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December 2, 2008 12:03:51 PM CST



Dallas Dilemma: Where to Reshoot JR

Posted Dec 24, 07 1:51 PM CST in US Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Dallas has tried for years to disassociate itself from 'Dallas,' the cheesy '80s soap opera that's so iconic that the fictional scheming oil baron JR Ewing is still the city's biggest celebrity—16 years after the show was canceled. So it's with considerable cringing that officials find themselves wooing the producers of the upcoming movie version to film in their city, instead of competitors Florida, Louisiana, and Saudi Arabia.

"How can it be 'Dallas' if it's not in Dallas?" demanded a spokeswoman for Southfork, the ranch where much of the series was set, which still draws 300,000 pilgrims a year. "It's sacrilege," she added. The movie, which may turn out to be a spoof, the Chicago Tribune reports, has been through several rewrites and directors; John Travolta was recently replaced by Ben Stiller in the JR role.

Source Chicago Tribune

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Larry Hagman, center, played the iconic scheming oil baron JR Ewing in the TV version of "Dallas." The movie version will star Ben Stiller in the role.   (Archive Photos)
Interstate 45 appears almost empty south of downtown Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, February 25, 2003, due to an ice and snow storm.   (KRT Photos)
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