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I remember it being filmed at my school!

posted 18 years ago by luvhart
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The movie was shot in various locations in Kilkenny where i am from and it was the first time that a movie was shot almost entirely on location. Kilkenny City double d for Dublin in various shots, Inistioge (which is so picturesque that virtually nothing needed to be done to make it resemble a 1950's villiage...it just has that vintage charm) was the loaction for the villiage scenes while Thomastown was used for other exterior shots.

My School, St Kierans College was used for the Exterior scenes at Trinity College (notably the rugby game) and also for the convent scenes (when Eve is is handing out dinner to the nuns, it is actually the student dining hall). The filming of the rugby game took all day to shoot and during our lunch break we were able to watch from the sidelines as the same shot was filmed over and over again. Chris o'Donnell looked drained running around with a rubgy ball that day. Also if you watch the scene closely, when Benny is watching from the sideline, one of my class m8's is standing behind her as he was picked to be an extra. Everyone wanted to see Chris because he was the big name. Nobody knew who Minnie Driver was!

It was such a big deal for Kilkenny to get a movie filmed here, especially one that has become such a timeless classic.

EDINA: Inside of Me is a thin person screaming to get out!!!
MOTHER: Just the one dear?

[–] caroliweed 18 years ago

Hi luvhart, would you please tell me the date of the filming as best you can recall? I believe it was 1994, but do you have a month in your memory? Thanks a bunch!

[–] luvhart 18 years ago

Hi CArol

It was so long ago, I cannot recall the exact date, but it started shooting late in summer 1994 (around August). The scenes at my school were shot in september.

Hope that helps

EDINA: Inside of Me is a thin person screaming to get out!!!
MOTHER: Just the one dear?

[–] caroliweed 18 years ago

Thanks, luvhart. That does help. Appreciate the reply.

[–] severus_snapepm 18 years ago

Hi I was wondering if you could tell me about the college scarfs there wearing in the film. Are those UCD's real scarfs or are they from your school or just made up?

Thanks!

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[–] stevenackerman69 12 years ago

Well, she wasn't known yet. This was her first film. Chris was the known actor with School Ties and the hit Scent of a Woman.