Big Stone Gap

[John W Green]

It would seem a shame to film a story about the Appalachian area, out of the area. It seems like all Hollywood types are interested in booze, girls and golf. 

Well, Hollywood, There they are. Plenty of each in BSG.

Many stories are filmed somewhere else, and then no one goes to see the movie, because card board, is still card board. The movie Across The Wide Missouri was filmed in the mountains of Colorado.The only redeeming fact, was Clark Gable was in it, not the mighty Missouri! Trail of the Lonesome Pine was filmed in Hollywood, with background shots of West VA made out of card board. Now it seems to me, that this movie could be shot in Big Stone Gap just as easily as in SC. At least try to keep it in the Appalachian Mountains. People, of today are not as easily fooled into believing SC is Appalachia. I lived in BSG for two years, graduated from HS there and plan to make my 50th reunion next year.  Many people I know from the West know the difference between the flatland of SC, the desert of WY, the Rockies, and the Appalachians. It would be a crime to shoot this movie anywhere else but where it was written.  However, since the Eastern half of VA disowns the Western half of VA FLA may just get into the act. Southwest VA has always been the stepchild of the rest of the State, except when votes are necessary. So, it is  the duty of the State of VA to pull itself up out of the bogs of Richmond and do something for your stepchild, besides run it down.

Signed

Bill Green

Gillette, Wy. 82718

jag...@vcn.com