Eyes Wide Shut (1999) – Filming Locations
Drama / Thriller / Mystery · Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
Where was Eyes Wide Shut filmed?
- London, United Kingdom, London – Opening scenes of Bill and Alice at home and walking through London neighborhoods. Kubrick filmed the majority of exterior Manhattan sequences on London streets near Pinewood Studios, using careful set dressing and camera angles to replicate New York City locations
- London, United Kingdom, London – Bill walks through illuminated streets and passes storefronts after leaving his apartment. London's West End was dressed and filmed to simulate New York's theater districts and street life, with Kubrick using the area's existing architecture and lighting
- London, United Kingdom, London – Various exterior sequences throughout Bill's nocturnal journey. Additional studio and adjacent location filming provided controlled environments for night sequences while maintaining the urban New York aesthetic