From Boogie Nights to The Big Lebowski: TV and movie homes listed or sold in 2016

They are the silent achievers – the houses featured in television and feature films providing spooky atmosphere, a period setting or the perhaps a classic American family home.

But aside from their time in the background or the spotlight they’re just regular – or in some cases, remarkable – properties, which means it’s inevitable they will be bought and sold.

Here are some of the famous fictional homes that changed hands during 2016.

19515 Cameron Avenue, Covina: Boogie Nights

This property was a filming location in the 1997 film Boogie Nights. Photo: Remax.com

This newly-listed property was used as a shooting location in the 1997 film Boogie Nights, according to Curbed and The AVClub. The film starred Mark Wahlberg and Julianne Moore – the pool in particular was featured in the well-known party scene.

Located in the San Gabriel Valley in California, it recently came onto the market with an asking price of $US1,490,000 ($2 million). It has four bedrooms, six bathrooms and an assortment of ’70s period features.

2175 Southridge Drive, Palm Springs: Diamonds are Forever

The Elrod House in Palm Springs was a backdrop for James Bond. Photo: Christie’s International Real Estate.

This Palm Spring’s modernist masterpiece designed by John Lautner appeared in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds are Forever where it was used as the backdrop to a fight scene. It’s known as the Elrod House and is named after the famous interior designer who commissioned it.

It hit the market in April 2016 and Variety reports that it sold in June for “very, very close” to its asking price of $US8 million.

The Sheats Goldstein residence: The Big Lebowski

Jim Goldstein’s John Lautner house which featured in The Big Lebowski has been donated to a Los Angeles museum. Photo: Los Angeles Times

Another John Lautner design, this Los Angeles hills home wasn’t sold but instead donated by its owner James Goldstein to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in February 2016 in the hope of encouraging more creative architecture.

It was used in the 1998 Coen brothers movie the The Big Lebowski as Jackie Treehorn’s home and also appeared in the 2003’s Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.

Martins Heron, Bracknell: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

The famous Harry Potter house at 4 Privet Drive in the movie was up for sale. Photo: Rightmove.co.uk

This unassuming house in a cul-de-sac in Bracknell, near Reading in England, was used for the mean-spirited Dursey’s abode in the 2001 adaption of the first Harry Potter novel.

The three-bedroom home had previously changed hands in May 2010 for £290,000 ($501,000). The listing is no longer online with no update if the property was withdrawn or sold.

1709 Broderick Street, Pacific Heights: Full House

The exterior of the property at 1709 Broderick Street. Photo: 1709broderick.com

This sitcom house in dotcom-driven San Francisco was put up for sale in May 2016 with an impressive $US4.1 million ($5.72 million) price tag.

It was used in the exterior location shots as the Tanner family home in the US comedy Full House, which originally screened from 1987 to 1995.

According to The Hollywood Reporter it sold at the start of December to Jeff Franklin, the creator of the popular show, who said at the time “It’s great to have the house in our Full House family and be able to preserve it for the fans”.

8 Circle Street, Perryopolis, Pennsylvania: The Silence of the Lambs

The house as it appears in Silence of the Lambs. Photo: Movieclips/YouTube

After nearly a year on the market and an offer from the animal rights organisation PETA, this Pennsylvania property sold in July for $US195,000 ($260,640).

It was used in the 1991 horror film as the home of serial killer Buffalo Bill, although the grisly “torture pit” scenes where the character kept his victims was actually filmed on a sound stage.

According to the local news service that reported the sale, the buyer’s interest was “piqued” by the house’s movie credit.

640 Steiner Street, San Francisco: Mrs Doubtfire

Almost 25 years after Mrs. Doubtfire was filmed, the home used in the famed Robin Williams comedy sold for $5.5 million. Photo: Pacific Union Christie’s International / Steven Gothelf

This four-bedroom Victorian-era house in the Pacific Heights area was listed in September and sold in November 2016 for a solid $US4.15 million ($5.5 million).

Designed by Joachim B. Mathison, the three-story home was used in exterior shots of the 1993 Robin Williams comedy Mrs Doubtfire and the house’s actual address was stated in the film’s dialogue.

Alhambra, California: Father of the Bride

The kitchen has been renovated at the property, which was used to film the wedding and outdoor scenes of Father of the Bride. Photo: Zillow

This colonial mansion appeared in the backyard and wedding scenes of the 1991 Steve Martin comedy Father of the Bride as well as also being included in the sequel Father of the Bride II.

The four-bedroom, four-bathroom home sold for its $US1,998,000 asking price in August 2016.

4 Lagoon Place, Patterson Lakes: Kath and Kim

4 Lagoon Place, Patterson Lakes Photo: White Shutter Photography – Ray White

Much, much closer to home, this fictional home of Kath Day-Knight and her husband Kel was put up for sale again in October 2016.

The four-bedroom home with water access and a boat mooring had spent 244 days on the market in 2015 without success. It sold by private treaty in November for $1,485,000.

The Bachelor

Freight tycoon Clive Thomas and his wife Lee have bought La Joie de Vivre aka the Bachelor House. Photo: Domain.com.au

Speaking of Australian television, an honorable mention goes the now-defunct Bachelor location – but we wouldn’t want to imply that the love that blossoms in front of the cameras isn’t real.

The former reality TV shooting spot, the La Joie de Vivre mansion in Bayview was listed again in May 2016 with a guide of $6.5-$7 million. The owners had tried to sell in 2010 but took it off the market when it was rented by the TV production.

It sold to freight tycoon Clive Thomas in August for $7.05 million.