rtstuff Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Well it certainly has been like Hollywood around here lately. Major city thoroughfares have been shut down for periods in my little town for the last ten days. Many large vans with tons of technical equipment have been all over town. One scene was filmed at a cemetery about a block from my house. My mum and wife were extras in a scene today that was shot on campus at the Memorial Fountain. They said it was an experience of a life time. There scene will be shown at the end of the film. These Hollywood folks have actually seemed real down to earth people. The entire Warner Brothers team have been very complimentary about our town and the willingness of the locals to be of assistance. I have seen some short clips and still photos on local news cast and on the internet. I truly believe these folks are committed to tell an accurate and sensitive story about this event. A lot of people are really kind of "giddy" about all of this. When I found myself getting this way I just think about the memorial in the cemetery just a stones throw from my front door and I am jolted back to reality. My wife asked me if I was going to the cemetery the day of the filming for a look see and I couldn't bring myself to go there. The date may have been Nov 14th, 1970 but the thoughts of what happened are still too fresh in my mind. Working at the student radio station as the play by play man for the team it was only a month earlier that the station manager and I chose not to fly with the team to Greenville, North Carolina. This film will be tough for many folks in this town to watch. rtstuff Marshall University, 1971 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 rstuff, thanks for your updates on this movie. It will be so great to watch it when it comes out knowing all of the history behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtstuff Posted April 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Your welcome "Peaches". This will not be your typical football movie like "The Longest Yard" or "NOrth Dallas 40". This is about a town and its people never giving up after a terrible tragedy. It will focus on human spirit and courage. As a side note it will employ the theme of water being a sustainer of life. rtstuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Sorry , RT , but I havent a clue about the history nor the reason for this movie from what I've read ... Please enlighten . There's a tragedy , I can tell , but what happened ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Here's a link to a story about Matthew Fox and his role in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtstuff Posted April 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Here is another link for everyone. http://www.marshall.edu//movie There are a lot of nice still photos from some of the scenes that have been shot so far. rtstuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Thanks , peaches/ rt ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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