Filbert's/King of Pop (Part 1)

Sticky http://www.stickyworldwide.com has created, produced and directed a new two-part short film for Filbert's soda, the last independent soda maker in the Midwest. Set in the year 1930, the first part of the story, titled "Willy And Scooter," follows the bicycle journey of a young rural boy (Willy, played by Noah Jerome Schwartz) to a distant soda shop for his favorite soda pop, an orange Filbert's. From the soda shop, Willy calls his best friend, Scooter (Lincoln Rogers), and surprises him with a gassy greeting.

The production, which features the 1928 recording "Old Country Stomp" by Henry Thomas, an ensemble cast and vintage cars and wardrobe of the era, took three days to shoot in the western towns of Glen Ellyn, Sugar Grove, Big Rock and Hinckley, IL. Primary locations in Glen Ellyn were The Bells & Whistles Snackery (the soda shop), a refurbished space once occupied by the Hillside Pharmacy in what is The Rohm Building, built in 1929, the Glen Art Theater, which first opened its doors in the early 1920s, and the Glen Ellyn home of Bob and Jeanne Pitra. The O'Donnell farm, owned by husband and wife Bill and Chris O'Donnell of Big Rock, served as the home and journey start point for Willy. The cars featured included a 1929 Pierce Arrow owned by Jack Truckenbrod, a 1929 Hupmobile owned by Jim Manak, a 1926 Lincoln owned by Reuben and Emily Taylor, two 1930 Plymouths owned by Terry Berg and Mark Smith, a 1929 Ford Model A owned by Gregg Zartmann. In part two of the story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMpA7-G_Qlw, set in present day, Scooter, now in his late 80s, calls his old pal Willy from the chess pavilion along the lake shore in Chicago and returns the greeting — eight decades later. Directed by Don Pogany of Sticky. Full credits and more info: http://bit.ly/bXYMH9

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Filbert's
• Pop
• King
• of
• Funny
• Soda
• Chicago
• Commercial
• Sticky
• 1930
• Don
• Pogany

[fridays4awesome]

hey i know this kid! (THIS IS NOT A LIE!!!) he went to my camp! we are also in the same district!

[MissLauraAlexandra]

noah!!!!!

[hotrodjosh]

Cool cars! Especially that Model A in the middle! :-)

Neat commercial!

[YACKon]

It's nice to see a brand tell a story for a change. Nice!  :-)

[thegood515]

Who is that captivating boy who answers the phone at the end? I think he is going to be the next DeNiro. Great performances all around.

[EncinoAve]

Fantastic! I love the stylization I totally see little Navan with his pup! Great job!

-h

[buckley27]

I'll take two Avocado Sasparilla's and a fizzy lung-nut please!