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400 Unpaid Extras Needed For Love & Other Drugs Filming in Pittsburgh

October 5, 2009

The Pittsburgh Film Office is looking for unpaid extras for Love and Other Drugs. The movie will make a donation to the Pittsburgh Film Office in exchange for each person that participates as an unpaid extra.

Love and Other Drugs is directed by Ed Zwick (Defiance, Legends of the Fall, Blood Diamond, Glory) and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria and Jill Clayburgh. The movie is set in 1997 during the boom of Pfizer and the birth of Viagra.

The scene they need extras for will shoot on October 13th and will be a Pfizer event and rally which will require over 400 extras to portray Pfizer employees at Mellon Arena.

General information for interested participants: Shooting starts very early in the morning, normally between 5am – 6am Normally the work day is very long – 12-14 hours No minors, 18 and over only People are required to work all day. No one will be allowed to leave early or arrive late for shooting Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided People will be required to bring their own ‘costumes’—a list of suggested items will be provided Parking will be paid for by the production All participants will be required to sign a photo release on set About a week before the shoot we will be able to provide the information regarding what to wear (colors, types of clothes) and more information on hair/makeup, parking, etc. About two days before the shoot we will provide the official start time. You will need to RSVP by October 8th. If interested please send your name and contact information (including both a phone number and email address) to Matt Clancy at mclancy@pghfilm.org or by calling 412-261-2744. Thank you and please let us know if you have any questions!