tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post1526448487762408130..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: MADE IN OREGONDennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-19767923672491487812011-07-12T13:10:08.573-07:002011-07-12T13:10:08.573-07:00Some more films to add to the list:
Five Easy Pie...Some more films to add to the list:<br /><br />Five Easy Pieces, 1970. The chicken sandwich scene was shot at the Glenwood Denny's of I-5.<br /><br />Breaking In, 1989. Portland & Oaks Amusement Park. Burt Reynolds<br /><br />Hear No Evil, 1993. Shot in Portland and Timberline Lodge.<br /><br />Fire In The Sky, 1993. Oakland<br /><br />Untraceable, 2008. Was supposed to set in Pittsburgh, but they changed<br />it to Portland to reflect the filming locations. <br /><br />Also, High Cost of Living was one big commerical for Valley River Center in Eugene. Some good flyovers of the mall and Delta Hwy.Steve Swansonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-71369213632382566462011-07-11T15:05:18.609-07:002011-07-11T15:05:18.609-07:00Sean, the Cinema 7 was the home of many firsts for...Sean, the Cinema 7 was the home of many firsts for me. All my original encounters with the films of Herzog, Wenders, Fassbinder, and a lot of the main staples of classic Hollywood cinema, occurred there. And my first straight-up porn movie too-- Were they still showing <i>Behind the Green Door</i> every weekend at midnight when you were there? Whew. The audience itself was a hoot. I loved that place, and I loved the hand-scribed calendars too. I've tried but have yet to come up with much in the way of old calendars from there, either online or in the real world. That would really be a treasure to discover, wouldn't it?Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-53366370153534021642011-07-10T21:35:06.406-07:002011-07-10T21:35:06.406-07:00What a love letter to our home state! I also got t...What a love letter to our home state! I also got to be a part of Oregon film history as an extra in one of the better shot-in-Oregon productions. I got to spit up blueberries and cottage cheese in the pie-eating contest barf-o-rama fantasy sequence of "Stand By Me," which I landed with the help of former UO student turned Hollywood professional. It wasn't Katherine Wilson, with whom I was acquainted, but she was, of course, there on the set and I spoke with her a bit. <br /><br />I went to the UO from 1983-1987 and I spent a lot of time at Cinema 7, where I became good friends with the owner, Steve Bove. I would bring 16mm prints of films from campus for private showings, just three or four of us in that cozy little theater. Lots of great memories there...seanaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10106047444251200851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-9194875884839404692011-07-05T11:20:56.080-07:002011-07-05T11:20:56.080-07:00We were interested to read all these comments and ...We were interested to read all these comments and learn some anecdotal history of film-making experiences in Oregon. <br /><br />Oregon Film OfficeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060084272477667197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-39900817762521222472011-07-03T22:20:06.720-07:002011-07-03T22:20:06.720-07:00But I will say I may have been at that Invasion of...But I will say I may have been at that Invasion of the Body Snatchers screening. Sounds *very* familiar at that theater that was half underground. Saw a lot of midnight movies there in the late 70s.Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-24440424357915445632011-07-03T21:53:17.041-07:002011-07-03T21:53:17.041-07:00Dennis - I don't rememger knowing you, but it ...Dennis - I don't rememger knowing you, but it was a long time and many beers ago :).<br /><br />- GregGregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-40516660622906962072011-07-03T13:07:07.855-07:002011-07-03T13:07:07.855-07:00Peter, I choose to believe him because I like the ...Peter, I choose to believe him because I like the goose bumps I get when I think about it.<br /><br />Adam: I love that bit from DOUBLE INDEMNITY. I also loved the scene in Philip Kaufman's INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS toward the end when the pod trucks are being loaded for deliveries up the coast and you hear the guy on the P.A. say: "Trucks outbound for Redding, Medford, Eugene, Portland..." Oh, boy, did the crowd at the Cinema World in the Valley River Center squeal with terror and delight when we heard THAT!Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-29095773704517628832011-07-03T13:04:31.746-07:002011-07-03T13:04:31.746-07:00Greg, I remember Roger very well! A very nice guy,...Greg, I remember Roger very well! A very nice guy, as I recall. Did we know each other also? (Seems like kind of a weird question to ask, but ask I must...!)Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-9153741846681388192011-07-03T12:34:10.015-07:002011-07-03T12:34:10.015-07:00Didn't know you were in Animal House. A friend...Didn't know you were in Animal House. A friend of mine (then) Roger Senders was the next one in line after Pinto in the pledge scene. I remember the casting call in the EMU ballroom, but was not chosen myself :(.Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-76000711845826227022011-07-03T09:19:59.003-07:002011-07-03T09:19:59.003-07:00Great post, I had forgotten about a lot of those l...Great post, I had forgotten about a lot of those locations. The Endor scenes in Return of the Jedi almost qualify, shooting just south of the border in the Redwoods.<br /><br />Another Southern Oregon movie moment that always amuses me is the line in Double Indemnity when Fred MacMurray chats up one of the passengers on the train and is told "I'm a Medford man -- Medford, Oregon!" And of course in To Catch a Thief when Grace Kelley says "where in Oregon were you born, the Rogue River?"Adam Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968051066147134504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-78772822261918251982011-07-03T00:49:56.523-07:002011-07-03T00:49:56.523-07:00Back in 1973, I spent some time working at the Nor...Back in 1973, I spent some time working at the Northwest Film Study Center, as one of the founders was a good friend at NYU. We never took the time to verify if what he said was true, but an older gentleman came to the screening of <b>The General</b>, named "Buster" Stroud, with the claim that he was the one actually operating the train.Peter Nellhaushttp://www.coffeecoffeeandmorecoffee.comnoreply@blogger.com