Veruselle residence of russell hopkins, irvington, n. The film was released on both formats several days earlier in australia. The nearby sleepy hollow cemetery was the site of the very first filming for the movie, doubling as the eagle hill cemetery. It is probably based on the jed prouty tavern and inn in bucksport, maine, but exterior footage was filmed at the griswold inn in essex, connecticut.
Seaview terrace, newport, rhode island, usa 8 of 8 found this interesting interesting. There were two dark shadows movies prior to the new remake. I just moved to the area, and i found out that one of my absolute favorite tv shows from my childhood, dark shadows, was filmed here, or at. Collinsport was 50 miles from bangor, and near the town of logansport 1, 8. Maine at the heart of dark shadows series, new film adaptation. Location of opening scene of the ocean waves the dark. Curtis followed this film one year later with night of dark shadows, another expansion of. I think the reason the fictional collinsport, maine of dark shadows is thought by some to have been inspired by the nonfictional town of bar harbor, maine is that, as may be seen in many scenes of the television series, the ocean views of collinsport are from high above on cliffs widows hill, for example, which is the same as the terrain of bar harbor. Dark shadows is an american gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the abc television network, from june 27, 1966, to april 2, 1971. The three bears restaurant in westport, connecticut, was the location for. This is the lockwoodmatthews mansion in south norwalk, connecticut. Creator dan curtis had a dream in 1965 of a mysterious young woman who was on a train.
T he new film from tim burton does something that is rarer than you might think. Two decades pass and barnabas johnny depp has the world at his feetor at least the town of collinsport, maine. Although its set in coastal maine, dark shadows was made entirely in england. The dark half film dark shadows film the dead zone film deep waters 1948 film dolores claiborne film dreamcatcher 2003 film e.
The revival is an american prime time gothic soap opera television series which aired on nbc from january to march 22, 1991. Aug 18, 2014 this is somewhat surprisingly the first and only movie of a stephen king book in the top 10, although thats due in part to the fact that while many of kings bestsellers are set in maine, the movie versions are not often filmed here. In this film expansion, vampire barnabas collins searches for a cure for vampirism so he can marry a woman who resembles his longlost fiancee josette. Maine s been making movies for more than a century. House of dark shadows the dark shadows wiki fandom. Johnny depp at an event for dark shadows 2012 helena bonham carter and jonny lee miller in. Given its size, you can travel to northern maine, southern maine, all along the coast, and tell a number of different stories in totally unique worlds with each film having very distinctive looks. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Dark shadows is undeniably entertaining and nothing else. The 1989 horror is also the oldest movie on the list, with filming done in a range of places. Paperback library published a successful series of gothicthemed novels based on dark shadows in 1966.
Classic dark shadows movie locations site reader kenneth tomasi paid a trip to some of the locations featured in the feature film house of dark shadows earlier this year, and has sent in some photos of the sites as they look today, more than 40 years later. Lake placid 1999, the mist 2007, the uninvited 2009, and dark shadows 2012 all take place in quintessential small towns of maine, and with few exceptions, maine is used for the stuff of nightmares. The story of dark shadows begins with newly hired governess victoria winters arriving at collinwood, the collins estate in collinsport, maine in search of her mysterious origins. The production design is quite decent and sometimes unlikely colorful. With onset locations throughout the state, watching it is like watching a tourism video. Victoria winters comes to collinwood, an isolated mansion in maine, to work as a governess, but soon finds herself drawn into a strange world of vampires, ghosts and curses. Tim burton s homage to the cult us tv series of the 70s which didnt make it to the uk is, of course, gloriously gothic, but doesnt contain any surprises. Was lyndhurst mansion used on the set of dark shadows. On june 27, 1966, abc debuted dark shadows, a darkly atmospheric soap.
The following day curtis told his wife of the dream and pitched the idea as a tv. Dark shadows is based on the television soap opera dark shadows 1966 19661971. This house should be familiar to fans of the 1960s vampire soap opera dark shadows, for it appeared in the television series as the old house. A rich and powerful playboy, barnabas seals his own doom when he.
Characters on the show sometimes visit or refer to bangor or portland, maine. The exterior for the first tv series was the seaview terrace mansion in newport. Notable locales within collinsport include the blue whale, st. Director tim burton brings the cult classic series dark shadows to the big screen in a film featuring an allstar cast, led by johnny depp, michelle pfeiffer, and helena bonham carter. Dark shadows is a 2012 american fantasy horror comedy film based on the gothic television. Collinswood is the dark shadows home of vampire barnabas collins from the tv soap opera. Maine was the largest of the new england states located in the united states 23. Jan 18, 2019 ian mcshane american gods, hellboy is all set to narrate master of dark shadows, a bloodsoaked documentary about the classic vampire soap opera dark shadows. Johnny depp has the world at his feetor at least the town of collinsport, maine. Dark shadows seems to fall into that category, because the.
House of dark shadows was a 1970 film directed by dan curtis and was based on the popular daytime gothic soap opera, dark shadows, which aired from 1966 to 1971. Dark shadows was a daytime television serial which ran from 1966 to 1971 on abc. Collinsport was a fictional coastal fishing village located in maine. Built in 1795 by joshua collins, collinwood has been home to the collins familyand other sometimes unwelcome supernatural visitorssince its inception. Presently the movie the discover with robert redford is being filmed there. Dark shadows was released on both bluray and dvd in the united states on october 2, 2012, the date confirmed by the official dark shadows facebook page, and the official dark shadows website.
Notable new england film locations new england today. In 1760, young barnabas collins and his wealthy family set sail from liverpool to the new world, establishing the town of collinsport in maine and their. House of dark shadows 1970 with intoduction by willard. Director tim burton brings the cult classic series dark shadows to the big screen in a film featuring an allstar cast, led by johnny depp, michelle pfeiffer and helena bonham carter. May 10, 2012 when dan cashman was about 10 years old, his dad brought home some videos from the rental store eight episodes of the maineset, supernaturally themed dark shadows tv series that was on. It is about vampire barnabas collins who is accidentally released from his centurieslong confinement at his familys estate in maine. And you can visit the locations of many of the states bestknown film and tv projects.
Speaking to filmshaft, the projects producer, richard zanuck, reveals. Films shot in maine maines been making movies for more than a century. If you are to believe the marketing campaign behind dark shadows, you would be led into thinking that the film is campy in the grand tradition of the addams family. It was directed by tim burton and stars johnny depp, michelle pfeiffer, helena bonham carter, eva green, jackie earle haley, jonny lee miller, chloe grace moretz, and bella heathcote in a dual role. Collinsport has been featured in the films house of dark shadows and night of dark shadows. Filming took place at lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york, with additional footage at nearby sleepy hollow cemetery. In the year 1752, joshua and naomi collins, with young son barnabas, set sail from liverpool, england to. Tvs top terror towns, from collinsport, maine, to castle rock. Johnny depp at an event for dark shadows 2012 helena bonham carter and jonny. The 2012 film dark shadows was primarily filmed at pinewood studios. With dark shadows a fullfledged phenomenon, producer dan curtis took most of his cast to upstate new york to work on a film version, released in 1970 as house of dark shadows. When is dark shadows filmed in color instead of b and w answers. The asylum, from which the young maggie escapes, is beckenham place park, beckenham hill road, lewisham, a golf course near bromley in south london. At least there is something good in the filmmaking.
Essex, connecticutnewport, rhode islandseaview terrace, newport, rhode islandstudio 16, abc studios, manhattan, new york city. Neither scary nor campy, its another of burtons tall tales, full of visual beauty and whimsy, with some unexpected emotional notes, but ultimately more style than. Paul newman, ed harris, joanne woodward, helen hunt, william fitchner, philip seymour hoffman darkness falls 2003 independent feature film filmed partly in maine. In this film expansion, vampire barnabas collins jonathan frid searches for a cure for vampirism so he can marry a woman who resembles his longlost fiancee josette kathryn leigh scott. This one was actually filmed in maine, mostly around waterville and skowhegan, because russo pushed hard for a maine shoot. Yes, the original tv soap opera is a cult classic, but he approaches his dark shadows as an amusing trifle, and for a featurelength film, we need more than attitude to sink our teeth in. The gothic soap opera exterior shots were filmed mainly at seaview terrace mansion in newport, rhode island. When you do, youll walk in the footsteps of such famous actors as paul newman, ed harris, sissy spacek, michael caine. Part of the maine in the movies festival northeast historic film house of dark shadows 1970 with intoduction by willard carroll. Jul 17, 2012 on memorial day weekend 1985, jonathan frid was gracious enough to allow himself to be videotaped on the grounds of seaview terrace, the mansion that represented collinwood on the original 1960s. She soon is caught up in the strange events and mysteries that seem to surround the collins family. Tim burtons homage to the cult us tv series of the 70s which didnt make it to. The mansion, which had been vacant for about seven or eight years by the late 1960s. House of dark shadows is a 1970 american featurelength horror film directed by dan curtis, based on his dark shadows television series.
A reimagining of the 196671 abc daytime gothic soap opera dark shadows, the revival was developed by dan curtis, creator of the original series. The gripping early scenes create expectations the movie doesnt satisfy. When is dark shadows filmed in color instead of b and w. When the late dan curtis initially dreamt up dark shadows, a soap opera that ran. Directed by penny marshall and starring denzel washington and whitney houston, parts of this flick were filmed in portland.
Watch dark shadows 1966 on yesmovies, the rich collins family of collinsport, maine is tormented by strange occurrences. Located in northeast maine, collinsport is a fishing community and nearly everyone who lives in the village is in some way employed by collins cannery. Was collinsport of dark shadows inspired by a real town. This is the large outdoor set for the fishing village of collinsport, maine. The mansion, which had been vacant for about seven or eight years by the late 1960s tv shoots, was used for exterior photography. Tim burtons homage to the cult us tv series of the 70s which didnt make it to the uk is, of course, gloriously gothic, but doesnt contain any surprises. The house is located near the town of collinsport, maine, overlooking the atlantic ocean. If maine tourism videos included the scariest scenes of all time. The screenplay for the movie was developed by american screenwriters seth grahamesmith and john august. Town of collinsport as portrayed in the 2012 motion picture.
Bourne wood, farnham, surrey although its set in coastal maine, dark shadows was made entirely in england. In the year 1752, joshua and naomi collins, with young son barnabas, set sail from liverpool, england to start a new life in america. House of dark shadows was released on a special combination laserdisc by mgm home video, packaged with night of dark shadows. The opening scene takes place in october in maine, yet the forest is full of ferns and the trees are in full bloom, with no dead leaves or fall colors visible. The exteriors at newport, including the ocean, were filmed in the spring of 1966, before the first episode was taped, so before the storm of june 14. Theres a youtube video showing a short minidocumentary made in 1985 where jonathan frid serves as a tour guide for the grounds of the estate in newport used. This factoid only relates to the house of dark shadows movie version locale. In addition to depp, the film stars eva green, michelle pfeiffer, chloe moretz.
Notable new england film locations maine film locations. Burke devlin once noted that it wouldnt fill four square blocks in new york 7. It spanned 1225 episodes and saw several offshoots including a series of novels, comics, and audio dramas in production from 2006 to the present. In the year 1750, joshua and naomi collins, with young son barnabas, set sail from england to start a new life in america, where they build a fishing empire in. In 1760, young barnabas collins and his wealthy family set sail from liverpool to the new world, establishing the town of collinsport in maine and. Dark shadows movie set to film in england as press coverage of tim burtons alice in wonderland continues, a few more details about the directors upcoming dark shadows feature film have emerged. This tomb was used for the collins mausoleum, with the collins family name added above the entrance.
The opening titles dont begin until almost ten minutes into the film. Collinsport is a fictional city and the principal setting of the 19661971 gothic soap opera dark shadows. Dark shadows hd collinsport featurette movie trailer johnny. House of dark shadows night of dark shadows tim burtons dark shadows community. The abundance of locations combined with the incredible generosity of the people and communities, make filmmaking in maine a pure joy. This is somewhat surprisingly the first and only movie of a stephen king book in the top 10, although thats due in part to the fact that while many of kings bestsellers are set in maine, the movie versions are not often filmed here. The master of collinwood manor, barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy. Although the towering cliffs are cgi, the rocky beach scenes were filmed on the south coast of devon, at great mattiscombe sands near start point, about nine miles from kingsbridge. Collinsport is the fictional setting of dark shadows, the 1960s dan curtis productions gothic. With ben cross, barbara blackburn, jim fyfe, joanna going. Pages in category films set in maine the following 104 pages are in this category, out of 104 total. Take a look back at johnny depps movie and tv career in photos. The seaview terrace served as the exteriors for the haunted collinwood manor from 1966 until dark shadows cancellation in 1. Mar 07, 2012 filming locations dark shadows 19661971 industrial blue.
The original dark shadows tv show was filmed in four locations. Although the storyline was based in collinsport, maine, it was filmed elsewhere. Maine, home to the infamous stephen king, is often the backdrop of horror films. The official facebook page for dark shadows of all the servants i could have spurned, of all the hearts i could have broken, i got one with. An imprisoned vampire, barnabas collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection. Maine at the heart of dark shadows series, new film adaptation peter mountain, warner bros. House of dark shadows 1971, and night of dark shadows 1971. May 09, 2012 filmed at pinewood studios london england and on location. The interior filming was not done at lyndhurst for the movies. John karlen, grayson hall, nancy barrett, and thayer david are the only actors from house of dark shadows who returned to star in night of dark shadows as different characters. In december 1969 they did just that and opened their business here in collinsport. Postmodern music are played often which made danny elfmans music score hard to notice.
Dark shadows is a 2012 american horror comedy film based on the gothic television soap opera of the same name. Collinsport was 50 miles from bangor, and near the town of logansport. The show depicted the lives, loves, trials, and tribulations of the wealthy collins family of collinsport, maine, where a number of supernatural occurrences take place. It was the dream of philip and megan todd to one day open their own antique shop. House of dark shadows 1970 with intoduction by willard carroll. Maine at the heart of dark shadows series, new film. Sep 09, 2019 despite the impact of david selby as quentin and the fact that a movie version, house of dark shadows, was produced in 1970 ratings began to drop again and the show was clearly out of. The only reason to see dark shadows is to discover how dire and pointlesshow flatout dreadfula movie can be even when it has tim burton, johnny depp, michelle pfeiffer, and helena bonham carter.
Collinwood mansion is a fictional house featured in the gothic horror soap opera dark shadows 19661971. How to impress a girl scene dark shadows 2012 hindi. Dec 11, 2015 this stephen king masterpiece might be the mot wellknown movie filmed in maine. Both cashman and layman intend to go see the movie as soon as their. Its as if burton directed at arms length, unwilling to find juice in the story. With johnny depp, michelle pfeiffer, eva green, helena bonham carter. Maine film locations maine, home to the infamous stephen king, is often the backdrop of horror films.
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