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Show 1 tie NevtutK. ihursdio, Ma 28, 1981 Page A9 HP HSirthday Stars ... '-if!.. .-r!r . H r - ---- - - ' oyuuieier, ion iar ngnu poses on ine set oi tne i7z movie "jeremian jonnson, wun (left to right) director Sydney Pollack, an unidentified Provo resident, and producer Joe Wizan. No more hooray for Hollywood; utann promoted filming here May 28 Kelly Bolton Molly Doilney May 29 Carol Weaver Hal Taylor Stephen Austin May 30 Billie Koleman Marvin Ratcliff Bob Grieve May 31 Beth Townes Elaine Root Ken Bourassa June 1 MikeWillett Bill Plapinger Burnis Watts Brook Heather Jones June 2 Elray Jones Bubba Leatham Eric Meyer Hal Schlueter mav not be a familiar name, but for seven years he was one of Utah's most important movie men. He helped organize an army for Elliot Gould; watched David Janssen fly a whirly-bird whirly-bird over the Moab canyons; and even stepped before the camera himself to have his pocket picket by actor Michael Mich-ael Sarrazin. Pocket picked or not, he never really lost money. On the contrary, he helped fuel Utah's economy with millions mil-lions of dollars. Schlueter was Utah's first film coordinator. His job was to persuade movie companies com-panies to film their pictures on location in the Beehive State, and to supply them with whatever they needed in the way of props, actors, and scenery. He stepped into the job in October 1970 under Gov. Rampton (a pioneer in attracting the film industry 'to Utah, Schlueter said) and left in August 1977. Since then, he said, Gov. Matheson and the present film office have done an excellent job in promoting Utah film produc- rnrtiOn., oh .., ,:,, j, n; v As a young man growing-, up in Wisconsin, Schlueter once obtained Spencer Tracy's autograph, and probably never dreamed that hobnobbing with stars would be part of his living one day. For the film "The Outlaw, Josey Wales," he worked with Clint Eastwood, ("A very quiet, polite man, easy to work with," he remembered). He helped with a TV-movie called "The Glass House" filmed in 1972 at the State Prison with Billy Dee Williams and an up-and-coming actor named Alan Alda. Schlueter also scouted locations around Heber for the "Grizzly Adams" movie. Another TV-movie, "Birds of Prey," starred David Janssen as a helicopter pilot who became involved in a bank robbery. Filming ranged from downtown Salt Lake to Moab, said Schlueter. Schlue-ter. "I had several dinners and lunches with Janssen and got to know him very well," he said. "He was real outgoing, willing to talk. He didn't take this cold attitude that the public gets mad at." When the Elliot Gould comedy "Whiffs" was filmed here in 1975, Schlueter said, it failed to gain the Pentagon's Penta-gon's cooperation, due to its disrespectful plot about the Army's nerve gas program. So the movie company had to create its own army. "A guy who owned a surplus yard outside of Tooele supplied the military vehicles," he said, "and local people played the soldiers." Most of the time, the services supplied by local Utahns are not that unusual. But they're still an economic shot in the arm. "As a rule of thumb, 38 percent of a picture's gross budget stays in the area," he said. "The local husbands lease their trucks !,;Or,( get, ,wopk,ias chauffeurs. . The housewives t : make costumes or play extras." Schlueter himself has had a few bit parts in the movies. In "Harry in Your Pocket," he had his wallet stolen by apprentice pickpocket Michael Mich-ael Sarrazin. And in the nature film "Guardian of the Forest," he played a member mem-ber of a 19th-century California Cali-fornia legislature. About his acting career, Schlueter remembered that "you spend a lot of time just waiting for the shot to be set up." One important film for Utah was "Jeremiah Johnson," John-son," he said, which established estab-lished the state as a place for all-around location work. "That was a Utah-made film, period," said Schlueter. Schlue-ter. "Johnson" also brought a change by using the northern Wasatch Front area for filming. The southern Utah region around Kanab long had been popular as a site for films. Nearby, said Schlueter, is "Fort Kanab" a cavalry outpost that was constructed years ago for the movies and still is used. Further south is Monument Valley, a favorite location for director John Ford. A resident of the area, the late Fay Hamblin, worked with local towns and movie companies to coordinate film production. In those days, Schlueter said, a movie company on location worked with the local chamber of commerce or the state's tourism director. In the '70s Schlueter worked under the Development Services section sec-tion of the Utah Travel Council. (The film office now, headed by John Earle, is part of the Industrial Promotion Division. ) Part of Schlueter's job was to, make trips a couple of times a 'year to Los Angeles to meet with producers, or simply to go door-to-door in Hollywood, promoting the virtues of Utah. Every producer, Schlueter said, has virtually the same question. ques-tion. "How can you save us money?" To show them how, Schlueter assembled a guide that detailed the state's geographical regions and listed the services available for each area, from dancers to truck rentals. Schlueter would not claim Utah will fit every producer's pro-ducer's needs. "For instance, in-stance, this state has a kind of yellow-green grass, but the film maker may need a green-green grass, such as Kilby named president of Utah J.P. group Park City Justice of the Peace James B. Kilby was elected president of the Utah State Justice of the Peace Association at the group's annual qualifying seminar held at Prospector Square. One of Kilby's major duties during his one-year term will be to monitor legislation affecting the state's Justice Court, and to work with the state judicial Review Commission. The association represents about 170 Justices of the Peace in Utah. Kilby said one of the major concerns of the organization is a proposal to remove the constitutional mandate given to the Justice Court and place it directly under the legislature. He argued that such a move would destroy the separation between be-tween the legislative and judicial branches of government. govern-ment. "Then you're really transferring a lot of the judicial power to the legislature." legisla-ture." At the present time, three state courts are given their authority by the Utah Constitution: Consti-tution: the Justice Court, the District Court and the Supreme Su-preme Court. According to Kilby, the Judicial Review Commission, appointed by the governor and the legislature, legisla-ture, is considering a plan to remove that constitutional authority. Such a plan eventually even-tually would be submitted to the voters. "In my opinion, it would be much better to leave the constitution alone, and not open it up," he said. Liv. . James Kilby Kilby also spoke out in opposition to a proposal for a new intermediate court of appeals which would, in theory, relieve the burden on the Utah Supreme Court. He maintained that a new court would only add another layer to the court system, making the appeals process more costly and time-consuming, but without filtering out much of the caseload. 1 don t argue that the grows up in Washington," he said. "It hurts you if you make a producer waste money on a trip to Utah, and you don't have what he needs." If a film maker does decide on Utah, though, said Schlueter, he should get the red carpet treatment. "Don't tell him you'll meet him at his hotel. Be there to meet him at the airport. That's how you build a reputation." After he left state government, govern-ment, Schlueter worked for Schick-Sunn pictures on public pub-lic relations and location work. "They have a good overall program now," he said, "but I was proud to be the first." Schlueter said the movies have never left his mind and he plans to get back into the business. "It gets in your blood, like an old race horse." PARK CITY - 61 COWBOY - hi i EfENT JESSE WINCHESTER Sun., June 28, 2 shows 8 & 1 1 $7.50 Advance, $8.50 at door. RICKY SKAGGS Wed., June 24, 9 p.m. $6.00 Advance, $7 at door. Tickets Available at: Cosmic Aeroplane, Salt Lake .Wagstaff Music, Murray & The Cowboy Bar, 268 Main Street, Park City. For more Information, call 649-4146. Sunday & Monday Nights Kat & Mickey return No cover Tuesday Nights Country Swing dance instruction Thursday Ladies Might No cover charge for gals. Discount drinks. 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