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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)
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
Oh I had to google this one. We call it "Eine schrecklich nette Familie" eg "A horribly nice family" (more or less)
My Dad used to sit on our couch like Al Bundy. So it became his nickname. Mein Papa hat immer dagesessen wie Al Bundy. Das war dann auch sein Spitzname. 🤣
Load More Replies...Skyline changed. But there’s less smog than there was in 1987, so that’s something.
Married with Children? That is new to me, in Germany they show whas called: "Eine Schrecklich nette Familie". (A horrible nice family)
Probably out of season. Chicago doesn’t get water shortages like a lot of the country because we’re right on the Great Lakes. The fountain is not on year-round.
Load More Replies...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
Note: this post originally had 76 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
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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