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7-Eleven
“I’m in the police. Undercover mission!”
Jim Hopper (David Harbour)
Matt and Ross Duffer, the showrunners of the Stranger Things series, made extensive use of Screen Gem Studios in Atlanta to build the majority of the interiors, but also used the city’s surroundings to find different locations for the shoot. As part of a partnership with the 7-Eleven supermarket franchise, the producers were keen to provide the fictional town of Hawkins with one of these famous stores. Still, instead of using an actual 7-Eleven in Atlanta or elsewhere, the Duffer brothers chose to create the location out of an existing grocery store in Conyers.
It is in front of and in the Milstead Food Mart that the scene takes place in which Jim Hopper (David Harbour) and Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) go to buy a drink after having freed the Russian scientist. To make the illusion believable, the craftsmen on the decorating team remodeled the store to make it look like a real 7-Eleven. Immediately afterwards, however, the owners of the Milstead Food Mart returned to their business as it was before the shooting. This did not prevent the fans in pilgrimage to come in turn to drink in their store.
Already popular for his role in the HBO series The Newsroom but also in movies like The Rebellious Wedding, David Harbour really exploded in the eyes of the general public thanks to his role as a sheriff in Stranger Things. A character that allowed him to later land the role of Hellboy in the remake of Neil Marshall but also to play alongside Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh in Black Widow, the Marvel super production.
David Harbour was nominated for a 2018 Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor but had to lose to Peter Dinklage.
Milstead Food Mart
This small grocery store is located in the town of Conyers, in the suburbs of Atlanta. It offers residents a wide selection of items.
The origins of Conyers date back to 1821 when a blacksmith settled there. When the railway finally arrives in Georgia, the city takes the opportunity to develop, together with Atlanta. Hit several times by terrible fires, especially when General Sherman made his famous walk to the sea, it is also known as a filming location for series like Sheriff scare me and Stranger Things. Conyers was also the birthplace of actresses Elle Fanning and Holly Hunter.
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By Gilles Rolland
Passionné de cinéma, de rock and roll, de séries TV et de littérature. Rédacteur de presse et auteur des livres Le Heavy Metal au cinéma, Paroles de fans Guns N' Roses, Paroles de fans Rammstein et Welcome to my Jungle : 100 albums rock et autres anecdotes dépareillées. Adore également voyager à la recherche des lieux les plus emblématiques de la pop culture.