Location Stories with Barry Curtis (co-producer)

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Location Stories with Barry Curtis (co-producer)

Hey Guys,
Barry Curtis here. Co-Producer of “Albino Farm”. Just wanted to check in and thank you all for your support. The movie is amazing! Can’t wait for you guys to see it.
I also wanted to take the time to plug Missouri as an amazing State to shoot in. Not only we’re the locations absolutely beautiful, but the locals were incredible to work with as well. Everyone from the Missouri film commission to all of our family and friends who lent their support. However, there’s always a bad apple in the barrel.
While growing up in Missouri, I am completely aware of the unique characters one would find deep in the heart of the Ozarks. However, my LA companions we’re not so lucky in this knowledge.
On one of our preliminary location scouts, we found the perfect old gas station to film one of our key opening scenes. When we discovered it, the location seemed abandoned. Little did we know, it was occupied. The owner found us looking around his trashed out piece of paradise. Needless to say, he was not happy.
While my Dad and Joe Anderson tried to convince him to let us film there, Sean McEwen and I were around front discussing a shot. All of the sudden, Joe and my Dad came running from around back yelling “Get in the car, get in the car”! Without hesitation, Sean and I ran like two little girls.
We hopped in the car and sped off. I glanced in my rear view mirror and noticed the owner of the gas station glaring at us with death in his eyes. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that he only had one tooth in his mouth.
Well, it turns out, locals call this individual “The Knife Man”. Basically because he makes knives and won’t hesitate in using them. Especially when “big city folk” come around looking to film at his establishment. And that’s exactly what happened to us.
And so goes the legend of the “Knife Man”. More stories to come. Can’t wait to lament on the legend of the “Tick Lady”.
Best,
Barry

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13 Responses to “Location Stories with Barry Curtis (co-producer)”

Joe says:

June 15, 2009 at 4:03 pm

Right on! That “Knife Man” guy freaked me out something fierce. Is it bad to say I want to go back there and pluck his last tooth from his head?

The Tick Lady… oh my God, that was sick!!!!

Thanks Barry!

Nichole K says:

June 15, 2009 at 4:51 pm

Did he have a gun????

Jason says:

June 15, 2009 at 8:45 pm

Barry,
More stories!

Jason

Ronald McDonald says:

June 15, 2009 at 9:19 pm

Great story! But yeah, did he have a gun? Or why did the guys come running from around the back? Was it because of his tooth?

JOE (co-director) says:

June 15, 2009 at 11:45 pm

To Nichole K and Ronald McDonald: Barry will get more into it but the quick of it is that this guy went nuts and one more second standing there wasn’t going to be good so Barry’s father and I beat feet back to the road where Barry and Sean were near the car. As Barry can attest to, there are all sorts of backwoods bumpkins that “don’t take kind to city folk.” As far as the tooth goes, that added to some weirdness, for sure, but was not the scary part. I can say I have never seen anyone with just one tooth in their head – it was one of what used to be two front teeth.

Joe

Sarah Rubin-Emmit says:

June 16, 2009 at 6:20 pm

Um, hate to say this but that is kind of a lame story. Come on, what else you guys got?

RTR says:

June 17, 2009 at 3:55 pm

My opinion for what its worth is that I may know the man he speaks of. That man is actually a cousin a close cousin and while I’m sure you all were good folks, be glad he didnot catch up to you. I do personally know the knife man. He means business. May be you all shouldn’t go snooping so much. This movie is based on things that shouldn’t be spoken of. May be it’s not right. I don’t know. Just my opinion.