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What Lies Beneath Movie – Whatever Happened to the House?

What Lies Beneath was a movie starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer, filmed in 1999 at the DAR State Park in West Addison, VT. Other filming locations were in Chittenden and Washington counties.

What Lies Beneath Movie House

Although the fictional setting for the house was supposedly Waterbury, VT., the filming location was actually in West Addison, on the border of Lake Champlain, with the old Lake Champlain bridge partaking in a cameo role, just years before it was demolished and replaced.

What Lies Beneath Movie

The beautiful house located at the DAR State Park never actually existed, so it was specially constructed and later torn down after filming had been completed.

What Lies Beneath Movie House
Harrison Ford taking a dive!

Although local rumors abound that the house built for the movie is still there, the truth can be confirmed in the images below. The house was indeed replaced by a new pavilion that now graces the state park property.

What Lies Beneath Movie House
A new pavilion now stands where the former house built for the movie used to be
What Lies Beneath Movie House
John Strong historical marker close to the location of the “movie house”, marks the remains of a foundation for another home that was built at the location and now long since gone.

I asked the state park caretaker and he said there were actually two houses built for the movie. The house that the main characters lived in and the mysterious neighbors next door. Both buildings are now long gone and exist only on What Lies Beneath celluloid (or home video)

What Lies Beneath Movie House
This would have been the approximate location of the mysterious “neighbors house” also built and torn down.

Local memories – I remember one night when filming was taking place at UVM. The lighting was so bright that it made night time seem like day. Harrison Ford was also known to frequent RiRa’s, an Irish pub type bar on lower Church St in Burlington.

What Lies Beneath Movie
The “Adamant Cafe” was actually filmed in Charlotte, VT and is presently the home of friends of mine

During the late 1980’s and 1990’s it seemed as if Hollywood had really descended upon Vermont as other major Hollywood films such as Ethan Frome, Spitfire Grill, Sweetheart’s Dance, Cider House Rules, etc. were filmed throughout Vermont.

Me, Myself and Irene, starring Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger was also filmed throughout Chittenden County around the same time. Though the story is that Jim Carrey found himself stuck on a rock  near the Milton dam for a couple hours and was outraged, as locals fought to stop the water from flowing too fast. Needless to say, Mr. Carrey was not at all gracious about signing autographs and a bit “vocal” about his opinion of the locals.

This article was updated on 8/29/2018

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Vermonter.com was started back in the mid 1990's as a Vermont resource guide. Since then it has evolved into more of a quirky historical and unusual chronicle of off beat Vermont folklore, myths and legends. It's easy to create a Vermont resource but damn hard to corral all the "good stuff" in one place. But hey, I'm having fun! This website is best enjoyed on a dark, rainy day with a cup of coffee and a loyal dog (or cat) asleep at your feet. So enjoy and have fun. "There be WEIRD stuff here!" Comment below, if you dare!
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