“Savage Salvation” Directed by Randall Emmett, is an action thriller that revolves around a newly engaged couple – Shelby John and Ruby Red – who want to start over after quitting drugs with the help of Ruby’s brother-in-law, Petr. However, things take a wild turn when Shelby finds his wife-to-be dead on the front porch of their home from a heroin overdose. To wash away her past sins, Ruby wants to be baptized, so he takes her cold dead body and baptizes her in the river.
Now Shelby goes on a ruthless killing spree to get revenge on a drug cartel for supplying Ruby with the drugs that killed her. With rage in her eyes, revenge in her heart, and a nail gun in her hands, Shelby unleashes hell on every other dealer or junkie she comes across until she reaches the top of the drug chain.
To stop Shelby from taking the law into his own hands, Sheriff Church and Detective Zeppelin take over before the entire town faces the consequences of his actions.
The action film is full of suspense, gory violence, and a revenge theme that keeps the audience in their seats. Now, know about Savage Salvation movie filming locations.
Where Was Savage Salvation Movie Filmed?
“Savage Salvation” was filmed in Puerto Rico, Georgia, and California, mainly in San Juan, Dorado, Trujillo Alto, Caguas, Columbus, Waycross, and Los Angeles.
Principal photography on the Robert De Niro starrer is likely to begin in December 2020 or January 2021 and wrap up in March 2021.
Puerto Rico
Several key sequences for “Savage Salvation” were filmed in San Juan, Puerto Rico’s capital and most populous municipality. Located on the northeastern coast of Puerto Rico, the city of San Juan consists of many museums, such as the Puerto Rico Museum of Art, the Pablo Casals Museum, the Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art, the San Juan Book Museum, and the Museum of the Americas.
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In addition, it served as a prominent production location for a number of filming projects. Some of them are “Perfect Escape”, “Executive Decision”, “Force of Nature” and “Homeland”.
For filming purposes, the ‘Savage Salvation crew also camped out at other locations across the country. Specifically, the cities and towns of Dorado and Trujillo Alto were used for the production of the film. In addition, some key scenes were also filmed in the city and municipality of Caguas.
Georgia
Additional parts for “Savage Salvation” were ostensibly recorded in and around Columbus, a consolidated urban county on the west-central border of Georgia. Emmett explained in an interview with First Coast News in February 2021. “…two years later I had this movie and originally we were supposed to shoot in Columbus, Georgia and the city was just too big. It wasn’t how I imagined it. We were there scouting.
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According to that, they were supposed to shoot in Columbus, but they didn’t. However, we wouldn’t be surprised if they managed to shoot a few shots in the city. Located on the Chattahoochee River, Columbus is home to a variety of tourist attractions, including museums, major sites, and historic districts such as the Columbus Museum, Coca-Cola Space Science Center, National Civil War Naval Museum, Bradley Theater, Columbus Civic Center, Columbus Historic District, and Wynnton Village Historic District.
In February 2021, cast and crew members were spotted filming several important sequences for the Savage Salvation film in and around Waycross, the only incorporated city and the county seat of Georgia’s Ware County.
According to reports, they stopped in the city for several weeks and took advantage of as many locations and businesses as possible for production. The Waycross Pawn Shop at 901 Albany Avenue ostensibly served as one of the filming locations for the movie.
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In an interview with First Coast News, the director talked about filming in the city. He said: “We landed the plane in Waycross and there was the mayor, political leaders, and all kinds of people. It was so perfect and they were so kind. They had a welcome reception.
Emmett added: “We had all the local extras. We even gave a few speakers from Waycross. We shot at a fun park with go-karts and roller skates and gave a bunch of locals a line or two, so that was a lot of fun. People were really, really excited to be a part of the whole thing.”
California
The production team of ‘Savage Salvation’ reportedly used Los Angeles facilities and locations to shoot the film. Located in Southern California, LA is home to several beautiful and sandy beaches, upscale neighborhoods, several major movie studios, and a sprawling downtown.
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Due to the city’s ties to the Hollywood industry, it has hosted the production of many film projects over the years, such as ‘The Godfather’, ‘Bullet Train’, ‘SEAL Team’, and ‘Criminal Minds’.
