On location in Newborn (above), Actor Luke Perry (white shirt) slides along side a runaway station wagon as it crashes into a sign, resulting in bursts of sparks. Below, Candice gets her picture taken with Perry.
Disclaimer: This has nothing to do with house restoration, but is an interesting story from next door to our house. (More photos.)
A little bit of Hollywood came to Newborn this week when the film crew for the movie "Good Intentions" filmed in downtown. The shooting location is next-door to our house in the parking lot of the Post Office and local grocery/hardware store.
The two main stars — Luke Perry and Elaine Hendrix — were here for the day. The film is shooting at several other small towns in the area this week and next. Today is day 18 of 25 days on location.
These folks were out in the blazing Georgia sun all day long. This afternoon, with the temperature hovering just above 100 degrees, they just worked straight through. Nary a complaint was heard. (Even now, at 8:50 p.m., it’s still 92 degrees! … and I can look across the yard and see the crew packing up for the day.)
Andi and Candice went over this morning to watch the movie-making with some of the other neighbors. The cast and crew were very busy but didn’t seem to mind the spectators. Luke didn’t seem to mind stopping to have his picture made with his new fans. He even came over and introduced himself to Andi and our neighbor
Katy.
I don’t the main storyline, but the scenes they were shooting today had something to do with a runaway car with two small children inside that Luke has to stop. As he does, the car crashes into the sign for a fictitious roadhouse restaurant that features nude dancers and all-you-can-eat popcorn shrimp.
Here’s an overview of a small part of the movie set in downtown Newborn.
