Episode 54 – Come With Us to Visit Phoenix, Oregon
Two longtime friends battle mid-life crisis by opening a bowling alley/pizzeria in their small hometown.
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Phoenix, Oregon
Today we are talking about Phoenix, Oregon, a sweet film from 2019 filmed here in Oregon in Pheonix and Klamath Falls. It stars James Le Gros, Jesse Borrego, Lisa Edelstein and Diedrich Bader. The story revolves around two friends who were opening a bowling alley and pizza place in their small hometown. Ironically it was the number one film the weekend it premiered in March of 2020 due to the pandemic and a lot of theaters being closed.
Some of our favorite parts of this movie are:
- The scenes that clue us into his character
- Tight shots to hide the scenery and the lack of extras
- Carlos takes his pizza very seriously
- We love the ECU (Extreme Close Up) of the coffee grounds
- Exciting bowling tournament.
Special thanks to our editor Geoff Vrijmoet for this episode and Melissa Villagrana for helping out with our social media posts.
Next week’s films are A New Promise (2017) and Second Story (2020) found on YouTube
Make sure to watch A New Promise and Second Story so you can be ready for our discussion of our films. Please send all comments to Mike at mike@dodgemediaproductions.com. Tell him how much you love his film Second Story – he feels like it’s invisible, show him some love.
