House of dark shadows and night of dark shadows filmed at lyndhurst in tarrytown. The dark shadows movie book kathryn leigh scott online. The interior filming was not done at lyndhurst for the movies. Overlooking the hudson river, tarrytowns historic lyndhurst estate and its grounds are open to the public all year round. Filming locations 3 filming dates 1 production dates 1 filming 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. Night of dark shadows is a 1971 film by director dan curtis and a sequel to the 1970 film, house of dark shadows. Many outdoor scenes are shot in crude dayfornight fashion, sometimes under bright blue skies which cause actors faces to disappear amid the glare. House of dark shadows is 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. Its not surprising that the dazzling director of the dark tim burton, decided to pick it up. Dan curtis, the creator of the original dark shadows series returned to cowrite and direct the first four episodes. Its a real treat to again see this film in widescreen format with such sharp images and vibrant colors. Upon arriving, they meet collinwoods housekeeper carlotta drake.
Before we go any further, let me point out that this appears to be a highdefinition version of the films theatrical cut. It centers on the story of quentin collins and his bride tracy at the collinwood mansion in collinsport, maine. Night of dark shadows wasnt edited as much as it was eviscerated, with an estimated 40 minutes hastily cut from its 129minute running time thanks to a lastminute studio mandate. The original dark shadows tv show was filmed in four locations. The house of dark shadows was filmed by mgm in 1970 while the cast continued to tape the abctv series.
Roger davis new bride, jaclyn smith, was given the opportunity to try out for the part of victoria winters, but according to head writer sam hall in an interview at the end of disk 4 of collection 23, dan curtis executive producercreator did not like her read. There were two dark shadows movies prior to the new remake. The attraction of this dour adventure is lyndhurst, the gothic revival mansion and estate, where the film was shot. The one that lara was in was night of dark shadows, which was the second one. While different sites list various running times for night of dark shadows warner archive instant says the film is 97 minutes long, while amazon and imdb. Night of dark shadows headhunters horror house wiki. Dark shadows tv series remembered, plus new documentary. The shot is only a glancing blow however, because it only succeeds in causing a severe flesh wound. May 12, 2012 today i went to see the new dark shadows movie. Fans of the original dark shadows have a complicated relationship with night of dark shadows 1971, the rarely seen second film. Night of dark shadows the dark shadows wiki fandom.
When is dark shadows filmed in color instead of b and w. Night of dark shadows was vaguely based on the shows parallel time storyline, which was vaguely based on daphne dumauriers rebecca, plus some inspiration from the haunted palace, a 1963 roger corman film that was supposed to be based on an edgar allen poe poem, but was actually based on an h. Curtis followed this film one year later with night of dark shadows, another expansion of the shadows franchise, dealing with the witch angelique. In memoriam dark shadows festival tribute to late cast. A lot of horror movies at least seem to be fun for the people who make them. 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. This is a list of the locations seen or mentioned in dark shadows. Rehearsals for a night shoot of dark shadows on location in beckenham 26th july.
The stables at lyndhurst also featured in the film, having previously. For more information, visit the official lyndhurst website. Filming took place at lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york, with additional footage at nearby sleepy hollow cemetery. Night of dark shadows added to warner archive instant. In contrast to house of dark shadows which had several location scenes filmed in nearby tarrytown as well as connecticut, this film takes place entirely on the grounds of lyndhurst as the backdrop for the collingwood mansion. A short video of photos of dark shadows cast and crew members that have passed away. He cowrote the screenplays for the features house of dark shadows and night of dark shadows, filmed during production of the tv show, and worked on a shortlived dark shadows primetime revival. The gothic soap opera exterior shots were filmed mainly at seaview terrace mansion in newport, rhode island. It is a gothic mansion set atop a cliff on the shores of collinsport, maine. While not necessarily a spectacular horror film, night of dark shadows still has enough spooky moments in it to warrant a 710 rating. Unhappy with the running time, studio head james aubrey ordered director dan curtis to cut around 40 minutes out of the picture, as it was considered a bprogrammer. A sequel to house of dark shadows, night of dark shadows dispenses with vampires and concentrates on witches and other supernatural phenomenon.
House of dark shadows 1970 headhunters horror house. Collinwood mansion is a fictional house featured in the gothic horror soap opera dark shadows 19661971. As to the original 1960s dark shadows, i cant call myself an aficionado mostly because i have trouble pronouncing it, but i am somewhat versed. Classic dark shadows movie locations dark shadows news page. With a shoestring budget, director dan curtis relied entirely on existing locations for dark shadows first big screen outing, rather than building studio sets. E very halloween, a cluster of scary movies hits the multiplex.
Viewers of night of dark shadows are sure to be pleased by the excellent sound and picture quality provided in the dvd release of this film. Twelve episodes were produced for the first season. The seaview terrace served as the exteriors for the haunted collinwood manor from 1966 until dark shadows cancellation in 1971. The dark shadows movie book contains the uncut original scripts to both films house of dark shadows filmed while the tv series was still in production, and night of dark shadows was made shortly after the series was completed. Night of dark shadows tim burtons dark shadows community. House of dark shadows 1970, directed by dan curtis and starring jonathan frid and grayson hall. It is about vampire barnabas collins who is accidentally released from his centurieslong confinement at his familys estate in maine.
Lyndhurst in tarrytown is commonly associated with dark shadows. Asked in horror and suspense movies when is the dark shadows. House of dark shadows 1970 film night of dark shadows. In 1970 the creator of the dark shadows television series, brought his gothic soap to the big screen. Carlotta begins showing the newlyweds around the house.
Was lyndhurst mansion used on the set of dark shadows. 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. But night of dark shadows seems designed primarily to turn a. Besides producing and directing, curtis coscripted night of dark shadows with sam hall, his cocreator of the tv series, which, by the time of the films release in august 1971, had left the air, only to wind up going into syndication and reruns in the 1980s, where it. The drop out starts at 2 minutes 53 seconds and lasts until 3 minutes 8 seconds. Ive seen a couple of seasons of the original television series, as well as both of the movies that were made in the 1970s house of. Curtis is, as most of you reading these words right now know, one of the founding architects of filmed gothic horror. Thats okay, because dark shadows was like nothing ever on television when it. 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. The film was released on both formats several days earlier in australia. A good horror movie can be a thing of beauty, but a bad one can be horrible indeed. This was shown at the dark shadows festival on june 26.
Night of dark shadows is a 1971 horror film by dan curtis. Unlike the newest remake, these early 70s films were shot at. Night of dark shadows is not a sequel in the strictest sense as it does not further any plot concepts from the original film. Location of opening scene of the ocean waves the dark shadows wiki fandom. The original directors cut of night of dark shadows was screened for mgm executives at 129 minutes. Night of dark shadows is bad, all right, but not merely bad.
It is also shabby and unwholesome, made by people who take no joy in their work. Filmed at the lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york, with additional location shooting in scarborough, new york and norwalk, connecticut, house of dark shadows was directed by dan curtis and continued storylines and characters from the popular daytime tv series, dark shadows. Carlotta states that she has worked here all of her life and even lived at collinwood when her parents were caretakers. Its perfect material for his somewhat cryptic creative sensibility. It was used for the exterior shots in the two early dark shadows movies, house of dark shadows 1970 and night of dark shadows 1971. Exterior scenes filmed at edgemont, a 22room mansion on benedict and prospect avenues once owned by the detmer family destroyed by fire in 1971. The parts in the dark knight that took place in gotham city were filmed in chicago. David selby stars as quentin collins, a painter who returns to his ancestral estate with his new bride kate jackson, only to discover the place is. House of dark shadows and night of dark shadows filmed at.
I recommend night of dark shadowns to the 70s horror film fan with the caveat that you are not and probably wont ever be seeing what dan curtis intended for you to. The lyndhurst estate, a national trust property in tarrytown, new york served as the new version of collinwood, with additional filming taking place in connecticut. Location of opening scene of the ocean waves the dark. Bob cobert, cobert, bob house of dark shadows 1970 film night of dark shadows 1971 film. 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. It centers on the story of quentin collins and his bride. The movie that eventually screened to paying audiences was a frustrating compromise that.
Built in 1795 by joshua collins, collinwood has been home to the collins familyand other sometimes unwelcome supernatural visitorssince its inception. The movie probably hasnt looked or sounded this good since its original release in 1971. Dark shadows the revival aired on sunday january th and monday january 14th, 1991 as a four hour miniseries on nbc. Although the storyline was based in collinsport, maine, it was filmed elsewhere. He took the risky step of making a dark shadows film without the character of barnabas and despite the cuts came out with a visually pleasing gothic chiller. The always controversial night of dark shadows has been added to warner archive instant. The most noticeable instance of a sound dropout comes at the very beginning during the pov shot from inside the tower looking down at quentin and tracy standing beside their car. House of dark shadows 1970night of dark shadows 1971 director. Having to do with all things supernatural and macabre, abcs daytime soap dark shadows had been a smash in its afternoon time slot, due in large to the irresistible cloaked vampire character barnabas collins, played by the late jonathan frid. House of dark shadows 1971, and night of dark shadows 1971. Night of dark shadows 1971 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Both movies are based on the popular 1966 television soap opera series dark shadows. 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.
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