Maps of Movies

Burn After Reading (2008)

Where Burn After Reading says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A spy comedy set in Washington, with its Georgetown houses and streets mostly filmed in Brooklyn Heights

Scenes and places

Osborne is pushed out at CIA headquarters (2008)

Osborne Cox is told he is off the Balkans desk and blames a drinking problem he denies. He walks out, furious, and decides to write a memoir.

Set in CIA Headquarters, Langley — The agency building where Osborne Cox is told he is being demoted. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The story location is the CIA's headquarters complex in Langley, Virginia; no filming location for this scene is given in the sources.

The Cox house that is really in Brooklyn (2008)

Osborne comes home early with news, but his wife Katie is more interested in whether he picked up the cheeses for the evening's guests. Katie is already working on a way out of the marriage.

Set in Cox house, Georgetown — The Coxes' Georgetown home, where Osborne brings home his news. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A Georgetown house in the story; the sources place the street filming in Brooklyn Heights, which was dressed to look like Washington.

Filmed at State Street, Brooklyn Heights (Brooklyn Heights · State Street, New York, United States) — Exteriors on State Street between Clinton and Court were dressed to pass for Georgetown. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Hardbodies, where the disc is lost (2008)

A disc left on a locker-room floor falls to trainer Chad and his co-worker Linda. They decide it holds government secrets and plan to sell it back for a reward.

Set in Hardbodies gym — The local gym where Linda and Chad work and the disc is found in the locker room.

A fictional gym; no real address or filming site appears in the sources.

Selling secrets to the Russian embassy (2008)

Chad and Linda walk into the Russian embassy to offer the disc to an official. The Russians take the offer more seriously than the two ever planned.

Set in Russian Embassy, Washington — The embassy where Chad and Linda try to sell the disc to a government official. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The coordinates are those of the real Russian embassy compound in Washington; no filming site is given.

The tail through Georgetown streets (2008)

Harry senses someone is following him, catches the man and confronts him. The tail turns out to be hired by his wife's divorce lawyer.

Set in Georgetown streets — Harry notices he is being followed through the neighborhood's streets. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A Georgetown hillside street; the exact order of these street scenes in the film is approximate.

Filmed at 35th Street, Georgetown (Georgetown, Washington, D.C., United States) — The hill on 35th Street between M Street and Prospect, used for Harry's scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Harry and Linda in the park (2008)

Harry and Linda sit down in a park; Linda tells him where Chad was headed. That tips Harry into a panic about who she really is.

Set in A park in Washington — A park where Harry and Linda meet and she mentions the address Chad visited.

The park is not named in the sources and no filming site is given.

Filmed at Key Bridge, Georgetown — Key Bridge area, order in the film not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Osborne Cox — A CIA analyst who is demoted and decides to write his memoirs.
• Linda Litzke — A gym employee who wants money for cosmetic surgery.
• Chad Feldheimer — A personal trainer who finds the disc with Linda.
• Harry Pfarrer — A married U.S. Marshal with paranoid tendencies.

Questions answered on the map

• Where is the Georgetown home from Burn After Reading really?
• Which Georgetown streets did Burn After Reading film on?