If you’re a local and a fan of the movie, “Edward Scissorhands,” you may already know that much of the movie was filmed in the Carpenters Run neighborhood of Lutz.
Of course, Carpenters Run no longer boasts the bright pastel-colored homes or topiaries featured in the film, but Kenny Caperton, of On Set Cinema, plans to bring elements of the movie to life in a special event planned for the evening of April 25.
Caperton, who created On Set Cinema, describes himself as a “cinema dork.”
He’s been visiting filming locations for about 20 years, and a couple of years ago, he said: “I got this fun, crazy idea: Wouldn’t it be cool to show movies where they were actually filmed?“
He knows that’s not an original idea, but he said, “as far as I know, there’s never been a film series that exclusively does this.”
So, over the past two years, he’s arranged a couple of dozen screening events at filming locations for movies.
“I’ve had the opportunity to do some absolutely incredible screenings,” Caperton said, noting he’s had events for “The Shining,” “Halloween,” “Beetlejuice” and others.
To hold a screening, Caperton must secure rights to screen the film, make arrangements with the property owners and organize the event.
Most of the movies he’s screened are from the horror genre, and they attract fans from all over, he said.
“I’m used to getting a lot of out-of-towners and not so many locals.
“I do about one a month, and I do them in different states.”
“I did “Twilight” in Oregon, and I had people that came from five different countries,” he said.
“The Shining — that one made national news,” he added.
Some screenings take on a life of their own, he said.
For instance, at the screening of the remake of “The Blob,” in Abbeville, Louisiana, people approached him and said, “Oh, I have pieces of the Blob.”
“When that movie came in there and they filmed, it was very big deal for that town, and it did a lot for that town,” Caperton explained.
“People brought out pieces of the actual Blob. They gave me pieces,” he said.
The movie, “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” had some incredible scenes shot at a department store, he said.
A guy at the department store went up in the attic and unearthed some big signs that had been used in the movie.
The signs hadn’t seen the light of day for 20 years but the guy put them back on the building, so the fans could enjoy them, Caperton said.
“Really cool stuff like that, happens,” said Caperton, who’s such a die-hard horror film lover that he lives in a house he had built that’s a life-size replica of Michael Myers’ house from “Halloween.”
Caperton, who lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina, is excited about the upcoming screening of “Edward Scissorhands.”
He loves the Tim Burton film that stars Johnny Depp, Dianne Wiest and Winona Ryder.
Caperton has long wanted to visit the house where scenes were filmed in Lutz, but just never made it into the area.
Now, that he’s secured permission to have a screening at the house, he plans to make the most of it.
This will be the first time that fans are officially sanctioned to visit the house, take an interior tour of the home and hang out in the backyard for a barbecue.
Other highlights will include a limited number of haircuts being done by a stylist in the backyard, and a walking tour of the neighborhood, where Caperton will describe scenes shot in those locations for the movie.
Caperton surmises the neighborhood must have been fairly new when the movie was filmed because that would explain how Burton “was able to get ahold of all of these houses and paint them.”
Tickets for the “Edward Scissorhands” event are $60, which includes neighborhood and home tours, as well as the screening. There will be an additional charge for food and beverages from the barbecue.
Only 50 tickets will be sold, because of the size of the backyard.
He’s not expecting to rake in substantial revenue from the event.
“At the end of the day, I’ll probably just break even,” Caperton said.
That doesn’t bother him.
“It’s going to be really fun,” he said. “I love movies. I kind of create events that I would want to go to.”
“Edward Scissorhands” screening event at filming location in Lutz
When: April 25
What: Event includes neighborhood walking tour, interior tour of home, backyard barbecue, haircuts in the backyard and outdoor movie screening.
Cost: Tickets are $60 (only 50 will be sold); additional charges for food and drink from barbecue and haircuts.
To order tickets and for more specifics, visit https://www.myershousenc.com/.
Published February 19, 2020
