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A { Early to bed, early to rise bi are ri TE bt Pi Ty 9 a) ANG FOETOW oy : wd 'GPRINGS i oa H BUI I 4 Joanne Turner thoroughly enjoyed working on a movie in her hometown, because she didn't have to get up at four in the morn- ing for the 7:30 a.m. cast call! is Joanne Turner's creed For actress Joanne Turner, the best thing about being an extra in "The Arm" right here in Port Perry is not having to get up at four am. The 27 year old Port Perry resi- dent has been doing "bit parts" in movies for the last two years, but this is the first time she's ever done anything quite so close to home. "I actually walked over here from where I live. I usually get up at four in the morning to make a 7:30 casting call," she said with a grin. Since she signed up with an agen- cy two years ago, she has been in- volved with many films including Chasing Rainbows, Heaven on Earth, I'll Take Manhattan, America, as well as TV's Night Heat and CBC's Last Season (coming in January). Her role in "The Arm"' is simple enough, and yet she was required to be available on Queen Street for the duration of filming. In character, Joanne "had to look at (Matt) Dillon. I guess he's the town hunk or something," she said. The Arm extras speak out All the way to Michigan ...and back home againt Gerry Jonkheer went all the way to Michigan to study acting and wound up back in Port Perry to ap- pear in "The Arm." The 25 year old Oshawa resident is well known in Port Perry because his father owns Gerry's Produce. In "The Arm," Gerry plays a businessman of the town, and his main task was walking across the street. It sounds like an easy job, but must have been tedious at times because he was required to stay in costume throughout the shooting duration. "The most common word associated with movies is action," he explains. "But "action' is misleading. You do it, get everything perfect, and then you do it all over again. It's incredibly boring." Boring or not, it's a job he loves. Being a full-time extra isn't making him rich but it does pay the bills and he has the opportunity to meet many fascinating people. In his last movie, Police Academy III, he played a waiter who carried around drinks and desserts. "I was there for 14 hours, doing the same scene, over and over, he said. "I guess it's fun, people saying, oh, you're in a movie," he said. 'But I'm just doing what I like." Like many other people on Queen Street during filming, she never did get to meet Matt Dillon, but she has met many celebrities since she started acting. _ And since she's started, she can't think of anything else she'd rather do. "It's interesting. It's fun, and you get to meet a lot of interesting peo- ple,"" she said. "And it's so glamourous. You get your hair and make-up done." Extra man of many faces, clown, actor, and father Sometimes Bob Shaw's own fami- ly has difficulty knowing who he is. The former Nestleton resident is best known in this area for his por- trayal of Rainbow the Clown, the cheerful, painted-face clown who brings smiles and laughter at children's birthday parties and special occasions. But there are times when Bob sheds his Rainbow clothes and transforms himself into totally dif- ferent roles -- he's also an actor and has been keeping busy doing small "roles in movies and television productions. "My wife, she gets used to it, but sometimes I get up in the morning and my kids ask who I am today, Rainbow the Clown, an actor, or just Dad?' Bob laughs. He regularly plays a background cop in the CTV show Night Heat and has held parts in Doing Life with Tony Danza; Heaven on Earth, America, Mafia Princess with Tony Curtis, Police Academy III, and other productions. He has talked to Tony Curtis, and Charles Bronson but the celebrity he remembers most is Sophia Loren. He didn't actually meet her but he'll always remember what "a very elegant lady" she is. Although he does most of his work in Toronto, h has acted in Ux- bridge. As a farmer unloading feed in "The Arm,"' it was his first time acting in Port Perry. A former student at Port Perry High School, he enjoyed how Queen Street was made over to resemble the year 1957. And although he didn't attend high school until much later than 1957, he says the street 'brought back a lot of memories.' ETT ---- aad PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, September 23, 1966 -- 29 Gerry Jonkheer travelled all the way to Michigan to study ac- ting and wound up back in Port Perry to act in "The Arm." Tee ky vs Ply yy A | Va a « Former Nestleton resident Bob Shaw said the re-vamped Queen Street "brought back a lot of memories" of his youth. He plays a farmer in "The Arm." we. aa SEE Sa aa aa a