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Night filming in Dallas

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Grangehill1

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Was there much night filming in Dallas itself or on the ranch? I can recall

- Sue Ellen’s car crash at gate of Southfork
- Sue Ellen walking in on Holly and JR
- JR being taken to hospital once shot
- I’ve got a hazy memory of Sue Ellen coming onto Ray by the pool which looked like it was shot day for night

Was there anything else at south fork at night (not the sound stage) ?
 
LMLDallas78

LMLDallas78

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I thought of lots until I read "not the sound stage", then I'm stumped apart from the ones you've listed @Grangehill1
Of course there were some scenes from the mini series at Southfork 1, I can recall Diggers daughter and Barbecue.

Also street scenes in "call girl" and when Miss Ellie waits for Jock when he was seeing Julie Grey?
I know it didn't happen, but it did, when Sue Ellen was drunk after Bobby's funeral.
Not sure if they were filmed on sets.
 
Taylor Bennett Jr.

Taylor Bennett Jr.

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I noticed fairly recently in the Ray/Sue Ellen scene (which was pretty clearly filmed in the daytime) that the garage door is open behind them and Jock’s car is in there!

I was thinking for some reason that the Miss Ellie shotgun scene was at the real Southfork but looking back now it’s clearly on the set. I can’t remember them showing the “front entrance” on set any other time, but they must have, right?
 
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LMLDallas78

LMLDallas78

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Taylor Bennett Jr. said:
I noticed fairly recently in the Ray/Sue Ellen scene (which was pretty clearly filmed in the daytime) that the garage door is open behind them and Jock’s car is in there!

I was thinking for some reason that the Miss Ellie shotgun scene was at the real Southfork but looking back now it’s clearly on the set. I can’t remember them showing the “front entrance” on set any other time, but they must have, right?
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The front entrance is shown when Gary (1) leaves Southfork by the front door and when JR offers Valene $5000 and an escort out of town in Reunion part 2.
The front "door" is used a bit in those early days, on a set of course.
 
James from London

James from London

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DallasFanForever said:
What about the scene in season 10 (DVD) when Wes shows up late at night? Was that at the ranch or on the soundstage?
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Julia's Gun said:
Ray and Donna's classic scene by the pool in Swan Song is at night time, just as Bobby spends the night with Pam, it looks like the real ranch.
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I'm pretty sure both scenes took place on cardboard patio. I think it's the inclusion of the pool in nighttime scenes that make them seem more authentic.

There is a nighttime scene in Season 11 during the climax of the range war, where Bobby is just about to take off in a helicopter, that I'm pretty sure was filmed at the real Southfork. (The scenes at the Mackay ranch that took place the same night were also filmed on location).

Also, parts of the opening scene of Season 6 where Bobby sees Southfork on fire and then the ambulances arrive were filmed on location, although the shots involving the house itself were filmed on set.

And of course all of the Southfork nighttime scenes on New DALLAS were filmed in Texas.
 
Luke_Krebbs_Ewing

Luke_Krebbs_Ewing

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DallasFanForever said:
What about the scene in season 10 (DVD) when Wes shows up late at night? Was that at the ranch or on the soundstage? I’m going blank as I haven’t watched that season in awhile now.
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That was probably a studio set that scene.

However the shot of the photographer taking photo's of Wes as he goes back to his apartment looks as if it might be outside. :)
 
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