{"id":60359,"date":"2018-09-13T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T17:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/filmmakers-looking-for-old-cars-for-hunter-s-thompson-movie\/"},"modified":"2018-09-13T17:56:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T17:56:00","slug":"filmmakers-looking-for-old-cars-for-hunter-s-thompson-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/filmmakers-looking-for-old-cars-for-hunter-s-thompson-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Filmmakers looking for old cars for Hunter S. Thompson movie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Filmmakers
Filmmakers of \u201cFreak Power\u201d about Hunter S. Thompson\u2019s run for Pitkin County sheriff are looking for old cars to appear in the movie being filmed in Silverton.<\/span>The Journal file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cFreak Power,\u201d the movie about author and counterculturist Hunter S. Thompson\u2019s run for Pitkin County sheriff, is shooting in Silverton, and filmmakers might just need your old, rusty car.<\/p>\n

According to the 4Corners Film Office, filmmakers are looking for \u201cera-appropriate cars\u201d for a shoot on Sept. 23.<\/p>\n

\u201cCars do not need to be pristine, and rusted vehicles are also needed,\u201d the film office said Tuesday in a press release. Activities in the Silverton Car Classic start at 6 a.m. with a kickoff breakfast and $500 in prizes for different categories.<\/p>\n

Filmmakers also are recruiting more than 100 extras, and Silverton will be home to about 90 members of the film\u2019s crew for about a month.<\/p>\n

As a filming location, Silverton is standing in for 1970s Aspen and Hotel Jerome, which no longer resembles the place that Thompson once haunted.<\/p>\n

Familiar Silverton landmarks such as the American Legion, Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton Town Hall and the San Juan County Courthouse may make appearances in \u201cFreak Power,\u201d said DeAnne Gallegos, executive director of the Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n

In the movie, Jay Bulger will play Hunter S. Thompson. Don Johnson and Susan Sarandon also will star.<\/p>\n

Thompson wanted to be sheriff in a mostly conservative county \u2013 where Aspen is the county seat \u2013 that he felt needed to be transformed into a place that welcomed rebels and activists. One of his platforms, for instance, was to \u201csavagely \u2026 harass all those engaged in any form of land rape.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thompson narrowly lost his bid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Director Bobby Kennedy III, grandson of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, received a $300,000 rebate from Colorado\u2019s Economic Development Commission to shoot the film. Kennedy settled on shooting in Silverton after interviewing those who knew Thompson, said Rebecca Bertot, costume designer.<\/p>\n

For more information, email FreakPowerHQ@gmail.com<\/a> Those interested in appearing as an extra can email pcfreakpower@gmail.com<\/a> and include a snapshot.<\/p>\n

The Durango Herald contributed to this article.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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