Movie based on Massachusetts story filmed in British Columbia
By adamg - 7/28/10 - 8:36 am
Hollywood East Connection fills us in on Charlie St. Cloud, which is set in Marblehead, and which has the Red Sox as a key plot element - and which was filmed in Canada's Pacific Northwest because it was cheaper:
... While the screenplay was not changed the reflect the new location, locals who see the film will be able to tell you unequivocally, that Vancouver looks nothing like Marblehead. ...
Comments
Seriously?
I don't think Rockport looks much like Alaska, but don't remember anyone complaining when the Sandra Bullock/Ryan Reynolds movie "The Proposal" was shot here. Does anyone really not know that Hollywood does this? Most movies are fiction, after all.
One of the few things Boston
One of the few things Boston has going for it is the quirky character and history. All these films and TV shows set in Boston and filmed elsewhere are leveraging Boston without Boston getting much out of the deal other than a boost to tourism.
I have no connection to the TV or movie industries, and don't particularly want to see Boston whoring itself out to Hollywood, but if they're gonna do us anyway, they might as well leave 50 bucks on the dresser.
Film tax credit?
What film tax credit?