape a giant Rubik's Cube by traversing its many, MANY square ROOMS. How many rooms did they actually build for the film? JUST ONE They simply changed the lighting color to make it look like different separate rooms — Source: 26 Movie And TV Locations True Stories IRL

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The exterior shots for Monk's Cafe on RESTAURANT Seinfeld RESTAURANT were all shot at Tom's Restaurant in Manhattan. It is the same eatery Suzanne Vega sang about in her hit, Tom's Diner. Do do do do. do do do do, Do do do do, do do do do... Do do do do, do do do do. Do do do do, do do do do... Good luck getting that out of your head. GRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Movie And TV Locations True Stories IRL

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JACKIE CHAN E T THE MUMMY FORBIDDEN LIK CROUCHING TIGER KINGDOM Toms OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR HIDDEN DRAGON Hengdian Movie Studios in Zhejiang, sometimes called Chinawood, is the world's largest outdoor film studio. They have full-scale replicas of the Forbidden City and the Old Summer Palace, and will build any elaborate set your movie needs for free. CRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

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FATHER CRACKED.COM of the BRIDE The house in Pasadena, California where Steve Martin and Diane Keaton (and their daughter) lived is visited every day by fans, and couples get engaged on the doorstep. The owners strive to keep it picture-perfect. — Source: 26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

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25 Facts About Movie Locations That Are Wilder Than the Movies Themselves — Source: 26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

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FILLDDRY The cabin is only a shell for exterior shots- the interior set was built in a high school gymnasium rented by the production. CRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

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CUBE The many, many, many cubic rooms are all actually the same set lit in different colors. CRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

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The Teletubbies' hill colotubbies was located in a field in Wimpstone, Warwickshire, England. Was. The landowner turned the place into a pond after she got sick of trespassing fans. CRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

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THX 1138 George Lucas' first feature film was shot in a BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) tunnel while it was under construction. CRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

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THE LOST WORLD JURAISIC PARK The moist microclimate of Fern Canyon, California harbors species not found in the surrounding redwoods, including appropriately prehistoric ferns. CRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

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A CRACKEDO GRISTMAS STRRY RV The house where the movie was shot in Cleveland, Ohio was turned into a museum in 2006, full of props and costumes from the film. — Source: 26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

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CRACKED.co .COM STAR WARS You can stay at Luke Skywalker's home in Tatooine! The Lars Homestead is actually the Hotel Sidi Driss in Matmata, Tunisia. — Source: 26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

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SESSION Danvers State Hospital is a real abandoned mental asylum. No set dressing was necessary -the place was already as spooky as seen on screen, complete with patient records and other creepy memorabilia. CRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

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RESTAUR RESTAURANT TOM'S Tom's Restaurant in Manhattan provides all the exterior shots for Monk's Cafe. It's also the same eatery that Suzanne Vega sings about in Tom's Diner. Seinfeld CRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

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