Movie with Toledo ties to be featured this Sunday!
Get a taste of Hollywood at Fifth Third Field this Sunday! The Mud Hens welcome film director Kevin Cooper - a St. Francis grad - and select cast members for the upcoming movie, "I Heart Shakey" to the ballpark.
I HEART SHAKEY
'I Heart Shakey' is a family film about a 35-year-old widower named J.T. O'Neil, his precocious 10-year-old daughter and their devoted mutt Shakey. After moving from a small town (Toledo) to Chicago and missing the fine print in their rental contract, J.T. is forced to try and get rid of his lovable pooch. Shakey and Chandler won't have it and hatch a plan to keep Shakey and teach J.T. a valuable lesson about loyalty and the importance of keeping family together.
Notable cast members:
- Steve Lemme (Super Troopers, The Dukes of Hazzard)
- Steve Guttenberg (3 Men and a Baby, Police Academy)
- Beverly D'Angelo ("Entourage", The House Bunny, Vacation)
- Alfonso Arau (Romancing the Stone, Three Amigos)
FESTIVITIES FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 3
- Shakey (the dog), Rylie Jo Behr (lead actress), and Kevin Cooper (director) will be on hand for autographs, paw-tographs, and photos
- Shakey will be performing on-field stunts and tricks throughout the game
- First 3,000 people through the gates will receive 'I Heart Shakey' wristbands
- Opportunity to win tickets to see 'I Heart Shakey' at the Maumee Indoor Theater (will be showing from June 29 through July 6)