A crew is filming a movie at the Phinney Neighborhood Association building.
We saw actor Jason Biggs, best known from “American Pie.” The movie is called “Grassroots,” and which is about a newly unemployed journalist who agrees to help his oddball friend campaign for the Seattle City Council.
If that sounds familiar, it’s based on the true story of Phil Campbell (who used to work for The Stranger before becoming campaign manager) and Grant Cogswell, who ran for city council here in Seattle in 2001. Campbell wrote a book, “Zioncheck for President: A True Story of Idealism and Madness in American Politics,” which was adapted for “Grassroots.”
Other actors slated for the film include Cobie Smulders, Tom Arnold, DC Pierson and Cedric the Entertainer. Grassroots is directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, father of Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal.
4 responses so far ↓
1 Iron City Mike // Jul 14, 2010 at 2:59 pm
That explains why Jason Biggs threw out the first pitch at the Mariners game Sunday!
2 Guy Phinney // Jul 15, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Anyone know how long filming will continue?
3 M // Jul 15, 2010 at 8:40 pm
I live in Ballard, and Ray Liotta & Tobey MacGuire film a movie about raccoons… And now I move to Phinney Ridge, and Jason Biggs & Cedric The Entertainer are filming a movie! Man! I must have good taste or something!
4 lisa hammond // Jul 18, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Grassroots will be filming all over Seattle for the next 4 weeks, according to schedule.
The Details was filmed late last summer and fall is scheduled to be released next fall, I believe.
And on behalf of the entire cast and crew of Grassroots, I want to thank the Phinney Ridge Center for allowing us to film in your community.
It was a wonderful experience in a lovely location.
We hope you will enjoy the film.
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