Sam’s Apartment from “A Few Good Men”

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At the risk of saturating my blog with A Few Good Men locations, I’m back today with yet another spot from the 1992 courtroom drama.  (And I still have an additional AFGM locale up my sleeve, which I will be writing about soon.)  Last September, while in Washington, D.C. – where A Few Good Men was set and partially filmed – I dragged the Grim Cheaper, my good friend Nat, her boyfriend Tony, and her mom Marlys (yeah, there was a whole brood of us) out to Adams Morgan to stalk the apartment building where Lt. (j.g.) Sam Weinberg (Kevin Pollack) lived.

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The building, which is known as Airy View in real life, only appeared once in A Few Good Men, in the scene in which Sam and his co-counsel, Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise), discuss both Sam’s daughter’s first word and whether or not Daniel should encourage their clients to take a plea deal in the Pfc. William Santiago (Michael DeLorenzo) murder case.

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Considering how brief the scene is, it is incredible how instantly recognizable Sam’s building is – but that could just be a testament to how many times I’ve seen the movie.  Though, Nat and Tony easily recognized it, as well, and they aren’t nearly as obsessed with the flick as I am.

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I found this spot thanks to my friend Owen (of the When Write Is Wrong blog), who provided me with quite an extensive list of D.C.-area filming sites prior to my East Coast trip.  Owen, in turn, found it via the Movie Tourist website.  I am guessing that Movie Tourist tracked it down thanks to the fact that both “Airy View” and an address number of “2415” are visible in the scene shot at Sam’s building.

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In real life, the three-story Beaux Arts-style structure houses twenty condominium units.

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Airy View was built from 1910 to 1911 and was designed by the L.E. Simpson & Co. architecture firm.

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The gorgeous building features a recessed formal entrance with French Classical detailing and a landscaped central courtyard.

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Airy View has a very Midnight-in-the-Garden-of-Good-and-Evil thing going for it, which I love.  It’s almost hauntingly beautiful.

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You can check out a photo of one of the building’s actual units here (those brick walls!) and here.

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Until next time, Happy Stalking!  Smile

Stalk It: Airy View, aka Sam Weinberg’s apartment from A Few Good Men, is located at 2415 20th Street NW in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C.