During an interview with Fox News Digital, the actor, who stars in the newly released movie "The Mongoose," discussed how he stays in such good shape at 74.
"No, I don't go to a gym at all, but it behooves me, any actor or actress playing a lead, it behooves you to have a level of fitness," Neeson said. "You don't have to spend two hours in the gym every day. I used to, many years ago, but I keep reasonably fit."
Neeson said that staying in shape year round allows him to jump back into action scenes for movies.
"If I read a script, or Mark [Vanselow, director of ‘The Mongoose’] sends me a script and there's physical action sequences, I like doing my own fights. I can still do them up to a point," he said. "If there's physical stuff like that then, I'll increase my physical workout activity a little bit."
The biggest change Neeson has made to his fitness routine as he's gotten older has been incorporating daily walks.
WATCH: Liam Neeson reveals how he stays in action-movie shape at 74 without a gym
"I think, just generally the importance of it. Should it just be a walk every day — you know what I mean? And you know, I'm so lucky. I'm 74 years of age, and I'm so lucky to occasionally still get offered this type of role," Neeson said, referring to his latest movie, "The Mongoose."
"The Mongoose" released in theaters on Oct. 30.
"The Mongoose" director, Mark Vanselow, joined Neeson during the interview and praised him for his "willingness to do what it takes to get it done."
WATCH: Liam Neeson, 74, reveals the fitness habit he prioritizes as he gets older
"As far as the amount of training it requires and the time you put in," Vanselow added. "And then being willing to be flexible in that and try to create something new all the time, which is, you, I think what we're both trying to do with some of this action, but in movies in general."
Paul Bettany's return to the Marvel universe came with an unexpected injury.
An over-the-top performance on the set of Marvel's "VisionQuest" left him with a gruesome eye injury that lasted two weeks.
"So, I was pretending to have a device on my head that is doing something to my brain, and I was just wildly overacting. And I blew out about 10 blood vessels in my eye," he explained during an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
And despite playing a character known for his superhuman vision, Bettany admitted his own eyesight was far from perfect.
"I mean the irony is the actor playing Vision is kind of myopic, you know. I can't see a thing when I take my glasses off, which is great depending on the actor," he joked.
Bettany reprised his role as Vision for the Disney+ series – the final chapter of a television trilogy that began with "WandaVision" in 2021 and continued with "Agatha All Along" in 2024.
In "VisionQuest," Bettany portrays a rebuilt version of Vision who is struggling to understand his identity and recover a sense of purpose.
"So when we find vision, he has had his memories restored, but he is unable or perhaps unwilling to attach any feelings to them," Bettany told Kimmel. "And he is living a very quiet life in a pub in Scotland where he works."
"At night he goes and lives in the fridge freezer, and he goes inside his own head and in that head is a kind of what we call the mind space, and it's a mansion," he explained, comparing the concept to the movie "Inside Out."
"In that head, in that mansion are a bunch of different AIs who have differing personalities that help him sort of sift through the data of the day and understand humanity," he added.
Bettany got his start in the Marvel universe as J.A.R.V.I.S, Tony Stark's artificial intelligence assistant. His new character, Vision, was created when the Avengers uploaded J.A.R.V.I.S.'s AI into a synthetic body originally designed by Ultron, using the Mind Stone to bring him to life.
"Do AI companies try to get you to do J.A.R.V.I.S. for them?" Kimmel asked.
"Gosh, I wish," he said. "I would be hanging up my acting."
"Maybe that is a seed that has now been planted," Kimmel joked.
Thanks to the latest technology, Harry Houdini is making his return from the grave — just in time for the 100th anniversary of his death.
The new three-part Fox Nation series, "Houdini: Back from the Dead," uses artificial intelligence to revive the 20th-century entertainer and show audiences his life story and the death-defying stunts that defined a generation.
"Ladies and gentlemen, one minute and 20 seconds, that's all they can find of my real voice," an AI-generated version of the acclaimed escape artist said in the show's introduction. "A scratchy recording, barely audible — but it is enough."
The series conducted a mock interview with Houdini using advanced technology, asking him about his fears and the risk of accidents during his awe-inspiring tricks.
"Showmanship is the largest factor in any act," the AI conjuring of Houdini said. "But the truth is, I've faced death hundreds, even thousands of times. For example, take the upside down. I'll never be able to make anything as dangerous or difficult. For its debut performance, I had to burl in — the danger is very real. I'm loaded into stirrups by my ankles and lowered in. The cover is made to fit tightly onto the steel frame, and then padlocked."
The series brings not just the legendary illusionist back to life, but also those closest to him — including his wife, mother, brother and friends — allowing them to recount his career, personal relationships and most daring feats.
Red Rock Films, the production company behind the series, made Fox Nation history at the show's release as "Houdini: Back from the Dead" became the platform's first full-length, multi-episode production that relied entirely on AI-generated imagery.
To create historically accurate visuals, filmmakers drew on more than 400 historic photographs and archival footage. Actors provided the movements, mannerisms, and performances of the historical figures, while technology transformed their appearances.
"Fox Nation is breaking new creative ground by using emerging technology to bring one of history's most fascinating figures to life for a modern audience," Lauren Petterson, president of the platform, said in a press release.
Houdini died exactly 100 years ago on October 31, 1926. One century later, fans can now gain new access to the passionate performer's life and legacy by subscribing to Fox Nation.
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Lauren Burns was dressed in a cheerleader costume for Halloween weekend in 1987 when she climbed into her father's car. But instead of taking her trick-or-treating, he drove the 7-year-old to the airport and flew her thousands of miles from her Dallas home.
Ali Bayan assured the little girl that the trip to his home country of Jordan was a "surprise" — and that her mother, Cathy Mahone, knew all about it. But as days turned into weeks and her father refused to let her speak to her mother, Burns began to realize she might never return home.
"I didn't think I would ever see my mother again," Burns recalled to Fox News Digital.
Burns recounts the abduction and the international rescue mission it sparked in her memoir, "Stolen." Her childhood friend, country music superstar Miranda Lambert — whose family played a crucial role in bringing Burns home — wrote the foreword.
Fox News Digital reached out to Lambert for comment.
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"All I ever knew was that kind of upbringing. I went between two homes. My mother had full custody of me when I was six weeks old, but she did not want to keep me from my father. He was a good dad. He was loving and kind. I saw him almost every other weekend or maybe extra if she needed help. They had a good relationship despite the reasons that they had gotten divorced."
During the drive to the airport, Burns wondered why her stepmother and siblings weren't coming along.
"He'd never done anything to make me feel like I couldn't trust him," Burns said. "He was my dad, my provider. He was the one that loved me dearly. So, if he tells me something, I'm going to trust him. But it didn't quite add up."
Burns' parents met while Mahone, a Christian, was working as a waitress and Bayan, a Muslim, was studying engineering in Texas. Mahone had full custody, but Bayan, who owned a restaurant in Dallas, saw his daughter regularly. There were "no red flags," Burns said, until that Halloween weekend.
The Monday after Halloween weekend, Mahone went to Burns' elementary school to have lunch with her, as she typically did. She expected to hear about her daughter's weekend of trick-or-treating with her father. Instead, she discovered that Burns had never arrived at school. She soon learned that her ex-husband had abducted their daughter and taken her to Jordan.
A desperate Mahone rushed to a pay phone. She called the one man she believed could help her: Miranda Lambert's father, Rick Lambert. The former Dallas police officer ran a private detective agency with his wife, Beverly.
"Rick and Beverly were home," Burns said. "They got Miranda, they moved out of their house, and they were with my mom day and night trying to figure out a way to help my mom get me back. They were calling everyone they knew. Rick pulled some strings and got an appointment at the Dallas County Courthouse, so my mom could try to get a warrant out for my father's arrest."
The Lamberts had known Mahone for years, long before Burns and Miranda were born. Their friendship began when Mahone worked for Miranda's grandmother, Wanda, at an apartment complex.
Until then, Burns had traveled only to Florida to visit her grandmother. Now, the 7-year-old was in the Middle East, unable to speak Arabic and struggling to adjust to unfamiliar customs and a different way of life.
"I had to cover my hair," Burns said. "I could not wear shorts. We had to take our shoes off and wash our feet. There were no toilets. It was a hole in the ground with a chain above. I had never seen anything like that. Even the way we ate, it was a communal type of eating. You would sit on the floor with a big rug that was underneath and big plates of food, fresh food. You could smell all the different spices and the fresh hummus. We would all sit together, and you would eat with your hands."
But for Burns, the most painful change was in the father she had always trusted. Once in Jordan, the man she viewed as her protector became "distant."
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"I quickly realized that my father was not going to take care of me in Jordan, like he did in Texas," she said. "It was different roles that I didn't quite understand. I quickly got the sense that it was my grandmother and aunt's job to take care of me because it wasn't the man's job to take care of the child. But at a time in my life when there was so much confusion, I really needed my father. I really needed my mother, and I didn't have that either."
Back in Texas, Mahone learned that the lack of an extradition treaty with Jordan severely limited the U.S. government's ability to help her.
Determined to get her daughter back, Mahone turned to a North Carolina-based security firm staffed by former special operations personnel. She paid the team $80,000 and sold her jewelry to cover living expenses. There was no guarantee she would see her daughter again.
The team spent weeks searching for Burns before tracking her to Jerash, Jordan, where Bayan had enrolled her in school. Mahone accompanied the team to Jordan, disguising herself as they prepared to rescue her daughter.
Burns was sitting on a school bus when she spotted her mother.
"My mom had her hair covered," Burns said. "She came over and tapped the window. I looked straight into my mother's eyes and all I could think of was that it looks just like my mom, but how can it be? I thought I was dreaming. My mom started motioning me to come and get off the bus, but I froze. So, she had to push her way onto the bus."
As Mahone boarded the bus and grabbed her daughter, a school chaperone jumped on Mahone's back and tried to stop her. Mahone fought back, punching the woman in the nose before rushing Burns off the bus and into a waiting car.
The rescue team then drove Burns and Mahone toward the Israeli border, crossing the Allenby Bridge into Israel before making their way back to the United States.
"They put me on the floorboard of a car, they covered me up with blankets, and we sped off," Burns said.
Three months after her abduction, Burns finally returned to the United States, where family and friends — including a young Lambert — were waiting to welcome her home.
"The first person I saw when I was coming down that runway was Miranda," Burns said, fighting back tears.
"She was probably four or five years old, a little thing with this blonde hair. She was running and pushing past all the other people … And when we got home, my aunt had left every single Christmas tree up. She refused to take down the decorations because she said, 'Lauren will come home and we will celebrate Christmas.' So we celebrated Christmas and opened presents that year in January when I returned."
But returning home did not mean the ordeal was over. Fearing Bayan might abduct Burns again, Mahone kept her daughter in hiding, repeatedly moving to protect her. Burns said she had moved 14 times by the time she reached high school, leaving her struggling to find a sense of stability.
As a teenager, Burns grew increasingly angry. Beverly urged Mahone to let Burns stay at the Lamberts' farmhouse in Lindale, Texas — the same home Miranda Lambert later sang about in "The House That Built Me" — to help her through a difficult period.
Beverly quickly welcomed Burns into her church community and even "handpicked my friends," as Burns recalled, determined to surround the struggling teenager with positive influences. With the Lamberts by her side, Burns grew stronger in her Christian faith. She "hated Father's Day" for years, but always wrote a card to Rick Lambert, who became a father figure in her life.
The bond endured as Burns grew up alongside Lambert, whom she described as "like a little sister to me." Long before Lambert became a country music superstar, Burns knew her as the little girl whose family had welcomed her into their home.
Bayan was indicted while abroad and arrested in 1990 after returning to the United States, People magazine reported. He was sentenced to eight years' probation.
Burns was in high school when she finally confronted him, asking why he had abducted her.
"He wanted to raise me in his country, with his family," Burns said. "The only way he could do that was to take me. He wanted me to be raised in his beliefs and his culture. He said, 'I felt like I was doing the best thing for you.'"
While Burns forgave Bayan, they have not spoken since 2019, People magazine reported. Fox News Digital could not reach Bayan for comment.
"If my seven-year-old self could look at my life today," Burns said, "she would say, 'There is hope.' There is healing on the other side of forgiveness. There is freedom when you can let go. There is life, abundant life. And there is a way out."
Some Halloween traditions come and go, but trick-or-treating and spooky costumes are timeless.
Bobbing for apples was popular in the 1940s, and glitter paint costumes were big in the 1970s.
Vintage Halloween photos show how much the holiday has changed over the years.
The way people celebrate the spooky season has evolved over the decades, from homemade costumes and neighborhood parties to school parades and elaborate haunted houses.
For instance, if you went to a Halloween party in the 1940s, chances are you'd be bobbing for apples. In the 1970s, you'd probably be covered in glitter paint.
Each year, the amount of money Americans spend celebrating the holiday seems to grow, too. This Halloween, Americans are expected to spend a record $13.5 billion, the National Retail Federation reported, citing its annual survey.
However, while spending is up from last year, respondents said they were more likely to shop for a costume at discount stores versus specialty Halloween costume stores or online.
Here are 20 vintage photos that show how Halloween celebrations have changed through the years.
Bobbing for apples on a string was a popular Halloween party game in the 1930s.
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These children bobbed for apples at a Halloween party in Little Italy, New York, in 1939.
Adults enjoyed it, too.
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US servicemen bobbed for apples during a Halloween party in Beekman Place in New York City in 1943.
Costume parades provided kids with the opportunity to showcase their creativity.
A children's costume parade in 1962.
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Elementary school children participated in a Halloween festival in Anaheim, California, in 1962.
Every parade featured princesses in their finest gowns.
Princesses in a Halloween parade in 1962.
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Princess costumes never go out of style.
Superheroes like Spider-Man have been popular costume choices for decades.
Children in Halloween costumes in 1966.
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Youngsters paraded through Central Park in New York dressed in their Halloween costumes in 1966.
Jack-o'-lanterns are a hallowed Halloween tradition.
Jack-o'-lanterns in 1965.
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These jack-o'-lanterns were photographed in 1965.
Halloween wasn't all parties and costumes — there were also bike rides for charity.
A Halloween charity bike ride in 1971.
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Bicyclists began the Halloween Maximus 500 from the Syracuse campus in 1971 to raise funds for UNICEF.
"The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" filmed a Halloween episode in 1973.
The cast of "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" in 1973.
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Sonny Bono and Cher incorporated numerous costumes into a Halloween episode of their CBS show, which was on TV in the 1970s.
Children in costume went trick-or-treating at the White House, a tradition that continues today.
Trick-or-treating at the White House in 1974.
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First lady Betty Ford greeted costumed children from the Washington area in 1974 during a Halloween benefit.
Children sat atop a pumpkin pile in Brewster, New York, in 1976.
Some costumes were head-to-toe getups.
Halloween costumes in 1977.
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Halloween revelers at New York's Studio 54 danced the night away in 1977.
Spooky magic tricks were the life of A-list events.
The Magic Castle in Hollywood, California, in 1978.
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Magician Doug Henning, right, showed actor John Ritter a card trick as they celebrated Halloween in 1978 at the Magic Castle, a private magicians' club in Hollywood.
Celebrities like Jane Fonda and The Village People threw massive Halloween parties.
Jane Fonda and The Village People in 1979.
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Actress Jane Fonda laughed along with two members of The Village People during a Halloween party in 1979 in Los Angeles.
Even police officers got in on the fun.
Policemen from an upper Manhattan precinct, dressed in matching Groucho masks, gaze from the window of their car on Halloween night, Oct. 31, 1980.
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Policemen from an upper Manhattan precinct dressed in matching Groucho masks on Halloween night in 1980.
Baseball players wore hilarious masks on the field.
Baseball players in Halloween costumes in 1986.
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Sammy Stewart, left, of the Boston Red Sox looked on in amusement as teammate Al Nipper wore a Halloween mask at Anaheim Stadium in 1986.
Raggedy Ann was a favorite in the '80s.
A Raggedy Ann Halloween costume in 1986.
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A woman wore a Raggedy Ann costume in Vacaville, California, in 1986.
Political costumes were also all the rage.
Masks of the presidential candidates are demonstrated in time for Halloween at New York's Novelty Co., Oct. 23, 1988. Mark Gordon as Vice President George Bush, left, and Ray Caban as Gov. Michael Dukakis pretend to fight it out.
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First Lady Barbara Bush used Halloween as an opportunity to teach literacy by reading Halloween stories.
First lady Barbara Bush in 1990.
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Bush read a Halloween story for children during a visit to the Literacy Council of Chicago in 1990.
The characters from "The Wizard of Oz" remain a classic group costume, just as they were in the 1990s.
Notre Dame students celebrate a 28-24 Notre Dame win over Navy on Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999, in South Bend, Ind. From left, Carrie Nixon, Allison Lloyd, and Tiffany O'Brien, dressed as characters from "The Wizard of Oz," cheer on the team on the day before Halloween.
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Notre Dame students dressed as characters from "The Wizard of Oz" in 1999.
No matter what the costume or popular candy was, Halloween has always been about having fun.
A drag queen dressed as Glinda from "Wicked" stands near a Halloween Drag Show sign at Pasta by Hudson in Chelsea on October 31, 2021.
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A drag queen dressed as Glinda from "Wicked" stands near a Halloween Drag Show sign at Pasta by Hudson in Chelsea on October 31, 2021.
Mystery cloaked the life and performances of escape artist Harry Houdini—and it followed him into his death, perplexing experts for the past century.
Houdini, a Hungarian born Erik Weisz, became one of the most famous magicians and vaudeville performers in history after immigrating with his family to the United States at 4.
He died 100 years ago on Oct. 31, 1926, at 52.
His official cause of death was listed as peritonitis, an infection caused by a ruptured appendix. But since the day he died, theories about alternative causes have lived on.
Some say a surprise punch to his stomach caused deadly appendicitis to the man who kept himself in peak physical condition.
Others insist he suffered from an intestinal blockage.
Some theorize that he was killed by people working as spirit mediums. He had been exposing them as frauds just before his death.
One of the most widespread myths was caused by a 1953 film in which Houdini was portrayed as unable to escape Water Torture Cell in time to save his own life.
"There’s plenty of room for speculation, for conspiracy theories, and so it continues," Houdini historian and biographer John Cox told Fox News Digital.
"It continues to this day."
Houdini's story returns in the new three-part Fox Nation series "Houdini: Back from the Dead," where artificial intelligence helps him appear to sit down for a modern-day interview to recount his struggles, relationships and legendary feats.
‘Poorly timed’ punch
A key event in the timeline of Houdini’s death is the now-famous series of punches to his stomach on Oct. 22, 1926.
Nine days before Houdini died, a university student named J. Gordon Whitehead visited the performer in his dressing room at a Montreal theater. Historians report that Houdini was reclining on a couch when Whitehead asked if he could test his ability to withstand a blow to the stomach.
Houdini obliged.
But before he could brace himself, Whitehead began punching.
It continued until another person in the room begged Whitehead to stop, said Roger Dreyer, President of Houdini Revealed, a museum in New York.
Many historians agree that because of the punches, Houdini ignored what actually were symptoms of appendicitis, Cox said.
Though some believed the blows caused the deadly inflammation, that was never proven.
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"He didn't get it treated in time," Cox said. "His appendix ruptured. This caused peritonitis, which was a massive infection. And back then, you died from that.
"Had he not been punched, this pain would have come out of nowhere, and he might have gone and sought medical attention sooner. So the punch was very likely just a very poorly timed accident that caused him to not pay attention to what was really happening to him medically."
Regardless, the punches brought a financial windfall to his family.
Houdini was thousands of dollars in debt at the time of his death. Because the punches were blamed for killing him, his life insurance policy paid out double.
"He had a life insurance [policy] of $25,000," Dreyer said.
The agreement was that "if he died from an accident, he received another $25,000. Twenty-five-thousand dollars back then was almost $500,000" in today’s value.
Spooky Halloween seances
Houdini had been fixated on the idea of death, because his daredevil behavior often brought him to the brink of it, Dreyer said.
But Houdini also worked to expose as frauds people who claimed to communicate with the dead. He believed their tactics were scams that targeted grieving people.
He faced defamation lawsuits for that, Dreyer said.
He and his wife, Bess Houdini, made an agreement that if one of them died, they would try to contact the other.
After his death, Bess Houdini held seances every Halloween for 10 years, attempting to make contact. When none of her attempts were successful, she gave up, concluding contact with the dead wasn’t possible.
One hundred years later, interest in Houdini lives on. That’s because he was more than just a performer, Dreyer said.
"It's not because of his death we're talking about him. It's because of the way Houdini lived and what he represented. That's why we're talking about Houdini."
He was the top "social influencer" of his time––a "pop icon," Dreyer said. Houdini still is a household name and is synonymous with escaping tricky situations, he noted.
As "chief wizard officer" of Fantasma Toys, Dreyer tries to carry on Houdini’s sense of surprise and making "the impossible possible" to inspire the next generation of magicians.
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St. Helens is famous for its Hollywood movie filming spots.
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The small Oregon town of St. Helens is home to several Hollywood film sets.
Tourists can see the Bella Swan house from "Twilight" and the giant pumpkin from "Halloweentown."
The town is famous for its annual Halloween celebrations and shops that sell movie memorabilia.
It's a town of less than 20,000 people, but Hollywood loves it.
Located about 45 minutes away from Portland by car, the riverfront town of St. Helens, Oregon, is the backdrop for the 1998 Disney classic "Halloweentown," and doubled as the Washington port city of Port Angeles in the 2008 "Twilight" movie.
Tourists visit throughout the year, but each fall St. Helens puts on its Spirit of "Halloweentown" Festival, which runs on select days from late September through November 1 to bring the iconic film back to life. Special guests have included actors Judith Hoag and J. Paul Zimmerman, the mom and son in the movie.
St. Helens has a host of "Twilight" themed shops around town, too, including Sweet Starling Co. and Experience Twilight, where fans can collect memorabilia and re-live the hit saga.
There are also several film locations for guests to visit, including the famous restaurant scene in "Twilight" and Bella Swan's house.
Here are some sights you can see in and around St. Helens from both movies.
The courthouse is the backdrop of several "Halloweentown" town square scenes.
Columbia County courthouse, St. Helens, Oregon.
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In "Halloweentown," St. Helens' courthouse serves as the movie's town square and is featured in scenes including Marnie's discovery of the town, establishing shots, crowd scenes, and the film's finale with the famous jack-o'-lantern.
The courthouse is still in operation today.
By night, it shines its "Halloweentown" spirit.
The 2024 "Spirit of Halloweentown " festival in St. Helens' Plaza Square.
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The festival begins with a lighting ceremony of a replica of the movie's town square jack-o'-lantern at the center of the celebration.
Throughout the festival, as day transitions into night, the town square becomes the center of the party for "Spirit of Halloweentown" festivalgoers.
The famous alleyway rescue scene in "Twilight" was also filmed here.
In the scene, Edward comes to rescue Bella from a group of men in a dark alleyway.
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The movie's alleyway rescue scene was filmed right in the heart of St. Helens' downtown.
Kristi Etzel, a travel content creator, visited St. Helens this month to view the various filming locations: "I'm so glad they have embraced the Twilight films for those of us that were obsessed with the movies in high school to be able to visit as adults," she told Business Insider.
Bella and Edward famously dined at a restaurant in town.
The restaurant was never real.
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The building used as "The Bloated Toad," the name of the fictional restaurant where Bella and Edward dine after the alleyway rescue, is located at 330 S. 1st Street in St. Helens.
The Victorian-looking building was never a real restaurant. It's a mixed-use residential building with commercial space on the first floor and living space above.
Bella Swan's house is a stone's throw away from downtown.
Fans can book a stay at the famous house.
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Bella Swan's house, located at 184 South 6th Street, is now a functioning vacation rental that fans can book for a minimum stay of 2 nights.
Etzel said there are "road closed" signs near the house, as well as other warnings to fans to keep noise to a minimum for those currently staying there.
Multnomah Falls, outside St. Helens, appears in the famous "Twilight" baseball scene.
Multnomah Falls is located east of St. Helens, along the Columbia River.
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While the baseball game itself was filmed across the Columbia River in Washington, Multnomah Falls, about 60 miles from St. Helens, appears in the background of several shots.
"Twilight" superfans — and nature lovers, too — can visit the waterfall.
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