-theHERALD- Community Focus Wednesday July Scene from martial arts movie shot in Acton Tne town of Acton was given a front row seat to he action adventure and explosions that went with the filming of the open scene of Tiger Claws a new actionmartial arts movie from Shapiro that is set to hit the big screen sometime in October The opening scene of this movie which introduces the au dience to the main character and producer Jalal was filmed at the Beardmore Tannery in Ac ton at one time the largest leather tanner in Canada Direc tor Kelly said the area was very ideal for his needs We were thrilled with the landscape of the area and everyone ir town has been very helpful Mr Makm satd It was just a nice location Wot to give away the entire plot Tiger Claws is a story of two New York detectives played by and Cynthia Rothrock who must join forces to expose the killer Bolo Yeung of a number of martial arts masters The filming for this movie ended Thursday evening with the shooting of the opening scene in Acton Filming had begun in Toronto where most of movie was shot in March The scene filmed in Acton in eluded a car chase gun fire and a huge explosion of a sports car It took almost the entire day to film this opening scene Mr Makin who has worked on various projects including the television drama Street Legal and several mini series as well as directing a number of television commercials stated he was drawn to the screenplay of Tiger Claws because of his interest the martial arts and the strong story line by writer Steve Maunder This is Mr Makin first feature film Things have gone well said Mr Makin We ve been under a tight schedule but we ve been able to do a lot with the time that we ve had A freelance writer from Toron to who has prior experience in editing Mr Makin was the writer of Bruce Lee s biography Publicist for the movie Duane Amott says the film has gone a little over budget but that he is happy with the results so far He became interested with the idea for this movie because of the 1m pressive screenplay and good in a scene from the martial arts movie Tiger Claws that was partly filmed at the Beardmore Tannery in Acton a stuntman races this get a way car towards some old barrels which burst into flames engulfing the vehicle and leaving the stuntman olted but niured The movie is set to hit the big screen sometime In October Herald photo by Lisa Boonstoppel Pot WELCOME TO HALTOIM HILLS To Advertise In This Space Call 8772201 mi 005LL 11 ARMSTRONG AVI 433 FOR PLUMBING NEEDS Reid All The Loul News In the HERALD Home at Hilton H III Estibljshtd lite rf V POMPEI PIZZERIA 0 u SUBS Mon to Wed OOoff smaller medium pizzas and off I large and jumbo pizzas PICK UP ONLY The Emerson family Barry Mary and their children Shannon Kylee and chose to make Georgetown their home after living in Toronto all their lives They moved into the new Canada Homes subdivision on Barber Street two months ago and say they ve had a very warm and welcome reception to the community Courtesy of these fine businesses and Hotteises Cathy Dooloy Debbie Bufler Georgetown A Port Of Your Neighbourhood GEORGETOWN MOORE PARK PLAZA GEORGETOWN IT U BRAMPTON MEMORIAL GARDENS Hwy Complete C mil on anal Bur St InHomi CovratTlidi On name stars that were associated with it Producer and star of Tiger Claws Jalal Merhi said he was impressed with the geography of the whole area According to he and Kelly it was definitely worth the drive to Acton Director Kelly left and associate produce Dale Hildabrend oversee the final work on their latest project Tiger Claws an ac arts movie by Shapiro Glickenhaus that wilt be released in October The opening scene of this movie was filmed in Acton Thursday afternoon at the old Beardmore Tannery on Frederick Street This scene which included gunfire and a car explosion ended the filming for the movie which began in early March In Toronto Herald photo MVP DISTRIBUTORS MENS LADIES SHORTS Great for casual and sport wear Assorted colours and styles to c Reg JACKETS At MVP we have a fine selection of ackets to suit every style Come in and take advantage of our special low prices PULLOVER FALL JACKETS to AUTHENTIC MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL JACKETS Reg MAJOR LEAGUE WIND- BREAKERS Reg 29 CHALK LINE Reg GRAPHIC JACKET DISTRIBUTORS 71 Main St South GEORGETOWN 8730500