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Scene of new movie "Unemployable." Tyrone had its day in the spotlight and now it looks lit's time for Bellwood's closeup. Location scouts for the feature film, Unemployable, visited the town that they say is sandwiched between Altoona, Tyrone, and Hades. The action movie, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, is about a sheriff who must kick the ass of every able-bodied unemployed adult male into filling out an employment application. Brock Merker, casting director, said that the town has all the prerequisites for the movie. "Lots of cheap labor," said Merker. "And unemployed people. The film is really about them." Merker said the film will employ hundreds of extras for the film. Unfortunately, Merker only had three people attend a recent casting call. "Two ate the complimentary donuts and left," said Merker. "Another thought it was the unemployment office." Norton Jessup, a Bellwood resident, said he didn't attend the casting call because it may interfere with his current loafing and "thinkin' about things" schedule. Jessup said he's been thinking about doing several things and didn't want to be distracted by the bright lights of Hollywood, or even Hollidaysburg, for that matter. "I been thinkin' about gettin' another job," said Jessup. "And I been thinkin' about not gettin' a job. Honestly, it's enough for one man to think about a lot of times." Jessup said a movie part would interest him since the subject matter comes so close to his "core values." He was an unemployed pizza delivery driver before he became an unemployed department store customer liaison, or greeter. "As a greeter I often told people to have a nice day," said Jessup. "And I didn't necessarily want them to have a nice day. So, there was a little acting involved there." Merker said that if he couldn't get any extras in Bellwood, he may be forced to go outside of town for talent. "I never had to get extras for extras," said Merker. "But there's a first for everything."
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