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Twin Peaks Film Location – Goodnight Kiss on August 5

Twin Peaks Film Location - Goodnight Kiss on August 5

In a previous article, I discussed the film location in Twin Peaks Part 8 on Showtime where a boy (played by Xolo Maridueña) and a girl (played by Tikaeni Faircrest) find a lucky penny near a gas station in New Mexico. The scene set in 1956 continues with the couple walking along a dirt path before sharing a goodnight kiss. This scene, like its predecessor, was also shot in southern California.

FINDING THE SPOT

Twin Peaks Film Location - Goodnight Kiss on August 5
Part 8

Like other scenes from Season 3, I figured they probably filmed the “lucky penny” and “the kiss” scenes around the same area. This approach, where all the scenes of a particular part were filmed around the same time and in the same area, helped saved time and money during the production.

Part 8

Lynch even confirmed some of this approach in the behind the scenes videos on the Blu-ray release.

The key to identifying the second part of this scene was the image above of the solitary building.

Google Maps - Twin Peaks Film Location - Goodnight Kiss on August 5
Google Maps

I expanded my aerial search on Google Maps before finding the house in the red circle. The approximate coordinates for their walk and kiss are 34°23’50.6″N 118°43’02.3″W.

Google Maps
Google Maps

This gives you a better idea of how far the scene are apart. I believe both areas are part of Newhall Film area that Location Manager Eric Fierstein alluded to in a Variety article.

Google Maps
Google Maps

The area circled in red is the spot as seen from E. Telegraph Road / Highway 126 in Castiac, California.

Twin Peaks Film Location - Goodnight Kiss on August 5
Part 8

Part of that solitary building can be seen in this image from Part 8.

Twin Peaks Film Location - Goodnight Kiss on August 5
Photo courtesy of some amazing people!

Thanks once again to a public image folder I found on the internets, we can get a better look at the area in the daylight. Once again, this area is private property so this is probably as close as I will get to seeing it in person.

KISSING TIME

Twin Peaks Film Location - Goodnight Kiss on August 5
Part 8
Twin Peaks Film Location - Goodnight Kiss on August 5
Photo by Suzanne Tenner for Showtime

The first kiss scene was shot in front of some trees by the front of the house. The top image is from the episode while the bottom image was taken by onset photographer Suzanne Tenner (by the way, I ADORE her work for the series … which is another post for another time).

THE HOUSE

Twin Peaks Film Location - Goodnight Kiss on August 5
Part 8

After sharing a kiss, the girl walks toward her house.

Twin Peaks Film Location - Goodnight Kiss on August 5
Photo courtesy of some incredible folks

The same public image folder from before also had this image of the house. I recognized the siding and the support beams on the front porch. The approximate coordinates for this home are 34°23’49.2″N 118°43’04.7″W.

Additionally, you can barely see the two car garage in the background of the episode image above (I lightened it in Photoshop to identify it). It’s still private property, so this is as close as I will get to visiting the spot.

Twin Peaks Film Location - Goodnight Kiss on August 5
Part 8

The boy waves goodnight to the girl who waves back.

Twin Peaks Film Location - Goodnight Kiss on August 5
Photo by Suzanne Tenner for Showtime

Interestingly, the publicity photo by Suzanne Tenner shows a full body image of the boy in the “Goodnight Kiss” scene. It’s something that doesn’t appear in the episode.

Twin Peaks Film Location - Goodnight Kiss on August 5
Google Maps

Here is an overview of where the various scenes took place at this location.

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  • Steven Miller at Twede's Cafe enjoying cherry pie and coffee

    A "Twin Peaks" fan since October 1993, Steven Miller launched Twin Peaks Blog in February 2018 to document his decades-long fascination with David Lynch and Mark Frost's wonderful and strange show. With his Canon camera in hand, he's visited numerous film locations, attended Twin Peaks events and conducted extensive historical research about this groundbreaking series. Along with fellow Bookhouse Boys, he dreams of creating a complete Twin Peaks Archive of the series and feature film. Steven currently resides in Central Florida.

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