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wll ear PE. IY aa I elt Wt, LW 16 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, September 23, 1986 Arm raises few problems (From page 12) Mrs. Brock said she would have no objection if another film com- pany picked Port Perry for on- location filming. Jack Owen of Port Perry Pet Shop (whose store front was the Rockport per) was delighted to have the filming take place right outside. It was a good thing for the town, and he said his business wasn't hurt in any way. In fact, he was surprised when one crew member spent about $100 on pet supplies. And Mr. Owen said he was fascinated to watch the production as it took place. Lyn Sparling at Ingredients Unlimited said the fact that she doesn't have enough storage space in the store to put the window displays was a bit of an inconvenience. But she quickly added that the minor inconvenience was off-set by the fact that overall, the film pro- ution was a good thing for the Ste had high words of praise for the way the production and pre- production people dealt with her, and was pleasantly surprised when to leave the bright blue curtains in her front window. At Pearce Jewellers, which was not directly affected by any physical changes to the store, Jim Pearce told the Star he noticed a drop in business on Thursday. Whether that was due to the filming, he can't say. But Mr. Pearce said the overall community benefits greatly by positive public relations. He suggested the production peo- ple will remember Port Perry as a goo place and that kind of publici- ty is impossible to put a price tag on. At Pineridge Sports, which was made over to be a cafe, Dave Ball- ingall told the Star his only com- plaint would be the fact the filming "dragged on longer than planned." "Other than that, I think it has been a great thing. It has brought some revenue to the town and generated a lot yo interest," he stated. He said he would have no objec- * tion to another film crew setting up on the main street in the future, but would prefer if it could be done before a weekend. One shop owner who could have little, if anything positive to say about last week's activities on customers who stayed away from his shop last week will bother com- ing back. Mr. Prentice said he could not see any positive aspects for the com- munity in general and added that in future if film companies want to use Queen Street, they should do so on Sundays only, when most stores are closed anyway. 'Personally, I would not want to . see them here again (filming)" he stated. Brian Calloway, owner of Home Hardware which underwent exten- sive changes to the exterior for the ol o» Lk f i The star takes a cigarette break. Matt Dion (right) and a crew member of "The Arm" rehearse on Queen Street. filming, was out of town last week, and could not be reached for comment. 'Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor told the Star his office received very few complaints from residents of the community. Although the film crew rented the Latcham Centre from the Township at $100 per day (the nor- mal rates) Scugog received no direct compensation. "Our (council's) position is that film crews are welcome in the com- munity so long as they don't great- ly inconvenience the townspeople or the merchants," said Mayor Taylor. He admitted, however, that if film crews began popping up all over on a frequent basis, the Township coun- cil might have "to take a second look at the position." Mayor Taylor said in future, the council might ask film companies to make a small monetary donation to the Township's parks or arena fund. Township administrator Earl Cuddie said he has received a few minor complaints from citizens and merchants. He noted that merchants were compensated by the film company and a lot of money was spent local- ly for other things like food. "It's hard to measure the direct economic benefits (from the film) to the community," he stated. One thing the Township has ask- ed for is a copy of the film done in Port Perry, which will be on file at the Scugog Shores Museum. "I don't know if they'll follow through on this or not," he said. "The Arm' starring Matt Dillon, Tommy Lee Jones and Diane Lane is due for release some time next August. Matt Dillon, suitcase in hand, in a scene from "The Arm." ] 1A p-- Irs The house on Bigelow Street, rented by the Gerber family su rounded by camera equipment and crew of "The Arm." pd 1 = \\ g » ) a a ® ECONOMY @ STANDARD/FULL SIZE e LOW RATES © COMPACT ® LONG TERM LEASING HOU BD D | Woh Mon ofl til 9 i ELE, B HOURS Friday til 5 30 Mon Thur till 9 Saturday til 4 PONTIAC BUICK LIMITED Friday till 530 10 VANEORARD DRIVE. PORT PERRY - 983.8474 Saturday till 4 TT --