lights...camera...action!

One of the things I like best about living in a smallish town in West MI is that it is still a mom & pop kinda place. Typically not too much excitement but the view is nice and the people are friendly.

Well, we're having a bit of excitement. One of our more famous locals, Hopwood Depree, and his company TicTock Studios, is filming a movie just a few blocks from downtown. The movie, a comedy, is titled "Tug". According to the studio, it is about "a small town Michigan guy's life [which] begins to unravel as he is torn between staying with his current lovely girlfriend, or bouncing back to his psycho ex." The movie stars Sam Huntington and Haylie Duff.

I've been past the location several times while they were filming--wow, never really knew how much equipment and people it takes to put a movie together. Some residents aren't too pleased with all of the commotion (streets blocked off, strange cars & trucks trapping you in your own driveway, noisy generators running, etc.), but I don't mind (then again, it isn't happening on my front lawn......).

West MI is beautiful and deserves to star in pictures. I just hope making it a star doesn't change it too much. :)