Master of dark shadows reveals the fascinating impact of the groundbreaking gothic drama dark shadows with a compelling blend of rare footage and behind the scenes stories exploring the diverse talents of filmmaker dan curtis. New dark shadows serial scheduled for 2015 collinsport. Dark shadows is a 2012 american fantasy horror comedy film based on the gothic television. Built in 1795 by joshua collins, collinwood has been home to the collins familyand other sometimes unwelcome supernatural visitorssince its inception. Veruselle residence of russell hopkins, irvington, n. Beechwood scarborough, briarcliff manor, new york, usa the old house. Dark shadows, movie, 2012 internet movie cars database. Dark shadows tv series remembered, plus new documentary. 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. The gothic soap opera exterior shots were filmed mainly at seaview terrace mansion in newport, rhode island. Aug 19, 20 dark shadows the revival aired on sunday january th and monday january 14th, 1991 as a four hour miniseries on nbc. 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. The boxset is in the shape of a coffin and the spines of the dvd cases form an image of series star jonathan frid lying inside dressed as the character he made famous in the show, vampire barnabas collins.
Captured on drab 1970 film stock, house of dark shadows is more muddy than moody, filmed in a series of gloomy looking practical locations in tarrytown and sleepy hollow, ny, and the absence of. May 18, 2011 filming begins this week on warner bros. Bloodlust has been slowly leaking from big finish during the last few months. With a shoestring budget, director dan curtis relied entirely on existing locations for dark shadows first big screen outing, rather than building studio sets. An imprisoned vampire, barnabas collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection. Dark shadows tv series remembered, plus new documentary trailer. Tim burton movie dark shadows filming in beckenham place. The house is located near the town of collinsport, maine, overlooking the. May 12, 2012 today i went to see the new dark shadows movie. Night of dark shadows is a 1971 horror film by dan curtis. Take a look back at johnny depps movie and tv career in photos. In 1795, barnabas collins is reluctant to take another victim, yet a young woman goads him to remain with her, which results in her own demise. Johnny depps new film dark shadows above is a screenshot of the newly released trailer for johnny depps new gothic movie dark shadows showcasing his stately manor collinwood. 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.
Mar 18, 2012 captured on drab 1970 film stock, house of dark shadows is more muddy than moody, filmed in a series of gloomy looking practical locations in tarrytown and sleepy hollow, ny, and the absence of. This summer, lyndhurst celebrated its connection to the movie by hosting a dark shadows festival. The complete original series is a 1disc dvd boxset collection containing all 1225 episodes of the original series. Nov 02, 2016 we kick off our dark shadows retrospective with house of dark shadows, the first featurelength movie in the dark shadows franchise, in which barnabas collins returns to the gloomy collinwood to. In the year 1752, joshua and naomi collins, with young son barnabas, set sail from liverpool, england to start a new life in america.
Im not sure how other dark shadows fans feel about this movie but i love it. Twelve episodes were produced for the first season. Its as if burton directed at arms length, unwilling to find juice in the story. Which is great because the tv series has so much bloat in it that you can literally take the plot beats of about 200 episodes and do just that. Dark shadows is a 2012 american horrorcomedydrama film based on the 1966 71.
Writers and producers for the dark shadows line have been hinting at the possibility of a longform storyline since last year, and it looks like the project will become a reality at the start of 2015. A newport ri mansion that was used for the gothic soap opera, dark shadows. Dark shadows the revival aired on sunday january th and monday january 14th, 1991 as a four hour miniseries on nbc. 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. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. David selby, lara parker, john karlen, kate jackson, grayson hall, and nancy barrett star. Filming took place at lyndhurst estate in tarrytown, new york, with additional footage at nearby sleepy hollow cemetery. May 04, 2012 dark shadows rated pg and out may 11 is the duos latest look at the lifestyles of the weird and infamous, a horror comedy inspired by an eccentric 196671 supernatural soap opera they both. The exterior for the first tv series was the seaview terrace mansion in newport. 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. Little dashes and touches of comedy in grahamesmiths dialogue keep. My mom, but seeing as how i never watched the show there was a disconnect from the characters and the storyline despite watching tim burtons tribute film. Dark shadows is a 2012 american fantasy horror comedy film based on the gothic television soap opera of the same name. The mansion, which had been vacant for about seven or eight years by the late 1960s tv shoots, was used for exterior.
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. 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. 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. 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. Essex, connecticutnewport, rhode islandseaview terrace, newport, rhode islandstudio 16, abc studios, manhattan, new york city. 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. It suffers from pet project syndrome, and it feels time for burton and johnny depp to move out of their comfort zone. Dark shadows tv series vampire barnabas victim in 1795. 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. The johnny depp fantasy comedy movie version of dark. Dan curtis, the creator of the original dark shadows series returned to cowrite and direct the first four episodes. But even though the stars of the series have all left town, you can still check out a part of spooky cinema history. Johnny depp in dark shadows 2012 helena bonham carter and jonny lee miller in dark.
When is dark shadows filmed in color instead of b and w. Dark shadows 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The movie is due out in 2012 and stars johnny depp, b and helena bonhamcarter both rumoured to be on site in beckenham over a twoday. Bourne wood, farnham, surrey although its set in coastal maine, dark shadows was made entirely in england. Dark shadows tv series 19661971 movies, tv, celebs, and more. 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. Despite the impact of david selby as quentin and the fact that a movie version, house of dark shadows, was produced in 1970 ratings. Apr 21, 2012 in 1795, barnabas collins is reluctant to take another victim, yet a young woman goads him to remain with her, which results in her own demise. Collinwood mansion is a fictional house featured in the gothic horror soap opera dark shadows 19661971. The manor used in the tv series, and the one used in the film. The mansion, which had been vacant for about seven or eight years by the late 1960s. The interior filming was not done at lyndhurst for the movies. Was lyndhurst mansion used on the set of dark shadows. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
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. The film is based on the 1960s1970s tv series of the same name. House of dark shadows, the movie, came out at the height or some say, the beginning of the end of the abc gothic soap opera dark shadows by the same director. You can see photos, of course, on the blog of dark shadows. Dark shadows rated pg and out may 11 is the duos latest look at the lifestyles of the weird and infamous, a horror comedy inspired by an eccentric 196671 supernatural soap opera they both. 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. I could see house of dark shadows being an enjoyable film for fans of the gothic soap opera i. Seaview terrace, newport, rhode island, usa 8 of 8 found this interesting interesting.
Most recently, frid filmed a cameo appearance for tim burton and johnny depps upcoming dark shadows movie, along with fellow original cast members kathryn leigh scott, david selby and. If you want to talk about a polarizing film, you wouldnt have to look beyond tim burtons 2012 movie version of dark shadows, starring johnny depp as barnabas collins and eva green as. It offers wonderful things, but they arent whats important. 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. The revival is an american prime time gothic soap opera television series which aired on nbc from january to march 22, 1991. Pictures and village roadshow pictures dark shadows, which brings the cult classic television series. Twenty years later, in 1991, a new version of dark shadows aired on primtime tv, but was canceled after only 12 episodes. The seaview terrace served as the exteriors for the haunted collinwood manor from 1966 until dark shadows cancellation in 1971 whiskey millionaire edson bradley created seaview terrace when he. House of dark shadows was released on a special combination laserdisc by mgm home video, packaged with night of dark shadows. The new tim burton film includes several of the classic characters. Curtis followed this film one year later with night of dark shadows, another expansion of. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Although the storyline was based in collinsport, maine, it was filmed elsewhere. The complete original series the dark shadows wiki fandom.
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. Oct 15, 2012 this summer, lyndhurst celebrated its connection to the movie by hosting a dark shadows festival. Presently the movie the discover with robert redford is being filmed there. The original dark shadows tv show was filmed in four locations. Jul 19, 2011 house of dark shadows, the movie, came out at the height or some say, the beginning of the end of the abc gothic soap opera dark shadows by the same director.
T he new film from tim burton does something that is rarer than you might think. A reimagining of the 196671 abc daytime gothic soap opera dark shadows, the revival was developed by dan curtis, creator of the original series. A limited edition pressing of 2500 units was released on. We kick off our dark shadows retrospective with house of dark shadows, the first featurelength movie in the dark shadows franchise, in which barnabas collins returns to the gloomy collinwood to. 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.
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. House of dark shadows 1970 movies, tv, celebs, and more. It centers on the story of quentin collins and his bride tracy at the collinwood mansion in collinsport, maine. House of dark shadows was released on region 1 dvd on october 30, 2012.
Tim burtons dark shadows is all dressed up with nowhere to go, an elegant production without a central drive. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Aside from a few small details, the novelization remains very faithful to the film. While promoting her new movie cracks, actress eva green has spoken. Filmed in beckenham place park in london on 27th july, 2011. 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. Tim burtons homage to the cult us tv series of the 70s which didnt make it to. 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. Tim burton movie dark shadows filming in beckenham place park.
Collinswood is the dark shadows home of vampire barnabas collins from the tv soap opera. 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 novelization of house of dark shadows was written by marilyn ross and published by paperback library in october of 1970. Jul 26, 2011 rehearsals for a night shoot of dark shadows on location in beckenham 26th july. May 10, 2012 twenty years later, in 1991, a new version of dark shadows aired on primtime tv, but was canceled after only 12 episodes. House of dark shadows is a 1970 american featurelength horror film directed by dan curtis, based on his dark shadows television series. 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. The asylum, from which the young maggie escapes, is beckenham place park, beckenham hill road, lewisham, a golf course near bromley in south london. Pictures and village roadshow pictures dark shadows, which brings the cult classic television series to the big screen under the direction of tim burton.
Dark shadows starring johnny depp filming in beckenham. Jul 27, 2011 filmed in beckenham place park in london on 27th july, 2011. It basically takes a bunch of 20 minute episodes of dark shadows and condenses them down into a movie under 2 hours. Rehearsals for a night shoot of dark shadows on location in beckenham 26th july. Apr 19, 2012 most recently, frid filmed a cameo appearance for tim burton and johnny depps upcoming dark shadows movie, along with fellow original cast members kathryn leigh scott, david selby and. With johnny depp, michelle pfeiffer, eva green, helena bonham carter. 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. For the tv series, essex, connecticut was the locale used for the town of collinsport. Although its set in coastal maine, dark shadows was made entirely in england. The film had a limited release on may 10, 2012, and was officially released. House of dark shadows the dark shadows wiki fandom. Dark shadows is a 2012 american horror comedy film based on the gothic television soap opera of the same name.