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mos espa

from star wars, the phantom menace posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery

Just in case you thought the Star Wars prequels were entirely CGI, here's an actual physical set for Mos Espa used in The Phantom Menace. In the movie, Mos Espa is the Tatooine spaceport that was home to Anakin and Shmi Skywalker.

The facades for the buildings and some plywood moisture generators are still standing. If you're adventurous, you can find Mos Espa north of the city of Nafta in the Tunisian desert.

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national ignition facility

from star trek into darkness posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery

Many of the high-tech interiors of the Enterprise in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel Star Trek Into Darkness were filmed at the National Ignition Facility, part of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory near San Francisco.

This was the first time a movie had been allowed to shoot at the NIF. The research facility is home to the world's largest and most energetic laser system, which they are using to attempt nuclear fusion. Like the Enterprise, it's also fueled by the hydrogen isotope deuterium. Way cooler than the Anheuser-Busch brewery used for the first movie.

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enterprise’s engine room

from star trek (2009) posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery

This Anheuser-Busch brewery in Van Nuys, California was used for scenes of the Enterprise's engine room in the first J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek movie. For the sequel Star Trek Into Darkness, they upgraded and filmed the Enterprise interiors at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

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empire hotel

from vertigo posted in movies by ratsnamgod

Judy Barton's hotel in the film.

Location now operates under the name Hotel Vertigo and plays the film on a continuous loop.

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cholodecki’s jewelry store

from bridesmaids (2011) posted in movies by donkeyoti

This location is the exterior for the jewelry store where Annie Walker (Kristen Wiig) does a terrible job.

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