Sugartown Traders

 

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Download Movie - 3:29 - 11,174 HITS - Quicktime

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Since Scott Heim set his novel, Mysterious Skin, in Kansas, where he grew up, and I had never been there, I figured I should go, and he should show me around.  I brought my video camera because Gregg wanted to see the real life places that inspired the book and thus the script, and because, even though Scott insisted there was no such thing as a Kansas accent, I wanted to record people talking in Kansas accents.  And because I generally feel more comfortable when I know the video camera’s in my bag.
            On the last night of my trip, Scott and I decided to put the camera to another use—making a horror movie.  We got his sister Tamyra and friend Christina to play the girls, and we played the boys.  And the girls.  Yes sir, shot entirely on location in Lawrence, Kansas on the Fourth of July.  Back in LA, during a few days off I had, when they were shooting Brady’s scenes, I recorded its sound on my trusty Roland 1680, and later still cut its video on my trustish Apple Powerbook.  I dedicate this video to the memory of Tamyra’s late used clothing store, Sugartown Traders.  Oh, and this is funny, not only did I buy a red dress and a blue “I love my German Sheopard” T-shirt there, I also bought a pair of brown Dexters which ended up being the now notorious shoes of one Brendan Frye.

Tamyra Heim  - The Proprietress

Kristina Mitchell - The Customer

Scott Heim - The Proprietor, idea, camera

Joseph Gordon-Levitt - The Thief, idea, camera, drums, keyboard, voices, editing

Also, check out some other Mysterious Skin/Kansas media...

Todd's Story - 0:21 - 400 KB mp3 audio
A brief 4th of July message from that tirelessly generous Royals fan who provided me with a couch to sleep on in Kansas City, a voice to go on in my portrayal of Neil McCormick, and a newfound faith in conservative looking guys from the middle of America

6 May Matinee (high qualiy) / (low quality) - 1:12 - Quicktime Movie
My impression of the very first showing of Mysterious Skin in New York at the Film Forum

 

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