Friday, March 28, 2008

The Making of "Public Enemies" at Crown Point Indiana at the Historic old jail where John Dillinger Escaped with a toy gun ban on the 30's.

By Anthony D. Editor@BilingualMag.com

Crown Point , IN , March 25th, 2008.
The people of Crown Point , Indiana , can't believe that a Super Star, Johnny Depp is in town!

I went to Walgreen's to buy some supplies and the cashier gave me some inside information, like the exact place of the filming, the hotel where film's crew were staying, including Johnny Depp and other interesting info. Small town, you know...

I was really excited to see Johnny Depp as “John Dillinger" breaking from the local jail, even though I already worked with him on the film Don Juan De Marco, where I spent a couple of months of excitement between Los Angeles, California and Hawaii. Johnny Depp was a real cool guy then, even though he wasn't nearly as famous as he is today, but we used to hang out on
the beach with Mr. Marlon Brando and Faye D. (mean lady)...

Anyway, my wife and I drove from Chicago to Crown Point to visit a friend who happens to be one of the Producers for Public Enemies. I worked with him on a film "Heat" starring Al Pacino, Robert Deniro, Val Kilmer, and also on the film "Ali" I haven't seen this guy for a decade and I was happy that
he recognized me after all these years.

He's a really cool guy who invited me on the set to hang out all the time during the filming. In the Fan's area, we met amazing people, J.D's Fans, starting with "Hardcore Fans" like Maggie Calabrese and Maria Becerra who reserved their spots since the night before at 11 p.m. It was 2 p.m. when we met them!

It was cold during the day. I can't even imagine what they went through to reserve those spots which they very nicely shared with me and my wife, including their portable lazy chairs, hot chocolate, blankets, food, cigarettes and stories.
We also met their Moms who happen to also be J.D's hardcore fans and sisters, so Maggie and Maria are cousins from Crown Point , IN. It was exciting to be part of the filming and even though we were in the Fan's area, you felt like part of the crew, since we were right in front and the Assistant Directors would kindly share the drills on the set like, "Quiet Please," "Rolling," "Cut" and "It's a wrap".

It was really exciting to feel the passion from all these people who
literally adore Johnny Depp. They had all kinds of signs that said, "Johnny
Depp, will you marry me?
I'm your # 1 Fan in the World,
Maria & Maggie Love Johnny,
Johnny, I'm Your Biggest Fan, Savy", I Love you More than All the Fishies in the Sea and All the Rain Drops in the World" just to name a few....

At the end of the filming, tons of Fans wanted to see at least a wave from
their hero, at least a hello, a smile, anything. I have to admit that my wife and I gave up waiting, so we decided to hit back to Chicago , however; we had a pit stop to use the bathroom, which I
was using when my wife called me hysterical to hurry-up! She got a call from
our new friend Maggie letting us know that Johnny Dillinger came back!!!
So there we went again, back to the set. Amazingly the crowds got even
bigger!!! like tripled or so...
We heard the screams (which you can hear from the video
by clicking here!)...
then followed the yelling and got caught up in the
euphoria of being a hard core fan and I admit that I was saying "Forget
about it" to Johnny Depp, for his role on Donnie Brasco and "Savy" on POTC (Pirates of the Caribbean).

I guess, Johnny Dillinger, (aka Johny Depp), went to his trailer, changed
his outfit, probably took a shower and relaxed for an hour or so then he
came out. Tons of people were disappointed and left, but the really hard
core ones stayed and notified others that J.D. was coming back. Johnny Depp blew my mind. He went from the beginning of the line to the end, he shook hands, signed autographs, took pictures, hugged his fans. No other actor stayed; everyone was gone, even the Director and the main crew. A standing ovation for Mr. Johnny Dillinger, I mean Johnny Depp. He's a
freaking Cool dude!... I'm infected...

To view Photos & Close-up Video of Jhonny Depp shaking hands at Crown Point. IN. Go to: http://www.bilingualmagazine.com/publicenemies/becomemember.htm


Or post at:
http://publicenemiesmidwest.blogspot.com/

For more info contact:
Anthony D.
Editor@BilingualMag.com
http://www.bilingualmagazine.com/


Un-Edited Photos & Videos of Johnny Depp and the Shooting of "Public Enemies" at Crown Point, IN, are available upon request.

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