I was sitting down on the bench, next to Kelly McGillis, only I didn't know it was her. I just thought she was just some nice Amish woman.
I spoke with her briefly. It was the scene filmed at 30 th street station, here in Philadelphia. It was about March of 1984. I was 26, soon to be 27.
The kid was playing at the water fountain. I commented that the kid acted like he's never seen a water fountain. A minute or two later, I saw the movie camera with a man on it.. but, it was all the way across the station.
I asked if they were making a documentary about Amish people, and said that I hoped I didn't mess it up.
" No, " she reassured me, " It's alright."
The next summer, the movie came out. I saw it at the theater and.. there I was!
I'm the guy with glasses, and dark brown hair styled in a mid 1960's Beatle haircut, with a dark brown beard, and I have a coat on my lap.
All the talking I'd done had been cut out.
Total time that I appeared in the movie: About 8 seconds.
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Date: 2009-08-05 04:19 am (UTC)I was in the movie, Witness.
I was sitting down on the bench, next to Kelly McGillis, only I didn't know it was her. I just thought she was just some nice Amish woman.
I spoke with her briefly. It was the scene filmed at 30 th street station, here in Philadelphia. It was about March of 1984. I was 26, soon to be 27.
The kid was playing at the water fountain. I commented that the kid acted like he's never seen a water fountain. A minute or two later, I saw the movie camera with a man on it.. but, it was all the way across the station.
I asked if they were making a documentary about Amish people, and said that I hoped I didn't mess it up.
" No, " she reassured me, " It's alright."
The next summer, the movie came out. I saw it at the theater and.. there I was!
I'm the guy with glasses, and dark brown hair styled in a mid 1960's Beatle haircut, with a dark brown beard, and I have a coat on my lap.
All the talking I'd done had been cut out.
Total time that I appeared in the movie: About 8 seconds.
But there I was...heh.