The Location Scout: Grotesque

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Jack Frost (1997)

I previously covered this movie on the blog here, but decided to come back and share the locations I missed the first time around. The locations I previously shared from the movie are also featured in the movie Grotesque (1988) starring Linda Blair and Tab Hunter. Pretty much all the locations in Jack Frost are a stones throw from each other.

All of this information was in the previous post, but to briefly recap:

One of the main locations from Jack Frost is the Fawn Lodge. This serves as a Town Hall in the movie, where the Snowman Building Contest is held and the finale takes place.

Location: 39198 N Shore Dr, Fawnskin, CA

Directly across the street is the Fawnskin Market, featured in both Jack Frost (1997) and Grotesque (1988).

Location: 39187 N Shore Dr, Fawnskin, CA

Within sight of these, just around the slight curve in the road, is the building that was used as a police station in both Jack Frost (1997) and Grotesque (1988). It is now a Post Office.

Location: 39132 N Shore Dr, Fawnskin, CA

Now on to the new locations:

Old Man Harper's House - 39147 Rim Of The World Dr

Within sight of the Fawn Lodge is Old Man Harper's House, featured briefly near the beginning of the movie.

Location: Fawnskin, CA

Coordinates: 34.270275, -116.948380

Visible on Street View: Yes

Links:

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Sheriff Tiler's House - 39275 Mohawk Dr

Sheriff Tiler's house is located right nearby on Mohawk Dr. This is the house where the infamous snowman-in-the-bathtub kill takes place, featuring a pre-American Pie (1999) Shannon Elizabeth. While this is happening, there's a brief exterior shot of her hand flailing in the upstairs window, as a passing neighbor sees it and waves back (see photo above).

Metzner House - Mohawk Dr & Chickasaw Rd

Across The Street - Mohawk Dr & Chickasaw Rd

Right next door to Sheriff Tiler's house is the Metzner house. This is the home of Shannon Elizabeth's character, where her grieving parents (her brother Billy was decapitated in a sledding accident) are offed by the killer snowman. Based on Google Maps, the giant tree stump is even still there! This house is located on the corner of Mohawk Dr and Chickasaw Rd. Behind Jack Frost, you can see the house just across Chickasaw Rd.

Location: Fawnskin, CA

Coordinates: 34.271165, -116.944912

Visible on Street View: Yes

Links:

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Jack Frost (1997) & Grotesque (1988)

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

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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Fawnskin Flyer

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

Links:

Fawnskin Flyer

Jack Frost - 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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Big Bear Lake

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

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