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Return to Spectre

Derek Frey recently traveled back to Montgomery, Alabama, and took some great shots of the remaining sets from Big Fish. You can see them all here.

13 Responses to “Return to Spectre”

1. Andreas Climent
   April 14th, 2008 at 8:06 am

   Cool photos. I find it a bit weird that the sets are left after filming and just abandoned like this. Doesn’t the state or land owner require them to be destroyed?

2. John August
   April 14th, 2008 at 8:13 am

   @Andreas:

   Generally, sets are torn down. Spectre was built on a private island, and the landowner asked for the sets to remain standing.

3. Rafael
   April 14th, 2008 at 12:19 pm

   Somewhat related:

   12 Basic Rules to have a decent Flickr Album – http://captiownedpix.blogspot.com/2008/04/12-basic-rules-to-have-decent-flickr.html

   hehe

4. JPR
   April 14th, 2008 at 2:23 pm

   I can see why he didn’t want the sets destroyed. Even through the lens of a ‘normal’ camera the scenery looks great — it really resounds with me because I thought the beauty of Big Fish was its simply beauty offset by the layered script. Nice pics anyway.

5. JPR
   April 14th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

   *simple… of course.

6. Andreas Climent
   April 14th, 2008 at 3:24 pm

   Thanks for the answer John.

   I loved Big Fish so it feels good to know that part of Edward Bloom’s story is a “real” place somewhere. Even if only when seen from the outside. Would be fun to visit sometime. The world could need a few more places like Spectre.

7. Kaminol
   April 14th, 2008 at 5:04 pm

   I would like to spend some time there. Thanks for posting this

8. DougJ
   April 14th, 2008 at 7:23 pm

   Abandoned movie set in the rural South is haunted by a demented screenwriter – forgotten when a long ago production wrapped (he was sent on a snipe hunt when he kept talking to the actors).

   A group of college kids on a road trip camp out in the rotting structures after their car breaks down after a wrong turn.

   After dispatching all but one of the group in gruesome and creative ways he is outsmarted by the heroine who offers her iPhone so the writer can call his agent. She gives him a makeover while they await rescue, just like Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy in the Breakfast Club.

   Writer hires her as his assistant. After a couple of years she moves on when she receives her first Academy award nomination.

9. Sarah
   April 15th, 2008 at 7:01 am

   Wow, great shots. Kinda creepy though, and a bit sad.

   It would really make a good movie set. ;)

10. Larry J. Rutledge
    April 17th, 2008 at 2:34 pm

    Wow! Beautiful images … I’d love to shoot a film there. I wonder if the land owner would be open to that?

11. Susan
    April 25th, 2008 at 3:33 pm

    I actually did shoot a short film there in 2005. It was my thesis at FSU Film School and featured the church, the cabin to the right and the man-made forest, as well as all the roads around Jackson Lake. It was a surreal experience actually shooting on the Big Fish set. If you’re interested, my short is “The Resurrectionist” and production photos are online at http://www.the-resurrectionist.com.

12. Doug
    April 27th, 2008 at 5:18 pm

    Oh, John. This just made my night. I worked worked on a film called Dead Birds that shot there not long after you guys. I had the glorious role “Blonde Soldier”. I’m working on a script right now that might bring me back to that set. Thanks for the free location scout.

13. Adam
    August 8th, 2008 at 5:00 pm

    Where exactly is this filming location (town, street, exact location, etc). I enjoy seeing filming locations and was wondering exactly where this one is located. It was a great move and I’d love to see it.

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