Want to “hang out” with Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek and Bill Murray on Wednesday (weather permitting) as an extra in a movie?
You’ll get your chance if you’re willing to arrive before sunrise, endure some possibly chilly weather and wear your hair like it’s 1938. (No streaks or highlights!).
The $7 million film “Get Low” is shooting a major scene at Pickett’s Mill Park that needs as many extras as possible.
The film, based on a true story of Tennessee man Felix “Bush” Breazeale, features Duvall playing a man who decides to hold his funeral — before he dies. In the real story, as many as 12,000 people showed up.
Dean Zanuck, the producer (whose father shot “Driving Miss Daisy” in Georgia 20 years ago), told Buzz he hopes for 300 to 400 people.
He said prizes will be given out and Grammy nominated bluegrass band The Steel Drivers will entertain the masses. The filmmakers will provide food and drink as well. “It’ll be kind of a Depression-era Woodstock,” he joked.
The producers are asking folks who have already been “pre-fit” for 1930s era clothing to arrive at 3:30 a.m. to get a better spot in the film. Those who haven’t been “pre-fit” can show up around 5 to 5:30 a.m.
Go to www.getlowextras.com for more details.
“We will have plenty of coffee and soup and other great warm stuff along with heated tents, etc.,” the Web site notes. “But filming will still be outside, so make sure to wear long underwear and plan simple jackets that you can take on and off as needed!!!”
There also will be shooting on Tuesday.
For folks familiar with film production, there’s plenty of standing around and waiting.
It could take many, many hours.
In other words, it’s not as sexy as it sounds.
Plus, we’re not sure how much you’ll realistically get to mingle with the big
stars, but you’ll certainly see them.
Labels: bill murray, dallas, Ga, get low, movie extra, picketts mill park, robert duvall, sissy spacek
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Brian Vanderhoff @ 5:32 PM
