Movie about 2000 election filming here, seeking
Movie about 2000 election filming here, seeking extras
By MAGGIE FITZROY, Shorelines staff writer
HBO is searching for "feisty" Beaches residents over age 50 to be in a film about the 2000 presidential election.
Representatives of the cable TV channel will hold a casting call Tuesday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Neptune Beach Senior Activity Center for an upcoming drama about the recount turmoil in Florida. The movie will be titled Recount 2000.
"They want active, feisty seniors to portray protesters," said Leslie Lyne, director of the activity center, who was contacted by a network casting call representative Monday.
The film's producer is also looking for people to portray voters, attorneys and canvassing board representatives.
All of those who are chosen to be in the production will be paid, she said.
Anyone interested in trying out should come to the center at 2004 Forest Ave. with a recent photograph of themselves.
Sydney Pollack is executive producer of the film, targeted to premiere in spring 2008. Kevin Spacey and William Hurt are slated to star in it.
Since filming is scheduled to take place at the senior center from Oct. 8 through Dec. 4, Lyne said those selected will need to commit to being available during that entire time period.
"There will be long days," said producer Michael Hausman, who visited the senior center and selected it as one of many locations around Jacksonville where scenes will be filmed.
Participants will be paid $75 for a 10-hour day and given lunch, he said. They do not need acting experience.
The film's story will chronicle the weeks after the presidential race between Republican candidate George W. Bush and Democratic candidate Al Gore.
It will tell the story of Florida's role in the confusion that began on election night, when television networks initially declared Gore the winner then later declared Bush the victor instead.
When the race was ultimately deemed too close to call, and a month of recounts and legal maneuvers by both camps followed, about 175,000 voters' ballots were rejected and Bush was named the winner by 537 votes.
Hausman said most of those chosen at the casting call for the film, which will "give a fair and balanced look" at the election, will be given roles as extras but a few could be given speaking parts.
"We are going to pretend it's Miami Beach" because to actually film in the South Florida area, where most of the story takes place, would be expensive, he said.
Instead, "we found very good locations in Jacksonville and Tallahassee."
Other scenes involving people "from the ages of 18 to 80" will be filmed in many locations in the Jacksonville area.
Hausman said the Neptune Beach senior center was chosen because it is near where another scene will be filmed and it provided flexibility for sets.
For one scene, a classroom at the center will double as a Palm Beach polling station.
On the days the center is used as a film set, it will be closed to the public, Lyne said.
But she added that HBO will pay for time used there.
"It's exciting," she said. Being part of a movie set "is pretty cool."
maggie.fitzroy@jacksonville.com, (904) 249-4947, ext. 6320
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/091507/nes_199342442.shtml
By MAGGIE FITZROY, Shorelines staff writer
HBO is searching for "feisty" Beaches residents over age 50 to be in a film about the 2000 presidential election.
Representatives of the cable TV channel will hold a casting call Tuesday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Neptune Beach Senior Activity Center for an upcoming drama about the recount turmoil in Florida. The movie will be titled Recount 2000.
"They want active, feisty seniors to portray protesters," said Leslie Lyne, director of the activity center, who was contacted by a network casting call representative Monday.
The film's producer is also looking for people to portray voters, attorneys and canvassing board representatives.
All of those who are chosen to be in the production will be paid, she said.
Anyone interested in trying out should come to the center at 2004 Forest Ave. with a recent photograph of themselves.
Sydney Pollack is executive producer of the film, targeted to premiere in spring 2008. Kevin Spacey and William Hurt are slated to star in it.
Since filming is scheduled to take place at the senior center from Oct. 8 through Dec. 4, Lyne said those selected will need to commit to being available during that entire time period.
"There will be long days," said producer Michael Hausman, who visited the senior center and selected it as one of many locations around Jacksonville where scenes will be filmed.
Participants will be paid $75 for a 10-hour day and given lunch, he said. They do not need acting experience.
The film's story will chronicle the weeks after the presidential race between Republican candidate George W. Bush and Democratic candidate Al Gore.
It will tell the story of Florida's role in the confusion that began on election night, when television networks initially declared Gore the winner then later declared Bush the victor instead.
When the race was ultimately deemed too close to call, and a month of recounts and legal maneuvers by both camps followed, about 175,000 voters' ballots were rejected and Bush was named the winner by 537 votes.
Hausman said most of those chosen at the casting call for the film, which will "give a fair and balanced look" at the election, will be given roles as extras but a few could be given speaking parts.
"We are going to pretend it's Miami Beach" because to actually film in the South Florida area, where most of the story takes place, would be expensive, he said.
Instead, "we found very good locations in Jacksonville and Tallahassee."
Other scenes involving people "from the ages of 18 to 80" will be filmed in many locations in the Jacksonville area.
Hausman said the Neptune Beach senior center was chosen because it is near where another scene will be filmed and it provided flexibility for sets.
For one scene, a classroom at the center will double as a Palm Beach polling station.
On the days the center is used as a film set, it will be closed to the public, Lyne said.
But she added that HBO will pay for time used there.
"It's exciting," she said. Being part of a movie set "is pretty cool."
maggie.fitzroy@jacksonville.com, (904) 249-4947, ext. 6320
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/091507/nes_199342442.shtml
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