A special adults-only movie screening will be taking place in Cache Creek on April 11, featuring a film that was shot in the area, and Cache Creek CAO Damian Couture hopes it can be the first of several such events catering to a sometimes underserved age group.
The village has been working with the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission to arrange a screening of Get Fast (2024), a sequel to the 2022 film Bullet Proof. The latter featured many key scenes filmed in and around Cache Creek and Ashcroft, and when it came time to make a sequel, writer-director-star James Clayton returned to the area.
“When his partner in crime is kidnapped after pulling off a massive money heist, a notorious professional thief tracks the abductors into the territory of a merciless drug lord, pursued by dirty cops, low-level cronies, and the crime syndicate’s deadliest hitman, a gun-loving and coldly charming sociopath known as The Cowboy,” reads the film’s description. “But with millions of dollars and multiple lives at stake, how long will loyalty amongst thieves actually last when the bullets start flying?”
The movie is rated R, meaning it’s only for those aged 19 and older, but Couture sees the screening as an opportunity to try something new for an age group that isn’t always catered for in our communities.
“We don’t know how it will go, but a common thing we hear in the community is that the 19 to 40 crowd feels there’s not much for them,” he explains. “Everything is geared towards seniors or children, so we’re giving it a good old try.”
Tickets to the screening are free, but Couture says that there will be a cash bar on site, as well as a concession serving “typical movie food,” including popcorn. The film will be shown at the Cache Creek Community Hall, with doors (and bar) opening at 5:30 p.m. on April 11, and the film starting at 6 p.m. The free tickets can be reserved online at https://bit.ly/4hAkoTd; there will also be admission on the night if there are still seats available, but Couture strongly encourages people to book in advance. “I’d hate for anyone to miss out.”
He adds that the crew were awesome to deal with during filming, which took place entirely within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, and that the movie screening is one way to show the film industry how they are supported in the region. “We support them in a lot of ways, not just while they’re here filming.”
It’s not the first movie night that the village has arranged, but Couture says it’s the first time they’ve done one with a bar, which came about because of what type of film Get Fast is: “We looked at what the material was.
“Last year the conversation came up with the film commission about having the actual premiere here, and Terri [Hadwin, the film commissioner] said it was rated ‘R’. We liked working with the filmmakers, and they got along with the locals, and we imagined them coming back and having a beer with the residents who were in the movie.
“We threw around the idea but it just didn’t work out, and then Terri reached out and asked if we’d like to do a showing. We really want to see it succeed, because if it does we’d be able to do it again. I hope it’s well attended, because then we have a strong justification to keep doing it.”
