University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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THE HILL - AGAIN! A. director, Mark Stouffer, B. technicians set lighting for internal scenes in the Home Economics building. C. cameras roll, as the U of A becomes a Hollywood set, D. actor, Kathleen Ouinlan. E. actor. Robert Logan, takes a break from portraying the hermit. B. Cooprider photo

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HOLLYWOOD COMES TO The Tuscaloosan: A Solitary Man For the second time in five years, Fayetteville and students at the Uni- versity of Arkansas had the opportu- nity to reach for the stars and grab a few for themselves. The Blue and the Gray, the TV mini-series about the Civil War, was filmed in Northwest Arkansas in 1981 and, again with the The Tuscaloosan: A Solitary Man, we were able to take part in the production of another feature film. Mark Stouffer who was co-writer, co-producer and director of A Soli- tary Man was a former University of Arkansas student. Stouffer ' s affilliation with the University and lo- cal community encouraged much in- volvement from the University de- partments, students and actors. In fact several key roles (apart from the starring actors, Kathleen Quinlan, Robert Logan and Bradford Dillman) were filled by Arkansas actors in the attempt to hire as many local professionals and hopefuls as possible. Students from the departments of communication and anthropology had several educational encounters in the form of classroom discussions with stunning actress Kathleen Quinlan. Students also had chances to earn ex- tra money as stunt people. And many of us couldn ' t help but notice several campus buildings used as settings for scenes that provided fas- cinating and knowledgeable insights into film making. The film, according to publicity re- leases, was a mixture of adventure, mystery and romance. A man, Jack Avery, running from personal tragedy, isolates himself in the moun- tains outside Fayetteville only to be discovered by an inquisitive Universi- ty anthropology student. The follow- ing events of the movie centered around Avery ' s attempts to settle back into society. Memorable performances included a wild boar listed as one of the lo- cal amateurs and Chessie, the famous diving dog a four-year-old Chesapeake-Labrador owned and trained by Chip Thomson of Denver. Chessie is famous for catching a frisbee while diving off a 35-foot bridge and has made appearances on the talk shows Today and Late Night With David Letterman. Several members of the local rock group The Band held significant parts as well. The filming continued until mid-De- cember, and the film was scheduled to be released in the spring of 1986.

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