The She’s Out of My League trailer is packed with Pittsburgh-friendly goodies.
By Burbanked on Jan 8, 2010 in Movie Marketing 101, Movies, Trailers | 448 views |
The trailer for this May’s Apatow-lite romcom She’s Out of My League certainly won’t change anyone’s life with its overly familiar meet-cute, unlikely-romance, guys-humiliating-each-other, schlubby-dudes-deserve-love-too, embarrassing-sex-jokes sensibilities, but I have to say that I was impressed with the sheer amount of Pittsburgh-love that the clip shows. Someone in the Pittsburgh Film Office should probably get a delightful Primanti Sandwich coupon bonus for showcasing the following:
WOW is this a terrific shot of our skyline. Don’t you just want to come visit?

Nice to see our world-class zoo/aquarium here, although the dozen or so times I’ve visited this very spot, the polar bears are NEVER doing this. I’m guessing that this was the 89th take after the filmmakers smeared fish guts onto the glass and outfitted the actress with a baby seal mask (digitally removed in post-production, naturally).

I know that this marketing-a-riffic exclamation-point Pittsburgh logo probably exists somewhere, but I’m having a hard time finding it. I’m desperately hoping that the filmmakers simply created it for background atmosphere rather than some local organization thinking it was clever or visually interesting.

Here’s one of our typical Pittsburgh neighborhoods, soaked in sunshine with perfectly manicured landscaping and a massive in-ground pool. Wait, what?

And yes, it wouldn’t be a Pittsburgh movie if it didn’t at least once reference our blue-collar-y and lushy passion for the almighty beer. Yay beer yay!

(found via Movieline)


