Location #1: Elementary School
Summitview Public School, 6551 Main Street, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, Canada
Location #2: The Roller Coaster
Canada’s Wonderland, 1 Canada’s Wonderland Drive, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Location #3: Sarah’s place
At the corner of Whitevale Road & Gladstone Street, Whitevale, Pickering, Ontario, Canada
* A contribution by Clayton!
Location #4: The Weizak Clinic
Randwood Estate at 176 John Street East, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
Location #5: House in the woods
Unknown
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the roller coaster scene was NOT shot at Canada’s Wonderland as it didn’t exist in. ’83. it was shot at The Canadian National Exhibition, in downtown Toronto. The rollercoaster was called ‘The Flyer’ which was torn down in the early 2000s.
You have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about. Downtown Toronto? The Ex? Seriously? You couldn’t find The Ex on a map let alone Canada’s Wonderland, which is where the scene was filmed. That coaster is the Ghoster Coaster at Wonderland. Get a clue.
Canada’s Wonderland was officially opened on May 23, 1981 by then Premier of Ontario, William Davis, during a spectacular ceremony that included 10,000 helium balloons, 13 parachutists, 350 white doves, a pipe band, special guest Wayne Gretzky, and four children representing the Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic, and Great Lakes regions of Canada.
Canada’s wonderland opened in 1981
It was indeed shot at Canada’s Wonderland in 1983. I know this because I shot it. The park was brand new and we were the first to shot on the coaster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Zone_(film) Check the credits : My name is Mark Irwin CSC / ASC and here are my credits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Irwin
Thanks … Mark Irwin.
The flyer was white in colour. Take a look at the background footage of the Great Canadian Mind Buster. Notice the fields
100% sure the roller coaster is Canada’s Wonderland. The park opened in 1981 ( not ’83). The setting is too rural to be the CNE and looks nothing like The Flyer (it’s actually The Ghoster Coaster at the edge of the park). There is even one brief frame that shows the iconic mountain at the park’s center.
That’s funny, I assumed it was a given that it wasn’t Canada’s Wonderland if it didn’t exist at the time, but never bothered looking it up. Yes, indeed, 1981.
That #10 really looks like Lakewinds Country Manor, the railing details etc. and paint colors are right, but I’m not sure what angle they shot from. The driveway in google maps overhead suggests they shot from the driveway entrance on Queen Street, but you can see that angle on street view (looking SW from Queen Street) and the house massing isn’t right, and the sunlight would only shine like that in spring/fall/summer. They might have shot from the west corner of the property looking the other way, northeast down the driveway towards Queen Street; that is consistent with the sunlight angle in your framegrab being around 9-10AM in the winter, but there’s no street view that confirms it.
Never mind, I think it’s 284 Queen Street. This house has the same detailing as Lakewinds, but from what I can see in the Streetview images through the foliage off Butler St., it has the correct orientation and massing, including the chimney at the center, the covered porch and the rooftop deck. There is a three-car garage/carriage house where there might have been that driveway in 1983. You’ll want the April 2014 images, the rest were shot in summer and you can’t see a thing.
Still skeptical about this one.. the facade looks quite different.
It is 284 Queen. It’s listed on the IMDB filming locations page.
not sure but roger’s house looks like kevin keely’s house (the birdcage?)
could be wrong but instigating more participation.
will watch movies again, again and then some.
Number 8 is Ricardo st niagara on the lake on the corner by queens landing
The gazebo in the movie was built for the film and later donated to the town of Niagara-on-the-lake.
Any idea where the opening title images/photos were taken? I’ve always wondered. Such an amazing opening title sequence.
I always thought the roller coaster scene was done at crystal beach. The park (now gone) was roughly in the same area. Live and learn I guess 😋
The gazebo scene is also in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario and was built for the movie and left for the town. It has become a local landmark. Also, the assassination attempt was filmed at the local courthouse there as well, I believe.
I was the rides maintenance millwright that looked after the coaster in question on that day .
It was Canadas Wonderland and it was the Ghoster Coaster with ‘ Mac Tac” covering the original colour.
Which was peeled off when the job was finished.