![]() The underground garage was at the courthouse, about a block east on King Street. The police station scenes (offices) were filmed in the Greist Building, Lancaster -the tall structure on the square. Many of the locations filmed in 1984, especially those near route 30, have disappeared due to road construction and many homes and business being built. al but a half-mile or so away, in almost any direction, lies the seemingly endless farms of the Amish, and the quaint, well-preserved towns that complement the landscape. That particular intersection is the equal of any ultra-modern strip mall shopping environment, with pseudo-'factory outlets' et. The opening credits, very skillfully depicting an Amish horse-and-buggy out of sync with the modern world, was shot at the intersections of Rt 896 and Rt 30, about halfway between Strasburg and Bird-in-Hand. The Town where ford gets in the fight with the tourist is Intercourse, Pa (rt 340), outside the Zimmerman and Sons store -where he also uses the phone. Also, the underground garage was used for the scene where Harrison gets shot by Danny Glover's character. The Lancaster County Courthouse was used as the location for the police station in the movie. I knew the address, so I knew not to ask for the "Witness House." Just please respect their property, even if it is obviously an iconic location. Many people in the area will misdirect tourists because of the lack of privacy. Even though they no longer live there, another family does, and so I would ask that anyone wanting to go to the house be respectful. Since it was their house, it's understandably a violation of their privacy to have people driving onto their land. However, as the daughter was emphatic about, it was quite a hassle (and considered to be quite rude) for tourists to go onto their private property to see the house. Krantz decided to sell to one of her Amish neighbors, so it no longer belongs to them. ![]() Several years after the film was finished, Mrs. One was knocked over by the car during shooting as part of a scene. There were actually 3 birdhouses that Ford "constructed" at a cost of $2k each (I believe). This was a bit of an annoyance, but something that they lived with. In addition, the birds in the pond in the film were imported, and never left. The production team did not remove the smear after they left, and was very hard to remove. The scene where Danny Glover was shot and left that famous long blood smear was indeed in the barn. it's an actual farmhouse, lived in by actual people! Hollywood wants to portray a particular view, so they prettied it up for the camera. Of course the house looks more "run down" than in the film. Krantz is actually shown weeping in an early shot.) They also built mockups to make it appear to be one structure. The shed was also much easier to remake into a simple house without modern conveniences. According to the the daughter, they came through with chains to "age" the door frames and such to make it look more "authentic", but the mother objected to basically making a mess of her house, so they moved to the shed next door for many of the scenes. The production originally wanted to use the main house, but it is completely wired for modern conveniences. Supposedly the Krantz family does not own the house anymore, it was sold to some Amish. The barn is to the right of what actually is 2 houses. The actual house looks a bit more run down than in the movie. This driveway is where Danny Glover parks the car and they walk down the hill with their guns. Driving down this long driveway, she saw the house! It was so awesome. After much searching, frustrated and ready to quit, she turned down a dirt driveway at house #758. It is near Strasburg around two tiny towns called Hessdale and Refton. After over 8 hours searching, she finally had a street name: Bunker Hill Road. Jaime Toth made it her mission to locate the actual house where the "Lapp's" farm was filmed. In 1993, the Krantz's approached the Lancaster Farmland Trust about preserving it and it has now become a Trust property. It is located near Strasburg, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The Lapp's Amish farm where Harrison Ford stays belonged to Paul and Emma Krantz. The other, small train station they departed from for Philadelphia was in Parkesburg PA. The same spectacular Philly train station was also seen in " Blow Out" and " Trading Places". These scenes were actually shot at 30th Street Railway Station, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wanna see the real life filming location used for The Train Station in the movie?
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |