He said that he and his wife and other parents assisted in running the concession stand, and the two boys made more money than they could at other jobs, especially in the first of two years. He’s creative and artsy,” his father said. “Adam has always been kind of a right-brain kind of person - thinking outside the box. But they wanted to make some money,” Rehmeier said. “To be honest with you, we thought to some extent it was a joke. The elder Rehmeier said he had to “sign off” on the proposal to the city by his then 14-year-old son and a buddy to run the concession stand at the Steinhart Park Pool. Clothing and vehicles had to match that period, and some signs in town have been altered to make it seem like it was 30 years ago. Some adjustments have been made in Nebraska City to turn the clock back to 1991, when the Snack Shack was run by the filmmaker and his friend. In addition, the filming will result in increased sales and lodging tax revenue, Leone said, and is good publicity for Nebraska City, a river town known for its museums, apple orchards and annual AppleJack Festival. “The town itself has been quite upbeat about it,” he said. Leone said his teenage daughter also got some career advice from cast members about working as an art director for a film. For instance, the city administrator, Lou Leone, was cast as the city park director, and two Peru State College students got roles as “party girls.” Several Nebraska City residents have been enlisted as extras or for bit parts. “These three films will definitely be engaging and entertaining,” said Laurie Richards, director of the Nebraska Film Office. Rehmeier told the city council last month that film incentives may be better in states like Georgia and Ohio, but Nebraska City is where the film “ needs to be to make it special,” according to News Channel Nebraska. Jordan Foley, the Los Angeles-based producer of “Snack Shack,” said the movie would have likely been shot elsewhere if not for the state grant, along with $50,000 in funding from the City of Nebraska City. Filming of that movie is expected to begin this fall. Production of “I Am a Man” got an additional $5 million allocation of federal funds through an economic recovery bill sponsored by Omaha Sen. “This is exactly what I had in mind,” she said. Anna Wishart of Lincoln, who proposed the film incentive legislation, said she is excited to see the funding “put to good use” - supporting the Nebraska film industry and telling Nebraska stories “to the world.” Anna Wishart of Lincoln (Courtesy of Unicameral Information Office) And the planned film “I Am a Man” - about the trial of Ponca Chief Standing Bear that gave legal recognition of Native Americans as “people” - received $400,000. A project from Omaha-based producer/director Dana Altman, “Going For Two,” got $400,000. Last year, state lawmakers set aside $1 million in state grants for films and TV productions that feature Nebraska-based stories and locales, employ the services of Nebraska film crew members and have budgets of at least $1 million. The decision to shoot the film, which has a $4.5 million budget, in Nebraska was aided by a new state filmmaking incentive. “I’m glad Adam decided to do it here,” the judge added. It’s good for the local economy, it’s good for the local people,” said Rehmeier’s father, retired District Judge Randall Rehmeier. Writer/director Adam Rehmeier (Courtesy of Randall Rehmeier) The crew has shot scenes at the Nebraska City pool, its movie theater, the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha and Horseman’s Park in Omaha. Up to 65 actors and crew members a day have been working on the film. The film is based on Rehmeier’s youthful experience running the concession stand at age 14 at the Steinhart Park Pool in the Missouri River community. LINCOLN - A Nebraska native has returned home to film a Nebraska story, in large part because of a new state grant program for filmmaking.Īdam Rehmeier, now a Michigan-based screenwriter and director, has been shooting his coming-of-age comedy, “Snack Shack,” in his hometown of Nebraska City for the past two weeks as part of a six-week shooting schedule.
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