Local Hero
I just saw Jumper*, a not very good film (with a troubled production history) about a guy who can teleport. I only bring it up to note that, though the action takes place all over the world, it's based in Ann Arbor, and seems to have been filmed there. Just like Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino was, to my surprise, set in Detroit, and filmed there, too.
If you live in Los Angeles, or New York, or even Chicago, you don't get that excited if a film is set in your city. But somehow, it's still a thrill to see something from Michigan.
*No relation to Tom Stoppard's Jumpers.
If you live in Los Angeles, or New York, or even Chicago, you don't get that excited if a film is set in your city. But somehow, it's still a thrill to see something from Michigan.
*No relation to Tom Stoppard's Jumpers.
posted by LAGuy @ 12:26 AM
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Oh yes. My boys are high school students in Ann Arbor and got a huge kick out of seeing Huron High School and how they made it look different for the film. They saw it locally and big cheers went up. They're shooting more locally and it does make it fun.
Are there any upcoming films you're aware of that we should be on the lookout for?
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