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TT Ta Er Thee 24 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, April 24, 1990 Lights, camera, action...that's was the call of the day Thursday when movie crews invaded Port Perry to shoot "The Last Best Year of My Life." Hello Bernadette By Julia Ashton Port Perry was turned into Hollywood North Thursday when Ber- nadette Peters and an entourage of directors, film crew and make- up artists hit town. The petite, strawberry blond actress travelled to Port Perry to shoot segments for an upcoming movie, tentatively titled "The Last Best Year of My Life." The made-for-television film, which also stars Mary Tyler Moore, is about how a woman copes with her impending death from a termi- nal disease. The film is directed by well-known American director John Er- man. (His last creation was "Stella" starring Bette Midler.) Port Perry's downtown core was to represent a small Missouri town, while a house on Cochrane Street represented a home in Ili- nois. When asked why Cinexus/Famous Players chose to film an Amer- ican movie in Port Perry, casting director Scott Mansfield told The Star that itis cheaper to work in Canada. But even though store fronts were changed or completely covered up, several local people stepped into the limelight. The crew recruited Port Perry natives as "extras" -- people who . i Bernadette Peters wowed a crowd of on-lookers on Queen Street late Thursday afternoon. The petite Strawberry blond actress was in Pont Perry shooting a television movie slated for release this fall. iii RAL i Local entrepreneur Ken Koury signs up to be an extra. chrane Street home. jshe's working." Bernadette Peters takes a break from shooting "The Last Best Year of My Life" at a Co- just walk down the street and get paid for their trouble. One of the "extras" was Greenbank resident Michael Green. Mi- chael is no stranger to show business. He's played extras in "The Freshman" and "I'll Take Manhattan." On Thursday, he was helping recruit "extras". "I'm the assistant to the assistant recruiter," he joked. And how did he get such an honor? "I guess I got lucky," he told the Star. "My mom (Patricia) is the make-up artist on this. She told me a couple of days ago that I was in, When asked if he had met Ms. Peters, he said he hoped to before the day was through. "I want it to be really natural. I don't want to disturb her while Since Michael couldn't giye The Star any insight into Ms. Peters personality, we 4sked someone near and dear to her what she'slike. "She's the nicest actress I've worked with in the last 20 years," her hairdresser, Jams Brown, told The Star. And we beljeve him! . "The Last Best Year of My Life" will air on an American network in November.