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The Coast
You're not going to see two guys in deck chairs throwing down Coronas in this shot, but this is as close as The Road gets to the beach. This ocean-destination shot was actually Presque Isle State Park in Lake Erie, PA. The late-season ice on the lake was a potential problem for the filmmakers — even in this world, ice doesn't form on oceans. "But luck was on our side and the ice melted," says Ullman.

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