Ep. 85: The Hollywood of the Midwest

Over the years, people have referred to Mall of America as ‘The Hollywood of the Midwest’ because of all the movies and production filmed in and around the Mall.  From Mighty Ducks 2 and Jingle All The Way, the Mall has hosted thousands of film crews from commercial shoots to feature film productions.  In this episode you’ll hear behind the scenes tales from these movies and discover what it takes to be a part of this production and artist community.

1:49 Michelle shares what it was like working on the movie Fargo with Steve Buscemi
4:34 Anne talks about her career journey from WCCO to location scout
8:00 The story of how Grumpy Old Men was filmed in Minnesota
10:25 Michelle meets the Coen Brothers from the movie Fargo
13:15 Kris shares her memories of when Jingle All the Way filmed at Mall of America
16:00 Favorite memories and challenges of filming Jingle all the Way at MOA
18:45 Arnold Schwarzenegger threw a cigar party at Planet Hollywood
21:00 Michelle and Anne share favorite celebrity stories from working on MN movies with Greg Kinnear + Charlize Theron
26:40 Kris’ favorite production memory includes a John Legend story
29:33 Anne tells the story of how Jingle was almost filmed in Milwaukee

Guests: Anne Healy, Healy Locations, Michelle Huchison, Actress, Writer, Proudcer, Kris Cegla Director Tenant Relations and Marketing Operations, Mall of America
For information on Explore Minnesota Film visit www.mnfilmtv.org
Hosts:  Daniel Jasper
Presented by Bloomington Minnesota Travel and Tourism the official destination marketing organization for the city of Bloomington, Minn.