Laois locals finish filming 'Mountmellick goes to Hollywood' fundraiser
Mountmellick Utd FC’s fundraiser ‘Mountmellick goes to Hollywood’ has finished filming and will be released in October with seven films included
Mountmellick Utd FC’s fundraiser ‘Mountmellick goes to Hollywood’ wrapped up its filming over the weekend.
The fundraiser is to raise money for the redevelopment of Smith's field and Conor Davis Park.
Mountmellick Utd FF chairman Tom Christle praised the work that was put into ‘Mountmellick goes Hollywood’ from all.
“The filming is now completed, and everybody had a great time with the filming, and the crew I have to say were very good as well.
“The two directors had a few movies each and a film crew then at the end. It was quite extensive and there were long days, but it was really, really enjoyable.
“We're using a company called Lip Sync Battles. I recently went out to see one of their shows and I thought it was an excellent production.
“I spoke to one of the owners of the company, he came down and give us a bit of a presentation because we were looking for a large-scale fundraiser.
“We decided to go with ‘Hollywood Goes to Mountmellick’, which effectively is movies and a production crew come down and film seven movies.”
Over the past four weeks, all seven movies have been filmed at different locations in the Mountmellick area.
These movies were A Few Good Men, Waking Ned, The Field, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Father Ted, Derry Girls and Bridesmaids.
They included 75 cast members plus extras and Mr Christle praised the community for their huge amount of help.
There will be a screening night on October 17 with tickets, costing €40 each, set to go on sale in a few weeks time.
Mountmellick FC will be having different fundraising events up to and after that date as they look to raise €150,000 for pitch improvements.
Mr Christle said: “The development is converting our pitch in Conor Davis into a fully lit Astro pitch. It’s also resurfacing and upgrading the facilities in Smith’s field with a full sand-based grass pitch, fencing, walking track and upgrading the lights as well in Smith’s.
“It's a huge development. The development itself is probably going to cost in the region of about €610,000. So we're hoping to raise €150,000 upwards as a starting point towards some funding from grants that may be available over the next couple of years.”
Mountmellick Utd FC also have multiple fundraising events going on prior to the screening day including a family fun day this Saturday in Conor Davis Park at 11am.
Other fundraisers include a 5km run in September in collaboration with the Mountmellick Roadrunners and Tedfest, a mini festival run by the people behind the Father Ted movie.
To find out more about ‘Mountmellick goes to Hollywood’, check out the Mountmellick Utd FC Facebook here.