The Most Famous Film Landmarks in Seattle

It ’s almost summer blockbuster time of year , which basically means we ’ll be bombard with remakes ( do we really involve anotherTMNT ? Sorry , that was a dense question . Of course we do ) . Anyways , what better time than now to take a flavor back at some of the films that made Seattle the city it is today . While our Canadian neighbor metropolis of Vancouver gets most of the lights and cameras , the Emerald City has been home todozens of moving picture sets , starting withTugboat Anniein 1933 .

From rom - coms to repulsion flicks and everything in between , these 10 famous locations will provide you the background to live over all your best-loved scene .

Gasworks Parks, Wallingford

10 Things I detest About You(1999)This classic ‘ 90 teenager pic with Shakespearean ancestor , starring Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles , is film all over Seattle and features some of the cities most iconic locating . Scenes from the flick were shot at the Fremont Troll and Lake Union , along with an epical paintball day of the month scene atGasworks Park . The high school – where a large portion of the picture show takes position – was film at Stadium High School in Tacoma .

Tom Hanks’ houseboat, Lake Union

Sleepless in Seattle(1993)First things first , hump this : Sleepless in Seattle is required catch before visiting our beautiful metropolis . Seattle is literally in the deed of conveyance . This Greco-Roman love story follows the cross - country love occasion between Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan . Some memorable scenes were shot atAthenian Seafood Restaurant and Barin Pike Place Market andThe Arctic Clubin downtown Seattle . But perhaps the most memorable view is Hanks ’ boathouse , which still pose on the banks of Lake Union .

Harbor Steps Apartments, Downtown

The Ring(2002)Horror movies are a total conniption for Seattle . Dark ? Check . Gloomy ? Check . Rainy ? treble substantiation . Creepy little bushed girls crawling out of open endocarp wellspring ? Um , sure ! I opine so . The majority of The Ring was shot in rural Washington res publica , including some incredible shots out in Deception Pass on Whidbey Island . But the movie ’s master character , a Seattle reporter named Rachel , lived in theHarbor Steps Apartmentsnear downtown . The Westin Hotel library also make a short cameo , as well as a nonexistentphoto labon 5th Avenue .

Space Needle Station, Downtown

It Happened at the World ’s Fair(1963)This movie is the king of all cinematic feature take in Seattle … get it ? Elvis ? ! Is this affair on ? Anyways , the most iconic scene from this classic features the rock’n’roll star taking theSeattle Monorailfrom downtown to Seattle Center and the Space Needle – a trip every tourist and local likewise should take .

Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Downtown

House of Games(1987)This play thriller showcases perfectly what Seattle looked like in the 1980 ’s . alas , Seattle looks nothing now like what it did back then . So a lot of the seedy downtown bars in the flick no longer subsist . The most detectable Seattle film location still around is the beautifulFairmont Olympic Hotel , which has one of the best happy hour downtown feature exceptional live pianissimo medicine .

FinMacCool’s/ University of Washington, University District

21 & Over(2013)The University of Washington fundamentally get its own Animal House with this college party film , the newest - made movie on our inclination . Miles Teller and Skylar Astin star in this comedy where the yoke helps their admirer Jeff Chang , played by Justin Chon , survive his 21st birthday . Scenes for the film were shot all over Capitol Hill , where a “ frat house ” was based , and on the University of Washington campus at Hansee Hall and the Army ROTC building . Nearby barsFin MacCool’s , The Knarr Shipwreck LoungeandBig Time Brewery & Alehouseall get some nice screen fourth dimension .

Coryell Court Apartments, Capitol Hill

Singles(1992)Singles tells the floor of several twenty - somethings all living in the same apartment building complex looking for love . They also happen to be pretty grubby because it ’s the early ‘ 90s , but nowadays we have the hipster – so really , this story is timeless , much like pass - flop . The movie was shoot mostly in Seattle and features Gasworks Parks , theVirginia Innrestaurant in Pike Place Market , andChandler ’s Crabhousein South Lake Union . The apartment that the master character know in , Coryell Court Apartments in Capitol Hill , are still around and you could even live there , if you want !

Thornewood Castle, Tacoma

Rose Red(2002)You did n’t happen to catch this 3 - part horror miniskirt - serial based on Stephen King ’s novel about an malign mansion that kills everyone who record it , which premiered on TV about 15 year ago , did you ? I did n’t think so . Well , I just so happened to look out it as a child with my menage and when I found out enjoin malign sign was near Seattle – I could n’t bear my creepy joyousness . Thornewood Castlein nearby Tacoma is the scope for the skittish movie , and is a working inn where you may stay the Nox . The front desk even has a copy of the movie ( you have a go at it , if you do n’t plan on produce any sleep . )

Sakya Monastery, Phinney Ridge

piffling Buddha(1993)The level of a group of Tibetan monks on a journey to Seattle to feel the child renascence of the Buddha – and a brownface Keanu Reeves – intertwine into one beautiful and strange film . part of Queen Anne are shown throughout the moving picture as well as theSeattle Art Museum . But the genuine star is the strikingSakya Monasterywhere several scenes for the flick were also filmed .

Landmark Guild theater, Wallingford

World ’s Greatest Dad(2009)Robin Williams stars in this dark funniness as a founding father and eminent shoal teacher forced to write a suicide letter for his boy after he finds him beat in a humiliating accident . It ’s heavy , but is assuredly one of Williams ’ fine carrying out toward the oddment of his career . Almost the full flick was shot in Seattle , featuring scenes at theLandmark Guild theaterin Wallingford and nearby F.A. McDonald International School . The final panorama of the picture was filmed at Seattle ’s publicHelene Madison Pool .

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