The Other 17 Again House

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After stalking Zac Efron’s house from the movie 17 Again, I set my sights on finding the home belonging to his zany, long time best friend Ned Gold in the flick.  In the movie, Ned, who has made an absolute fortune inventing various software programs, lives in an ultra-modern, ultra-posh pad somewhere high up in the hills above Los Angeles.  And I absolutely fell in love with his house the moment I saw it.  As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not usually a huge fan of modern-style architecture, but, for some reason, as of late it really seems to be growing on me.  Since Ned’s house was proving to be somewhat of a difficult find, I had to yet again enlist the help of fellow stalkers Mike, from MovieShotsLA, Owen and Chas.  Because we knew that the address number of Zac Efron’s 17 Again house had been changed for the filming, we had a feeling that the address of Ned’s house (which was shown to be 6355) was also a fake.  So, we definitely had our work cut out for us on this one.

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According to the movie’s production notes, Ned Gold’s house was located “in the hills near Griffith Park”, but exactly where we couldn’t be sure.  Thankfully, though, while looking at the above screen capture I had sent him, Owen noticed that a street sign was visible in the distance.  But because neither one of us could make out what the sign said, Owen suggested renting 17 Again  on Blu-ray DVD to see if it would give us a clearer picture.  And sure enough, it did!  The street sign in the distance read “Los Encantos Way” – and from there it was simply a matter of using Google Maps Street View to look at houses located near Los Encantos Way in Los Feliz.  And it wasn’t long before I had found the house.  So, of course, I immediately ran right out to stalk it!  🙂

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I am very happy to report that the 17 Again  house looks exactly the same in person as it did in the movie – despite just a few minor changes. 

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When filming at this location, producers went so far as to not only change the address placard on the wall next to the front door, but they also painted a fake address number on the curb in front of the house!  Unfortunately, you can only make out the fake curb and sign numbers while watching the Blu-ray copy of the DVD, which my computer is unable to make screen captures of.  But if you happen to own the Blu-ray copy of the movie, keep your eyes peeled for the number 6355 in the two areas that I have circled in the above screen cap. 

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The other difference I noticed was that in real life Zac Efron’s basketball hoop is ostensibly missing from above the garage door.

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Other than those two minor changes, though, the 17 Again  house looks very much the same in person as it did in the movie.  And, let me tell you, it is such a cool house!!  With its cement exterior and polished wood details, it is slightly reminiscent of the home from the Showtime series Californication

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As you can see in the above screen capture and aerial image, the home’s real life backyard was used for the high school party scene in the movie.  And, from how it appears, I believe the house’s real life interiors were also used for the filming of some scenes.

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On a side note – be sure to check out my new blog page called “Look Who’s Stalking!”  where fellow stalkers can send in their photos for me to post.  🙂  I just posted some simply AMAZING photos of the new Sex and the City movie being filmed that were sent to me by fellow stalker Leslie.  LOVE IT!

Until next time, Happy Stalking!  🙂

Stalk It: Ned Gold’s 17 Again house is located at 2223 Hobart Boulevard in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles.

The 17 Again House

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As I’ve mentioned numerous times in the past, I am a total sucker for any sort of teeny-bopper movie.  So, a couple of weeks ago when my fiancé surprised me with a copy of 17 Again,  I just about died!  🙂  And while I have to admit that I’ve never been a big Zac Efron fan– I mean, have you seen High School Musical??? – and didn’t have very high hopes for this movie, I ended up absolutely LOVING it!!  Surprisingly enough, it’s actually a really cute, really funny flick.  And Zac Efron is absolutely fabulous in it!!!!  Before watching 17 Again, I had never thought of him as any sort of great actor, but he was absolutely hilarious in it and really pulled off playing a 37-year-old dad who wakes up one morning in a 17-year-old body.  So, of course, immediately after watching the movie, I called up fellow stalkers Mike, from MovieShotsLA, Owen, and Chas, and asked for their help in locating the house belonging to Matthew Perry and Leslie Mann in the flick. And, sure enough, Mike found it almost immediately.  YAY!

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While watching 17 Again, Mike thought he recognized the neighborhood where filming took place.  He was fairly certain that Matthew Perry’s house in the movie was located somewhere in the San Fernando Valley, and since he used to play in a softball league in that area, thought he may have driven by it on a regular basis while going to and from his games.  So, using Google Maps Street View, he retraced the various routes he used to take and found the house almost immediately!!  Talk about observant!  The fact that Mike remembered pretty much the exact location of a house he used to drive by several years ago that was NOT even a filming location at the time absolutely boggles my mind!  I’m lucky if I can even find my way home most days.  LOL 

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As it turns out, this location was actually an amazingly lucky find for us, because as you’ll notice in the above screen capture and photograph, producers changed the address number on the house for the filming!  In the movie, Matthew Perry’s address number is 5005, but in real life the house is actually numbered 6610!  Honestly, had Mike not recognized the neighborhood, I’m certain this is one location that would have had us stumped for a very long time!  Please tell me that changing house numbers like this is not the way of the future!    UGH!

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Besides the change in address numbers, I am happy to report that the 17 Again  house looks EXACTLY the same in person as it did in the movie – except for one major difference.  It appears that 17 Again  was shot sometime in the late fall or early winter, because as you can see in the above screen capture, the trees in the front yard were quite barren at the time of the filming.  Today those trees have filled in quite considerably, blocking much of the view of the house from the street.  Other than the trees, though, the house is very recognizable from the movie.  The 17 Again  house is absolutely GINORMOUS in person (3,409 square feet according to Zillow) – so big, in fact, that I had a hard time fitting the whole thing in my camera lens. 

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According to the movie’s production notes, producers remodeled the real life backyard of the 17 Again house for the scene in which landscape architect Leslie Mann shows Zac Efron and Sterling Knight the magical garden she has created.  And, as you can see on the MovieShotsLA website, the real interior of the house was also used in the filming.  The 17 Again house is actually an oft-used filming location.  Besides being featured in countless commercials, it has also been seen in the television series Day Break, In Justice, and Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin, and the movies Happy Endings and Something New.

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Big THANK YOU to Mike for finding this location!  🙂

Until next time, Happy Stalking!  🙂

Stalk It: The 17 Again house is located at 6610 Allott Avenue in Van Nuys.