Where was We Bought a Zoo filmed?

Name: We Bought a Zoo
Genre: Drama, Romantic Comedy
Released: 2012
Cast: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, Elle Fanning

2012 film, directed by Cameron Crowe.

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The story is set in California, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Set in: California
Filmed in: California

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About We Bought a Zoo

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Released: 2012
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Matt Damon Scarlett Johansson Thomas Haden Church Patrick Fugit Elle Fanning John Michael Higgins Colin Ford Stephanie Szostak Angus Macfadyen Peter Riegert
Genre: Drama Romantic Comedy
Based on: We Bought a Zoo

Seven months after the death of his wife Katherine, Benjamin Mee's 14-year-old son Dylan is expelled from school.

Stevens, tries to dissuade them, explaining that if they want the property, they must also buy a dilapidated zoo on site, which closed several years earlier.

The zoo staff, led by head keeper Kelly Foster, start making renovations to reopen the zoo to the public.

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