For a few years now I have been looking for Cher’s house from one of my fave movies of all time, Clueless. In trying to locate the house, though, I had read several articles and interviews about the filming of Clueless, which all stated that the neighborhood scenes were actually filmed in Scottsdale, Arizona, not in California, so I had pretty much called off my hunt. I had also always believed that Cher’s house was merely a set, not a real home. Something about the house just looked fake to me, so I had a feeling the house was just a facade that was built at a movie studio strictly for the filming of Clueless.
But all of that changed last week, when I got a challenge from a guy named John who informed me that Cher’s house was actually also used as Gaby’s boyfriend Victor Lang’s house in a Season 3 episode of Desperate Housewives entitled “Dress Big” (pictured above). After hearing that, I knew that the house could not be located in Scottsdale. And, being that the Desperate Housewives episode aired twelve years after Clueless was filmed, I also knew the house had to be real, not just a set. So I enlisted Mike, over at MovieShotsLA, to help me locate the house and, sure enough, after just a few days we found it!!
After reading a few articles on the filming of Clueless and searching through online images of colonial style mansions in the LA area, I decided to check my fave locations website, Malibu Locations, to see if Cher’s home was listed with them. Sure enough, after about ten seconds of searching, I found it! Mailbu Locations listed the home as being in Encino, so I got Mike on the phone and the two of us got to searching aerial views of Encino. About ten minutes later I located the house, right on Louise Avenue in the heart of Encino. OMG – If Cher only knew that her home was actually located in the “Valley”! LOL So, of course, yesterday I ran right out to do some Clueless stalking! 🙂
I am sad to say that not much of the home is visible from the street, which I pretty knew before I stalked it, as I remembered from the movie that the house had an extremely long driveway. But Zillow has some good aerial views of the home and you can definitely recognize it as Cher’s mansion. This is one location I wouldn’t really recommend stalking as there just isn’t really anything to see. 🙁
But I was absolutely floored to discover from looking at the Malibu Locations photos of the house that the interior of the home was also used extensively for the filming of Clueless!! If you look at the interior photos of the home, all Clueless fans will recognize the entryway staircase which was shown several times in the movie, most memorably as the location where Cher and Josh first kiss.
Also used in the movie were the Encino house’s real life kitchen, wood-paneled office, dining room, fireplace (where Ty tries to burn her “Rollin’ With The Homies” tape), master bedroom (where Cher and Christian was Spartacus and Some Like It Hot), and backyard and pool area (where Mr. Hall and Miss Geist get married). I must admit I was absolutely floored to see the pics of the interior of the house. 🙂
Mike also just discovered that the interiors of the Clueless home were also used as Toni Marchette’s house on 90210. For the exterior, however, a different home was used.
Until next time, Happy Stalking! 🙂
Stalk It: The Clueless house is located at 5148 Louise Avenue in Encino – yes, that’s the “Valley”! 🙂 While there is not much of the house to see from the street, you can cyber-stalk it on Zillow here.
That’s my aunts house.
Hi Luke, Is your aunt interesting in having filming at her house? I’m a location scout, and I’m not able to find this house represented through any of the location services. I’d love to speak to her if she is open to filming.
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Also the house that is in the front yard area of this house is for sale. It looks like a dump but it is going for a cool 1.2 million! !
Do you know what mall they shot the interiors in? I know the exterior was Westside Pavilion, but what about the interior?
Sherman’s Oaks Fashion Square
Haha, i was watching an episode of 90210 where Dylan comes into Anthony Marchette’s old house and they show the stairs and I thought to myself, wow, thats the same stairs that Cher walked on in Clueless. Nonetheless, I googled it and found I was right! Thanks!
I wondered about this house. Thanks for finding it.
Haha, I been locking for this house! Dissapointed that the inside of the house is fake, cause I coud really like it! And loooved “her” pool :p
Wow thank you so much for the info. I love this movie and LOVE the house.
I meant to put exclamation points sorry! Thanks!
Thanks for this?? Do you what restaurant they were at when Ty was having issues with Elton? Is it ‘Islands’?
I’ve always wondered where that restaurant is located. Let me get the team on it and see what they can come up with.
Did you ever find out which restaurant that was?
It used to be crocodile cafe in Burbank on San Fernando and Orange Grove. But now it’s a Kabuki. I have no idea how I figured this out but I’m pretty sure that’s exactly where it was. The booth they sat at is right behind the hostess/cashier.
I sound so stalkerish right it’s ridiculous
OMG I just compared images and that’s it! How did you know that??? THANK YOU SO MUCH! I’ve been looking for the restaurant forever!
Is this now Kendra Wilkinson’s house???
When I first saw this season of kendra I def thought to myself that it was cher’s house
I just saw this house on Ghost Whisperer. I was watching it, and thought, “isn’t that Cher’s house?” And it was! It’s the GW episode w/ the clown, in case anyone is interested. They show the front and foyer/staircase of the house.
Thank you for posting about the house! Clueless is one of my favorite movies!
Clueless is one of my favorite movies! This was actually the reason I stumbled upon your website! I was looking for the house where Clueless was filmed, turns out your the only one who has REAL information on it! THANKS! 🙂
Thats the exact same reason i came onto this website and i`ve been reading Lindsays posts each day since : )
Why are some of the pictures not showing?