Dinner for Schmucks, a 2010 comedy film directed by Jay Roach, is based on Francis Veber’s 1998 French film “Le Dîner de Cons.” Tim, a rising executive seeking a career boost, is the focus of the story. He quickly learns that he must attend the monthly dinner held by his employer and invite the biggest buffoon to the table if he wants to join the inner circle of his bosses.
Tim first declined the invitation, but after he meets Barry, he changes his mind because he believes Barry will be the ideal guest to invite to the occasion. Barry had the best of intentions, but his plan backfires and his world goes upside down. While the comic plot makes you laugh and keeps you watching, the intriguing usage of various settings is probably going to make you wonder where the scenes were shot. We do, however, have the solutions to your inquiries in this area!
Locations where Dinner for Schmucks was filmed
The entire filming of “Dinner for Schmucks” took place in California, notably in and around Los Angeles County. Around October 2009, the Steve Carell-starring film’s main photography began. The Golden State is a good location for the film’s production because of California’s varied topography. Let’s now travel to the precise sites featured in the film without further ado!
County of Los Angeles, California
The majority of the crucial sequences for “Dinner for Schmucks” were filmed in Los Angeles, a significant Southern Californian metropolis. Tim’s workplace, Fender Financial, is located at 2000 Avenue of the Stars in Century City, whereas Tim’s residence, the Sunset Tower Hotel, is located at 8358 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. Tim and his couple client, the Muellers, appeared in the scene, which was filmed at The Madison on 102 Pine Avenue in Long Beach. The eatery is currently permanently closed though.
The Cronin Art Gallery, where Tim first encounters Kieran, was actually the Morono Kiang Gallery, located at 218 West 3rd Street in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, the gallery has now permanently closed its doors. Tim accidentally hits Barry with his car at the scene where he is driving his Porsche toward Westwood. This scene was filmed at 1045 Broxton Avenue in Los Angeles and 9200 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, both close to the Landmark Regent Theatre.
Tim and Julie hook up and talk about Kieran over a few beers at Kendall’s Brasserie, 135 N Grand Ave in Music Centre. While Kieran’s residence is at 1317 Willow Street in Los Angeles, Barry’s residence is located at 22201 Hartland Street in Canoga Park. The Internal Revenue Service’s Canoga Processing Center, located at 6301 Owensmouth Avenue in Los Angeles, served as a stand-in for Barry’s place of employment in the motion picture. When Tim finds Kieran, he tells him where his ranch is, and the sequence was filmed at El Campeón Farms in Thousand Oaks, at 1201 West Potrero Road.
It was filmed in a genuine mansion at 380 South San Rafael Avenue in Pasadena for the sequence involving Fender’s mansion, where the dinner party is held. You might recognize it because it is the same home that served as Wayne Manor in the ‘Batman’ television series. Other than that, further scenes were filmed at Los Angeles’ Westlake Village, Westwood Village, and at 900 South Hope Street. Additionally, the cast and crew of “Dinner for Schmucks” traveled outside the county and made use of the south side parking lot of the Culver Hotel at 9400 Culver Boulevard in Culver City to shoot the exterior scene of The Madison.