Amy Seyfreid
On a road trip, my daughter wanted to do some “shelling.” Not the military munitions-dropping type, mind you, but rather the “roll up your pant legs, kick off your shoes and walk the beach at low tide” sort. So we did. We headed to the public beach access area, and as we turned the corner to park, we saw a sign that said “CREW,” and had a big red arrow on it.
We pulled up to our parking spot, and saw several semi trailers with their back doors open and people loading equipment. A vacant lot, usually used for more parking, was instead playing host to several RV trailers. We decided that there had to be a movie being filmed nearby. Stepping out of the car, I walked over and took a quick look at the trailers. I deduced that they were for the actors. It was getting progressively darker, but I could make out two figures walking away from the trailers and around the parking lot’s fence. They made their way up the sidewalk I was standing on, and up to a little hybrid car a couple of spots away. As they opened the doors and started getting in, I asked…
“Do you happen to know what’s going on around here?” Both figures paused and looked at me. Both were younger women, and the passenger (closest to me) answered, “A movie.” She didn’t appear to be put off by my asking the first question, so I asked another…
“Oh? What movie is it?”
“Dear John” she answered, and continued to look at me for a few seconds.
“Ok,” I said, and then awkwardly added… “Well good luck with it!”
We walked away to the beach, where we found quite a haul of shells. I did some quick investigation using my smartphone and imdb.com, and only then did I realize who it was I was just speaking with.
In my defense, I haven’t seen Mama Mia, nor had I actually ever heard of Miss Seyfreid. Plus it was dark, so I likely wouldn’t have picked up on the fact that I was talking to the leading lady of the movie.
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