Now, let’s jump to America. Cameron Diaz’s character, Amanda, lives in a massive LA mansion. It looks like a modernist glass box. It’s stunning.
That house is real, but it’s not a mansion. It’s a private home in Brentwood, Los Angeles. The famous pool and the infinity view? They used a different location for the wide shots.
The interior of Amanda’s house? Also a soundstage. So you can’t go swim in that pool. But you can drive by the real front door and feel very starstruck.
Where was The Holiday filmed? Filming locations in England for the
The Video Store and the Fender Bender
Remember the hilarious scene where Amanda crashes her car into the snowbank? It looks so authentic. But it was filmed in a parking lot in California.
The crew shipped in twenty tons of fake snow. They used a compressed air cannon to blow it around. Arthur, the old screenwriter, stood there freezing in a coat. In sunny California.
The “Blockbuster” video store where Iris works is also a set. It was built in an abandoned grocery store in Surrey. No movie rentals, just movie-making.
