OUR VENUE’S CLOSE-UP

Greystone in
the Movies.

Before it became the setting for our next chapter, Greystone played a few memorable roles of its own. A little Hollywood history, right where we’ll celebrate.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, GREYSTONE

One estate. Many leading roles.

Film stills paired with photographs of the rooms used, from the Friends of Greystone archive. Can you spot the familiar details?

FILM · 1998

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski’s mansion

A scene from The Big Lebowski featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jeff Bridges in the mansion’s breakfast room
ON SCREEN
Archive photograph of Greystone’s breakfast room
AT GREYSTONE

The breakfast room

Greystone’s breakfast room becomes the Big Lebowski’s office. The mansion’s interiors supply the grandeur behind his wealthy Pasadena address.

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FILM · 2007

There Will Be Blood

Daniel Plainview’s private bowling alley

Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano in Greystone’s bowling alley in There Will Be Blood
ON SCREEN
Archive photograph of Greystone’s bowling alley
AT GREYSTONE

The bowling alley

The estate’s bowling alley sets the stage for Daniel Plainview and Eli Sunday’s final confrontation. A very different kind of dramatic entrance.

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FILM · 1987

The Witches of Eastwick

A spellbinding mansion kitchen

A scene from The Witches of Eastwick set in Greystone’s historic kitchen
ON SCREEN
Archive photograph of Greystone’s historic kitchen
AT GREYSTONE

The historic kitchen

Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer experiment with their newfound powers in Greystone’s historic kitchen. Look for the hanging pots and tall windows.

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FILM · 2007

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Abigail Chase’s mansion

Nicolas Cage and Justin Bartha on the Greystone staircase in National Treasure: Book of Secrets
ON SCREEN
Archive photograph of Greystone’s grand entry staircase
AT GREYSTONE

The grand entry staircase

Nicolas Cage and Justin Bartha appear on the mansion’s grand entry staircase. The carved wood and checkerboard floor make this an especially recognizable Greystone moment.

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A FAMILIAR FACE ON THE SMALL SCREEN

And a few television cameos.

The formal gardens and reflecting pool at Greystone Mansion
Greystone’s gardens · venue photograph, not an episode still

TELEVISION · 1981

General Hospital

Luke & Laura’s wedding

Long before our own celebration, Greystone’s gardens hosted Luke and Laura’s wedding. On screen, the estate stood in for the Port Charles mayor’s mansion.

Friends of Greystone · filming trivia ↗
Greystone Mansion’s Tudor exterior and lawn
Greystone’s exterior · venue photograph, not an episode still

TELEVISION · 2000–2003 filming credits

Gilmore Girls

Chilton Preparatory School

Greystone also appears as Chilton, Rory’s Connecticut prep school. Its stately architecture makes a convincing trip from Beverly Hills to New England.

Architectural Digest · Greystone on screen ↗