I've looked in trivia and didn't find the answer to this question:

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mgm33 — 17 years ago(June 22, 2008 06:56 AM)

I've looked in trivia and didn't find the answer to this question:
Did they really blow up that beautiful lake house, or was that computer-generated imagery? Has anyone read anything about that?
Thanks!
Bob Fan
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backtothesaltmines — 17 years ago(June 25, 2008 06:42 AM)

I don't know the answer to this but my best guess would be that they didn't blow up the house. More likely they constructed a shell of more or less identical external appearance and blew that up instead.
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strangebianca — 17 years ago(July 21, 2008 05:03 PM)

Nope, they didn't blow up the house. They made a small model of the house and blew that up instead. I live on the lake it was filmed at in Virginia, and the house is definitely still there.

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miked272001 — 17 years ago(July 25, 2008 10:44 AM)

I worked on the movie & as the previous poster said, they did in fact not blow up the house it was a faux paux or replica if you will of the actual establishment soujourned by the individuals in the film. Had the actual "house" been subjected to combustion, not only would it have been deemed unnecessary monetarily speaking, but hazardous to not only the actors & others in the community, but also crossing lines over time & space with environmental legalities that our lawyers felt should possibly be avoided if possible.

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stevenackerman69 — 15 years ago(October 11, 2010 07:45 PM)

What did you do in the film?

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mr_skandl — 17 years ago(August 04, 2008 05:03 PM)

I heard that a Sasquatch ate the house and then pooped it out on the front lawn of the house next door.
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INTJewel — 17 years ago(August 27, 2008 09:05 PM)

Dr. Marvin's lake house was also used as Paul Krendler's house in Hannibalthe house where the dinner party scene took place.

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Nosferatu6979 — 16 years ago(May 01, 2009 02:07 AM)

Quote: {Dr. Marvin's lake house was also used as Paul Krendler's house in Hannibalthe house where the dinner party scene took place.} Wow, I never noticed that before, but you're absolutely right! Doesn't surprise me though, it's an awesome location. Whoever owns it is lucky to have it!

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PunkMonkey62 — 16 years ago(May 03, 2009 09:54 AM)

yep, it's still there. the man who owned the house was a partner in the law firm my mom worked in, and he definitely wouldn't let them blow it up. haha. you can see a bunch of members of the law firm at the birthday party scene

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alexbogue3889 — 11 years ago(July 24, 2014 10:24 PM)

Interesting.

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BurgGurl — 11 years ago(February 25, 2015 04:05 PM)

http://hookedonhouses.net/2011/01/30/then-now-the-lake-house-from-what-about-bob/
"Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!"

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franck-torresani — 9 years ago(August 11, 2016 02:27 PM)

Merci.