Deadly Blessing was released into theaters on August 14th, 1981. Filming locations include Bardwell, Ennis and Waxahachie, Tx. It was directed by Wes Craven. This was Craven's 5th directed movie. It stars a twenty-three year old Sharon Stone, in what was her first major film role. It also features Michael Berryman. Berryman and Craven have collaborated four times; The Hills Have Eyes (1977), Deadly Blessing, Invitation to Hell and The Hills Have Eyes 2. The score was composed by James Horner. The films first DVD release was on January 22nd, 2013.
Schmidt farm - Old Maypearl Rd. Waxahachie, Tx. 75167
The house and barn were demolished in 2019. Dove Meadow subdivision now occupies the land. I'm standing roughly where the barn would've been, facing the same direction as the screenshot. I'd like to thank PaulH of Halloween Filming Locations for helping me find this location.
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Boswell's Service Station - Sycamore St. and Ennis St. Bardwell, Tx. 75119
The service station structure still remains, although it's been remodeled. The Farmer's Market was demolished at some point in the 80's or early 90's and a convenient store now occupies the spot.
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All "Now" pictures taken in 2024.
Tara Theatre - 119 N. Dallas St. Ennis, Tx. 75119
The theatre was built in 1933. In July of 1992, a storm collapsed it's roof and the building was demolished shortly thereafter. "Summer of Fear", the movie showing, was actually directed by Wes Craven and preceded Deadly Blessing.
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All "Now" pictures taken in 2024.
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I discovered the Farm house used in Deadly Blessing many many years ago with a lot of hard work involved. You gave incorrect credit to someone else. Maybe you didn't come across my video during a search for locations? Here is the link to my video of the farm location. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlvJoNUv2Lg&t=1512s
ReplyDeleteGreat job on finding the location and visiting before everything was removed. That must've been a really cool experience. However, you never disclose the precise location for anyone else to visit. Therefore, anyone who wanted to do so would've had to go through the same hard work as you did to find it.
DeleteThank you and yes very cool to get on the private property,what an experience. I really didn't want to disclose the location on the video since it was private and didn't want to be responsible for people coming on to the land and exploring. I actually had to ask a crew member from the film and he gave me some clues and that started the process. I could actually see the barn from the road after looking for several hours.I was so excited I yelled out HELL FIRE TO THE INCUBUS! The rest is history. Just curious how did you discover where the Farm was located,especially after it was demolished? Disregard the comment above "you gave credit to someone else"
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