Posted on 02/01/2006 8:53:07 AM PST by pissant
CHEYENNE, Wyoming (AP) -- Fans of "Brokeback Mountain" don't seem to care the movie was actually filmed in Canada.
They want the Wyoming experience.
The Wyoming Business Council's travel and tourism department has received hundreds of calls asking about scenery in the movie, which is based on Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Proulx's short story about two gay Wyoming cowboys.
"When we tell them it was shot in Canada, they're still interested in Wyoming," said Michell Howard, manager of the council's film, arts and entertainment office. "They don't hang up and call Alberta. They're intrigued in the story."
Wyoming Business Council spokesman Chuck Coon said he hasn't seen a movie generate this much interest in the state during his 15 years with the travel and tourism department.
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I like that.
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Brad Pitt has played against type before.
But now the heart-throb is after his biggest acting challenge yet.
The 42-year-old hunk is desperate for a gay role, to cash in on the success of gay cowboy movie Brokeback Mountain.
A source told The Sun: "Brad has asked his people to find him a script to play a gay man.
"He wants it to be a story that appeals to both men and women and he wants it to be the edgiest work he's done.
"He's seen the critical acclaim that Brokeback Mountain has won and he wants a piece of it."
"Brad knows it would be seen as shocking to take on a gay role because he's seen as such a heart-throb.
So you DO like gay cowboys with bad Tom Petty hairdos. Oh well.
LOL. I thought that was Montana's!
They create their own, apparently.
And you don't need to be a cowboy to lick your lips. She looks like a young Jane Seymour.
Look out, Rock Springs.
I think he and Tom Cruise could do a poofer flick. They'd be very believable.
Makes Jackson Hole take on a whole new meaning.
Interview with a Vampire came damn close to a gay-out flick, did it not?
Hard to imagine why they haven't turned into a bunch of liberal GLAAD members yet. Must be all bigots.
Think Keith will ever marry Nicole?
I don't know. I don't watch anything with either of them in it. I did see Risky Business and A River Runs Through It. That's about it.
You mean Anderson Cooper doesn't strike you as a straight shooter?
Perhaps Disneyworld can work up a new ride in time for next summer's Gaydays...
The saddles on the horses will have an extra large burr?
I washed my hands of Brad when he started diddling with Angelina. I believe she's rubbing off on him in more ways than one.
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