Filming locations for Tom Cruise’s 1993 mystery, thriller The Firm, was filmed in and around Boston, Memphis & Washington DC.
W Washington DC
In movie
Scene where Mitch McDeere is attending a seminar in Washington DC. He is approached by the FBI.
Real
Scene was shot The W Washington, D.C. is a historic hotel. It opened in 1918 as the Hotel Washington. It is operated by W Hotels. Designed by the architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings, the ten-story, Beaux-Arts hotel is the only commercial building designed by the firm in Washington, D.C. Construction of the Hotel Washington was completed in 1918.
Washington
The Peabody Memphis
In movie
Scene where Mitch and Abby McDeere are invited to a rooftop party at the Peabody.
Real
Scene was shot The Peabody Memphis is a luxury hotel in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. The hotel is known for the "Peabody Ducks" that live on the hotel rooftop and make daily treks to the lobby. The Peabody is a member of Historic Hotels of America, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The original Peabody Hotel was built in 1869 at the corner of Main and Monroe Streets by Robert Campbell Brinkley, who named it to honor his friend, the recently deceased George Peabody.
The current Peabody Hotel building, on Union Avenue, is an Italian Renaissance structure designed by noted Chicago architect Walter W. Ahlschlager. Construction began less than a month after the old hotel closed in 1923.
Memphis
The Lincoln Memorial - Reflecting Pool
In movie
Scene where On a bench next to the Reflecting Pool Mitch McDeere is told that he actually works for the maffia by FBI Director F. Denton Voyles.
Real
Scene was shot The pool was designed by Henry Bacon and constructed in 1922 and 1923. It is approximately 2,029 feet (618 m) long and 167 feet (51 m) wide.
Washington
Harvard University
In movie
Scene where Mitch has to hurry because he is late.
Real
Scene was shot at the Massachusetts Avenue entrance to the Harvard campus.
Cambridge
Grand Cayman Beach Suites (formerly the Hyatt Regency Resort and Grand Cayman Villas)
In movie
Scene where Avery Tolar and Mitch have a meeting with their client Sonny Cabbs.
Real
Scene was shot at a beachfront hotel in the Cayman Islands.
The Blues City Cafe
In movie
Scene where Two men start talking to Mitch in the restaurant. They turn out to be from the FBI.
Real
Scene was shot at Blues City Barbecue Restaurant, located on the waterfront in Memphis.
Memphis