This epic look at the Vietnam War and its effects told through the lives of a
tight knit group of friends from a Pennsylvania town was Michael Cimino's second
film and established him in the pantheon of American directors. Complex and
emotionally raw performances from Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep earned each an
Academy Award nomination, and Christopher Walken's portrayal of Nick, who survives
capture but is unable to escape its trauma, is a tour de force that earned him
the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. With a keen eye for nuance and a carefully
structured script, Cimino interweaves the rituals great and small that make up the
lives of his characters, creating a poignant sense of what remained constant and
what was forever changed by their experience of the war.
Filming Locations Used
Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Washington State,
Bangkok - Thailand and Kanthaburi Thailand.
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filming or would like to submit a photograph of how an actual
location looks now, please click
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The Location managers and scouts for this film (according to IMDB)
were Frank Ernst, M.R. Boonyalak Sukawasdi and Charles Hubbard.
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Below are the NOW and THEN shots of the filming locations used in Michael Cimino,
The Deer Hunter. The now shots are taken accordingly during our recent visit to
the places (2007) while the then shots are the still images from the movie (1978). This is a direct
visual comparison of how the filming locations have changed over time. Some
places and buildings are now totally unrecognizable due to massive development
and area progress while some have undergone the opposite direction towards
deterioration and decay. Some places, however, have stayed intact as they were,
unaffected by the passage of weather and time.
The order below is the same order from the beginning to the end of the movie.
If you can provide further information or help me locate the missing links, it will be
greatly appreciated. These are all my personal observations and any form of
constructive criticism or informative suggestion would be most welcome. Roly –
Filming Locations Detectives
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First and foremost I would like to say a big thank you to the forum members of
The Deer Hunter Tribute website, for all the information you have
given to me to help find the filming locations of this great film,
without you lot, it may have taken years to find the filming locations.
When driving to the different filming locations of The
Deer Hunter, it felt we were driving back in time, it looked and
felt like the different towns have not changed a great deal, in the
boom times of the Steel Mills, the hustle and bussle must have been
incredible, now we noticed boarded up and smoke damaged buildings,
bars closed and not many persons milling around, that’s just my
thoughts. Roly Keates
(Click on the (1978) film grab for a better & larger image)
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(located if you place your mouse pointer over the image.)
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(Click on the photos for a better & larger image)
The Opening Scene
The truck thunders round the
corner towards the Central Blast Furnace.
(Click on the (1978) film grabs for a better & larger image)
The filming location of this scene is located at the foot of Logan Ave and
Commercial St in Mingo Jct Ohio. Ernie's gas is on the left and is still there today.
Thanks to Corry for pointing this out.
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please contact us and help us to update the website.
As we have sleuthed many locations, please don't forget to include the film grab number and film name
(located if you place your mouse pointer over the image.)
We will give you full credit for your information, thanks.
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(Click on the (1978) film grabs for a better & larger image)
The Widowmaker, Commercial St, Mingo Jct, Ohio was used as the location for these scenes.
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please contact us and help us to update the website.
As we have sleuthed many locations, please don't forget to include the film grab number and film name
(located if you place your mouse pointer over the image.)
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(Click on the (1978) film grabs for a better & larger image)
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The Widowmaker, Commercial St, Mingo Jct, Ohio was used as the location for these scenes.
We decided to enter into the carpark area of the Widow Maker to take a few shots,
however these photos never came out only the above video.
If you would like to submit a photograph or have any additional information
please contact us and help us to update the website.
As we have sleuthed many locations, please don't forget to include the film grab number and film name
(located if you place your mouse pointer over the image.)
We will give you full credit for your information, thanks.
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(Click on the (1978) film grabs for a better & larger image)
The left photo is taken in the carpark of the Widowmaker, notice in the film grab the works, as you can see in the actual shot taken by us no works can be seen.
The carpark was empty, not sure if they run two shifts or not now.
The other photo is taken off the bridge where the truck is coming under as the guys
where just about to pull out. The Street Location is Commercial St, Mingo Juntion, Ohio.
(Click on the (2007) photos for a better & larger image)
Racing the truck
Michael (Robert DeNiro) places bets
(Click on the (1978) film grab for a better & larger image)
The filming location of this scene is located on Commercial St, Mingo Jct Ohio.
The high wall has long since gone, tall trees now cover where the railway track was located.
(Click on the (2007) photos for a better & larger image)
(Click on the (1978) film grabs for a better & larger image)
Click to play the application
Mingo Bar is now an empty lot. Not quite sure if Mingo bar ever existed or it was a sound stage.
If you would like to submit a photograph or have any additional information
please contact us and help us to update the website.
As we have sleuthed many locations, please don't forget to include the film grab number and film name
(located if you place your mouse pointer over the image.)
We will give you full credit for your information, thanks.
Click here to go to the contact form
(Click on the (2007) photos for a better & larger image)
Please note, this is a hobby website, the only purpose we use film grabs is to show a
direct comparison how buildings, landscapes etc have changed
since the time of filming, we do not use the film grabs in any other material.
All photographs and homemade videos are (copyrighted) to Roland Keates aka,
Filming Locations Detectives,
or otherwise specified. Part of the material is not our property and is exposed,
we respect copyright laws and only use the film grabs for visual information.
No COPYRIGHT infringement intended,
however if you require us to remove the film grabs, please inform us so we can
immediately see to its removal.
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Click here to go to the contact form to contact me, thanks Roly