It’s a bittersweet day for the owners of the home that Walter White (Bryan Cranston) lived in from the show, “Breaking Bad.“ The external shooting location was an actual home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Like many filming spots that exist in the real world, the spot has become a site for thousands of fans to visit.
Now, the property is going up for sale. Regrettably it’s not for positive reasons.
The Quintana family has lived in the house for a little over 50 years. According to Joanne Quintana, they were happy to have their home used for the outer shooting location for “Breaking Bad.” What they didn’t anticipate was the amount of attention the home got, ranging from people driving by to look at it, to people throwing pizzas onto the roof.
In case you haven’t seen the series, there’s a famous scene where Walter White launches a pizza onto the roof in a moment of immense frustration.
That frustration has carried over to the Quintanas in a different way as a number of tourists have decided to replicate that scene.
It’s another example of how people can be very inconsiderate jerks. The result of all the attention has just been too much for the family. In complete fairness, it’s shocking they’ve put up with it for as long as they have. “We’re going to walk away with just our memories. It’s time to move on,” Joanne Quintanas told local tv station KOB4. “We’re done. There’s no reason to fight anymore.”
Zillow would estimate the house with a value of $350,000 if it weren’t for its “Breaking Bad” notoriety. Thanks to its fame, the house is currently listed with an asking price of $4 million. Is that worth the cost of giving up a home that’s been in the family for five decades? That’s something only the Quintana family can answer. Joanne’s approach to it is somewhat more positive than one might think. “I hope they make it what the fans want. They want a BnB, they want a museum, they want access to it. Go for it.”
It’s really sad and frustrating to think that grown adults need to be told not to bother others. A private residence that the residents want to have private, is not a tourist attraction. Throwing a pizza on someone’s roof is an act of vandalism. These things shouldn’t have to be said but it looks as if they still need to. We wish the Quintana family the best in the next chapter of their lives, wherever it may take them.
You can check out the listing for the house here.
