Posted on 02/27/2008 8:21:05 AM PST by Salena Zito
West Virginia boils at 'inbred' epithet; movie casting director fired By David M. Brown and Mike Wereschagin TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, February 27, 2008
The producers of the horror thriller "Shelter" have fired the Pittsburgh casting director who outraged West Virginians by publically seeking odd-looking -- even physically deformed -- people to portray residents of a West Virginia "holler." The reaction from West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin and others was swift after a story appeared in the Tribune-Review with a comment from Donna Belajac Casting of Pittsburgh indicating the script for a movie being shot here needs actors with an inbred look for scenes in that state.
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I reckon his mouth just weren’t purdy-looking enough....
Q: How do we know the toothbrush was invented in W. Va.?
A: Because if it were invented elsewhere it would be called “teethbrush”!
They could have just used Robert Byrd.
I guess the producer hasn’t been up a holler.
I always wondered how they handled those casting calls where they were looking for an ugly or overweight person to make fun of in a movie.
Guess they have to do it in a more politically correct way than this.
Question!!!! Was the casting director doing as told by the producers? If so, why fire the casting director? It’s the fault of the directors for wanting these character actors in the movie.
>> Pittsburgh casting director <<
Must be a college football fan.
If you get off the main roads and go back into some very small towns and hollows, the family tree is a straight line.
I know that both of those folks from WV that can read are going to flame me, but before you do, splain this.
This post is a josh, I'm know there are more than two people in WV that can read...
Never embarass the boss....
When you get a divorce in West Virginia, is your ex still your sister?
They will still have the same type of people in the movie...they'll just carry out their casting calls differently.
>> Was the casting director doing as told by the producers? If so, why fire the casting director? <<
The producer won’t fire the producer, and someone must pay. So he complains the casting director was “tactless.” Now the movie company could fire the producer, but you know their burning with lust to stereotype red states.
Let’s see the local police do some routine traffic stops and pat downs of the Hollywood folk and see what the geniuses have in their pockets.
Hillary will soon be available.
True. But, sometimes it’s the boss that brought about the embarrassment - it’s usually someone lower down that pays for it.
MIke
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