Alabama house used in 'Big Fish' movie burns after lightning strike, storm

Alex Gladden
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An Alabama prop house seen in the movie, "Big Fish," erupted in flames after a lightning strike on Sunday.

"We lost a house in the Town of Spectre tonight after a lightning strike," Jackson Lake Island announced on its Facebook page.

The goats that live on the island were unharmed by the storm. "All the goats were safely under the church," according to the Facebook post.

One of the remaining movie prop houses from the Town of Spectre scenes in the film Big Fish burned after being struck by lightning on Jackson Island in Millbrook, Ala., as seen on Monday July 3, 2023.
One of the remaining movie prop houses from the Town of Spectre scenes in the film Big Fish burned after being struck by lightning on Jackson Island in Millbrook, Ala., as seen on Monday July 3, 2023.

The house was one of the prop structures created on the Big Fish set for the fictional town of Spectre. Big Fish, a Tim Burton film released in early 2004, was adapted from the book, Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions.

The Millbrook Fire Department responded to the incident.

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A house from the movie
A house from the movie
One of the remaining movie prop houses from the Town of Spectre scenes in the film Big Fish burned after being struck by lightning on Jackson Island in Millbrook, Ala., as seen on Monday July 3, 2023.
One of the remaining movie prop houses from the Town of Spectre scenes in the film Big Fish burned after being struck by lightning on Jackson Island in Millbrook, Ala., as seen on Monday July 3, 2023.

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Alex Gladden is the Montgomery Advertiser's public safety reporter. She can be reached at agladden@gannett.com or on Twitter @gladlyalex.

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