Where was Beetlejuice filmed? The house and the real Winter River town
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Set in the fictional town of Winter River, Connecticut, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was filmed in the Vermont village of East Corinth, as well as in London and Romania.
The highly anticipated sequel to Tim Burton's 1988 cult classic, Beetlejuice 2 continues the ghostly adventures, blending humor with the director's distinctive visual style.
The highly anticipated sequel to Tim Burton's 1988 cult classic, Beetlejuice 2 continues the ghostly adventures, blending humor with the director's distinctive visual style.
The film brings back original stars Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, Winona Ryder as Lydia, and Catherine O'Hara as Delia Deetz, Lydia's stepmother.
The 2024 movie introduces new cast members, including Wednesday series star Jenna Ortega, who plays Lydia's daughter, Astrid. Monica Bellucci plays Betelgeuse's ex-wife, the soul-sucking demon Delores LaVerge, and Willem Dafoe is ghost detective Wolf Jackson.
Welcome to Winter River and our spoiler-free guide to all the filming locations of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. All of the locations from the first movie appear in the second, so this report also includes pictures from the 80's film.
Where was Beetlejuice 2 filmed? The Winter River town
The small community of East Corinth, Vermont, hasn't changed too much 38 years after it doubled as the Winter River town in Connecticut.
Both films begin the same way, with a long establishing shot of the winding Village Street, the central backbone of the town.
Aside from the worldwide fame it gained after being featured in the first film, East Corinth is also known for its classic New England charm, with historic buildings, rolling hills, and scenic countryside.
(You can open all the locations on Google Maps by clicking on the links below in the captions ↴)
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures - Map
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures - Map
The Beetlejuice house
All the versions of the Deetz house were sets built by Tim Burton's crew on top of a hill overlooking the town.
Only the facade was built on location, the interior was filmed at the studios.
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures - Map
As Burton revealed in this interview, Delia's art gallery in New York was filmed at Protein Studios in Shoreditch, London, with the Empire State CGI'd in the background.
This is a versatile event space available for hire, known for hosting creative workshops, exhibitions, and cultural events.
Image courtesy of Google Maps
The former Princess Helena College in Hitchin, England, served as Astrid's high school and the adjacent Deetz Arts Center.
This grand estate, known as Temple Dinsley, was built in the early 18th century and redesigned in the Arts and Crafts style by renowned architect Sir Edwin Lutyens in the early 1900s.
Today, the building hosts events such as the National Chamber Music Course.
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures - Map
The church and cemetery were built in the West Wycombe Park in Buckinghamshire.
Managed by the National Trust, this grand 18th-century estate, set in 45 acres of parkland, has been used as a filming location for many productions.
The 77 interior sets were constructed at Leavesden Studios in London, including the Soul Train sequence, which was filmed in a real train car brought from the New York subway.
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures - Map
The iconic red covered bridge was built by the filmmakers for the first movie over a simple existing bridge, and rebuilt for the second movie at the same location in East Corinth.
After filming, the original bridge cover structure was moved to Northeast Slopes, a local community-owned ski area established in 1936, where it can still be visited.
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures - Maps: Bridge location / Bridge cover
The Maitland Hardware store was located in a house next to the East Corinth Congregational Church.
In the 2024 movie, the town has become a bit hipster and the store has become a coffee shop called Rewind Coffee Roasters.
The barber shop was part of the set, added by the film crew, and turned into a pet parlor and a vintage store.
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures and Google Maps
Miss Shannon's School for Girls is the Minerva Lodge in East Corinth, a historic Masonic lodge built in 1870.
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures and Google Maps
In one of the final scenes appear the famous Bran Castle near the border of Transylvania and Wallachia in Romania.
Built in the 14th century, this medieval fortress associated with the Dracula legend served as a strategic defense against invasions and later as a royal residence.
Image courtesy of Dobre Cezar - Map
However, the entrance to the castle with the actors and the vampire-looking guy was filmed in the Hellfire Caves, a series of man-made caves in West Wycombe, England, near where the church set was located.
Built in the 18th century by Sir Francis Dashwood, the caves were used for meetings of the Hellfire Club, a secret society known for its debauchery and rituals.
The caves are now a popular tourist attraction filled with historical intrigue and haunted legends.
Built in the 18th century by Sir Francis Dashwood, the caves were used for meetings of the Hellfire Club, a secret society known for its debauchery and rituals.
The caves are now a popular tourist attraction filled with historical intrigue and haunted legends.
Image courtesy of Stuart Logan - Map
The last church is St. Paul's Church in Langleybury, Hertfordshire, a beautiful 19th-century Gothic Revival Anglican church that resembles the magnificent architecture of the Transylvanian region.
Image courtesy of Google Maps
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1 comment:
1- Anonymous - Sep 15, 2024, 1:59 PM
Imagine my surprise watching the film and seeing my old high school, Princess Helena College, and the main staircase where a large oil painting used to hang, fondly remembered as The Grey Lady, whose ghost was fabled to roam the stairs.
1- Anonymous - Sep 15, 2024, 1:59 PM
Imagine my surprise watching the film and seeing my old high school, Princess Helena College, and the main staircase where a large oil painting used to hang, fondly remembered as The Grey Lady, whose ghost was fabled to roam the stairs.
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