The City of Shreveport played the lead role on Thursday, dressed up as the city that doesn’t sleep. Texas Street became Lexington Avenue, New York circa 1965, for a scene in the movie, “Factory Girl”. It’s a movie based on the rise and fall of Andy Warhol’s leading lady, Edie Sedgwick. Director George Hickenlooper says, “she wanted to become famous, became famous, and tragically died of a drug overdose”. The leading lady in this film is Sienna Miller. In this scene, Sedgwick learns some disturbing news from her accountant James Townsend, played by Edward Herrmann. Herrmann says, “he is managing Edie’s trust fund and he tries on numerous occasions to warn her that she’s burning through it at an alarming rate”.
With 60 extras dressed in the time period clothing, and yellow cabs driving the streets, Herrmann praises Shreveport’s ability to blend. Herrmann says, “they did an extraordinary job of making this look like Lexington Avenue in 1965 or 1966″. You may remember Herrmann from the 1987 movie “The Lost Boys”. Herrmann tells us he’s enjoying Shreveport, especially after dinner at Shreveport’s Noble Savage Tavern. Herrmann says, “I was invited to a table with the locals to sit and from there we went to a number of places I can’t remember”. The cast and crew say Shreveport is up and coming in the movie ranks.
“Factory Girl” Director George Hickenlooper expects the movie industry to make a big move to Shreveport, saying there’s nervousness about shooting in New Orleans during hurricane season.