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The farewell party drew about 150-200 production people, actors and featured extras — a number of whom ended up in the pool.
The last hurrah for the sound stage at Phillips Park was a party, a Grown Ups 2 wrap-up party Friday from 7 p.m. to shortly after midnight. It was an appropriate place for the event. After all, the movie makers spent the last three weeks in the sound stage. They were filming scenes including those from a wild party featuring live music by the J. Geils Band, the entire movie cast and hundreds of extras. Geoff Blass, who lives in Swampscott and played a featured extra in the movie's 1980s wild party scene, went to Saturday's wrap-up party. It was an interesting juxtaposition. The movie party became a real party, he said. Movie hors d'oeuvres became real hors d'oeuvres. Empty movie beer kegs became real kegs. "All the fake stuff we were …
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5:48 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
I was in the movie for several days and didn't know about the party........ more ›
Check out this interactive timeline, which offers a look back at Marblehead's Grown Ups 2 experience from start to finish.
Four months and $4.4 million later, Marblehead's Grown Ups 2 experience has officially come to an end. The filming of Adam Sandler's next big comedy hit was the story of the summer in Marblehead and many local residents were along for the ride from start to finish. It began with the controversy surrounding the potential use of Marblehad High School's Piper Field for filming and the public forum where the idea was ultimately shot down. Soon crews arrived on Vassar Road, at Marblehead Veterans Middle School and shot an unforgettable cheerleader car wash scene on Rockaway Street. Next, storefronts across downtown Marblehead were transformed to depict actual businesses found in Manchester, N.H., and the Old Town House became an aerobics studio…
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Location Manager Mark Fitzgerald attended the Selectmen's meeting Wednesday night.
Columbia Pictures Location Manager Mark Fitzgerald attended the Board of Selectmen's meeting at Abbot Hall Wednesday night to thank town officials, residents and local business owners for their continued support over the last few months. "We are glad that the task was achieved and that the mountain was climbed but there is also a little bit of sadness," Fitzgerald said. "We've met so many genuinely nice, sweet, kind people who have opened up their doors, their businesses and have allowed us to come into town and capture the essence of Marblehead on film - and when it comes out next year you guys will see a lot of your streets, a lot of your buildings and you'll be proud of it." In addition to expressing his gratitude, Fitzgerald said he …
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12:39 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012
Good bye to Grown Ups 2... I enjoyed the craziness of it all. I hope Adam Sandler and his fellow actors and crew come back and maybe film Grown Ups 3??!! If they need a downtown, 3rd floor, 4 room apartment - they can have mine :-)! Best Wishes and Continued Success, Adam.. you were fun to meet! more ›
Adam Sandler has been a regular at the J this summer.
Information for this article was submitted by Leigh Blander of the JCC in Marblehead. When Adam Sandler isn't filming Grown Ups 2, one of his favorite hangouts is the JCC in Marblehead. Sandler and his crew have been shooting hoops and working out at the J all summer. Hoops are a mainstay for Sandler and other cast members. They have also been running games on outdoor courts in Swampscott and Marblehead.
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The pair of Grown Ups 2 stars were recently spotted at Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt.
Salma Hayek and Adam Sandler recently stopped by Marblehead's Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt on Atlantic Avenue. The pair is in town shooting scenes for the star-packed Adam Sandler movie Grown Ups 2.
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You tell us - does this local fan look like the Grown Ups 2 star?
On Monday we received a few shots from fans who bumped into Adam Sandler while he was off the set of Grown Ups 2 and out and about in Marblehead. They included a photo from the check-out line at Crosby's Market and this one, taken while Sandler was spotted shopping at Village Plaza. Jonathan Sanger stopped the movie star for a side-by-side shot because people tell him that if he let his sideburns grow, threw on some shades and wore a hat, he could be Adam Sandler's double. So we have to ask - is Sanger a possible candidate for Sandler's next stunt double or do you just not see the resemblance.
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Here's a shot of Adam Sandler checking out at our very own Crosby's Market.
Adam Sandler isn't one to hole up like a mole when not on the set filming Grown Ups 2. The pride of Central High in Manchester mixes with fans, cruises local roads and shops and dines locally. On Monday we received a few shots from fans who bumped into the actor while he was out and about. They included this photo from a check-out line at Crosby's Market.
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The casting company for Grown Ups 2 is looking for doubles to play members of The J. Geils Band.
Back in the day, in the late 70s and early 80s, The J. Geils Band was a whale of a group. Not just on New England rock radio and on New England record and tape players, but nationally.. The band was known for high-energy tunes and wailing harmonica. The music will wail again in the movie Grown Ups 2, as the band performs at a wild party scene. For those of you who still harbor rock 'n' roll dreams, here is a chance to play the ultimate air guitar — if only as a double. The casting company, Sande Alessi, charged with filling extra, double and other positions is calling for people to double for five members of The J. Geils Band. The performances take place over numerous days in the Phillips Park sound stage. The stage includes a home, a yard…
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Grown Ups 2 filming is scheduled to continue in downtown Marblehead today.
Columbia Pictures film crews will return to downtown Marblehead this morning to shoot more scenes for the star-packed Adam Sandler movie Grown Ups 2. Although he was listed on the posted agenda, the movie's Location Manager, Mark Fitzgerald, was not on hand for a Selectmen's Meeting at Abbot Hall last week. His request for parking restrictions along Washington and Pleasant streets, however, was unanimously approved by board members after they were endorsed by Police Chief Robert Picariello. Filming is expected to take place on Washington Street during the morning and early-afternoon today. It is unclear what kind of scene will be shot. Parking Restriction Have a question about Grown Ups 2? Send them to Marblehead Patch and we will try to …
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Amy Malkoff
10:13 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
awesome! more ›