House of dark shadows is a 1970 american featurelength horror film directed by dan curtis, based on his dark shadows television series. 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. The one that lara was in was night of dark shadows, which was the second one. An imprisoned vampire, barnabas collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection. 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. House of dark shadows and night of dark shadows filmed at.
In defense of night of dark shadows, 1972 the collinsport. Neither film is set directly in the continuity of the tv show, and only. A good horror movie can be a thing of beauty, but a bad one can be horrible indeed. 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. Although the storyline was based in collinsport, maine, it was filmed elsewhere. But night of dark shadows seems designed primarily to turn a. Real sleep paralysis, night terrors, scary dreams, dark shadow figures and paranormal activity explained by ryan hurd during this truly disturbing yet terrifying interview. In 1970 dark shadows creatorproducer dan curtis burnt offerings, the night stalker decided the time was right to a make a feature length dark shadows film. After night of dark shadows, things were quiet at collinwood until the 1991 onehour primetime version with a new dark shadows cast, including ben cross as barnabas. Both theatrical films, house of dark shadows 1970 and night of dark shadows 1971, were shot primarily on location at the lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york.
There were two dark shadows movies prior to the new remake. Was lyndhurst mansion used on the set of dark shadows. With jonathan frid, grayson hall, alexandra isles, nancy barrett. Thats okay, because dark shadows was like nothing ever on. House of dark shadows 1971, and night of dark shadows 1971. Filming locations 9 filming dates 1 filming locations.
It centers on the story of quentin collins and his bride. Its a real treat to again see this film in widescreen format with such sharp images and vibrant colors. Night of dark shadows is bad, all right, but not merely bad. It centers on the story of quentin collins and his bride tracy at the collinwood mansion in collinsport, maine david selby, lara parker, john karlen, kate jackson, grayson hall, and nancy barrett star night of dark shadows was not as successful as house of dark shadows. Lyndhurst estate, tarrytown, new york, usa collinwood 2 of 2 found this interesting interesting. Trafalgar castle school, whitby, ontario, canada 15 of 16 found this interesting interesting. The rich collins family of collinsport, maine is tormented by strange occurrences. With david selby, grayson hall, kate jackson, lara parker. Unlike the newest remake, these early 70s films were shot at. Filming locations 3 filming dates 1 production dates 1 filming locations. With johnny depp, michelle pfeiffer, eva green, helena bonham carter.
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. Unhappy with the running time, studio head james aubrey ordered director dan curtis to cut around 40 minutes out of the picture, as. Master of dark shadows reveals the fascinating impact of the groundbreaking gothic drama dark shadows with a compelling blend of rare footage and behindthescenes stories exploring the diverse talents of filmmaker dan curtis. 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. The house is located near the town of collinsport, maine, overlooking the atlantic ocean almost every. 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. Images of night of dark shadows check out the night of dark shadows wiki for more information about the film. The fictional town of collinsport, maine was based off this awesome little place. Frid however turned down the role as he feared being typecast as barnabas, so dark shadows creators dan curtis and sam hall made a new story which starred quentin collins and was based on the parallel time saga of the show an alternate. Night of dark shadows the dark shadows wiki fandom. 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. It is also shabby and unwholesome, made by people who take no joy in their work. The cast is excellent, with a great chemistry, thanks to the fact that they had. 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 dark shadows and night of dark shadows.
Night of dark shadows 1971 movies, tv, celebs, and more. This is a list of the locations seen or mentioned in dark shadows. 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. This was originally intended to to be a sequel to house of dark shadows 1970, and was to star barnabas collins jonathan frid.
Dark shadows tv series remembered, plus new documentary. Among the locations sited there are the collinsport wharf, main street, and the evans cottage. Night of dark shadows is a 1971 horror film by dan curtis. There is still more character development in this film than in house of dark shadows. 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. The house of dark shadows was filmed by mgm in 1970 while the cast continued to tape the abctv series. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Introducing the film is one of coberts most beautiful compositions, the delicate love theme from dark shadows, a track that fleshes out a forgotten piece from the series and adds guitar. House of dark shadows and night of dark shadows filmed at lyndhurst in tarrytown. While not the most sophisticated story ever put to film, night of dark shadows certainly deals with mature concepts that were probably. Dark shadows is a 2012 american fantasy horror comedy film based on the gothic television soap opera of the same name. House of dark shadows spawned a less successful sequel, night of dark shadows 1971, which helped launch the careers of two cast members david selby, who went on to star in the primetime series, falcon crest, and kate jackson, who. 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 series became popular when vampire barnabas. With a shoestring budget, director dan curtis relied entirely on existing locations for dark shadows first big screen outing, rather than building studio sets.
The shot is only a glancing blow however, because it only succeeds in causing a severe flesh wound. The film had a limited release on may 10, 2012, and was. The original dark shadows tv show was filmed in four locations. 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. The movie probably hasnt looked or sounded this good since its original release in 1971. The original directors cut of night of dark shadows was screened for mgm executives at 129 minutes. A lot of horror movies at least seem to be fun for the people who make them. At the start of the 1970s, film criticism was still a. For the tv series, essex, connecticut was the locale used for the town of collinsport. House of dark shadows 1970night of dark shadows 1971 director.
This film lacks the grand guignol glee provided by jonathan frid and joan bennet. The movie that eventually screened to paying audiences was a. 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. It suffers from pet project syndrome, and it feels time for burton. The dark shadows movie book kathryn leigh scott online.
Rehearsals for a night shoot of dark shadows on location in beckenham 26th july. A sequel film, night of dark shadows was released in 1971, but had very little to do with. Although the movies are said to be average or below average, as a fan of the series i like them, and i like the music also. Dark shadows starring johnny depp filming in beckenham.
Some content on this page is retrieved from dark shadows wiki night of dark shadows was a 1971 film by director dan curtis and a sequel to the 1970 film, house of dark shadows. Although its set in coastal maine, dark shadows was made entirely in england. The resulting effort was the excellent house of dark shadows, a film that took the high points of the first major storyline of vampire barnabas collins and boiled it down into. Location of opening scene of the ocean waves the dark. 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. The film had a limited release on may 10, 2012, and was officially released.
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. This is the second fulllength motion picture feature based on the popular television soapoperahorror melodrama dark shadows. House of dark shadows night of dark shadows tim burtons dark shadows community. The interior filming was not done at lyndhurst for the movies. Then there was the 2004 wb pilot that didnt go to series, and in 2012, johnny depp played barnabas in the tim burton movie version of dark shadows but the less said about that. 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. Built in 1795 by joshua collins, collinwood has been home to the collins familyand other sometimes unwelcome supernatural visitorssince its inception. Collinwood mansion is a fictional house featured in the gothic horror soap opera dark shadows 19661971. Night of dark shadows 1971 rare movie trailer youtube. A painter and his wife move into a home and find themselves plagued by ghosts and spirits of his ancestors that used to be witches. Night of dark shadows 1971 horror film wiki fandom. Both films are based on the popular 1966 television soap opera series dark shadows.
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 1970 film night of dark shadows. When is dark shadows filmed in color instead of b and w. E very halloween, a cluster of scary movies hits the multiplex. Many of the outside shots filmed for the original series dark shadows were filmed here, and i had to check them. Dark shadows tells the tragic tale of the collins family, a seemingly welltodo patriarchal dynasty that ran a dark new england town.
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