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BR gu IP ll bk ER Se Sm TC SEE ie aa ag tae , Ml a A ta Me" Co Cr ia TNE Cia, Pf TE WNL ur? 8 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, September 23, 1986 hd Actor Don Francks leaves his car to see Matt Dillon off at the bus stop in a scene from "The Arm." Actors Don Franks and Matt Dillon shoot a scene on Queen Street for "The Arm." This photo was taken through the window of Rexall Drugs ---- better known as Standard Trust. _ (From page 1) But for the most part, the people of Port Perry welcomed "The Arm" with--what else-onen arms. Crowds lined both sides of Queen Street during the filming on Thurs- day, with cameras clicking, flash bulbs flashing, and teenagers everywhere straining to catch a glimpse of the star of the film, teen hearthrob Matt Dillon. : And while the actual filming didn't begin until Thursday, bring- ing "The Arm" to Port Perry was a much longer process. Scugog Chamber of Commerce past president Bill Barr took a call from Don Carmody Productions (a division of Columbia Pictures) last June. Locations manager Vince Newli was interested in filming parts of the movie along Queen Street and in a house on Bigelow Street, and Mr. Barr was asked to help them set something up. Bill did what he could, including asking Vince to formally ask Sucgog Council to approve the venture. Council thought it was a great idea and approved a motion to close Queen Street off for filming. Matt Dillon (far left) amidst a massive Between June and September, crews worked around the clock meeting with Queen St. merchants, arranging for paid duty security with Durham Regional Police, ca- joling the Gerber family of Bigelow Street so they could use their house, and polishing a complicated myriad of details, details and more details. And more recently, the re- construction of Queen Street and the house of Bigelow Street began. The house acquired a new porch, some fresh paint and several other im- provements. Queen St. businesses were taken right back to the 1950's with the help of new signs, new win- dow displays and numerous props. In fact, many of the displays were so realistic that shoppers attempted to buy the products in the windows. And no wonder! At Brock's Depart- ment store, fancy hats were adver- tised at $4.99. At Home Hardware (re-named "Crest Hardware") wooden chairs were priced under three dollars and rakes sold for the change most people carry in their jean pockets. The. most startling changes hap- pened in front of Standard Trust and Becker's, where whole new addi- Arm." .... the trademark frown . 3; Crowds line street fo see = teenage idol Matt Dillon amount of equipment, films a scene for 'The BRI LE le WR AG i eed By pe A tions or awnings were . dded on. Becker's became Kenny's Variety, with a cheerful awning and fresh produce. Standard Trust was transformed into a Rexall Drug Store with an authentic looking bay window chock full of hair dye, miracle drugs and sundries from days gone by. The Port Perry Star got a taste of competition when the Pet Shop became the Rockport Journal. And what a change for Pine Ridge Sports when their storefront was changed into a dairy bar and soda fountain! Pentland's Jewellry was typecast and merely became Modern Jewellers, while Re-Max gave up real estate and went into the hotel business--the Ohio River Hotel, to be exact. WHY Port Perry? Even good old Lake Scugog took on another identity. The Ohio River. Which is why Port Perry was chosen for The Arm in the first place. According to locations manager Vince Newli, hundreds of places were looked 'at and considered (Turn to page 12)