Sergei Troubetzkoy, who’s currently President of Main Street Petersburg, has worked as a film liaison for localities around Virginia, including Petersburg, Lynchburg, Staunton and Bedford. During that time, he’s amassed some great stories about the business and the stars, including:
– Working on one of 7 Lincoln films shot in Petersburg
– Meeting Sam Waterston…twice
– Good luck trying to shoot in a courtroom….twice
– Being an extra on Dopesick during COVID
– 3 clueless city leaders play golf with Samuel L. Jackson
– Taking Vincent Price to the Poe Museum in Baltimore & getting quoted
– Working with children in a zombie movie
– Finding a 60s grocery story in Staunton
– Looking for a farm for Lassie
– Where Tom Cruise bought a car for Spielberg
LINKS
Podcast with the author of a book on Plan 9 from Outer Space
John Johnson’s Plan 9 remake
Bruce A. Elder Antique and Classic Automobiles
Richmond 48 Hour Film Project this summer
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