Stop! Go Back!

So we were watching TV this past Saturday flipping through channels and we pass through the VTN Network. Then we think we see a familiar face. "Isn't that Stephen Hester?" So we go back and check it out. Sure enough it was (Stephen was an extra in the movie, he says he got paid $10 for his efforts). We were seeing "The Pretender", filmed by the Christiano Brothers here in Jonesboro in the mid-80s. Of course I had to watch the whole thing. There is a slew of JHS alumni in the film as well as shots of the JHS football field, Annie Camp, downtown Jonesboro, Central Baptist church (which is no longer there) and the old Piero's restaurant. The clothes are wonderfully great and truly 80s. You'll recognize 3 JHS graduates. Two were a year older than us and one has a real career in movies/TV to this day. The Christiano Brothers also produced two other movies with our very own drama teacher, Keith Salter in the leads. You can also find these here as well.