A Movie About a Town

So what kind of movie would it be if the title was the name of your town. What kind of movie would Asheville be? how about Memphis. Or maybe D.C.?

I’ve lived in Asheville for a long time and I think I’ve got a pretty good feel for the town. Asheville would be the story of a family. The father would be laid off from a factory, working two jobs. The mother would work at a local nursing home. They would have two children, both going to a local technical school. The boy would be taking criminal justice and the daughter radiology. The family would be a church going family, but not too strict. Contrary to what the Chamber of Commerce says most people in Asheville are relatively religious. Lots of Baptists and Methodists.

Of course there has to be a crisis and I like thrillers. So we’ll have the mother be told a secret at a death bed. The daughter of the dying woman was the mistress to a powerful politician/mob boss/etc. who was killed. The identity of the killer and location of a key piece of evidence are passed on. The bad guys aren’t taking any chances so they kidnap the mother to find out what she knows. The son in the criminal justice program must chase them down and rescue his mom.

The chase would involve some of the landmarks in the area. The nursing home could be set in the Grove Park Inn. We can have a foot chase through down town. Some body can fall off the BB&T building. Somebody can fall off  Town Hall. Somebody can fall off of Mission Hospital. Somebody can fall off the Grove Park Inn. Somebody can fall off Helen’s Bridge. Shoot, we can even have somebody fall off the Indian in front of Harry’s Cadillac.

So that’s my idea. If you’re from Asheville let me know what kind of movie you think this town should be. If you’re not from Asheville tell me about your town. And as always all comments are registered for prizes.