The german hospital in which he recovers from his wounds is the infirmary at the citadel, the military college of south carolina, 171 moultrie street, charleston. Jun 28, 2015 its actually a pier in the isle of palms where savannah and john met. Dear john is a drama and romance movie based on the novel by nicholas sparks that stars channing tatum and amanda seyfried. Discover the beauty for yourself on a stroll and see if you can spot where scenes from the notebook, dear john and the patriots were filmed. Love, loss, and the military are intertwined in the movie adaption of nicholas sparks 2006 novel dear john. Jimmy fallon had dear johns channing tatum on late night thursday and they both agreed the movie makes them want to spend some time in the town where it was filmed, charleston, sc jimmy asked. Take a quick trip to one of charlestons barrier islands. Charleston seems to be the perfect place for his romance novels. Screen gems filming locations dear john 2010 want to know where dear john 2010 was filmed. Filmed in charleston, south carolina, tatum learned how to surf for the. Everything you want to know about the filming locations is right here.
Dear john has the distinction of being the film that broke up avatars box office reign at no. Dear john 2009 filmed in charleston and on sullivans island, the isle of palms, and folly beach. Dear john to be filmed in charleston county business. One boys role in a major motion picture helps unlock the. Sep 12, 2008 nicholas sparks, whose novel the notebook was adapted and filmed in the charleston area by nick cassavetes in 2003, returns to the lowcountry with dear john, director lasse hallstroms. Dear john to be filmed in charleston area thedigitel.
Dear john 2010 everything you want to know about filming dear john 2010 at isle of palms beach in isle of palms is right here. Time your trip for sundown and watch the sun sink under the ocean horizon as your first day in. What details can you give us about the dear john film. Its actually a pier in the isle of palms where savannah and john met. We had to create not only charleston locations, but germany, afghanistan, africa, the congo and eastern europe all in charleston.
And the charlestonarea has landed a lead performance. Filming took place in late 2008, and it stars channing tatum and amanda seyfried. When youre finished, head over to the folly beach pier to check out johns and savannahs meeting spot the perfect spot for your own meet cute. Make this another film based on a nicholas sparks novel that was filmed in our backyard. The stars, film crew and other celebrities will be in attendance, and the official after party will feature music by dj moo moo, specialty. He asked me about charleston and being at school here, and we had some general small talk, she shared. He asked me about charleston and being at school here. Some scenes from the movie were filmed in these locations. Movies filmed in south carolina internet film database. Dear john, filmed in 2010, was shot in the old building. The college of charlestons randolph hall was where. Cafb hosts dear john filming joint base charleston news.
Filmed in charleston, south carolina, tatum learned how to surf for the movie, and put his foot down when it came to another waterrelated. The crew filmed several scenes for the movie in flight, on the flight line and in a charleston afb hangar. Dear john filming locations movie maps filming locations. Take a quick trip to one of charleston s barrier islands. Filmed in charleston, south carolina, tatum learned how. Days of thunder 1990 yes, tom cruise was here in darlington, sc, at our famous darlington raceway. The scene of john and savannah first date was shot at bowens island restaurant just as dusk was setting in.
College of charleston cistern yard dear john 2010 savannah read and write the letters to john. Movies filmed in charleston, south carolina and where to go. Dear john is a 2010 american romantic dramawar film starring amanda seyfried and. Charleston, south carolina, usa 7 of 7 found this interesting interesting. Jan 24, 2020 channing tatum and amanda seyfriend starred in dear john, with the nicholas sparks tearjerker premiering 10 years ago. Though parts of the movie were filmed on nearby edisto island, sc and oak island, nc, a majority of the scenes were shot. When the filming location was meant to represent charleston as the setting, an asterisk has been added.
Nicholas sparks, whose novel the notebook was adapted and filmed in the charleston area by nick cassavetes in 2003, returns to the lowcountry with dear john, director lasse hallstroms adaptation of the 2006 sparks novel. Channing tatum and amanda seyfriend starred in dear john, with the nicholas sparks tearjerker premiering 10 years ago. Movies filmed in charleston and where to relive your favorite. Charleston, sc cinemainspired getaway travel itinerary. Luxury sedan seats persons eclectic tours of charleston is proud to present this exclusive driving tour starring various locations from popular tv and movies filmed around charleston.
Dear john 2010 cassina point plantation edisto island, charleston, charleston air force base, the citadel, college of charleston, folly beach, harleyville, isle of palms, james island, sullivans island. Sceen it is the ultimate guide for locations of movies and tv series with stars like amanda seyfried or channing tatum. Cypress gardens was also part of the scenes of cold mountain. Popular movies, blockbusters filmed in south carolina myrtle. We have been honored to have a few of them filmed here. Identifiable locations shown in the films are indicated in parentheses. Famous movie locations in charleston restoration hotel.
Scenes from the college of charleston appear in the movie,dear john, which opened nationwide on february 5, 2010. John channing tatum and savannah amanda seyfried first meet on the isle of palms fishing pier. Filming locations 5 filming dates 1 filming locations. Army wives currently being filmed in charleston at the base and at various locations in the city, especially near the college of charleston. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Also located on james island is the house that served as johns boyhood home. Notebook, the strangers, dear john, cold mountain and more have film locations in charleston, beaufort, rock hill, myrtle beach, florence. Dear john 2010 dear john starring amanda seyfriend and channing tatum tells the story of two lovebirds who undergo seven tumultuous years of separation due to war. Nicholas sparks, whose novel the notebook was adapted and filmed in the charleston area by nick cassavetes in 2003, returns to the lowcountry with dear john, director lasse hallstroms. Stroll the beach towards the fishing pier to the site of john tyree and savannah curtis first meeting in the flick dear john. List of television shows and films in charleston, south. A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while hes home on leave. It follows the life of a soldier channing tatum after he falls in love with a young.
It was made by screen gems and was released theatrically in north america on february 5, 2010. Dear john was filmed in charleston in united states of america. Steven gore waits on the pilots cue for when the c17 is over the drop zone at charleston afbs north auxiliary field while a contracted camera crew films for the upcoming movie dear john nov. The bombedout afghan village, where john is wounded by a sniper, was the partially demolished lafarge cement factory in harleyville, about an hour north of charleston. Movie and tv tour of charleston walks of charleston. The film commission was extremely proactive in helping to mount the production.
Charleston extras on new netflix show outer banks talk. Channing tatum and amanda seyfried, stars of the film dear john, debuted their new film at exclusive events in fort bragg and charleston. The movie, dear john, was filmed in both north and south carolina. With savannah back at college, john returns to missions, flying out from charleston air force base in north charleston.
Kara lindstrom, production designer of dear john great crew and a very easy state to shoot. This film was the second nicholas sparks adaptation filmed in south carolina. Davidson is a contracted cameraman for the upcoming film dear john and sergeant gore is a loadmaster with the 16th airlift squadron. We have people come from all over to see where the notebook was filmed, where the patriot was filmed. Popular movies, blockbusters filmed in south carolina. Use the more info button to see all the information about this title.
Movies filmed in charleston and where to relive your. Dec 03, 2008 the crew filmed several scenes for the movie in flight, on the flight line and in a charleston afb hangar. Randoph hall was also used in the filming of the patriot. It follows the life of a soldier after he falls in love with a young woman. Charleston is a fun and unique way to see the charleston as our movie experts entertain you with behindthescenes insider information. What state was the movie dear john filmed in answers. A dear john was filmed around charleston, and a local child actor has a significant role in the movie. Mike mahaffieflickr and, this place is the college of charleston where savannah read and wrote a lot of her letters to john. Mar 25, 2015 while the majority of the notebook was filmed in this area, the entire dear john movie was done in and around charleston.
Dear john to be filmed in charleston county charleston. It also ranks as having the second highestgrossing opening ever during a super bowl weekend. I bet there are a lot of you out there who know this scene. That was filmed in charleston at the college of charleston. Yet another nicholas sparks novel that was adapted by hollywood and filmed mostly in charleston, dear john tells the story of john tyree. Charleston south carolina charleston sc harbor island johns island folly beach dear john hooray for hollywood filming locations summer travel.
Charleston premiere of screen gemsaa dear john, a film based on the nicolas sparks novel. Movies filmed in south carolina internet film database sc. List of television shows and films in charleston, south carolina. This jampacked route covers the entire peninsula in a luxury sedan and makes several stops for photographic memories. Jul 19, 2018 dear john is a drama and romance movie based on the novel by nicholas sparks that stars channing tatum and amanda seyfried. The interior of this building, which serves as the colleges main. And the charleston area has landed a lead performance. One boys role in a major motion picture helps unlock the door for other children with autism dear braeden by. The citadel the military college of south carolina. The following movies were filmed at least in part in charleston, south carolina. With channing tatum, amanda seyfried, richard jenkins, henry thomas. Time your trip for sundown and watch the sun sink under the ocean horizon as your first day in charleston comes to a close. Dear john is a 2010 american romantic dramawar film starring amanda seyfried and channing tatum. Its about a soldier, tatum, who falls for a college student.
Dear john filmed in charleston, premieres in charleston. Marty bowen twilight served as the producer and lasse hallstrom chocolat served as the director. Partially shot on sullivans island, this drama involved a. While the majority of the notebook was filmed in this area, the entire dear john movie was done in and around charleston. The film was directed by lasse hallstrom, and it is an adaptation of nicholas sparks 2006 novel of the same name. Do you want to see all the locations used in this movie. It was largely filmed in the charleston area of south carolina. The college of charleston s randolph hall was where savannah would read and write many of the letters.
Scenes for that other nicholas sparks weepie, the notebook, along with cold mountain and the patriot, were also filmed at the college. Jan, 2010 one boys role in a major motion picture helps unlock the door for other children with autism dear braeden by. We have a soft spot for this flick filmed in iconic charleston spots including riverfront park, the citadel, and folly beach and frankly, you should too. The plot centers around an army sergeant channing tatum who falls in.
Charleston air force base hosts dear john film shoot. The movie was filmed in 2009 in charleston, south carolina. If youre a huge nicholas sparks fan, you wont want to stop stalking the filming sites for his movies at the american theater. An abandoned elementary school in downtown charleston was transformed into an eastern european cafe. Actors channing tatum and amanda seyfried star in the movie, based on the novel by bestselling author nicholas sparks. Spend the morning at the farmers market charleston farmers market. Dear john 1993 this is not the only film produced in south carolina that was based on a nicholas spark novel. Sep 14, 2008 nicholas sparks, whose novel the notebook was adapted and filmed in the charleston area by nick cassavetes in 2003, returns to the lowcountry with dear john, director lasse hallstroms adaptation of the 2006 sparks novel. Charleston was one of six locations in this years tearjerker. Oak island, north carolina, usa 8 of 8 found this interesting interesting.
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