Thursday, January 19, 2012

Jack Frost (1997) & Grotesque (1988)


 



Here are some locations from two movies, both shot around Fawnskin, CA, right on Big Bear Lake.

 
Jack Frost - Fawn Lodge
Jack Frost - Fawn Lodge



First up is the closed Fawn Lodge, featured throughout Jack Frost (1997). The lodge has been used in many movies and TV shows over the years, including Giant From The Unknown (1958) and Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001). In Jack Frost, it is where the Snowman Building Competition is held.  The lodge was built in 1924, but closed it’s doors in the mid 1980s.  Efforts are underway to restore it. 
Location: Fawnskin, CA
Coordinates: 34.269497, -116.946666
Visible on Street View: Yes
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Jack Frost - Hog's Heaven
Jack Frost - Fawnskin Market & Hog's Heaven
Grotesque - Fawnskin Market
Grotesque - Hog's Heaven



The next location is located directly across the street. The building on the right was used as Davrow Hardware in Jack Frost, where they get the anti-freeze to kill the snowman. It is now a closed down biker bar called Hog's Heaven.

The building on the left is the Fawnskin Market, and it is the market where Linda Blair and Donna Wilkes stop at the beginning of
Grotesque (1988).
Location: Fawnskin, CA
Coordinates: 34.269174, -116.946993
Visible on Street View: Yes
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Jack Frost - Fawnskin Post Office
Jack Frost - Fawnskin Post Office
Jack Frost - Fawnskin Post Office
Grotesque - Fawnskin Post Office
Grotesque - Fawnskin Post Office



Just down the street is the Fawnskin Post Office. This building was used as the police station in both Jack Frost and Grotesque. It is where the Sheriff throws away his son's anti-freeze-laced cookies in Jack Frost, and it is where Tab Hunter forces the punks into the back of his car with a shotgun in Grotesque.
Location: Fawnskin, CA
Coordinates: 34.269134, -116.948520
Visible on Street View: Yes
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Grotesque
Grotesque



Continuing from the post office a few miles around Big Bear Lake, you will find the house from Grotesque (1988) where Linda Blair, Donna Wilkes, and her parents are murdered by the punks. Big Bear Lake is right across the street.
Location: Fawnskin, CA
Coordinates: 34.249005, -116.967213
Visible on Street View: Yes
Links:
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1 comment:

  1. UPDATE: The recent found-footage film Black Water Vampire (2014) takes place in Fawnskin, WA, but was actually filmed in Fawnskin, CA.

    You can catch a brief glimpse of the Fawn Lodge from Jack Frost about 10 minutes into the movie.

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