Paul Hogan and Shane Jacobson, most widely know for his portrayal of the globe trekking, speech impaired plumber Kenny, passed through Tenterfield on Tuesday to try the Famous Pie Shop's world's thickest thick shakes as part of their new film Charlie and Boots.
The pie shop's world's thickest thickshakes were in fact invented for the movie, but the Famous Pie Shop owners Geoff and Gabrielle Schnitzerling said the thick shakes and new signage are here to stay.
Mr Schnitzerling said the film's director, Dean Murphy, chose to film at the Famous Pie Shop after visiting the shop on a trip through Tenterfield in the previous year.
"The director came through town last year and stopped for a pie. He said he loved the place so he got in touch with us and asked if he could hire it do some of the filming," he said.
"I'm very pleased to have had part of the film shot there, it's great to know someone wanted to film the pie shop."
It took three thick shakes to film the close-up shots of Mr Jacobson in the pie shop.
In an interview with the Star, Jacobson said his favourite flavour was banana, but was unsure if it would be anymore.
"Fifteen minutes ago my favourite flavour was banana, and now it is anything but banana. I think I've just deprived three million chimps bananas, if you cut a hole in me I'd be able to feed bananas to all the chimps in Africa."
"The thick shake was very nice," Jacobson said. "The only thick thing about it was at the end of the straw."
Mr Jacobson will play Boots, with his estranged fictional father Charlie, played by
The characters are reunited after a family tragedy, putting their differences aside to head off on a road trip from Warrnambool through the centre of New South Wales and Queensland to fish off the northernmost tip of Australia.
Tenterfield Shire Mayor Toby Smith said the movie would provide good exposure for Tenterfield as well as the Famous Pie Shop.
"The weather is wonderful and I am, of course, pleased that they stopped in town for the filming. We're a very historic town and this only adds to it. It's not every day that we have Paul Hogan and Shane Jacobson in town," Councillor Smith said.
Principal filming for Charlie and Boots will end on December 15. A release date has not been confirmed, but it is expected the film will screen in cinemas around Australia in September 2009.
Source: http://www.tenterfieldstar.com.au/news/local/news/general/crocodile-dundee-paul-hogan-and-shane-jacobson-of-kenny-fame-passed-through-town-on-tuesday-shooting-for-their-new-film-charlie-and-boots/1377606.aspx
