Maps of Movies
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Where Fifty Shades of Grey says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A Seattle story filmed in Vancouver: the campus, the tower and the hotel all stand in for somewhere else
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Scenes and places
Ana's college campus (2015)
Ana, an English literature student about to graduate, is asked to stand in for her sick roommate and interview a billionaire for the student paper.
Set in Washington State University Vancouver — The campus where Ana studies English literature and where Christian is to give the commencement address.
A university campus on the edge of a forested peninsula, far from the Washington town it plays.
Filmed at University of British Columbia, Vancouver — Stands in for the Washington campus. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Interview at Grey's headquarters (2015)
Ana stumbles through an interview she did not prepare for, and Christian takes an interest in her that is mutual.
Set in Grey Enterprises headquarters, Seattle — Christian's Seattle headquarters, shown here at city level only. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A glass office tower in downtown Vancouver standing in for a Seattle skyscraper.
Filmed at Bentall 5, Vancouver — Used as the Grey Enterprises building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The hardware store (2015)
Christian walks into the shop where Ana works and asks for an odd list of supplies, and offers to sit for photographs for her friend's article.
Set in Ana's hardware store — The shop where Ana works and where Christian appears to buy cable ties, tape and rope.
An ordinary shop that no source places on a real street.
The coffee shop (2015)
Ana confesses she is a romantic and Christian cuts the date short, telling her to steer clear of him.
Set in Coffee shop — The place where Christian and Ana have coffee and where he walks away.
Another place the sources do not locate.
The graduation bar (2015)
Ana, drunk, calls Christian to complain about his behavior, and he arrives at the bar in time to step in when a friend tries to kiss her.
Set in Graduation party bar — The bar where Ana and her friends celebrate graduation.
A student bar that the research sources do not place.
The hotel room (2015)
Ana wakes up in his room, relieved, and the romance begins to develop with a kiss in an elevator.
Set in Heathman Hotel — The hotel where Ana wakes up the morning after the bar.
A grand hotel in downtown Vancouver that plays the Heathman.
Filmed at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver — Used as the Heathman Hotel. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Red Room (2015)
Ana sees the Red Room and weighs a contract that defines the relationship on his terms.
Set in Christian's Red Room — The room stocked with a bed and a variety of whips and shackles.
An interior set; the article only says some filming was in a studio.
Filmed at North Shore Studios, Vancouver — Studio interiors Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Gastown, Vancouver — Street scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Ana — A graduating English literature student who interviews a billionaire in place of her roommate.
- Christian — A twenty-seven-year-old Seattle billionaire entrepreneur.
Questions answered on the map
- Where is Christian Grey's Seattle headquarters really filmed?
- Which hotel plays the Heathman in Fifty Shades of Grey?