A BRIDGEWATER — Hollywood movie makers and local public safety officials will meet
to devise a plan to address safety concerns that could arise later this month when a
movie scene is filmed in the Cumberland Farms cornfield off Curve Street.
The scene will feature actors Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and others in the aftermath of
a Boeing 727 plane crash in the as-yet unnamed movie, currently being called the
untitled Wichita project. The movie is being directed by James Mangold, who also
directed “3:10 to Yuma,” “Walk the Line,” “Kate & Leopold,” and “Girl, Interrupted.”
“Our biggest concern is for the people who will be there and for the neighbors,” said
Bridgewater Fire Chief George Rogers Jr. “That’s what we’re going to concentrate on
first and foremost.” Filming is scheduled for Sept. 24 and Sept. 25, starting at 3 p.m.
on both days and ending at 6 a.m. the following mornings, during which time there will
be pyrotechnics set off to simulate the plane crash.
Rogers said the production company will have all the required permits, and he has
checked references of the company’s past performance in other communities.
Rogers said he has also talked with officials from Boston, Cohasset and Medfield
regarding their recent experiences with movie production companies. Site work is
already under way to prepare the 263-acre parcel for the arrival of the Boeing 727
fuselage, which will be trucked through the residential neighborhood in three separate
pieces on Sept. 11.
“It’s almost as if they’re moving a small house and all of those things have to be
worked out ahead of time,” said police Lt. Christopher Delmonte. Potential issues being
discussed include traffic and security, crowd control and the height and width of the
fuselage that will be maneuvered over back roads.
“The biggest problem is it’s a wide load,” said Hyunsoon Moon, assistant location
manager for 20th Century Films, at a selectmen’s meeting Tuesday night, noting the
sections are 15 feet 7 inches wide. The movie makers and town are working on a
delivery strategy and route.
The film company has agreed to reimburse the town for all public safety personnel
costs as well as other costs incurred as a direct result of the filming.
The town will not receive any monetary compensation for hosting the movie production,
though local businesses will likely see a bump in sales because of the influx of 100 to
150 employees and 44 extras (plus spectators) in town for the filming.
And as far as a potential role in the new film, Delmonte had no comment. “Right now
we’re just trying to work out the details of a large-scale project in a small residential
neighborhood,” he said.
to devise a plan to address safety concerns that could arise later this month when a
movie scene is filmed in the Cumberland Farms cornfield off Curve Street.
The scene will feature actors Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and others in the aftermath of
a Boeing 727 plane crash in the as-yet unnamed movie, currently being called the
untitled Wichita project. The movie is being directed by James Mangold, who also
directed “3:10 to Yuma,” “Walk the Line,” “Kate & Leopold,” and “Girl, Interrupted.”
“Our biggest concern is for the people who will be there and for the neighbors,” said
Bridgewater Fire Chief George Rogers Jr. “That’s what we’re going to concentrate on
first and foremost.” Filming is scheduled for Sept. 24 and Sept. 25, starting at 3 p.m.
on both days and ending at 6 a.m. the following mornings, during which time there will
be pyrotechnics set off to simulate the plane crash.
Rogers said the production company will have all the required permits, and he has
checked references of the company’s past performance in other communities.
Rogers said he has also talked with officials from Boston, Cohasset and Medfield
regarding their recent experiences with movie production companies. Site work is
already under way to prepare the 263-acre parcel for the arrival of the Boeing 727
fuselage, which will be trucked through the residential neighborhood in three separate
pieces on Sept. 11.
“It’s almost as if they’re moving a small house and all of those things have to be
worked out ahead of time,” said police Lt. Christopher Delmonte. Potential issues being
discussed include traffic and security, crowd control and the height and width of the
fuselage that will be maneuvered over back roads.
“The biggest problem is it’s a wide load,” said Hyunsoon Moon, assistant location
manager for 20th Century Films, at a selectmen’s meeting Tuesday night, noting the
sections are 15 feet 7 inches wide. The movie makers and town are working on a
delivery strategy and route.
The film company has agreed to reimburse the town for all public safety personnel
costs as well as other costs incurred as a direct result of the filming.
The town will not receive any monetary compensation for hosting the movie production,
though local businesses will likely see a bump in sales because of the influx of 100 to
150 employees and 44 extras (plus spectators) in town for the filming.
And as far as a potential role in the new film, Delmonte had no comment. “Right now
we’re just trying to work out the details of a large-scale project in a small residential
neighborhood,” he said.
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz will be shooting scenes from a Twentieth Century Fox movie in a cornfield
off Curve Street in Bridgewater later this month. And some of the town’s police and firefighters will be
tapped as extras in the film, which does not yet have a name, Twentieth Century Fox Assistant Location
Manager Hyunsoo Moon said.
“It’s exciting. It puts Bridgewater on the map,” Selectman Mike Demos said. The scenes to be filmed in
Bridgewater depict the aftermath of an airplane crash in a cornfield in Indiana, Moon told selectmen
Tuesday night.
Shooting will take place on Thursday, Sept. 24 and Friday, Sept. 25 from about 3 p.m. to 5 a.m. or 6 a.
m., Moon said. Selectmen Chairman Stanley Kravitz said the shooting will take place on Old Colony
Farm, which is privately owned.
off Curve Street in Bridgewater later this month. And some of the town’s police and firefighters will be
tapped as extras in the film, which does not yet have a name, Twentieth Century Fox Assistant Location
Manager Hyunsoo Moon said.
“It’s exciting. It puts Bridgewater on the map,” Selectman Mike Demos said. The scenes to be filmed in
Bridgewater depict the aftermath of an airplane crash in a cornfield in Indiana, Moon told selectmen
Tuesday night.
Shooting will take place on Thursday, Sept. 24 and Friday, Sept. 25 from about 3 p.m. to 5 a.m. or 6 a.
m., Moon said. Selectmen Chairman Stanley Kravitz said the shooting will take place on Old Colony
Farm, which is privately owned.
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Movie makers come to Bridgewater Cornfield
to be set up as site of plane crash
by Roland Hansen
to be set up as site of plane crash
by Roland Hansen
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