The Wicker Man (1973) Wikia
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Jake Wright's set/scene index. It lists 44 sets and matches them to the scenes shot at them. All were shot except for scenes:

1-1B - Mainland scene where the mailman hands out letters from Howie to a householder about a parking fine, a summons to the butcher for having unsanitary conditions and a summons to a lady publican for closing late.

27 - confronts Mrs Morrison about older child's clothes

28 - rides bicycle to Mrs Grimmonds, past apple orchards (1)

29 - orchards change and he sees Druid God Cernunnos (man with horns) staring out at us "from a bas-relief half buried in the spring flowers of the roadside bank." Brown - “Production stills show that Howie’s arrival (at the Grimmonds) was indeed filmed, and this is confirmed by Jake Wright’s notes. Howie’s return from the Grimmonds’ to The Green Man was shot also, but three scenes showing his journey there and back, when he encounters a boobrie bird, his first run-in with the island’s alarming topiary, were never filmed."

31 return from Mrs Grimmonds, sees Boobrie bird

51 Main St, morning, villagers saying hello as Howie walks to the Green.

72A Dr Ewan. Some of this scene was shot so am not sure what wasn't.

79 - girls touching trees (filmed instead at David Hemming's garden, Kent, England as was the phallic topiary.)

119-120 Apple store

The Creetown Heritage Museum has a copy on display taken from Brown's book.

See Ingrid Pitt's shooting script for info about each scene.

See also the "shot or not" table.

Scenes shot are crossed off.

Sheet no.

Set

Scenes

D/N

Notes

(Some of the scenes not marked as shot were shot...)

1

Ext. Mrs Grimmonds Cottage

30

Day


2

Ext. Summerisle Castle

80 (pt), 83 (pt) 84 (pt), 86 (pt)

Day


3

Mainland Harbour

7, - Day 4-5 Dusk

Day


4

Int/ Flying Boat Cockpit

10, 12

Day


5

Ext. Mainland Loch

8

Day


6

Ext. Sea & Islands

9, 11,12A

Day


7

Ext/Int. Public Library

74, 75, 76, 77

Day


8

Ext. Courtyard

109

Day


9

Ext. Country Roads

28, 29, 31, 79, 133, 134, 135

Day

28 - Howie rides bicycle to Mrs Grimmonds, past apple orchards. (1), 29 = Orchards change and he sees Druid God Cernunnos (man with horns) staring out at us "from a bas-relief half buried in the spring flowers of the roadside bank." (1), 31 = sees the Boobrie topiary (1)

#s 28 & 29 were shot on Nov 25, 1972. 31 was not shot. We don't know about 79.

10

Ext. Stones

80 (pt), 82, 1?37

Day


11

Ext. Beach and Cave

138, 139

Day


12

Ext. Wicker Man

142, 143, 144, 145, 146, ? Day 147 Dusk

Day


13

Int. Summerisle Castle - Great Hall

81, 83 (pt) Day - 85? Night

Day

(85 is Howie and LS walking in the garden which was shot. Would not be a night scene.)

14

Ext. Green Man and ruined Church & School

38 (pt), 39, 39A, ? (88? circled) Night

52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64

Day

64 = talks with grave digger about Hand of Glory. All dialogue cut.

15

Int. Schoolroom

54,57, ?, ?

Day


16

Ext. Green Man - Front

48, 49, 50, 78 Day 33, 37, 38 (pt)

Night


17

Ext. Green Man - Rear

44, 45, 46, 46B

Night


18

Int Ext. Green Man - Howie's Bedroom

97?, 126, 127, 128, 129-----43, 47, 94, 96

Day


19

Int. Green Man - Willow's Room

?

Night


20

Int. Green Man - Alder's Room

130

Day


21

Int. Green Man Bar

34, 35, 36, 41, 42, 46A, 93, 125

Night


22

Int./Ext. Laboratory & Orchard

84 (pt), 85 (pt)



23

Ext. Garden. and Stream

73

Day


24

Ext. Summerisle's Castle Gardens

85 (pt), 86 (pt)

Day


25

Ext. May Morrison's Post Office & Shop

20, 110

Day


26

Int. " " " (downstairs)

24, 22?, 27, 65 (circled), 26, 67

Day


27

Int. " " " (upstairs)

27, 23, 24, 25, 26

Day

27 was shot on Nov 21, 1972 in Kirkcudbright.

28

Ext. Town Hall

131

Day


29

Ext High Street - Summerisle

19, 51, 72A, 107?,

Day

51 = Howie walks outside. No dialogue. 72A = Dr Ewan and Lennox after (Lennox scene not shot) Most dialogue cut.

Shot or not says 51 wasn't shot, or we just don't know.

I don't know about 72A.

30

Int./Ext. Chemist's shop & Doctors House

68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 108 (arrow points to above line)

90?, 91

Day (last two scenes Night)


31

Int. Chemist's shop Darkroom

?

Night


32

Int. Mainland Pub

1-4, 1-3

Night

Two mainland pubs.

33

Ext. Mainland Pub & Streets

1-5A, 1-2

Night

1-2 is Old Fisherman with whore. 1-5 is opening shot (not used).

34

Ext. Mainland Police Stn & street

1

Day


35

Int. Mainland Police Stn.

2, 4, 3, 5, 6

Day


36

Ext. Mainland Church

(1-1B) CUT

Day


37

Int. Mainland Church

1-4

Day


38

Int. Cavern

140, 141

Day

Shot or not doesn't know about 140 or 141.

39

Int. Hairdressers

115

Day


40

Int. Bakery

116?

Day


41

Int. Fishmonger

117

Day


42

Int. Butcher

118

Day


43

Int./Ext. Apple Store

CUT 119, 120 CUT

Day

119 = looks through apple boxes (not on ship), 120 = walks out of store, sees funeral parlor. Both of these scenes were intended to be shot on Oct 29, 1972 but were probably cut at that time. Shot or not says 119 was not shot. It doesn't know about 120.

44

Int./Ext. Funeral Parlour

121, 122, 123, 124

Day


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