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Man Finds 30 Famous Movie And TV Show Locations And Photographs How They Look Now
InterviewMost of us have probably at some point wanted to explore the universe we’ve seen in a movie or TV show in real life. Sometimes it seems as if characters live in parallel realities and those movie locations don't exist in our world. Of course, with the help of special effects and editing, some locations look nothing like those in actual life. However, the places that do still seem magical when one sees them with their own eyes.
Let us introduce you to Paul Slattery (or Paul S.), the man that revealed what houses, buildings, parks, and streets in popular movies and TV shows look like in real life today. He satisfies the curiosity of all movie fans by making incredible compilations of film locations then and now.
If you wonder where each picture was taken, the addresses for every single location are listed on Paul's website.
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Back To The Future
Bored Panda contacted Paul to learn more about this hobby of his. Paul introduced himself as a big movie nerd and it's impossible not to notice it looking at these comparison pictures. The man revealed that ever since he was a young child, he has loved movies and horror movies in particular.
"I always thought how fascinating it would be if I could ever visit where they happened, the exact places I've seen on the television screen countless times. So in 2001, when I was driving from Kentucky to California, I decided to take a detour while driving through Texas and track down a location from one of my favorite films, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It turned out to be an experience I'll never forget and well worth the 200-mile detour. It was around 2009 that I started visiting movie locations more frequently. As for the 'Now' images, they're all my own. I've personally traveled to every one of the locations I've posted a comparison photo to. I'd say I've visited well over 1000 locations."
Psycho (1960)
Mother always lives there. Mother will always live there... watching... judging... What's that mother? Oh no, I couldn't do that... could I?
Load More Replies...This house is at Universal Studios in California that you can see on some tours
I remember seeing it at Universal Studios in Orlando in the early 90s, but I'm not sure if it was a recreation.
Load More Replies...The original Bates Motel was built on the Universal Studios backlot, but the fictional town was Fairvale, CA. The TV Series, "Bates Motel," is filmed in Aldergrove, BC Canada.
The newer one was built at least 1/4 mile from the original after major changes to the back lot back in the 80's.
I assumed that this was a cardboard cutout on a studio lot. Really surprised that it’s real!
Now you fall straight down the 50 steps instead of stopping halfway down at 25.
Not originally. It was just 2 exterior walls for Psycho 1 and 2. For Psycho 3 they built an actual building. It's on a studio set though, not in a regular neighborhood.
Load More Replies...Home Alone
Paul continued, "I launched my website in 2011 but with new social media platforms constantly becoming available, you're always looking for new ways to present what you do to more people who may have the same interests. My friend Gina actually suggested that I should start an Instagram account and she helped me kickstart it."
Stand By Me
Star Trek: The Original Series
Paul started visiting movie locations because they were something that had always intrigued him. "How neat would it be to stand in the exact same spot of one of your favorite scenes from one of your favorite movies you'd seen on the screen countless times? And since I couldn't be there when it was shot, I figured this was the next best thing."
When Paul started documenting the locations he visited on his website, it was primarily for the purpose to store them and be able to look back at them, similar to a scrapbook. The man never started posting with the intent of becoming famous or gaining mass recognition. "Almost everyone collects something, whether it be baseball cards, comic books, vinyl records, etc. I collect movie locations and for me, it's all about the memories. Since it's not a physical possession, documenting all of the locations I've visited and looking back at them whenever I feel the need allows me to instantly remember that particular moment in time when I was there and the experience I had. I like to say that I collect memories, not things."
Back To The Future
Married With Children
They say you never forget your first and for Paul, the most memorable place he visited was the primary location from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) where the majority of the film was shot, in Round Rock, Texas.
"To this day it's still my favorite location I've visited, for a multitude of reasons. It being one of my favorite movies was certainly a huge factor. But also the fact that I visited it in 2001 (only a couple of years after the house had been moved) and the area was still very similar to how it was seen in the film. At the time, there still weren't many online sources showing where movies or television shows were filmed."
Back To The Future
Ghostbusters
Big Trouble In Little China
Cast Away
I wish Paul S. would of let us know the general location of these. The Castaway crossroads above are in Canadian, TX
The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air
Roberto Clemente Playground at 1800 Wallace Street, in North Philadelphia, not West!
Stand By Me
E. T.
Fright Night Part 2
Breaking Bad
Jaws
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Rocky
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Night Of The Comet
Forrest Gump
The Lawnmower Man
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)
Halloween II
Chinatown
Back To The Future
Disturbia
Killer Klowns From Outer Space
Cat's Eye
Back To The Future Part III
Honey I Blew Up The Kid
Back To The Future Part II
The Lawnmower Man
The Sandlot
Christine
Poltergeist
I can't bring myself to watch it now knowing that the actresses who played the daughters died untimely deaths
Breaking Bad
Tales From The Hood
It (1990)
A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
Escape From Alcatraz
The Hangover
Lost Highway
Pulp Fiction
Robocop
The Lost Boys
The Craft
Psycho (1998)
Child's Play 2
Hereditary
This movie was great. The cemetery (which actually is a cemetery) is Larkin Sunset Gardens in Sandy, UT.
A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
The Karate Kid (1984)
Cujo
Not much changed, though trees are taller, and I think there might be a couple more houses.
Sleepaway Camp
Halloween 6: The Curse Of Michael Myers
Planet Of The Apes (1968)
Children Of The Corn
While on a Roadtrip we stopped there and took photos recreating scenes!
Drive
The Rock
Jeepers Creepers
Leprechaun 3
Con Air
Nothing changed except all the props went back to the Prop Warehouse in Hollywood.
Drive
Halloween (1978)
Frank & Lola
Silent Night Deadly Night
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Vegas Vacation
Halloween II
Top Gun
Friday The 13th Part 6: Jason Lives
976-Evil
Tourist Trap
Halloween 6: The Curse Of Michael Myers
Friday The 13th Part 2
I'm actually surprised how after all this time, so little has changed in some of them.
I enjoyed this, especially the horror movie ones, I'm a big horror fan!
I'm impressed by how well he was able to line the pictures up. That always bother me in this sort of thing
I know where Degrassi Junior High is/was...Most of the building is still there but it has been torn down for a residential complex in the last few years. 467017_101...341ec0.jpg
Anyone else jealous of the people that now live in these houses? I'd take a Nightmare on elm st / halloween movie house any day
I'd love to take a road trip & see old movie sights. I lived about 50 miles from the city they filmed Northern Exposure in & I remember how so many people flocked to the small area just to get a glimpse. I always love to brag that my horse was actually in the movie The Postman (he can be seen as they run across the battlefield at final fight scene). Yeah living in Washington state we don't get a lot of cool movies made here.
I can't believe you don't have the goonies house or kindergarten cop school (in my town). Heck, even the ending and poster to free w***y is nearby.
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I'm actually surprised how after all this time, so little has changed in some of them.
I enjoyed this, especially the horror movie ones, I'm a big horror fan!
I'm impressed by how well he was able to line the pictures up. That always bother me in this sort of thing
I know where Degrassi Junior High is/was...Most of the building is still there but it has been torn down for a residential complex in the last few years. 467017_101...341ec0.jpg
Anyone else jealous of the people that now live in these houses? I'd take a Nightmare on elm st / halloween movie house any day
I'd love to take a road trip & see old movie sights. I lived about 50 miles from the city they filmed Northern Exposure in & I remember how so many people flocked to the small area just to get a glimpse. I always love to brag that my horse was actually in the movie The Postman (he can be seen as they run across the battlefield at final fight scene). Yeah living in Washington state we don't get a lot of cool movies made here.
I can't believe you don't have the goonies house or kindergarten cop school (in my town). Heck, even the ending and poster to free w***y is nearby.
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