Location, Location: A Red, White and Blue Experience -- Part One

When I first heard about the call for locations for Simon Rumley's new film Red, White and Blue, I was eager to offer our house as a location.

I had the pleasure of meeting Simon when he attended South by Southwest Film Festival in 2006 to support his friends who produced Darkon. I am quite a fan of Simon's work, which includes The Handyman and The Living and the Dead.

Reading over the list of locations needed, one in particular caught my eye. "Ed's - Slightly older contemporary of Franki/Alvin's etc. Lives with his girlfriend and young daughter. Has backyard and two floors." I thought it sounded like a perfect fit. My boyfriend Ed and I live in a two-story house, and my niece often stays in our guest room.

The director and site location scout had other ideas. "Well you see, two of our leads are slackers in a band. With your garage, it would be perfect for Carl and Alvin's." What?!!

I've complained to my boyfriend that the dining room table he inherited from an old college roommate is the same style I had in 1982, and the coffee table was probably even older. Never mind that my two theater chairs from the original Alamo Drafthouse are a little worn, they are well-loved! Yes, my office is messy, but it's a contained mess. And here's the living room:

We signed the agreement and waited for the shooting schedule. Little did we know what was in store. Bodies strewn about the house, scorching heat, and blowouts in West Texas - and that's not even the film itself!

To be continued...
[Photo credit: Debbie Cerda, who would like to point out the coffee table, and the beer stain that Ed claims is my coffee stain]