Memoirs of a Movie Stand-in 021

In January 1997, when the Promised Land crew returned to work after our Christmas break, we shot episode 115, an episode about a homeless, runaway teenager. Our special guest was Thora Birch, who later became somewhat of a movie icon for her role in American Beauty.

Please Note: After I recorded the podcast, I realized that I was wrong about Thora Birch being featured in the ads for American Beauty. What can I say? I never saw the movie.

It was a new year and we were shooting with a new film format (or, at least, it was new to us). We had been filming the series in 16mm but, starting in 1997, we switched to a format called Super 16.

So, please join me for some memoirs about this episode, which was shot on location in Salt Lake City's Pioneer Park.
Follow this link in Google Maps. Also in this episode, I tell you why you'll often see rooms with closed curtains when you're watching movies. Plus, what's "dulling spray" all about?


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