Actual southern california locations where the 2007 remake of halloween was filmed. Film locations for john carpenters halloween 1978, in. Sierra madre holds another place in movie history it was where the original invasion of the body snatchers was filmed. The reboot of the popular horror franchise halloween was filmed in charleston earlier this year, and the movie which stars jamie lee curtis, judy greer, nick castle and will. Halloween fans looking to see the myers home in its original location are out of luck. And with the upcoming halloween kills, which is scheduled for a 2020 release, she may make it six decades playing the heroine. Fifteen years after murdering his sister on halloween night 1963, michael myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of haddonfield, illinois to kill again. John carpenter directed the film, which stars donald pleasence as dr. South pasadena high school, lyndon street, south pasadena haddonfield high. Halloween trailer features charleston locations from. This was the case for the bedroom closet door in the doyle house. Halloween kills is an upcoming american slasher film directed by david gordon green and written by green, danny mcbride and scott teems. Rob zombies 2007 remake of halloween also filmed in south pasadena.
Halloween was shot in 20 days in the spring of 1978. Filming locations include ogden, orem and salt lake city, ut. The film stars jamie lee curtis and nick castle reprising their roles as laurie strode and michael myers, with james. Halloween was released into theaters on october 25th, 1978. Forty years after the original halloween was released, jamie lee curtis is back to outwit michael myers for the last time. Thousands flock to spots where the original halloween was.
Halloweentown is a real place visit where halloweentown. John carpenters halloween movie facts mental floss. The films primarily focuses on serial killer michael myers who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his sister, judith myers. Click on the photos to see aerial photos of the actual locations there are four main houses seen in both the 1978 original and the 2007 versions of halloween. Here are some of the most relevant spoilerfree filming locations for the movie.
Two homes on orange grove avenue near sunset boulevard in hollywood were used for the films climax. Pioneer cemetery, 553 east sierra madre boulevard, sierra madre haddonfield cemetery. It was directed by john carpenter and written by carpenter and debra hill. The streets, unmistakably, have a lot of character, says wallace. However, many of the other scenes from halloween were filmed a good 15 miles to the east of hollywood, in the city of south pasadena, where they found a. Halloween 1978, halloween ii 1981, halloween h20 1998, halloween resurrection 2002 and halloween 2018. Haddonfield is located 150 miles from smiths grove sanitarium. Rob zombies halloween was released on august 31st, 2007.
Halloween filming locations 1978 john carpenter horror. Sierra madre blvd, in the small town of sierra madre, ca northeast of pasadena. All the locations and sets where the 2018 halloween sequel of the 1978 classic movie was shot in charleston, south carolina. The movie was shot on location in charleston, south carolina, where also the netflix series set in kildare, outer banks, was filmed. Oct 12, 2018 though halloween was filmed entirely on location, certain critical set pieces needed to be adapted into some of the real places. It is a sequel to 2018s halloween and the twelfth installment in the halloween franchise. Halloween is a 1978 american independent slasher, suspense classic film set in the fictional suburban midwestern town of haddonfield, illinois, on halloween. Aug 17, 2018 the disney channel halloween classic halloweentown was filmed in the small town of st. With scout taylorcompton, malcolm mcdowell, tyler mane, brad dourif.
Donald pleasence, jamie lee curtis, tony moran, nancy kyes. Halloween 2018s debut weekend was the biggest ever boxoffice opening for a horror film, which brought the core cast back to smalltown usa for a series of terrifying events. Filming locations include copperton, honeyville, midvale, ogden, salt lake city and stockton, ut. Jamie lee curtis returns for her final confrontation with michael myers. Jun 16, 2017 halloween filming locations 1978 john carpenter horror classic duration. The original draft of the screenplay was titled the babysitter murders. In 2011, a sequel to 2009s halloween ii titled halloween 3d, was announced for an october 26, 2012 release date. Halloween ii is a 1981 american slasher film directed by rick rosenthal in his directorial debut, written and produced by john carpenter and debra hill, and starring jamie lee curtis and donald pleasence who reprise their respective roles as laurie strode and dr.
Halloween is a 1978 american slasher film directed and scored by john carpenter, cowritten with producer debra hill, and starring donald pleasence and jamie lee curtis in her film debut. Here are the filming locations from halloween 1978. Much of the filming was in charlestons hampton park terrace area, on the peninsula between the cooper and ashley rivers pictured, where traditional early. The town today is a thriving community with a historical downtown area that offers residents tons of specialty shops, while large victorian homes dot the rest of the area.
Century house, mission street, south pasadena myers house. It is the eleventh installment in the halloween film series and a direct sequel to the 1978 film of the same name while effecting a retcon of all previous sequels. With donald pleasence, jamie lee curtis, tony moran, nancy kyes. The plot tells about a mental patient who was committed to a sanitarium for murdering his teenage sister on halloween night. May 08, 20 halloween was filmed in 21 days in the spring of 1978 in south pasadena, california and sierra madre, california cemetery. Six years after the last halloween movie and seven since the last to continue the story of michael myers, the series is kickstarted, but with haddonfield, illinois moving from leafy pasadena to salt lake city, utah.
The iconic michael myers mask is presented at the military magnet courtyard, which serves as the mental institution where myers is being detained in the halloween movie filmed this year in. Mar 23, 2020 it was a surprise to no one when it was announced just weeks after the films successful release that two additional followups would be filmed. Had a lot of fun revisiting these places again and im happy that i was able to film them this time around to share with all of you. Visiting the texas chainsaw massacre 2003 filming locations duration.
Filming locations include castaic, north hills and s. However, many of the other scenes from halloween were filmed a good 15 miles to the east of hollywood, in the city of south pasadena, where they found a residential neighborhood which somewhat resembles orange grove avenue. Two homes on orange grove avenue in hollywood were used for the films climax. Filming locations included south pasadena, california. Halloween about the film own it on digital now, 4k ultra.
Halloween was filmed in 20 days in the spring of 1978 in south pasadena, california and the sierra madre, california cemetery. Loomis hunt for michael myers, a traumatized laurie is rushed to hospital, and the. She played the character of laurie strode in halloween films released in five. Helen, oregon, and they loved the setup so much, they recreate it every year for people to come visit. Carpenter also made a voice cameo as the voice of paul, during the.
In 1987, it was relocated from its location at 709 meridian avenue in south. The new halloween is also set in the fictional town of haddonfield illinois as the original one. After being committed for 17 years, michael myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to haddonfield to find his baby sister, laurie. Halloween was filmed in 21 days in the spring of 1978 primarily in south pasadena, california. Behind the scenes with locals on the filming of halloween. Haddonfield, illinois halloween series wiki fandom. Garfield elementary school in alhambra, california.
Halloween is an american horror franchise that consists of eleven films, as well as novels, comic books, merchandise, and a video game. An abandoned house owned by a church stood in as the myers house. Loomis walks by here twice looking for michael as sheriff brackett drives up along side him, home also tpd. Sam loomis, jamie lee curtis as laurie strode, and nick castle, tony moran and tommy lee wallace. It is the sixth installment in the halloween film series, three of which were filmed in utah. It was shot over twenty days in the spring of 1978. Haddonfield, illinois is a town located in livingston county and is the main setting of the halloween franchise. Both halloween kills and halloween ends were trumpeted as a new trilogy that would follow the epic showdown between boogeyman michael myers stuntman james jude courtney and original final girl. Filming locations 16 filming dates 2 production dates 1 filming locations. As the movie breathes new life into the franchise, fans are still visiting the home where the original.
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