Sree So ene cater nour ate ne TO pe eee ie seas Ret A Re Se egret heer See eee -'the police. 9-- Wednesday; September 4, 1985 - North-Shore News Lynn Valley resident no movie fan SHIRLEY CURRIE isn’t starstruck. By DAWN BURKE The North Vancouver woman was less than im- pressed when Hollywood moved into her backyard’ and disrupted her. life for two weeks. And a basket of fruit and an apology “failed to solve the problems as far as she was concerned. Currie, who has lived on. Underwood Road for the last 22 years, said the pro- duction crew of the TY- movie The Story of Linii Yann had parties until early. in the. morning, trespassed © on her property, blocked her driveway and ignored North Vancouver’s noise bylaw. - The movie, which is being produced by JTC” Produc- tions Inc. of.Vancouver and Walt tells the true story about a family of Cambodian ref- ugees and their assimilation into U.S. culture. ~*~“ “The problems began for Currie August 17 when the rumbling of large vehicles woke her up. The produc- tion crew" was setting up at “2:25 a.m. 7 - ’ Currie said . the crew took . three hours to set up and she - claims they had no permits.” She.said the crew was violat- _ ing | noise “regulations, and - : when: she “asked “why” they: were moving equipment. at, such an.odd hour, she was told. it: was due to wide” loads.. |. * District of ‘North - Vane couver ; bylaws": allow.. the: - movement of wide loads be‘: . tween 9° and =f] ‘acm.;: be-. - tween. 1 and-3 ‘p.m. and bé-" tween 2 and 5.a.m..% “Currie said ‘she- asked - ‘a. driver: to move a-truck which was_blocking.-her driveway... - She: said “he. refused;-upon .. which ‘she'threatened to call **You do that, lady,’’”' Currie quoted. the truck driver as saying. Currie said: she was quite happy with the, response of _the RCMP that night, who explained the bylaws to the crew. Said Cpl. Don Jette from North Vancouver RCMP of | the movie crew: ‘‘We've had- -excellent. cooperation from . the director and the rest of ’ the personnel.’” On August 24° Currie received a basket of fruit from the production com- Disney Productions, . pany, apologizing for any inconvenience. But Currie says the noise and inconve- nience continued and this time she complained to the production company’s Rob- son Street office. Locations manager Stuart Bethune, a representative of ITC, appeared on her doorstep again apologizing for the noise, the blocked driveway and general in- convenience. “} thought it was a marvellous snowjob and I told him to go into public telations,’’ Currie said. The movie, starring Wayne Rogers and Mary Kay Place, was filmed on Underwood Road for nine of its 23 shooting days. In- cluding acters, almost 200 people were employed for the movie, with all but a handful from B.C. 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