Portland is a bad movie town and I hope it stays that way. In fact, I was told by a filmmaker that the film crews here suck especially hard. That and the lack of success of the movies that are filmed here should scare off any new movies. Or so I hope.
Think of the movies that filmed here in the past: The Hunted (2003) with Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro, Zero Effect (1998) with Ben Stiller and Bill Pullman, Body of Evidence (1993) with Madonna and Willem Defoe, Down and Out With the Dolls (2001) (ok, so my ex-girlfriend was involved with this one), and something with Burt Reynolds that I can’t remember. Oh, and I think something with Andrew Dice Clay. All forgettable.
The reason I’m against movies filming in Portland is purely selfish. That Burt Reynolds movie blocked streets and rerouted traffic in my neighborhood. That’s an even larger pain when you’re riding a bike on hilly roads. There’s only a few routes over the west hills and The Hunted blocked the road that’s closest to me.
I thought about this because there’s some dumb movie trailers downtown. I have no idea what movie is filming. All I know is the names on the doors of the “Star Wagons”: Sarah, Berman, Paul, Russell, and “Enter and Die.” I think the “Enter and Die” door was for the make-up trailer.
We have enough trouble with presidential candidates showing up without this crap going on.
Melissa said they were filming in the PPS building! It’s some movie with, um, I can’t remember who she said was in it. Oh wait, Sean Astin, John Corbett, I can’t remember who else. You forgot to mention the critically acclaimed Come See the Paradise! Ha ha! And I liked the movie with Burt Reynolds. They had Corno’s fruit stand in it.