Deja Vu Locations

If you were to watch three of our recently reviewed Boston movies, you might have a feeling of deja vu during certain scenes. Specifically, the plastic surgery recovery center in "The Women" looks an awful lot like the art auction in "What's The Worst That Could Happen", which also looks like Senator Pine's house in "Edge of Darkness". Coincidence?

All three were shot at the same house on Dartmouth street in the Back Bay. Boston films, while not limited in shooting spaces, often reuse the same film friendly locations. Some are iconic: Boston Public Garden appears regularly -- be it for therapeutic discussions with Will Hunting or haunting flashback's of one's deceased children. Other's are insulated: Busy city driving scenes are often set in Post Office Sq (which is also the perfect place to watch a Surrogate collapse). And some seem completely random: The armored car robbery in "What Doesn't Kill You" and the airport loading dock from "The Maiden Heist" both took place in the Shaw's parking lot in Allston/Brighton.

And as for that house on Dartmouth street? It has also appeared in television commercials. The owner of the house has had small roles in most of the above mentioned films. It's quite the film friendly location.