The film premiere of "The Hardest Six" featured several scenes inside Perry Hall High School.
"The Hardest Six" runs at just around 32 minutes long, but anyone familiar with Perry Hall High School will recognize several of its biggest scenes. In the film, a teenage boy, accustomed to big city life, moves in with his grandparents in a small town. There, he finds refuge and motivation in his high school's wrestling team. Portions of the film, including his wrestling training and matches, take place at Perry Hall High School, cast as Patrick Henry High School. The school mascot, the Gator, remains the same. The film premiered in Baltimore in late January, and is awaiting entry into several film festivals. Copies of the DVD are now available online. In June 2012, Martin Whittier, director and owner of Brumar Films, got community …
Director Martin Whittier recently released the trailer for "The Hardest Six."
Twelve months ago, Martin Whittier was still hammering out the script for his most ambitious project yet—a high school wrestling film called "The Hardest Six." The young filmmaker and owner of Brumar Films is inching closer to the film's premiere, expected in January 2013. The editing is complete and a composer is finishing the film's music, Whittier said. "I'm really happy with it. It's been a long time, almost exactly a one-year round trip," Whittier said. The 32-minute film is about a teenage boy who moves in with his grandparents after his soldier father is deployed to the Middle East. While adjusting to his new life, he faces challenges on his school's wrestling team. But while characters refer to the school as Patrick Henry High …
A major scene in "The Hardest Six" is scheduled to be filmed at Perry Hall High School.
Martin Whittier spent several weeks scouting high schools between Baltimore and Cecil County—but when it came to finding the perfect backdrop for a major scene in his upcoming short film, one stood out among the rest. "Perry Hall is probably the most neutral and one of the cleanest. It also has one of the most cooperative staffs," said Whittier, writer and director of the in-progress movie, "The Hardest Six." It was no surprise to Whittier that a portion of the 1987 version of "Hairspray" was filmed at the high school. A documentary film about Holocaust survivors was also filmed in part at the school last year. "Mr. Arnold, the assistant principal, he's been great with helping out with whatever. He said 'We're accustomed to Hollywood …
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1:06 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012
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