In 2006 comedy You, Me and Dupree, Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson play newlyweds who return home from their wedding in Hawaii to their charming blue Craftsman bungalow . . . and an unwanted house guest.
Owen Wilson plays Dillon’s wacky childhood friend Dupree who needs a place to crash.
One of the best things about the movie was the house, which I’ve gotten a lot of requests to feature.
Let’s take a look!
The Bungalow from “You, Me and Dupree”
Lindsay tracked down the real house on Gramercy Park in the West Adams District of L.A.
You can see how it looks today via Streetview.
It doesn’t have the upper levels the movie version did (added digitally, I assume).
Here’s how the front porch looked in the movie
(note that they didn’t change the address over the door):
According to IMDb, “The interior shots of Molly and Carl’s house were filmed on the set of Hope and Michael Steadman’s house from thirtysomething (1987).”
The interior layout looks very different to me than the house on “thirtysomething,” but since they were sets on a soundstage, I suppose they could have been reworked for You, Me and Dupree.
When Carl and Molly arrive home from their honeymoon, there are piles of gifts in their living room:
“We tried to make Carl and Molly’s world sort of warm and accessible and you’ll see that in the choice of their house,” say Directors Joe and Anthony Russo. “It’s an older home, modest in scale, and the neighborhood feels like it’s been there awhile.”
That moose head that Dupree brings with him when he moves in was actually a deer head “repurposed” to look like a moose.
A moose head would have been too big for him to carry around. You can see it propped in the corner below the stairs:
The front of the house has two “living rooms” with fireplaces that face each other from opposite walls:
And here’s the fireplace to the right of the front door:
Love those windows, and the tile on the fireplace:
In the commentary, the filmmakers mention that they shot this view of the street from inside the real house because they wanted to capture the look you can only get through old glass:
The actual house had a totally different floor plan than the set’s version, however.
After Dupree sets the living room on fire, we get a look at it while it’s empty:
After they get new furniture, it looks like this:
They wanted Carl and Molly’s house to look believable as a first home for a young couple, but it also had to reflect the fact that Molly had grown up wealthy and was used to living a life of luxury where everything was well decorated and put together.
The movie featured actors Seth Rogen and Bill Hader in small roles as two of Carl’s buddies.
I had forgotten they were in this. In 2006 they were both still fairly unknown.
Rogen would star in “Knocked Up” in ’07 (I featured that house here), and at the time of filming, Hader was in his first year on SNL.
The Dining Room Window Seat:
The Kitchen has a swinging door dividing it from the Dining Room:
Owen Wilson says he based the character of Dupree on a dog he used to have.
That explains a lot, doesn’t it? 😉
In this shot you can see the checkerboard floor:
Their Blue Bedroom:
I’m not sure about the odd window treatment over the bed:
In one of the deleted scenes on the DVD we get a look at the upstairs landing that isn’t seen in the movie:
A reader named Heather tells me:
The “You, Me and Dupree” house is definitely located in West Adams. I walked my dogs by there every day while they were filming.
The house they filmed in is actually a one-story house! They must have added the exterior shot of the top story during post production.
The house you see through their living room window, especially when the kids are playing in the street, is our realtor’s house. We parked in front of the “You, Me and Dupree” house every weekend while our realtor took us out looking for our own bungalow!
I Am Not a Stalker has more photos and information about the house today.
According to Zillow, the bungalow was built in 1923 and has 2 bedrooms and 2 baths.
It last sold for $78,500 in 1983, but its estimated worth is closer to $800,000 today.
Visit my Houses Onscreen page to see the others I’ve featured!
One of the houses sits at ground level and the other has steps going up to the first floor so how could they be the same house? Or am I missing something?
Yeah, I couldn’t see how they could say it was the same, either. Odd. -Julia
Yeah – that is not the same house… but I love it! I have a soft spot for Craftsman homes – you are right – builders should start building more of those! 🙂
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Funny, the movie was actually on TV last night!! I was watching it with my husband and actually commented on that ugly window treatment in the bedroom haha. I am glad you posted this, because after seeing the movie again I was dying for pics of some of the windows and the kitchen!
Also, thanks for the deleted scene shot of the landing!! I love landings… weird but true. I always dreamed of a little library nook at the top of the stairs.
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I love landings too and have the same dream!
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OK so I’ve considered emailing you to ask you to post about this house for a long, long time — ever since I saw the show a couple years ago. The show wasn’t terrific, but I have watched it 2 more times on TV just to catch shots of their house. I love the house — love their master bedroom with the built-ins (though I never caught that wierd window thing over their bed), and I LOVE all that dark wood downstairs. I also love the kitchen.
I think you’re right — why aren’t builders and home designers catching onto this Craftsman “charm” thing and creating more homey homes for us?? I’d also ten times rather have a sweet home like this with half the space of a big 2-floor ceiling home any day.
I remember LOVING this house when I saw the movie in theaters. It seemed so warm and comfy! It must be really interesting being a set designer.
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I see what you mean about the windows and roofline not lining up… The renovation would have had to be significant for them to be the same house!
Nice lamp choices in the refurnished living room, on the master nightstands, and on the master dresser.
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I always loved Hope and Michael’s house on thirtysomething! Thanks for sharing this:)
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If only they’d make houses like this now, but all the built-ins/attention to detail would likely be more expensive than the boxes they put up now. Sigh…
I fully agree with you Julia, I love the craftsman style and I don’t know why people don’t build with this level of detail any more!!! Probably because it costs too much, so the average home is ‘cookie cutter’ boring! I haven’t seen You, me and Dupree yet but I loved the pink house in 13 going on 30! Happy Monday 🙂
Nancy
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Hello all! Yep, I don’t think they are the same…similar…but no match. The architecture is so appealing and amazing. Thanks for the up close look, always fun and interesting 🙂 Love it!
I love this house! The movie…eh (I’m not a big Matt Dillon fan), but have watched it more than once just to look at the house. I dream of owning a craftsman one day.
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Julia,
That was a really funny and light movie… the older I get, the more I want to watch funny movies instead of drama..lol… I wonder why. 🙂
Fun house and I love the bed, but I agree with you on the window treatment. That one needs a “treatment”, if you know what I mean.
Luciane at HomeBunch.com
To your comment, “wonder why more builders aren’t taking note and trying to recreate some of the classic home styles that may be small on square footage but are big on charm and character. ” We are looking to buy or build a cottage in the northwoods of Wisconsin and picked up a book of ideas that I can recommend. It is all Arts and Crafts smaller bungalows with floor plans.
It is: “Small Bungalows” by Christian Gladu, published in 2007 We may never actually use one of the plans, but I love to sit with book and imagine that we will. 😎
I’ll look for that. Thanks, Phyllis! -Julia
Oh, I LOVE this house! I totally admit to watching the movie a second and third time just to ogle the house (and Kate Hudson’s cute style). I about died when Dupree set fire to the place.
And I am having all kinds of nostalgic flashbacks about “thirtysomething” now, I loved that show!
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I loved this house…it was one of the major reasons I watched the movie ( the other one being Owen Wilson). I adored that stenciling in the living room over the fireplace, and was mildly upset when it was “burned” off….why do they always destroy the sets i love in movies? Lets not even mention the horrible “Mouse Hunt” disney film where it was ALL ABOUT destroying a house set I adored (AND making fun of people who adore old houses!)!
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I know! I hate that. “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” is another example of having to watch a great movie house getting destroyed (https://hookedonhouses.net/2009/07/20/a-house-to-kill-for-in-mr-mrs-smith/). That’s not really my idea of entertainment. -Julia
So glad you featured this house. It is beautiful. I have watched the movie several times mostly just to look at the house.
I wonder if they change the street numbers on movie houses? Seems it makes it far easier for stalkers (cough-likemyself-cough) to get their Google on & track ’em down.
That pink house is shocking!!
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Hi Lauren,
Sometimes they change the address numbers on houses for filming, but most of the time they don’t – thank goodness, as it makes it so much harder to track them down if they’re changed! 🙂 In this case the 2406 address number was the real address number of the house.
Happy Stalking! :),
Lindsay
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Good to know! Let’s hope they don’t catch on to us and start changing them in the future. -Julia 😉
So excited you featured this house! Never really got into the movie, but definitely admired the house. 🙂
To me, this house looks similar to the CO house they used in “Catch and Release.” I love the built-ins! Our apt has similar built-ins and I will be so sad when we have to move out!
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Craftsman houses are just wonderful, but I’m guessing cost is why you don’t see more new ones built. We are building a Craftsman style home and all of those details add up. Blank sheetrock walls and cookie cutter trim is so much cheaper!!
I’m sure that’s true. I wish they’d build at least a few now and then, though. I’m so tired of all the cookie-cutter subdivisions being built! Lucky you getting to build one. I’m jealous! 🙂
I like the feel of the “real homes” house too, but think I could live in a McMansion also! lol Not because I’m so stuffy, but because I’m in love with the woodwork and charm of the big, old homes!
I like the livingroom in the totally empty picture of it-very nice! Among the many other things in the home…
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The bungalows you’ve shown remind me of a house used in the tv series, October Road, which I loved… I can’t seem to find more photos of the houses used on that show…
https://scottsla.com/articles-snow-in-los-angeles.htm
I adore craftsmans, which is why I bought a colonial…
um….
Yeah.
It seems in some subdivisions I’ve been in they are trying to bring back a little of the Craftsman feel. I wonder if they truly are craftsman inside, or if they’re just dry-wall and bleh…….
Craftsman’s always have great staircases….
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Hi Julia!
Thanks for the link! And you’re right – the “You, Me, and Dupree” house and the “13 Going on 30” house are most definitely not the same place. Here’s the post I did on the You, Me, and Dupree house – it’s in the West Adams District of Los Angeles. 🙂 https://www.iamnotastalker.com/2008/04/14/you-me-and-dupree/
Happy Stalking! :),
Lindsay
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I just updated my post with your info. Thanks so much, Lindsay! -Julia
I really love craftsman style houses. Around here they only exist in neighborhoods that I either can’t afford, or don’t want to live in.
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Are you sure the inside was filmed using the same set as the thirtysomething house??? They don’t seem alike to me at all. I like them both though and would be happy to live in either one. 🙂
No, I’m not sure. Just reporting what the IMDb.com report about it says. If they did use the same sets, they rearranged them quite a bit. I was just watching “thirtysomething” on DVD and they look totally different to me, too. -Julia
I love Craftsman style bungalows too! They’re one of my very favorite house styles. Unfortunately… development seems to have run rampant over the years, and I’m guessing that developers/builders would not make much of a profit from building “real” craftsman style houses. Some offer simple details that look very craftsman-like, but it really used to be such an art to build that way.
I saw a beautiful Craftsman style house with a modern floor plan in Denver recently. I still think that when I win the lottery I’ll buy that house! 🙂
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” I’d take one of these over a sprawling McMansion with soaring ceilings any day.”
Amen, sister!
I’d take one too if it has enough room for all my babies.
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YES! I love the classic lines of the house. The living rooms are a little dark for my taste, but I love the kitchen, bedroom, and upstairs landing. I haven’t seen this movie, but I think Owen Wilson is pretty funny. Might have to RedBox this one.
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Thankyou for doing this post. What a beautiful home! The details are so gorgeous. I love Craftsman styled and old homes.
I wish they would build better looking, and strong homes too. The ones they build around here are those ugly, cheap, and box homes that are so ugly. In years to come, they will start falling apart and will probably end up being torn down so why not build homes that can last for a very long time? Last time they built strong and nice homes, were in the 80’s and 90’s. That’s why if I ever buy a home, it will be an older home, but not too old. Unless I am rich and can afford a nice new one.
I came across a nice craftsman style home. It was built in 1908 and is gorgeous. Here’s the link, (there’s two pages): https://jimbopdx.smugmug.com/Architecture-Alfred-Faber/The-M-G-Nease-House/1229556_rAej2/1/57593282_NN7vF#57593294_62cpy
What I can appreciate about these old homes is that people built them with heart. The homeowners wanted their homes built strong and with as much detail as possible. If I ever build a home, I am going to do the same.
Seems like a nice home.
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So cute. I love the warm colors.
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I did love this house! That’s my problem…I watch the design and decorating and miss what the movie is really about. I’m going to have to watch this one again! :0)
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I loved this house! Thanks so much for posting this. In all honesty I liked the house more than I did the movie. I love Movie Mondays because I learn fun, little facts. Discovering that Owen created his character with a dog in mind cracked me up. P.S. Two fireplaces in the same living area? I die! P.P.S. I’m with you, the window treatment in the bedroom is hideous.
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I was only watching this last night and was reminding myself how much I love their house, so cute x
I don’t know why I’m always so shocked at how real the sound stage homes look. Of course, you can build a kitchen on a sound stage as well as you can in a house (or even more easily) but I still always find it surprising.
Great post, as always.
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I loved this house when I first saw You, Me and Dupree. In particular the living area with the rustic timber look. The staircase is really lovely too.
I agree..I take one of the bungalow if I could over a Med McMansion that seem to be so popular. There are so many neighborhoods that have the cutest craftsmans…I love to take pictures of them.
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Funny, but it actually kind of bugs me that these guys are in Hope and Michael’s thirtysomething house!
This place reminds me of the house in Joan of Arcadia…
That bed looks so comfortable.. *sigh*
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The “You, Me and Dupree” house is definitely located in West Adams. I walked my dogs by there every day while they were filming. The house they filmed in is actually a one story house! They must have added the exterior shot of the top story during post production. The upstairs landing scene has to have been shot in a different location. Maybe that was shot inside the “30 going on 13” house?
The house you see through their living room window, especially when the kids are playing in the street, is our realtor’s house. We parked in front of the “You, Me and Dupree” house every weekend while our realtor took us out looking for our own bungalow!
That is so interesting! Thanks for the additional info, Heather!!
I’ve got a little tiny Craftsman. It’s only a bit over 900 square feet and has THREE built-in bookcases, a built in secretary desk and a big built in buffet. Lots of hardwood (that needs refinishing LOL). There’a big brick and oak fireplace, too. Can’t get any of that in a comparably sized ‘new’ house.
I SO wish I had that staircase and landing with a proper upstairs instead of an enclosed stairway and just a converted sleeping porch upstairs bedroom.
I love my baby Craftsman so much. I may never move. Come to the midwest – there are bunches of these 1920 and early 1930s houses.
The inside of this house reminds me a lot of the Braverman’s house on “Parenthood.”
I have been looking for the wallpaper in this movie. Do you have a name of the wallpaper or a place where it is from?
In my neighborhood, built in the 1930’s, the lots are so small that builders can’t do McMansions, so they’re actually building some with the look of the rest of the houses. Not exactly Craftsman, but at least they fit the neighborhood a lot better.