Thanksgiving
Summary
direct by Eli Roth , 2023’sThanksgivingtaps into the non-white undercurrent of the titular holiday . In doing so , Roth creates a New England - free-base slasher film that feels true to its subject — even ifThanksgivingwasn’t exclusively filmed in location like Plymouth , Massachusetts . Theidea for the splatter - horror hit stemmed from Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino ’s 2007 filmGrindhouse , which have several fictitious movie trailers . Given Roth ’s repugnance expertise , he was tap to create one of the in - film trailers . afterwards , theHosteldirector could n’t shake the idea of turningThanksgivinginto a feature film all its own .
befittingly set in Plymouth , Massachusetts — the very place theMayflowerpilgrims dock in 1620 — Thanksgivinginitially chronicle a Black Friday sales event gone atrociously wrong . Post - Thanksgiving dinner party , would - be client flock to the local RightMart superstore . Eager to land pot on waffle irons and other big - just the ticket item , the crowd is enrage when Jessica Wright , whose father have RightMart , allow her friends into the superstore ahead of time . The resulting stampede of frenetic shoppers causes multiple last , which encouragesThanksgiving ’s John Carver mask - wearing killerto seek retaliation on Jessica and her friends the following year .
Eli Roth ’s vacation - themed horror movie , Thanksgiving , made its mark in theatre of operations in November 2023 , and it ’s now available to swarm or take on PVOD .
Thanksgiving Filmed Several Big Scenes In Canada’s Hamilton & Toronto, Ontario
Black Creek Pioneer Village Helps Bring Thanksgiving’s John Carver House To Life
Since a Black Friday howler in the provenance of the titular holiday kicks off Eli Roth’sThanksgiving , it ’s easy to assume the filmmaker shot exclusively in Massachusetts . Initially , Roth had project to film in Plymouth , Massachusetts , but the project fall through . When he eventually come back toThanksgiving , Roth and his squad trade " America ’s hometown " for Ontario , Canada . In particular , Hamilton , Ontario make a pregnant appearance in the slasher film . A embrasure city on the western boundary of Lake Ontario , Hamilton , Ontario is family to Waterdown District High School — a location that reckon prominently intoThanksgiving(and , likely , Thanksgiving 2 ) .
Patrick Dempsey , who farm up in Maine , tapped into his New England root ( and Maine accent ) for hisThanksgivingrole .
One ofThanksgiving ’s other major shot site is Toronto — a Canadian metropolis that ’s often referred to as “ Hollywood North . ” Much like Vancouver , Toronto is home to many Hollywood production ; in the past , horror flick likeChuckyhave been shot on emplacement in the Canadian city . The capital city of Ontario , Toronto , is nuzzle on the northwest bound of Lake Ontario and tout several yield studio apartment and soundstages . Additionally , theBlack Creek Pioneer Village — a tourist attraction that re - make an 1860s Canadian small town — was evidently usedto portray the picture ’s John Carver House location ( viaAlamy ) .
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Eli Roth ’s Thanksgiving might be a spinoff of 2007 ’s Grindhouse , but it reference several other classic horror motion-picture show throughout its streak .
Hanmer & Port Perry, Ontario Also Served As Thanksgiving Filming Locations
Canadian Stand-Ins For Small-Town Massachusetts
While it may not be New England , the greater Toronto area boasts plenty of great stall - Immigration and Naturalization Service . Thanksgivingwriter Jeff Rendell visited Plymouth , Massachusettswhile penning the screenplay . While there , Rendell learned about Cordage Park and the area ’s ghost tunnel system . " We incur [ Ontario ’s ] Port Perry , which was a really nice double for Plymouth , " Roth toldThe Boston Globe . Situated in the town of Scugog , Port Perry ’s Queen Street conjure up the small - town New England feel that Roth was so eager to becharm . Additionally , Thanksgiving ’s cast of charactersalso chatoyant scenes in the small , nearby community of Hanmer .
Port Perry ’s Queen Street evokes the minuscule - town New England experience that Roth was so eager to capture .
Concord, Massachusetts Appears In Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving
The Historic Main Streets Of Concord & Andover Just Can’t Be Replicated
Reportedly , theThanksgivingfilm crew did lense some establishing shots in Plymouth , Massachusetts . However , the on - site cinematography that took place at Plymouth ’s Cordage Museum was ultimately cutfrom the horror flick . Still , Roth and his team did n’t debar Massachusetts altogether . While evenThanksgiving ’s end , which is partially coiffure at the fictitious John Carver House , was n’t burgeon forth in Massachusetts , the crew did take around Concord , Massachusetts ' historic town core and Main Street , as well as in nearby Andover , Massachusetts . The Bay State may not have been a all important cinematography localisation , butThanksgivingstill serve up a quintessential New England sense .
Sources : Alamy , The Boston Globe
