Friday, March 22, 2013
The film, starring Selena Gomez in a bikini, opens tonight locally. It was shot in and around the greater St. Petersburg area, including Gulfport.
Forget the Grand Prix, which roars through St. Petersburg this weekend. If you want to see something really racy, head to Muvico Baywalk 20 for the premiere showing of "Spring Breakers," which was filmed in the Tampa Bay area and shows many familiar Gulf Coast sites. (See movie times below.) If you're expecting a travelogue, you better head to your local library. Connie Francis may have started the spring break movie genre with "Where the Boys Are," set in Fort Lauderdale in 1960. But this is not your grandma's spring break. Far from it. Think "Pulp Fiction" meets "Girls Gone Wild," and you may have just an inkling of what to expect in this film, which features gun-toting teenage girls in bikinis who get mixed up with some bad characters …
Friday, March 15, 2013
The movie opened to a limited release Friday, which means you'll have to wait to see it when it's released nationally March 22.
The movie 'Spring Breakers', which was shot at various places in the Tampa Bay area, including Corey Avenue and at the Gulfport Police Department, opened in limited release Friday to mostly positive reviews. According to the site Rotten Tomatoes, which compiles the average of 'fresh' and 'rotten' reviews, has certified 'Spring Breakers' as fresh with 70 percent positive reviews. "Spring Breakers blends stinging social commentary with bikini cheesecake and a bravura James Franco performance, the website wrote." Metacritic scored the movie a 64 out of 100. 'Spring Breakers', according to according to IMDB, is about, "Four college girls who land in jail after robbing a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation find …
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
A few scenes from the soon-to-be-released movie were filmed in Gulfport and now you can listen to some of the soundtrack.
Last year scenes from the movie 'Spring Breakers' were filmed in Gulfport, including the Gulfport Police Department. Gulfport Patch was able to snap a couple photos from the shoot last year. The soundtrack has now been released, which you can hear above or by clicking here. One of those featured on the soundtrack is St. Petersburg rapper, Dangeruss. Other artists on the soundtrack include: Skrillex, Ellie Goulding, Wake Flocka Flame and Cliff Martinez. Spring Breakers, which is rated R, will be released March 22 and stars James Franco, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens. According to IMDB, the movie is about: "Four college girls who land in jail after robbing a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation find themselves …
Monday, March 4, 2013
James Franco also based character Aileen partly on St. Petersburg rapper Dangeruss.
The Tampa Bay-area filmed Spring Breakers is not shying away from touting St. Petersburg and area beach towns in the film, and it's doing the same in its soundtrack. Fan site SpringBreakersFilm.com released the line-up of the film's soundtrack, and it turns out that one song featuring James Franco has a heavy connection to St. Pete. It's called "Hangin’ With Da Dopeboy," rapped by Dangeruss, who grew up in St. Pete Online publications are saying this is a song and a rapper to watch. Franco told GQ that he based his character Alien (pronounced Ale-leeeen) on the St. Pete resident: "I would say the biggest influence on the role was this local Florida rapper named Dangerous [sic]. He's fairly unknown, but he was down there in the place, …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The locally shot movie will have a trailer released on Thursday at 7 a.m. and is set for wide release on March 29.
Last year in March, the beaches of Pinellas County were filled celebrities like Selena Gomez, James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Benson filming 'Spring Breakers'. From cruising down Corey Ave to getting booked into the Gulfport Police Department, the cast of "Spring Breakers" lured fans, onlookers and extras from across Tampa Bay. The film shot in various spots in Gulfport, St. Pete Beach and St. Petersburg. In a few months, you'll be able to go and see all the local areas on the big screen. 'Spring Breakers' has been set for wide release on March 29, almost a year after they finished filming in Tampa Bay. The film will also be releasing it's first trailer on MTV news this Thursday according to the film's twitter account. The story …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
From hotel rooms to hiring off duty police officers, the film production spent an estimated $1.3 million during filming in Gulfport, St. Pete Beach and St. Petersburg.
From cruising down Corey Ave to getting booked into the Gulfport Police Department, the cast of "Spring Breakers" lured fans, onlookers and extras from across Tampa Bay. The cast included young actors James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Benson. The film shot in various spots in Gulfport, St. Pete Beach and St. Petersburg over four weeks. In that time the production helped boost the local economy, spending more than $1 million. That's more than $40,000 a day. Jennifer Parramore, St. Petersburg-Clearwater Film Commissioner, says the film crew spent $1.3 million across Pinellas County with the execption of a couple days at Ringing College in Sarasota. "Every city and its staff were super cooperative," Parramore wrote to …
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The Gulfport Police Department is the latest backdrop for the movie "Spring Breakers."
Rumor has it, James Franco is rocking dreadlocks in the film "Spring Breakers." Franco and Selena Gomez were spotted Tuesday morning in Gulfport at the Gulfport Police Department. The sealed off parking lot seemed to be the perfect fit for a police station backdrop. This is the second time the crew has filmed at the Gulfport Police Department. Last Tuesday, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Benson shot scenes inside the department.
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Monday, March 26, 2012
The caper, starring Selena Gomez, is focusing on topless girls in bikinis for a segment of the movie, which is being shot on St. Pete Beach, Sarasota and other nearby locales.
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Monday, March 26, 2012
The new Selena Gomez and James Franco film seems to be living up to all the stereotypes about college kids and their antics on spring break. "Spring Breakers" is expected to continue filming area women who agree to go topless in their bikinis for $150 a day. A casting call for extras has noted that the crew is looking for women who are willing to appear topless in the film. This is the second time the crew has been looking for topless extras, with women offered $150 to take off their shirts during last Wednesday's shooting. As of right now, it's uncertain where the crew will be setting up, but the call for extras mentions party scenes, rather than a single scene. St. Pete Beach has been a favorite spot for shooting the movie. It also is a…
Thursday, March 22, 2012
The filmmaker offers to pay women $150 to go topless in the beach-themed movie starring Selena Gomez.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Co-eds on spring break is the backdrop for the new Selena Gomez movie, "Spring Breakers." It should come as no surprise that a few topless bikini scenes are not far behind. Producers of the movie, now in production on St. Pete Beach, have put out the call for female extras who don't mind shedding their bathing suit tops for some quick cash: $150. Producers offered $150 to extras if they will appear topless during filming today, according to an article from ABC Action News. Hundreds of extras and fans showed up to the filming at the Coral Reef Resort in St. Pete Beach yesterday. Security guards were stationed at both the entrance and exit to the set to make sure that no one got in who wasn't supposed to. Would you agree to appear topless …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
'Spring Breakers', the film being shot on St. Pete Beach, is looking for more than 500 college age extras on Wednesday.
The upcoming Selena Gomez film, 'Spring Breakers', is looking for more than 500 extras for tomorrow, according to an article from CBS Tampa. Anyone looking to be a part of the filming should be between 18 and 25 years old, look good in a bathing suit and have that spring break sort of energy. The scene being shot on Wednesday is going to be a major scene in the film. Anyone cast as an extra should expect to film at least 12 hours. If you're interested, send your information to springbreakersparty@gmail.com. Include a photo of yourself, preferrable in a swimsuit. The subject line of the e-mail should have your name, sex and age. The body should have your contact information and clothing sizes. There's no word on where the shoot will be …
Lori Rosso
7:17 am on Thursday, March 29, 2012
Love it! A mention of this was on the front page of the Tampa Bay Times yesterday...maybe it will get all the current Spring Breakers in town to say...'where's Gulfport?' more ›