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my mom was an extra...


in this movie because they filmed it where she lived. for some reason i didnt think anybody wouldve seen it and no one would be talking about it, but there are quite a few threads on it. so i thought id just tell you. she wasnt in the end credits or anything, but i think you can see he back of her head in a.....bar scene perhaps? i dont know, iv never seen it. is it good?

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I am in this movie as well but it is only for a brief moment. I grew up in a nearby town and a buddy of mine's parents took us over there because they were filming the big parade scene and they wanted a bunch of people to be present so it would seem realistic. So we dressed up in shabby winter clothes and went to the set. You can see us when they pan through the crowd during that scene. Anyway, we did have a chance to get some real face time though because at one point during the parade a cameraman came up right next to my buddy and me and filmed us for a good 5 minutes. However, since we were only 12 and didn't realize the importance of this my buddy and I were jacking around and glancing at the camera so our brief chance at fame ended up on the cutting room floor. Oh well, we had a good time anyway.

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You two must be from around Johnson County Nebraska.

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my mom lived in palmyra Nebraska at the time. not sure what county that is.

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We lived in Nemaha County which is just east of Johnson county

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