Hes been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasnt been brought. Another thing that made the film even more amazing is the eerie scenery that makes you feel uneasy the entire time you are. Amazing easily found facts about shutter island before martin scorsese and leonardo dicaprio decided to make this film, they were originally going to make the wolf of wall street 20. Hollywood loves making movies in easton heres why news. Shutter island was mainly filmed in massachusetts, with taunton being the location for the world war ii flashback scenes.
The question and answer section for shutter island film is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. The film opens in 1954 as world war ii veteran and. A couple years back i went to the medfield state hospital and accidentally found a building where scorsese filmed shutter island. It implied this was where teddy would end up after being led away by the orderlies. Movie was filmed in 2010, countries of filming locations are united states. But dicaprio is only one actor, and one good performance doesnt make a great film. Hurricane scenes took place at the wilson mountain reservation in dedham, massachusetts. Apr 02, 2017 the significance of the lighthouse in shutter island the final shot of martin scorseses 2010 psychological thriller, shutter island, was the lighthouse. Dicaprios performance is very similar to that which he had in inception, which i understand was filmed around the same time as shutter island. The asylum is on an island and they get stranded there after a big storm sweeps in after their arrival. He described the novel as a hybrid of the works of the bronte sisters and the 1956 film invasion of the body snatchers. Visiting a shutter island martin scorsese filming location in medfield, ma.
Marshal investigates the disappearance of a murderer who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane. When we arrived, the first thing we looked for was the main building from shutter island. East point, in nahant, massachusetts, was the location for the lighthouse scenes. Shutter island location a couple years back i went to the medfield state hospital and accidentally found a building where scorsese filmed shutter island.
A few of the scenes were shot on soundstages, like most of the hallucnationdreams that dicaprio has. Shutter island and xmen new mutants filming locations duration. Medfield state hospital the filming location of both. Visiting the real location where gilligans island was filmed. Leonardo dicaprios previous film, martin scorseses shutter island, confused just as many cinemagoers. Acadia national park, bar harbor, maine, usa by alberto dedham, usa 1 film locations. Were here to correctly diagnose whats wrong amidst. Oct 12, 2017 the jury is still out on shutter island s correct interpretation, and the debate surrounding the films ending still rages today. Media in category shutter island film the following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total. Shutter island the book shows such a treatment failing.
We have official began our usa road trip today i explored the abandoned medfield mental asylum where the movie shutter island was filmed. Here, he was due to have a lobotomy to alter the way he is. Shutter island is a novel by american writer dennis lehane, published by harper collins in april 2003. Its a fortress of almost abstract horror, surrounded by cliffs on all sides and given to inclement weather, including a hurricane that flattens trees and chips away at the mighty structure. Notable new england film locations new england today. Shutter island is based on the novel of the same name by author dennis lehane, who is best known for his boston area mysterydramas, mystic river and gone baby gone. Where was shutter island filmed discover the shutter island. Shutter island is based on the 2003 thriller from dennis lehane, the author of mystic river filmed by clint eastwood and gone baby gone filmed by.
Shutter island at medfield state hospital coolidge corner. Shutter island gave us everything we could have wanted in a leonardo dicaprio movie. Filming locations 18 filming dates 1 filming locations. Where was shutter island filmed discover the shutter. Jun 16, 2010 they filmed a majority of the film on ashecliffe, which is a real place. Jul 29, 2010 shutter island the book shows such a treatment failing. Medfield state hospital the filming location of both shutter island and the box.
Leonardo dicaprio, michelle williams, emily mortimer, jackie earle haley, patricia clarkson, john carroll lynch. East head, peddocks island, boston harbor, massachusetts photograph. Shutter island is a movie that made from the book with the same title written by dennis lane and released on april 15, 2003. Lehane has said he sought to write a novel that would be a homage to gothic settings, b movies, and pulp. Plot analysis shutter island is a brilliant film based on a book by the same name. Were excited to present this one of a kind immersive screening event in partnership with the town of medfield. The final shot of martin scorseses 2010 psychological thriller, shutter island, was the lighthouse. Scenes for the film were shot on a massachusetts island, but the rocky island shore and the crashing waves were filmed at otter cliffs in acadia national park. Filming location for shutter island at medfield state hospital. This is martin scorseses evocation of the delicious shuddering fear we feel when horror movies are about something and dont release all the tension with action scenes. Ominous chords as federal marshall teddy daniels leonardo dicaprio and his new partner chuck aule mark ruffalo arrive at shutter island, in boston harbor, to investigate the disappearance of a dangerous patient. While scorsese is very good at creating strong images and exploring powerful characters. It takes only one glimpse of shutter island to be filled with a sense of doom.
Mar 11, 2010 shutter island is based on the 2003 thriller from dennis lehane, the author of mystic river filmed by clint eastwood and gone baby gone filmed by ben affleck. Shutter island debuts celebrities feted the films premiere around the world. Medfield state hospital the filming location of both shutter island and the box august 29, 2017 nikola petrovski its beginnings are to be found in 1892, but it wasnt until may of 1896 that this hospital had its doors open for the first time. The movie opened february 19, 2010, making this month its 10th anniversary. Martin scorseses gothic thriller is based on the novel by dennis lehane, the writer of bostonset stories gone baby gone and mystic river. On shutter island, his adaptation of dennis lehanes bestselling novel, director martin scorsese was well stocked on both counts, thanks to a team of familiar collaborators that included director of photography robert richardson, asc and rob legato, the shows visualeffects supervisor and secondunit director cinematographer. The rocky coastline at the beginning of the film, which is the setting of the fictional shutter island, is actually peddocks island in boston harbor. The movie filmed scenes at the whittenton mills complex in taunton, then director martin scorsese moved on to. For simplicity, i will refer to teddy, also known as andrew, as teddy throughout.
Jun 16, 2010 all the conspiracy theories about shutter island being some secret government facility or the doctors getting to teddy daniels dicaprio by the end of the film are simply off the mark. Its beginnings are to be found in 1892, but it wasnt until may of 1896 that this hospital had its doors open for the first time. Locallyfilmed shutter island is the newest stop on cinemas tour of asylums and their inhabitants. Unlike those other two books, however, shutter island is a psychological drama that is far deeper and more complex. Feb 21, 2020 the movie opened february 19, 2010, making this month its 10th anniversary. The significance of the lighthouse in shutter island the. Shutter island is moreover a film that revolves around notions of performance, illusion, and theatricality, and in many ways functions as a testament to the power of the moving image.
With leonardo dicaprio, emily mortimer, mark ruffalo, ben kingsley. Scorsese filmed the scenes in old industrial buildings in tauntons whittenton mills complex to replicate the dachau concentration camp, which was seen in flashbacks. Heres a simple explanation of the shutter island story, and there is a section at the bottom focused on the shutter island ending. Lake placid 1999, the mist 2007, the uninvited 2009, and dark shadows 2012 all take place in quintessential small towns of maine, and with few exceptions, maine is used for the stuff of nightmares.
The film, according to gilligan, shows it succeeding, at least in dispelling delusion. Maine, home to the infamous stephen king, is often the backdrop of horror films. Hes been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasnt been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors whose radical treatments. Medfield state hospital 45 hospital road, medfield, massachusetts, usa. Shutter island at medfield state hospital coolidge.
Well be projecting the film onto a 30 foot inflatable screen using state of the art equipment provided by. Notable new england film locations maine film locations. Extras portraying the dachau prisoners were called back to reshoot a scene in july, because the film of one scene was damaged due to an improperly sealed film shipping container. Apr 20, 2017 visiting the real location where gilligans island was filmed. The structure of the plot, in which cawleys efforts to. Martin scorsese and leonardo dicaprio team up for a fourth time for this adaptation of shutter island, a novel by dennis lehane mystic river.
The rabid debate on healthcare reform can take a wellearned break because a new topic has arrived to polarize the nation. Based on dennis lehanes novel, martin scorseses shutter island takes place in 1954 on a compound in the middle of boston harbor that specializes in the containment and care of the criminally insane. It was a huge complex, comprised of more than 20 buildings spread across thousands of square. All the conspiracy theories about shutter island being some secret government facility or the doctors getting to teddy daniels dicaprio by the end of the film are simply off the mark. Lehanes inspiration for the hospital and island setting was long island in boston harbor, which he had visited during the blizzard of 1978 as a child with his uncle and family. The movie is fiction, based on the 2003 novel by dennis lahane. Shutter island was one of the plot twisting endings to a movie ever in theaters. The baitandswitch twist forces the viewer to recontextualize the entire film up until that point, making shutter island a rich experience on the second and third watches. Its very interesting how they fixed it up and built it out to look different than it actually is.
Aug 15, 2010 scorsese filmed the scenes in old industrial buildings in tauntons whittenton mills complex to replicate the dachau concentration camp, which was seen in flashbacks. May 23, 2018 we have official began our usa road trip today i explored the abandoned medfield mental asylum where the movie shutter island was filmed. Dec 02, 2018 amazing easily found facts about shutter island before martin scorsese and leonardo dicaprio decided to make this film, they were originally going to make the wolf of wall street 20. In an interview by a hollywood critic the day the film aired in the theatres, he asked that no one speak of it. See martin scorseses haunting shutter island outdoors on the grounds where it was filmed at medfield state hospital. Shutter islands ending explained david cox film the guardian. The 2010 martin scorcese film starring leonardo dicaprio about a missing psychiatric patient takes place on an island off the coast of boston. See the film locations of shutter island traveler master. Feb 19, 2010 locally filmed shutter island is the newest stop on cinemas tour of asylums and their inhabitants.
Peddocks island, boston harbor, boston, massachusetts, usa. The jury is still out on shutter islands correct interpretation, and the debate surrounding the films ending still rages today. The casting of the film is very good, as is the acting. Shutter island is a greatlooking, highly stylized, very intense thriller in the vein of martin scorseses earlier cape fear 1991. Shutter island starts working on us with the first musical notes under the paramount logos mountain, even before the film starts. However, financing did not work out for the wolf of wall s. They filmed a majority of the film on ashecliffe, which is a real place. Shutter islands ending explained david cox film the. It had incredible twists and turns that you couldnt have expected. Visiting a shutter island martin scorsese filming location in. The film was directed by the legendary scorsese and adapted from a novel by dennis lehane mystic river, gone baby gone. The film used peddocks island as a setting for the storys island. Shutter island is not said to be scary, but it is considered to be a. Shutter island is a 2010 american neonoir psychological thriller film directed by martin scorsese and written by laeta kalogridis, based on dennis lehanes.
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