22 - Friday, July 29, 1988 - North Shore News entertainment ovie DEEP COVE played the part of the mythical Cedar Bay, Ore., last week during the filming of Per- sonal Choice, again bringing movie magic to the North Shore. ; Other filming saw the $3.1- million Canadian-made production shooting at Horseshoe Bay, Bowen Island and Boundary Bay for short stints, but Deep Cove — portrayed as a coastal Oregon town — was one of the more important loca- tions. “It's a very strong statement about the American space pro- gram," production manager Col- leen Nystedt said of Personal Choice, which follows a young ) man’s dream of being an astronaut. “From a more philosophical standpoint though, it’s about our relationship with the earth — do we belong out there in space?”’ Already this year Deep Cove has played host to productions What- Uey by the Bay, Mother Lode and Falcon Crest star loves it here FOR LOS Angeles television and film star Robert Foxworth, work- ing in the idyllic setting of Deep Cove was ‘‘exquisite. It’s just beautiful here.’’ “IT was sitting there (o:-set), looking at the view and thinking ‘This is tough,’’’ Foxworth, 46, told the News during a brief break in filming. ‘‘What a great place.’’ Best known for his role as Chase Gioberti on CBS’ Falcon Crest, Foxworth was in Deep Cove along with stars such as Martin Sheen and Olivia d’Abo making Personal Choice, a film about a young man who wants to be an astronaut. Like many of his contem- poraries, Foxworth is an activist actor involved in U.S. politics, working for change in that coun- try’s foreign policy. At one time he had qualms about his dual role of a Hollywood personality and that of an ordinary citizen. participating in gov- ernment. ‘ “| was in E} Salvador a few years ago seeing what my country was doing to that country,’’ he recalled. ‘‘When I was there I met a nun who said ‘Please continue to speak up.’”’ an Though his role on Falcon Crest has brought him wide-spread rec- ognition, he wishes viewers would see him as more than Chase Gioberti. “If there were anything I could change it would be to be more in demand for major motion pic- tures. But that doesn’t really con- cern me because I have enough work as it is.”” ideas from Japan are amusing From page 21 identical commercials back-to-back to ram home the advertiser’s message. At $12.95, 283 Useful Ideas from Japan (Chronicle Books; 173 pp. is genuinely informative and even inspirational, but rates its highest marks for the profusion of hilarious entries it contains; this is one of the funniest books I’ve read in years ... Local movie-goers can see Fox- worth, shots of Deep Cove — doubling for the mythical Cedar Bay, Ore. —- and other North Shore locations when Personal Choice is released at Christmas. now Personal Choice, with locals viewing the film crews as both a boon and a curse. Even as the cameras capture the pristine setting of Deep Cove, merchants and residents are grumbling behind the scenes over what they claim is a disruption of their lives and businesses. ‘We like to see them filming here, but there are problems that go along with it,” said Russell Davies, head of the local mer- chants’ association. ‘‘There is some bitter feeling from the mer- chants.”’ . While the merchants’ association and the newly formed community OVER $10,000 INPRIZES 1. Sharp Electronics 110 watt stereo system. 6: Sharp Electronics Compact Disc Players. 1,000 Special “Ron Cabana Rocks’’ cassettes of popular rock hits. eep Ove association concede that the Per- sonal Choice crew has heeded re- quests for parking and traffic con- siderations, the two groups are formulating a policy on the matter. Left with the municipality, the Policy will be a list of standing concerns hopefully considered when production companies apply for filming permission. Few, however, decry the benefits of film production in Deep Cove. ‘We're finding that people are becoming more aware of Deep Cove, and that’s great,” said Deep Cove Yacht Club house manager Neil Hunter. ‘The recognition has been incredible.”