This purpose of this blog is to put together a virtual list/collection of memorable (if fleeting) references to the cities of Wilkes-Barre, PA or Scranton, PA in movies/TV/music/Broadway/books (in the script, setting, lyrics, etc). We'd like to thank everyone for the overwhelming support and suggestions for the Entertainment blog. I'll continue adding these as blog entries as time permits.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
My Father, The Hero (1994)
The awesome Kristin S. from Clarks Summit recently emailed us with a reference to Scranton in the film My Father The Hero, the 1994 comedy starring French actor Gerard Depardieu, Lauren Hutton, and a 16 year-old pre-Gray's Anatomy Katherine Heigl.
In the film, Katherine Heigl plays Nicole, a teen on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father (Depardieu). Desperate to appear as a woman and not a girl, Nicole tries to impress a potential boyfriend by telling him her father is actually her much older lover. Bizarrely, her father goes along with the story, even as it becomes more elaborate and quickly spirals out of control.
Kristin S. tells me that, when Nicole and her father first arrive in the Bahamas, they are accosted by two annoying couples dressed like stereotypical tourists who say, "We're from Scranton. Scranton, Pennsylvania."
My Father The Hero is available on VHS from the Lackawanna County Library System. To place a hold, click here.
Much thanks again to Kristin S. for the reference.
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