Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Filming Location

[MrJimddddd]

Though the square in Sierra Madre and the Medical Building across the street stood in for Santa Mira in the original The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, most of the film was actually shot in Hollywood, including the alley in back of the Medical Building; some of the hallway shots; the houses of Miles, Becky, Jack and Sally; and the chase scene after Becky screams at the dog crossing the street.

[dltanner99]

Horror novel see video book trailer

[ravagednation]

I have lived in Sierra Madre since 1994. Grandparents moved here in 1964. Best little known town to live in (if you have to live in LA) at the base of Mount Wilson & bordering Pasadena. The only way to shoot video from that vantage point would be on top of a ladder on top of a liquor store. And the pods don't come from Fox News they're in a pill bottle in your medicine cabinet. Prozac anyone?

[paulallan1000]

This location was also used for the 1981 version of Halloween 2 when Michael Myers walks through it on the way to Haddonfield Hospital

[chuckfan1]

Nice job, but would be better, more comparison if you shot from the same camera angle.

[locationpix]

Hi there! Thx for your interest and comment. Good advice, but I have to add that we were just driving through the town of Sierra Madre - hadn't prepared a thing, hadn't seen the movie for some time. So my shots were 100% improvised...

[Sk8erIT]

i read the book the year of the bomb this is in it

[bapyou]

Yep. That's what happens when you watch Fox News. It happened to my family. Went home to visit -- and all of a sudden -- everyone's sounding like Bill O'Reilly. Fox sends out pods regularly. I've seen the trucks.

[auPretender]

Great job!! Thank you for putting this together... loved it!!

[anglasrabines]

You are a real real REAL fan!!! Thanks for the work!!

Congratulations, and greetings from Perú!!!

[gleambot]

Thanks, locationpix. You saved me a trip to Sierra Madre, where I used to work 2 decades ago, to find the town center of "Santa Mira". I absolutely love this brilliant movie. The remakes don't even come close - they don't get the "normalcy" of the people right - the way people act normal, but are not normal - the psychology of the film. The music score is fully committed to frightening reality that we live in a world of political and social conformity in which nobody in America fights back.

[locationpix]

Hi there, I just realized that I seem to have missed your nice comment. Thanks for posting it. And yes, S.M. is a great little and fulfilled a childhood wish to see that familiar square...

[TWITCHYMAN]

BRILLIANT FILM!!

[tmattrope]

VERY COOL! I thought about doing this myself, driving to this town and taking some video/photos. Thanks for posting this! (it's a little scary that it doesn't look much different 60 years later!)

[scodoguy]

Amazing thank you for your time ,  i've always loved this movie......