There isn’t much to see, as they build a facade of a house and placed an above ground swimming pool on a field across the street. Everything was removed afterwards, and it is just a empty cul-de-sac now.

This was an intense set of days of filming from March 27th to April 2nd, 2013. I was one of the many working 4 days with cold mornings, fire, smoke, and lots of sun. I actually got sun poisoning and my face swelled up over the weekend, but fortunately, it went down before we resumed filming on Monday.

Behind the scenes fire test. © Matt Bourn

I was tasked with running to get help, then running to get buckets. I almost got run over by Rachelle Lafevre as she came driving in to the scene. My toenails are still messed up from running in my boots now 3 years later.

All in all, it was a fun time, and met a lot of people.

Actual Location:
End of Barnett Ave, Wilmington, NC 28403

Not exactly a family spot for any movie location tourists, as it is a real strip club!

This, by far, was one of the most fun scenes I got to work on. I was placed right next to one of the actors, but I don’t believe I made it in to the shot. Either way, I was directed to interact with the strippers (they were actresses) including placing my arm on their waist, I was given peach beer (warm) and told I could drink some if I wanted, and was right there seeing Jennifer Aniston a few feet away in barely anything for an hour or so. I must say, she looked real good!

Actual Location:
Pure Gold – 143 S College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403

At the summation of the film, we shot a few scenes at an abandoned building fitted to look like a bus station. External scenes were shot at one location, where the interior were at another.

I worked this, but did not make the cut. I might have been visible in a deleted scene in which Luli McMullen (Chloë Grace Moretz) places a letter in a mailbox outside of the station.

Actual Location (External):
1108 Princess St, Wilmington, NC 28401

Actual Location (Internal):
923 n 3rd, Wilmington, NC 28401