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Hawkins Cinema
“I’m sorry. I love you.”
Steve Harrington (Joe Keery)
It was in Jackson that Matt and Ross Duffer, the showrunners of Stranger Things, found the perfect building to create the main movie theater in the small town of Hawkins, where their new series takes place. Already tapped to house the library, located in the courthouse, Jackson sees his famous Bradley’s Olde Tavern transformed into a vintage movie theater for the purposes of the script. To do this, the decorators remove anything that might betray the true identity of the place, wall off the windows and add a sign typical of American neighborhood movie theaters.
It is notably there that Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer) rushes and it is also here, on the facade, that Steve Harrington (Joe Keery) paints an insulting inscription to Nancy, during season 1. Having benefited from the know-how of the craftsmen of the production, the place is more true to life but does not actually house any room or popcorn dispenser but a nice counter, tables and chairs. It is difficult to recognize the place today since it has been restored to its original function.
Matt and Ross Duffer, who are steeped in the cult films of the 1980s, drew heavily on some of the classics to write the storyline for Stranger Things. The show cites in particular Ghostbusters, Alien, Carrie, Commando, E.T., Explorers or of course Terminator, whose credits were used as a basis for Stranger Things.
The terrifying Demogorgon made the most appearances in episode 6 of season 2, seven in total.
Bradley's Olde Tavern
A pub-like bar, Bradley’s Olde Tavern quenches the thirst of residents of Jackson, Georgia.
With its vast room, its huge bar and its wide choice of beers and other drinks, this tavern is one of the most popular in the small town of Jackson. It is located in the central square, opposite the court. Jackson is known for having given birth to Douglass Watson, the star of the Another World series, but also Neiron Ball, an NFL player who officiated in the Oakland Raiders. The city remains infamous for being almost completely razed to the ground by General William T. Sherman during the Civil War.
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Stranger Things Volume 1 - On the Other Side
The Stranger Things phenomenon arrives at Mana Books with a 100% official and unpublished series! Will Byers doesn’t understand what world he’s in or how he got there, but one thing is for sure: he’s not safe. His family and friends have disappeared, while a terrible monster lurks in the darkness of this alternate reality. Only his mother’s voice seems to reach across the dimensions, but how to answer him? Does she even know where he is? Left to his own devices, the young boy will cling to the memory of moments spent with his loved ones to avoid sinking into madness… and do everything to escape the Demogorgon. Dive into the nightmarish World Upside Down and discover the events of Will’s life in this never-before-seen story, which sheds new light on the first season of the Netflix phenomenon series
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