Friday, May 11, 2012

Mother's Day (1980)




Mother’s Day (1980) was filmed in New Jersey at the same time as Friday The 13th (1980).  The two films were shot in very close proximity to each other.  

The lake in the movie is Fairview Lake in Stillwater, New Jersey.  The movie was shot near a local YMCA camp.  The house was located somewhere in this area, but it is unknown whether or not the house is still standing.



Robbins Store & Middleville Post Office
Robbins Store & Middleville Post Office
Robbins Store & Middleville Post Office
Robbins Store & Middleville Post Office


The store where the girls stop is Robbins General Store in Middleville, New Jersey, which also houses the Middleville Post Office.  The Post Office is still functioning but the General Store is closed. 
Location: Middleville, NJ
Coordinates: 41.055837, -74.862522
Visible on Street View: Yes
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5 comments:

  1. At the time this movie was shot, the store was still operational but no longer owned by the Robbins family. My grandfather, Donald Robbins, was still serving as postmaster at the time.

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    1. Hey chris did you ever get a copy of the movie of our grandpas store

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  2. Hi im looking for a copy of this movie thats my grandparents store in middleville nj can ya help?

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    1. There was a blu-ray released a few years ago, but it looks like it might be out of print.

      At one time, Troma (the company who released the movie) had made their entire catalogue available for free on YouTube. It might still be available on there?

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  3. I'm looking for a copy "Mother's Day" 1980 which had a scene where the "Uncle Floyd" Show could be heard in the background ("Mr.Tony", "Go-wanna, go-wanna,go-wanna away from a my store!")."Uncle" Floyd Vivino was supposed to have a part in the movie but unfortunately it was cut-out, which was a shame because Vivino was plugging for the movie months before it was finally released!

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