Friday, April 14, 2006
It Was A Hoot....Really
Thanks to the efforts of our Cheesehead phriend, Mrs. Robinson, The Fetching Mrs. Crime Dog and I, along with Wayners, Janners, and a smattering of club members were treated yesterday evening to a special screening of "Hoot," a new film produced by Jimmy Buffet and based upon the Carl Hiaasen novel of the same name. There were a few theater glitches - it was a little hot in there, and the movie crapped out a couple of times - but it was a great value at a cost of.....nothing!
We first went in and got some seats, then TFMCD and I went out for some refreshments. When we got back to the theater door, there was a woman and a very large man with a badge of some sort there. The woman asked if I had a cell phone. I told her it was turned off and just walked on through. TFMCD, however, must have been on a "watch list," because she got shaken down and had to open her purse for inspection. That's a first in my experience for a movie, but I suppose they were trying to avoid someone filming and selling it. I never really though of TFMCD as "suspicious looking," I have to admit. Of course, that was our second trip into the theater. We could have hauled in a shoulder-mount video camera and a couple of boom mikes the first time.
The movie was good - terrific family entertainment with a message - but the real fun was afterwards, as we were treated first to a question and answer session with the movie's producers, Carl Hiaasen, and two of the actors, and then later to a short live concert. Jimmy, Mac, and Ralph performed Good Guys Win (the movie theme), Volcano, and Margaritaville, all acoustically. Very cool!
Now, if anyone sees TFMCD on the post office wall or maybe America's Most Wanted, can you give us a heads up?
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We first went in and got some seats, then TFMCD and I went out for some refreshments. When we got back to the theater door, there was a woman and a very large man with a badge of some sort there. The woman asked if I had a cell phone. I told her it was turned off and just walked on through. TFMCD, however, must have been on a "watch list," because she got shaken down and had to open her purse for inspection. That's a first in my experience for a movie, but I suppose they were trying to avoid someone filming and selling it. I never really though of TFMCD as "suspicious looking," I have to admit. Of course, that was our second trip into the theater. We could have hauled in a shoulder-mount video camera and a couple of boom mikes the first time.
The movie was good - terrific family entertainment with a message - but the real fun was afterwards, as we were treated first to a question and answer session with the movie's producers, Carl Hiaasen, and two of the actors, and then later to a short live concert. Jimmy, Mac, and Ralph performed Good Guys Win (the movie theme), Volcano, and Margaritaville, all acoustically. Very cool!
Now, if anyone sees TFMCD on the post office wall or maybe America's Most Wanted, can you give us a heads up?
