![]() However, as the daughter was emphatic about, it was quite a hassle (and considered to be quite rude) for tourists to go onto their private property to see the house. Krantz decided to sell to one of her Amish neighbors, so it no longer belongs to them. Several years after the film was finished, Mrs. One was knocked over by the car during shooting as part of a scene. There were actually 3 birdhouses that Ford "constructed" at a cost of $2k each (I believe). This was a bit of an annoyance, but something that they lived with. In addition, the birds in the pond in the film were imported, and never left. The production team did not remove the smear after they left, and was very hard to remove. ![]() The scene where Danny Glover was shot and left that famous long blood smear was indeed in the barn. it's an actual farmhouse, lived in by actual people! Hollywood wants to portray a particular view, so they prettied it up for the camera. Of course the house looks more "run down" than in the film. Krantz is actually shown weeping in an early shot.) They also built mockups to make it appear to be one structure. The shed was also much easier to remake into a simple house without modern conveniences. According to the the daughter, they came through with chains to "age" the door frames and such to make it look more "authentic", but the mother objected to basically making a mess of her house, so they moved to the shed next door for many of the scenes. The production originally wanted to use the main house, but it is completely wired for modern conveniences. Supposedly the Krantz family does not own the house anymore, it was sold to some Amish. The barn is to the right of what actually is 2 houses. The actual house looks a bit more run down than in the movie. This driveway is where Danny Glover parks the car and they walk down the hill with their guns. Driving down this long driveway, she saw the house! It was so awesome. After much searching, frustrated and ready to quit, she turned down a dirt driveway at house #758. It is near Strasburg around two tiny towns called Hessdale and Refton. After over 8 hours searching, she finally had a street name: Bunker Hill Road. Jaime Toth made it her mission to locate the actual house where the "Lapp's" farm was filmed. In 1993, the Krantz's approached the Lancaster Farmland Trust about preserving it and it has now become a Trust property. It is located near Strasburg, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The Lapp's Amish farm where Harrison Ford stays belonged to Paul and Emma Krantz. ![]() The other, small train station they departed from for Philadelphia was in Parkesburg PA. The same spectacular Philly train station was also seen in " Blow Out" and " Trading Places". These scenes were actually shot at 30th Street Railway Station, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wanna see the real life filming location used for The Train Station in the movie?
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