For WI folks: Movie being filmed at drive-in looking for cars

[adam_knox]

My family just sent word from the HWY 18 Drive-In newsletter that they're looking for 50's and earlier car's and owners to be in a B-film... I'd go but with with being 800 miles away and still no top on the Chrysler odds are it would rain sometime along the way there! Here's the info if any of ya' wanna get your big Hollywood break.

Important Announcement: As some of you may know, Christopher Mihm is an independent filmmaker from Minnesota who specializes in making movies in the style of the cheap, cheesy horror/science fiction schlockfests of the 50’s (which were a staple of Drive In Theatres in those days). We run his newest offering every summer as a third feature. Well, his newest blockbuster, “The Giant Spider”, a film reminiscent of the atomic-radiation-turns-ordinary-garden-pests-into-huge-rampaging-monsters scare-a-thon, will be filming a scene at the Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre on August 25th and there is a need for extras with 1950’s restored cars. The scene calls for the cars lined up to see a Drive In movie and then terrified people fleeing from The Giant Spider. Please email me your interest. You must have a 50’s style car and wear 50’s style clothes. No one’s getting paid; this is just for fun (although you will get your name in the ending credits).

Regards, Lee Burgess, Owner

www.highway18.com

www.highway18.com/blog

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Highway-18-Outdoor-Theatre/126081654077220

[Dan Hiebert]

These can be lots of fun!

We had our D24 in a remake of "Lolita" (with Jeremy Irons and Dominique Swain). In that case, the producers went through the local theatrical guild to find cars registered for props/background/etc. The guild advertised the opportunity, then once they had built a list, the movie scouts went and looked at all the cars and decided which they wanted in their movie. It was fascinating being involved in the process.

That was different than this opportunity, because the production company rented the cars, and hired some of the owners to drive them (and many other old cars) - imagine that! There's a lot of "behind the scenes" tales I could tell on that adventure - the point being (without making this story longer) that movie making is an interesting process, and anyone who can should avail themselves of the opportunity - it'll be fun!