This Hollywood Tidbit Will Make You Keep Your Eyes Peeled When Watching Movies
by N/A, 10 years ago |
2 min read
Finally, all of your "wait, what the hell is that place from" moments have been resolved.
For years, we've known movies to reuse characters, concepts, and even plot lines, but did you know that certain sets are also popularly reused throughout Hollywood?
One such set is the "Quality Cafe" in L.A. The retro restaurant is the most used cafe in cinema history, making appearances in movies like "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," "Se7en," "Gone in Sixty Seconds," and "Catch Me If You Can."
"500 Days of Summer" and "Old School" even shared a nearly identical scene from one of the diner's famous booths.
Whether or not it was intentional or coincidence is unconfirmed, but many speculate that directors have been intentionally replicating scenes from other movies for years - not as creative plagiarism, but as obscure easter eggs.
Then there's the Action Lane Power Station, in West London, which served as a key set for several actions scenes in both "Aliens" and "Batman."
But perhaps the most iconic, reused movie set is the Vasquez Rocks, in California, used in desert scenes from movies like "Blazing Saddles," "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back," and most recently, "Star Trek."
But that's not even the half of it. Watch Screen Rant's entire breakdown of the bizarre Hollywood phenomenon here:
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