I had heard rumors that The Crazies remake of 2010 was filmed partially in Iowa. I scoured the internet and Google Earth for days trying to find precisely where some of these locations were. In an article somewhere online I read some of the movie was shot in Lenox, Iowa. Knowing Lenox wasn't that big, I figured if I just drove into town, I would spot a few locations immediately. Boy was I right! Nobody to date has ever chronicled any Crazies remake locations. I am proud to say I am the first!
The first location I found was the baseball field. VERY easy to find in such a small town. Not much has changed since the filming. The above shot shows the first person in the film who had gone "crazy" as he marches onto an active baseball field. Below, you can see the same spot in June of 2014. The "Tigers Field" sign is gone. I was actually pretty bummed about that. The hole in the fence the crazy character walks through has been boarded up, but more on that below.
Here is another still (above) from the film and a photo of the same spot in 2014.
The building in the background was a dead give away!
In the still above, Timothy Olyphant's character rushes onto the field to check on the crazy man carrying a gun. Below is the same spot in 2014.
Above, still from the film; below, photo from 2014.
The above photo is a shot from behind the fence. it was taken down for the film and boarded up again after they were done shooting. The wood from the fence is cut perfectly from when they removed it. If you weren't looking for it, you wouldn't see it.
I also walked up and down the fence looking to see if anyone from the cast had signed the fence or anything crazy like that (no pun intended). I did find a piece of the outfield foot measurement that you can see in the film. I snagged it and took it home with me. Hey, when I see a piece of free movie history for the taking, I'd be CRAZY not to take it!
That is pretty cool thanks !
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