The family rushed to a theater at noon on Friday, June 22. We were in upstate New York, so there wasn’t the fervor to fill the seats that there was in Charlottesville. My dad, the other movie star in the family, joined us. We weren’t alone in the theater — but it was by no means full — which was good because the group of us stage whispered and pointed at The Big Scene when the husband appears just over Steve Carrell’s shoulder, in a shot just before the flood.
Am I spoiling the movie?
Anyway, it was pretty exciting and hilarious, so focused were we on seeking his and other familiar faces throughout the movie. Seeing it for the first time outside of C’ville was good, too. The people sharing the theater with us probably thought we were nuts.
I didn’t know he was in it! I’ll try to remember to watch for his photogenic face! Did he and your dad compare filmmaking horror stories?
They were insufferable. Comparing the food, beating back the paparazzi, interactions with “co-stars” — Dad telling his “Reese Witherspoon called me sweetheart” story, Mark talking about trading jabs with “Steve” and on, and on.
You will see him if you watch the entire movie only looking at the upper left of the screen.
We will let everyone know the exact time when it comes out on DVD. Mark’s considering sending everyone a DVD with just his nanosecond of fame on it for Christmas.