Dec 11, 2018 in recent years connecticut has become an increasingly popular spot for hollywood movies to be filmed, whether it be completely in ct or select scenes from the movie. Jan 21, 2012 great that movies are filmed in ct, but why are they always so bad. Bass fishing and blue fishing are common in this area. The first feature film was a silent western in 1920 called the roundup starring fatty arbuckle as sheriff slim hoover. Notable new england film locations maine film locations. Hallmark greenlights fairfield road movie hollywood. Under that basis original research should be used and people with further interest can get off their ass and look into it more because guess what, the movie revolutionary road is not only on wikipedia as being filmed in fairfield, its also on imdb and a number of other sources, you elitist prick. Whitney portal road continues on past movie road through the alabama hills on its way to mount whitney, the tallest mountain in the 48 states coming in at 14,505 feet of elevation. Fairfield road tv movie 2010 poster fairfield road 2010 tv movie. Notable new england film locations new england today. Filmed in hamilton, ontario, by qvf in association with cypress point films. Jesse metcalfe went on to play the character of christopher ewing in the new dallas and art hindle played jeff farraday in the original dallas and sold the baby to bobby ewing who named the baby christopher. In recent years connecticut has become an increasingly popular spot for hollywood movies to be filmed, whether it be completely in ct or select scenes from the movie.
Christmasthemed tv movie being filmed in fairfield. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Scene for college road trip being filmed in the glenbrook section of stamford stamford, connecticut is increasingly being used as a filming location for motion pictures, especially since a 30 percent state tax credit for movie production took effect on july 1, 2006. A deadend street as viewing experiences go, fairfield road approximates a movielength pepperidge farm ad with all of the gooey sweetness, and less depth. Other connecticut towns in this production include trumbull, beacon falls, bethel, darien, stamford, greenwich, new canaan, norwalk, redding, shelton and southport. Even if the movie is bad and most of the time, they are. Standing unused while the rest of the highway was still under construction, this stretch was ideal for filming apart from the fact that it runs through rolling green farmland. But in a single day, he finds out his new boss in washington is a corrupt senator who can no. My rating system for hallmark movies will be different from. Here is a good family film that focuses on a smalltown community in which everyone knows everyone else. Grouper do not inhabit waters as far north as cape cod. The double highway on which the pair find temporary shelter in an old truck is a section of the monfayette freeway, a toll road intended to link i68 near morgantown, west virginia, with i376 near pittsburgh. I also drove up hoping to visit brad wesleys house in sanger, ca.
Great that movies are filmed in ct, but why are they always so bad. Noah mcmanus is leaving his job with the boston mayors office for a dream gig in washington, d. Sciway has researched many of these movies and brings you this fun guide to filming locations and production anecdotes. Fairfield road tv movie 2010 movies, tv, celebs, and more. But in a single day, he finds out his new boss in washington can no longer employ him and that his girlfriend has been cheating on him.
Maine, home to the infamous stephen king, is often the backdrop of horror films. South carolina movies filmed in south carolina also see. Top selling movies have chosen locations in connecticut to film some or all of their scenes. I have become a huge jesse metcalfe fan ever since i saw him in the dallas remake show a few years ago. The road is a 2009 american postapocalyptic survival film directed by john hillcoat and written by joe penhall, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by cormac mccarthy. Although revolutionary road was a good movie, and that was filmed partially in ct with beach scenes in fairfield. List of films shot in stamford, connecticut wikipedia. Aug 12, 2010 noah mcmanus is leaving his job with the boston mayors office for a dream gig in washington, d.
It can be exciting to find connecticut towns and landmarks in the film, but it can be even more. Rent fairfield road 2010 starring jesse metcalfe and natalie lisinska on dvd and bluray. The film reservation road with jennifer connelly and. Its here that their lives are made hell by sadistic guard sean nokes kevin bacon. When it comes to declaring whether a movie is good or bad, theres no one person who can make that call. Reservation road, indiana jones 4, righteous kill and numerous b movies. This year, quite a few of these movies have recently been filmed here in connecticut, capturing the magic of our small towns. Weve compiled a short list of a few of them where they filmed, and where to see them here.
Devastated, noah travels to a quaint cape cod town and unexpectedly. I like good clean movies or as clean as you can get nowadays. The film stars viggo mortensen and kodi smitmcphee as a father and his son in a postapocalyptic wasteland the film received a limited release in north american cinemas from november 25, 2009, and was released in united. The alabama hills were named after the css alabama, a confederate warship. Big was filmed on location in new jersey and new york city.
A labama hills, located a few miles down whitney portal road, over the past several decades, almost a century, has played host to the filming locations for literally hundreds of movies. See the full list of fairfield road cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. In 20, elizabeth sheldon nessmith, an armijo high school classmate of mine, posted in the facebook group i gr. Fairfield road is your typical run of the mill made for tv movie. Revolutionary road 2008 fairfields sasco beach was one of the many locations for this academyawardnominated film that reunited titanic stars leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet.
Jesse metcalfe set to star in networks original telefilm hallmark channel is taking fairfield road, greenlighting production of an original movie starring jesse metcalfe. Below well list 15 of the many movies you may or may not know were filmed in connecticut. Every holiday season, networks like hallmark and lifetime play romantic, sweet movies that make everyone fall in love with christmas. Jennings beach and lake mohegan acted as a standin for new york for several scenes of a new pakistani movie that were filmed in fairfield last week, according to the fairfield citizen the.
The opening scene of fairfield road was filmed in the beautiful lakeside village of port stanley on lake erie. So how is the 1964 don knotts movie the incredible mr. Although revolutionary road was a good movie, and that was filmed partially in ct with beach scenes in. Apr 21, 2017 so how is the 1964 don knotts movie the incredible mr. Breaking news jesse metcalfe stars in fairfield road, a hallmark. Just when things are at their worst, but she will have to live in small town usa for a year and take care of a dog for a year before the house is hers. It is not rated and the dove foundation gave it a five star and. With jesse metcalfe, natalie lisinska, derek mcgrath, chick reid.
Yes, that 1980 xrated movie was filmed in fairfield. Devastated, noah travels to a quaint cape cod town and unexpectedly finds himself at home. Scenes for new movie filmed in fairfield fairfield, ct patch. A christmasthemed tv movie starring westport resident melissa joan hart has been filming in fairfield, according to the connecticut post the post reports that the short street that runs between. Hallmark channel is taking fairfield road, greenlighting production of an original movie starring jesse metcalfe. Limpet tangentially related to an xrated movie that was at least partially filmed in fairfield. Sc plays sc singlescreen movie theaters south carolina has had more than 100 feature films produced here. Its set in a quaint little coastal area in massachusetts amidst a town election where metcalfes character noah had originally planned to go to propose to his girlfriend. A boston man jesse metcalfe with political aspirations goes to cape cod after a series of personal setbacks and finds himself. Reservation road added by phil scott 3 film locations. Where was revolutionary road filmed film locations. The terrible consequence sees four boys sent to the grim wilkinson home for boys, breckenridge, which is fairfield hills hospital, mile hill road, a facility for the mentally disabled near newtown, connecticut.
Take a look back at some of the oscarwinning and nominated movies that were filmed or partially filmed in connecticut as well as the ones that didnt get. Movies filmed in fairfield enjoy the best film locations. It received three oscar nominations, including michael shannon for best. Not unlike far from heaven a few years before, revolutionary road with kate winslet and leonardo dicaprio is about suburban dissatisfaction in 1950s connecticut. The film stars viggo mortensen and kodi smitmcphee as a father and his son in a postapocalyptic wasteland. A man jesse metcalfe finds sanctuary in cape cod after losing his job and his girlfriend. They take a road trip to upstate new york to visit with family. A boston man jesse metcalfe with political aspirations goes to cape cod after a series of personal setbacks and finds himself becoming involved in a local election. February 12th, 20 not yet rated 1 hr 30 min plot summary. Movies filmed or set in connecticut connecticut post. Movies filmed in fairfield enjoy the best film locations in. The film reservation road with jennifer connelly and mark. Jesse metcalfe stars in fairfield road, a hallmark channel original movie which has begun production in toronto. Goofs when noah catches a fish from the shore, it is recognized as a grouper.
Whitney portal road has also been the location of several ghostly apparitions. The film, which has begun production in toronto for a 2010 premiere, centers on noah mcmanus metcalfe, who is about to start his dream job as a legislative director for a u. Fairfield road 2010 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. After going through a devastating 24 hours, the young man. Rent fairfield road 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Revolutionary road added by silicionne 7 film locations. Pakistani movie filmed in fairfield connecticut post. Hallmark greenlights fairfield road movie hollywood reporter. Sentimental drama about a bostonbased political strategist on a fasttrack career whose life takes a dramatic turn when he loses his current job, his future job and his girlfriend in one day. From the 1920s through the 1950s, over 300 movies were filmed in the area, the majority of. 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. May 20, 2010 noah mcmanus is leaving his job with the boston mayors office for a dream gig in washington, d.