Canadian Golfers Reservations Cancelled As Movie Crews Fill Rooms In St. Marys

Golfers’ reservations conceded to movie’s cast, crew members in St. Marys

By ERIC CARLSON
Era Reporter
e.carlson@bradfordera.com

The invasion of Hollywood in northwestern Pennsylvania has its perks.

Whether it’s casting calls in Bradford or scene-making along a railroad in Port Allegany, the filming of the 20th Century Fox movie “Unstoppable” has made an immediate, much-needed impact on area businesses and has revitalized the spirits of countless locals.

In fact, as reported in the St. Marys Daily Press on July 8, Mark Shade, director of communications for the state Department of Community and Economic Development, couldn’t agree more with that certainty.

“We’re excited that this movie is going to be shot basically throughout Pennsylvania,” Shade told the Daily Press. “It is going to mean hundreds of hotel room nights for hotels in a very bad economy, and that is always good news.”

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