By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
A new movie from director Jason Hudson is premiering this weekend at the historic Missouri Theatre.
Hudson, known for movies filmed in St. Joseph such as Christmas at the Chateau and Accidental Family, has now made a Christmas movie for kids, the Gingerbread Men.
Steve Marks with Marks Media, the production company that helped make the movie, says the film is a laugh out loud adventure
“It’s mischief and heart and a reminder that the greatest gift isn’t what we sometimes wish for, because these little boys wish to be big, that’s their wish “Marks says on the KFEQmunnity show. “It’s kind of like the movie, if you’ve ever seen the movie with Tom Hanks called Big, or you saw the movie Elf with Will Ferrell, those two movies it’s like mixing them together with a G rating basically and putting a Christmas twist on it.”
Marks says the movie was entirely filmed in St. Joseph, with many of the cast and crew from the St. Joseph area.
“You’ll probably see about three or four hundred people, you’ll go I know that person, because they’re people from St. Joseph, Savannah, and the surrounding area in the film,” Marks explains. “And of course you’ll recognize all of the beautiful St. Joseph and surrounding area, all the different things we filmed, it’s a lot of fun, but yeah it was definitely filmed here in St. Joseph and created here in St. Joseph.”
Marks says people who come see the film should expect to have a lot of laughs
“Kids love it, now you as an adult might think well that was just a little strange here and there, but hey come and see it and you be the judge yourself,” Marks says. “What we hope will be the takeaway is they’ll walk away with a smile on their face, enjoy it, have some family time and let their hair down.”
Showings will be held at 2, 5, and 6:30pm at the Missouri Theatre, and you can meet the cast and crew at each show. Tickets can be purchased online.
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