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The WRAP BEER community is forever thankful for Gerald’s dedication, effort, and success!!!

Theme music by Turbo Pro Project.

If the movie studio at 1223 North 23rd Street is anything - it’s an engineering marvel. Exposing motion picture film requires a significant amount of light, and therefore an enormous number of electrons arriving at the right place at the right time. Six stages that became nine - and then ten - needing studio distribution, house lights and air conditioning for the sub-tropic climate of the Cape Fear. A five-block-long backlot - christened as New York City’s Chinatown - with 400 neon lights. Construction mills and SPFX welding shops among the total of 22 buildings - rising from the swamp - in need of power, office lights, and HVAC.

Gerald Waller, our only Studio Engineer - guided by his training, his instincts and the strict North Carolina Electric Code - figured it out.

The WRAP BEER community is forever thankful for Gerald’s dedication, effort, and success!!!

Theme music by Turbo Pro Project.

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007 - “The Dr. Is In Again!” - Tom Jones, Jr. with Chuck Potter on the guest bar stool.

008 - “What Can We Do for Each Other?” - Jayme Bednarczyk

009 - “There’s No ‘I’ in Grip!” Jeffrey “Moose” Howery, Bobby Huber, Dennis Zoppe

010 - “gelber Mann!” - Fred Pickler with Vernon Harrell on the guest bar stool.

011 - “Telemedia Saves the World!” - Francine DeCoursey & Michael DeVries

012 - “Two Bros. Griff” - Vic & Johnny Griffin

Guest: CHUCK POTTER

Hailing from Mississippi, Louisiana and Nashville . . . Chuck Potter passed though Wilmington on his way to New York City . . . and an esteemed career as a set decorator. But he keeps coming back!!!! Chuck’s stories are as rich and delicious as the homemade gumbo he serves up at his home in Wilmington.

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Alex McDowell

Barry Levinson

Ben Affleck

Benny Hill

Beth Rubino

Brad Pitt

Brain Stultz

Chris Crowder

Dave Beavis

Dolly Parton

Frank Sinatra RIP

Fred Schwoebel

George DeTitta

George Lucas

Gretchen Rau RIP

Jama Ball RIP

Josh Pate

Jonas Pate

Kevin Bacon

Kip Bartlett

Larry Sauls

Lester Cohen

Martha Pineau

Mel Smith RIP

Nat King Cole RIP

Patrick Fuhrman

Peter Jackson

Rodney Dangerfield RIP

Sandra Bullock

Shecky Greene

Steven Spielberg

Stuart Wurtsel

Tantar

Tara Cash

Tim McKinna

Vernon Harrell

Another Round! Other Mentions on WRAP BEER!

Beautiful Mt. Airy Lodge

The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971)

Carroll Music Company

Corbett Lumber

The Electric Slide

Eric Rudolph

Paddy’s Hollow

Alabama

Forces of Nature (1999)

Homeland (2011-2020)

The Inkwell (1994)

Jaws

King Kong Lives (1986)

Love Field (1992)

The Lovely Bones (2009)

A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story (1994)

Marie (1985)

New Jersey Drive (1995)

Pretty Woman (1990)

Radioland Murders (1994)

Sanford and Son (1972-1978)

Sex & The Other Man (1995)

Shag (1988)

Simple Justice (1989)

Sleepers (1996)

Surface (2005-2006)

The Choice (2016)

The Crow (1994)

The Shining (1980)

GUEST: TOM JONES, Jr.

Mr. Jones joined the migration from Shelby and spent four decades building scenery in Wilmington and beyond. Famously cool and calm in the most strenuous conditions, ie. “The Abyss,” Mr. Jones has finally become . . . well . . . famous.

Dino DeLaurentis RIP

Martha Delaurentis RIP

Alicia Keyes

Atilla Salih Yücer

Barbara D'Alessandro

Bill Collins

William Ladd Skinner

Bob Know

Brian Kontz

Captain Kretschmer

Charlie Skouras

Chester Spier

Chris Holcombe

Chris Nelson

Cliff Werber

Dave Bubb

David Gordon Greene

Donald Pleasence RIP

Earl Owensby

Fred Thompson RIP

Gary Wissner RIP

Jeffrey Schlatter

George Alsina

George Simcox

Herbert W. Gains

James F. Oñate

Jennifer Hudson

Jim Henson

Jimmy Dean

Joe Digaetano

Jonas Pate

Josh Pate

Karen Steward

Ken Paddington

Ken Powell

Lawrence Ross Shepard

Lauren Shuler Donner

Leslie Dilley

Linwood Taylor RIP

Lloyd Ahern

Michael Myers

Michael Stringer

Mike Tollin

Nick Law

Paul Davis

Paul Oliver

Peter Durand

Queen Latifah

Rev. Pete Link

Roger Scruggs

Ron Cobb RIP

Roy Smith aka "The Splinter" RIP

Sam Brown

Shawn Clark

Tantar

Vernon Harrell

Vic Simpson

Another Round! More mentions on WRAP BEER!

Army Wives (2007-2013)

Black Knight (2001)

Bull Durham (1988)

Cat's Eye (1985)

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)

Firestarter (1984)

From The Hip (1987)

Halloween Kills (2021)

Homeland (2011-2020)

Living Legend: The King of Rock and Roll (1980)

Manhunter (1986)

Maximum Overdrive (1986)

No Mercy (1986)

Paper Towns (2015)

Raw Deal (1986)

The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

Summer Catch (2001)

The Abyss (1989)

The Strangers (2008)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Year of the Dragon (1985)

Piedmont Airlines (1948-1989)

Chatham A's

Guests: MICHELLE JOHNSON & ROBBIE BECK

With ten feature films “in-the-can,” and five more being produced, DEG Studios in Wilmington was now a beacon of hope for wanna-be filmmakers in the south and beyond. And yes, giant apes were harmed. . . .

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Dino DeLaurentis RIP

Martha Delaurentis RIP

Adrian Lyne

Alex Thomson RIP

Beth Giles

Brendan Smith

Brian Henson

Carlos Omar Guerra

Charles Torbett

Charlie Kaufman

David Mamet 

Ellen Kuras

Gary Oldman

Gary Wheeler

Gary Wissner RIP

Jeff Goodwin

Geoffrey Tock

Harold Pinter

Howard Atherton

Hugh Scaife RIP

Jeffrey L. Kimball

Jim Carrey

Jim Henson RIP

John Bromell

Missy Berent Ricker

Vladimir Nabokov

Nicolas Roeg RIP

Nobby Clark

Roy Forge Smith

Stanley Kubrick

Stephen Schiff

Sven Nykvist RIP

Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur RIP

Theresa Russell

Tony Teiger RIP

ANOTHER ROUND! Other mentions on WRAP BEER!

Airlie Gardens

ARRI

PANAVISION

Skywalker Ranch

Spy Magazine

Saint James Parish

Wooster House

Blue Velvet (1986)

Bull Durham (1988)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Excalibur (1981)

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1999)

Insignificance (1985)

King Kong Lives (1986)

Lolita (1997)

Manhunter (1986)

Matlock (1986-1995)

Monty Python

Noble House (1988)

Schitt's Creek (2015-2020)

In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)

The Abyss (1989)

The List (2007)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Track 29 (1988)

Upload (2020 -)

Guests: VERNON HARRELL & JOHN BANKSON

After Dino & David Lynch’s “Dune” flopped at the box office, Lynch arrived in Wilmington to produce “Blue Velvet” on a drastically reduced budget. Cinematic history was made, and a 60 lb festering Amberjack was reeled in . . . .

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Dino DeLaurentis RIP

Martha Delaurentis RIP

Fred Elms

Edward ‘Tantar’ LeViseur

Backseat Bonnie

Brad Dourif

Brian Stultz

Dean Stockwell RIP

Dennis Hopper RIP

Doug DuRose

Francine DeCoursey

Francine Mercadante

Fred Carter

Fred Caruso 

Fred Pickler

Jack Nance

Jeff Goodwin

Jerry Clower RIP

Jesse Helms

John Wentworth

Martha Coolidge

Jeff ‘Moose’ Howery

Pat Hill

Peter Falk RIP

Welch Lambeth

Wombat

Another Round! - Other Mentions on WRAP BEER!

Eraserhead (1977)

King King Lives (1986)

Manhunter (1986)

Miami Vice (1984-1989)

Rambling Rose (1991)

Barbary Coast

Harrell’s Department Store

Cronies

Dixie Grill

Katies Bar & Grill

Sundrop

Helga

Guests: JEFFREY SCHLATTER & RUSTY EDMONSON

“If it hadn’t had happened already, I would tell you that it couldn’t be done.” - Bill Arnold, NC Film Office. In the 1970’s, Earl Owensby filmed over 35 feature films at his home-grown studio in Shelby , NC. When Dino Delaurentiis came to North Carolina, he first visited The EO Corporation before deciding to settle in Wilmington. He was followed by dozens of experienced EO employees who migrated to the Cape Fear.

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Dino DeLaurentis RIP

Martha Delaurentis RIP

Earl Owensby

James Tomaro

Mark Overton

Mike Allen

Rev. Pete Link

Greg Hull

Charlie Skouras

Craig Stearns

Tommy Ray Sullivan

John Ferguson

Don Goldman

Nello Filippini

Jock Brandis

George C. Scott

Frank Capra, Jr.

Vic Simpson

Danny Kiser

Peter Larkin

Gilbert Taylor

Jim Brinson

Geoffrey S. Grimsman

Jeff Ginn RIP

Giorgio Postiglione RIP

Michael Stringer RIP

Harold Michelson RIP

Sir Ken Adam RIP

Edward “Tantar” LeViseur RIP

Chris Menges

Jeff Jarvis

Emilio Ruis del Río RIP

Gus Ramsden RIP

John Jay Moore

Silvana Mangano

Raffaella De Laurentiis

David Lynch

Joe Dunton

One More Round! - Other mentions on WRAP BEER!

Estudios Churubusco

Cinecitta

DDL Food Show

Challenge (1974)

Walking Tall (1973)

Reuben, Reuben (1983)

Marie (1985)

Apocalypse Now (1979)

Cat’s Eye (1985)

Prancer (1989)

The Crow (1994)

Golden Years (1991)

Betsy’s Wedding (1990)

Date with an Angel (1987)

Year of the Dragon (1985)

The Dead Zone (1983)

Dune (1984)

Total Recall (1990)

The Abyss (1989)

The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)

HOSTS SCOTT DAVIS AND JOHN D. KRETSCHMER

On July 13, 1983, the Morning Star headline read, “Firestarter” Set to Film on Location in Wilmington.” The town would never be the same. Hosts SCOTT DAVIS and JOHN D. KRETSCHMER introduce “WRAP BEER!” and recount their very first days, and the dawning of a new era on the Cape Fear.Buy Them A BEER! - Folks who were mentioned on WRAP BEER!

Dino DeLaurentis RIP

Martha Delaurentis RIP

Elliott Schick RIP

Chris Menges

John T. Kretchmer (the creative one)

Frank O’Shea

Rick Barefoot RIP

Bobby Huber

John Copeman

John Bankson

Jeff Jarvis

Don Ansell RIP

Ward Welton

Bobby Testerman

Jay Michael

Richard Elam, Jr., Ph.D.  RIP

Michael Jordan

C.C. Hope, Jr. RIP

Paula Wyrick

Joanna (casting)

One More Round! - Other mentions on WRAP BEER!

Cat’s Eye (1985)

Year of the Dragon (1985)

Marie (1985)

Atlanta Marriott Marquis

Hurricane Diane (1984)

Anatomy of Motion Pictures ( Book)

It may be said that any great cinematographer is only as good as their gaffer. And many cameramen have enjoyed having Lynn ”LD” Dodson by their side. And whereas the movie industry can often alter one’s personality, either for better or worse, LD may be the very exception to that norm. In a business where every job, every day, and every minute is different . . . LD has managed to remain the same Shelby boy that Jock Brandis recruited back in 1984. Veteran electrician Rusty Edmondson bears witness as Wrap Beer! once again hosts two members of The Tribe - albeit from opposite sides of the track - and this time showing in 3-D!!!

No rubber chickens were harmed in the making of this podcast.

Theme music by Turbo Pro Project. End-credit song, “Chasin’ Down a Dream!” by Mama Said.

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More to come!