There was something very personal about shooting it here because we all grew up here. The writers all really wanted to push for here because it meant so much to them—doing a story about a kid growing up and coming into his own—to be able to shoot it in their hometown.

There's definitely a lot of momentum.

There was something very personal about shooting it here because we all grew up here. The writers all really wanted to push for here because it meant so much to themdoing a story about a kid growing up and coming into his ownto be able to shoot it in their hometown.

Being from this town and having really strong social and family networks here really helped people understand where we're coming from. People see that this is a good thing for the community. It employs people. It brings money back to local vendors, local caterers, local businesses. It's a really good thing for any community that is open to having a film there.

It's kind of like the underdog story, but it's really in the details and the writing that makes it unique. We all have high hopes. I really think out of the three that I've done, this is the one that's got the most commercial crossover potential.

It gets a lot of ears perked. But it's in no way a bikini car wash movie.