The Pelican Brief (1993)

dir. Alan J. Pakula

Protesters in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1 First St. NE, Washington, DC

Darby Shaw’s (Julia Roberts) law school - Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana

Dulles International Airport, Dulles, Virginia

Gray Grantham (Denzel Washington) meets with his White House source – Ben's Chili Bowl, 1213 U Street NW, Washington, DC

Grantham's house – 205 3rd Street NE, Washington, DC

Grantham follows whistleblower 'Garcia' (Jake Weber) – Indiana Plaza, NW, Washington, DC

Darby and her mentor and lover Thomas Callahan (Sam Shepard) dine at a restaurant – Antoine's, 713 Saint Louis Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

Darby runs from hired killers - Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

Darby’s hotel - New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, New York City, New York

Darby narrowly escapes an assassin who poses as an FBI agent – Spanish Plaza Riverwalk, New Orleans, Louisiana

Grantham calls Darby in New York – Central Park (southeast corner), New York City, New York

Grantham and his White House source exit the U Street-Cardozo Metro Station, Washington, DC

The President (Robert Culp) attends the funeral service for the assassinated Supreme Court justices – National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC

Grantham meets with his editor Smith Keen (John Lithgow) at George Washington's estate - Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Alexandria, Virginia

Grantham chases the intruder he discovered in his hotel room – Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC

Protesters in front of the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC. This scene using 1000 extras was filmed on the eve of the signing of the historic 1993 Middle East peace accords.

Grantham and Darby inquire about the interns at White & Blazevich – Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC

Grantham and Darby visit one of the interns at 'Park Lane Hospital' - The Mansion, Washington International School, 3100 Macomb Street NW, Washington, DC

Darby visits White & Blazevich, pretending to have an appointment – Warner Building, 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC

Darby and Grantham are leaving the parking garage - 1220 E Street NW, Washington, DC

Grantham and Darby get the incriminating tape from a safe deposit box – Riggs National Bank (now Bank of America), 1501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC

See also...

All the President's Men

State of Play

All the President's Men (1976)

dir. Alan J. Pakula

The Watergate lookout - the former Howard Johnson Motor Lodge, now the George Washington University residence hall, 2601 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

The Watergate break-in - The Watergate Hotel, 2650 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington DC. The Democratic party offices were located on the sixth floor.

The Washington Post didn't allow filming in its newsroom, so it was meticulously recreated at Burbank Studios in California. However, years later, the Post did allow cameras in its offices for the romantic fantasy Chances Are. The screenwriters for that film were childhood friends of Ben Bradlee's daughter.

Bernstein interviews a girl who worked for Colson at the terrace of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC.

Woodward and Bernstein go to check the library records for clues in their investigation - Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 First Street SE, Washington, DC. The filmmakers reportedly paid a lump sum for the permission to film inside the Reading Room.

Woodward calls Deep Throat from a phone booth outside of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 17th Street and New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Woodward signals Deep Throat with a red flag on his apartment balcony - 1718 P Street, NW, Washington, DC. The real Bob Woodward lived in this house in Apartment 617 while the corresponding scenes from the movie were filmed in Apartment 519.

Woodward takes precautions on the way to meet Deep Throat - he changes cabs in front of the Opera House, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC.

The exterior of the parking garage where Woodward meets Deep Throat - Commonwealth Tower, N Fort Myer Drive at 17th Street North, Arlington, Virginia. The garage has since been remodeled. The only recognizable part is the 17th Street bridge next to it. Many thanks to M. Manterola for the help.

Bernstein talks to his source at the Justice Department - Lafayette Park, Pennsylvania Avenue and Jackson Pl, NW, Washington, DC

Woodward and Bernstein drive to the Watergate Complex, 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington DC

Wisconsin Avenue at M Street, NW, Washington, DC

Woodward and Bernstein go to Sloan's house - Alicent Place, McLean, Virginia. Many thanks to M. Manterola for the help.

Bernstein talks to an FBI man - 15th Street at Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Bernstein interviews Segretti - It's Marina Del Rey, California, but it's hard to determine the exact location

Woodward crosses a parking lot. The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center now stands in its place - 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.

The Washington Post building - 1150 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC. The Post relocated its offices to One Franklin Square, 1301 K Street NW, and the building was torn down in 2016.

Woodward and Bernstein exit the Justice Department building, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

See also...

The Pelican Brief

State of Play