I Just Hope They Meant To Spell It That Way
Last week as I stepped out of my flat, I noticed that someone had taped a photocopied flyer to the outside of the building. I paused to give it a quick once-over, figuring someone had lost their cat, the neighborhood association was holding another meeting to protest the new freeway off-ramp, or that someone was advertising their feng shui/deep-tissue massage/green tea hicolonic/aura-healing/chi-balancing/shakra-aligning services. Instead, it was a notice that a film crew would be shooting scenes for a movie titled Pursuit of Happyness on my street the following Saturday, which would involve restricted parking and partial street closures. The flyer promised that every attempt would be made to keep noise to a minimum, and that there would be no explosions or car chases/crashes. (Whew!)
I verified that the parking restrictions wouldn't affect where I parked Pudding In A Cloud (my 1987 Olds Delta 88, a.k.a. Puddin' - which, by the way, is prime material for a Pimp My Ride episode, if any of you feel like nominating me) and made a mental note to formulate a Plan B for picking up my mom and aunt at the airport that day, if the parking restrictions prohibited me from getting Puddin' out of the alley where I park her. Then I moved on, thinking no more about what I assumed was just some low budget film with questionable grammar.
Around 3:30am Saturday morning, the circus came to town - at least it seemed like it. A parade of trucks rolled in and began setting up for the following day's shoot. I have to say, they didn't try very hard to keep noise to a minimum. But most immediately obvious was the fact that this was a film with a budget. There were tents, there were early-80s period cars (even an old San Francisco Muni Bus), there were security guards, traffic cops, and there were police escorts. No question, this was Hollywood.
I looked online (God bless the Internet), and found out that Pursuit of Happyness will tell the true story of Chris Gardner, a homeless San Francisco man determined to become a stock broker, who at one time actually lived with his young son in the bathroom of a BART station. Chris Gardner will be played by Will Smith.
In Pursuit of In Pursuit of Happyness
Will Smith Pursues Happyness
I had to drive through the movie set with Puddin' to get out of my neighborhood and head to the airport, but I didn't catch a glimpse of Will. I did see one guy I thought looked like Cuba Gooding Jr., but he was dressed like a tech and as far as I know, Mr. Jr. isn't even in this film. But it was fun catching a little slice of the movie biz, and I thought I'd give you a little info on a film coming out in 2006 that you might not have heard of yet...(Bam! That's right, Captain Wow - I just scooped your ass, buddy! Do you feel a little nervous, Melia? :)
I'll be back soon with a report on the country's largest Halloween bash (complete with photos you won't want to miss). 'Til then, eat and party wisely and often.
I verified that the parking restrictions wouldn't affect where I parked Pudding In A Cloud (my 1987 Olds Delta 88, a.k.a. Puddin' - which, by the way, is prime material for a Pimp My Ride episode, if any of you feel like nominating me) and made a mental note to formulate a Plan B for picking up my mom and aunt at the airport that day, if the parking restrictions prohibited me from getting Puddin' out of the alley where I park her. Then I moved on, thinking no more about what I assumed was just some low budget film with questionable grammar.
Around 3:30am Saturday morning, the circus came to town - at least it seemed like it. A parade of trucks rolled in and began setting up for the following day's shoot. I have to say, they didn't try very hard to keep noise to a minimum. But most immediately obvious was the fact that this was a film with a budget. There were tents, there were early-80s period cars (even an old San Francisco Muni Bus), there were security guards, traffic cops, and there were police escorts. No question, this was Hollywood.
I looked online (God bless the Internet), and found out that Pursuit of Happyness will tell the true story of Chris Gardner, a homeless San Francisco man determined to become a stock broker, who at one time actually lived with his young son in the bathroom of a BART station. Chris Gardner will be played by Will Smith.
In Pursuit of In Pursuit of Happyness
Will Smith Pursues Happyness
I had to drive through the movie set with Puddin' to get out of my neighborhood and head to the airport, but I didn't catch a glimpse of Will. I did see one guy I thought looked like Cuba Gooding Jr., but he was dressed like a tech and as far as I know, Mr. Jr. isn't even in this film. But it was fun catching a little slice of the movie biz, and I thought I'd give you a little info on a film coming out in 2006 that you might not have heard of yet...(Bam! That's right, Captain Wow - I just scooped your ass, buddy! Do you feel a little nervous, Melia? :)
I'll be back soon with a report on the country's largest Halloween bash (complete with photos you won't want to miss). 'Til then, eat and party wisely and often.
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