Sanctuary Adventist Church:
One of the most famous scenes in action movie history was filmed at Sanctuary Adventist Church, a tiny Spanish-style chapel located on a lonely stretch of desert road in a rural section of Lancaster.
The bloody wedding day massacre took place there in Quentin Tarantino’s popular two-part "Kill Bill" franchise. In the movies, the church was dubbed the “Two Pines Wedding Chapel” and was located in El Paso, Texas. Producers have descended upon the picturesque but desolate site, which is a real working church, countless times over the years for such movies as "Crossroads," "True Confessions," "Desert Heat" and "Nurse Betty."
In what is arguably the most memorable scene from 1989’s"Lethal Weapon 2," Mel Gibson famously pulls the massive home of South African consul-general Arjen Rudd down a hill with his pickup truck. “The house on stilts" is formally known as theGarcia House and was built by prolific architect John Lautner in 1962 for jazz musician Russ Garcia. Thankfully, the unique eye-shaped structure is still standing (a model replica was built for the tear-down scene) and can easily be viewed via La Cuesta Drive in the Hollywood Hills.
Sadly, what is arguably one of the most recognizable and enviable residences in action movie history does not actually exist. When producers went scouting for a massive modern mansion to serve as the home of billionaire protagonist Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) in the first "Iron Man" movie, they could not find a pad that suited their needs. So they created one digitally using CGI and placed it on the southeastern tip of Point Dume State Beach in Malibu. All of the interiors were built on a soundstage. The mansion’s design was inspired by the architecture of John Lautner, most notably his Casa Marbrisa (also known as Arango House) in Acapulco, Mexico. The spot where Tony’s estate was situated in "Iron Man" can be accessed via hiking trails at the Point Dume Nature Preserve.
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