SMU Campus setting for CBS Sunday Movie

[smu'06]

Dallas Hall is in prominence in tonight's CBS Movie - The President's Man - while SMU is labeled as "Texas University" It is obvious to that it is really SMU. Also the class room Chuck Norris teaches in looks similar to those on the hilltop.

Also of note Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has a small role.

Just a FYI.

Oh and if anyone hasn't noticed - the QB and #1 Draft Pick in Jerry Maquire in wearing a SMU jersey in his poster in Maguire's office before leaving SMI.

GO PONIES!

[Horseshoe]

Nice work, Ebert

You also know, don't you, that Dallas Hall and the surrounding area represented Syracuse in "Born on the 4th of July"

Word is PonyPower can be seen in the background of a couple of scenes.

[No Cal Pony]

I worked on Jerry Maguire. I was excited to see they somehow picked SMU for the kid's school. As they dressed the sets, there was actually more SMU stuff, but it ended up getting covered up. Bummer. Also they had the character of Cushman's dad holding a SMU mug when Jerry is visiting. Only bummer is they had him move it so it almost totally covered up the SMU logo.

Usually this stuff happens when the film production doesn't get clearance. Made me think back then that they didn't get SMU to allow it, which was a mistake in my estimation.

Go Ponies!

[smu'06]

No Cal -
Do you have any authentic Jerry Maguire pieces?

[SmooPower]

They recently filmed a cell phone commercial on campus. It was fantastic.

[BoazHoes]

Also our house (Pike) and some of our members were in the Abercrobie and Fitch catelog a couple of years ago. The women models apparently asked specifically for us to be in the catelog also. I'm sure that is off no suprise to anyone since girls FLOCK to us OF as if we were SEAGULLS.
GO PonIKEs!!!

[MustangOrange]

The intramual director, Chris Hutton, e-mailed this to me and I thought I would post to all interested parties. This should be right up your alley BoazHoes since you and all your Pike friends are obsessed with your high school sports!
CASTING CALL

Detour Filmproduction is searching for young men of all races aged
17-21 who played high school football to star in a feature film
directed by Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused), and produced by
Terrence Malick (The Thin Red Line).

No acting experience is necessary, but you MUST have played football
in high school within the last few years.

The CASTING CALL is Saturday, the 26th of January, from 11am - 6pm
at The Studios at Las Colinas, located at 6301 North O'Connor Road,
Building One, in Irving, TX.

For detailed directions, see our website,
<A HREF="http://www.detourfilm.com/casting.html" TARGET=_blank>www.detourfilm.com/casting.html</A> or call
512/ 495-9817.

Please bring a non-returnable photo.


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"Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word."--John Steinbeck

[BoazHoes]

I have been told by a "little birdie" that not only was Jeff Pennington trying out for the movie but also two of my fellow brothers were at the auditions Steve and Shane O'Neil. Rumor has it Jeff was a little disappointed because he has been looking at getting in to acting, he was planing on moving to LA, not sure how this effect his decision.

[Eddie P]

Why didn't you mention some Flock of Seagulls anology? I was waiting for your post to end with: my two brothers tried out, whom women Flock to Of as if they were Seagulls." Or something like that.