DAYTON GETS UP-CLOSE LOOK AT MOVIE MAGIC

Shooting for ‘The Old Man and the Gun’ continues today.

Dayton, you ought to be in pictures. Thanks to a movie starring a list of A-list celebrities, you will be... again. “The Old Man and the Gun,” a film about a bank robber, joined the list of movies made in or set in the Gem City when filming started in downtown Dayton on Monday. The film starring Robert Redford, Danny Glover, Casey Affleck and Sissy Spacek will continue filming today. Local residents got a close-up look at Hollywood magic Monday.

At one point on Monday, Redford and Glover were spotted filming on the roof of Talbott Tower, 118 W. First St.

Cars seemingly plucked from the 1970s took over Second Street

near Liberty Tower as part of a chase and several other scenes.

The former Liberty Savings Bank sections of Liberty Tower, an art deco high-rise at 120 W. Second St., is being used for the film.

An unused floor of the tower is also being used for the boardroom and the DA’s office, said Jenna Kreitzer, who manages the historic tower.

She said it has been great to work with the film crew, and tenants have gotten a kick out of watching the film being made.

The location was scouted with the help of the Downtown Dayton Partnership and FilmDayton, she said. “I think pretty immedi

ately after seeing the space, the producers and director decided they wanted to film here,” she said. “It’s been an absolute blast. We had so much fun.”

FilmDayton Director Lisa Grigsby, Dayton’s film com- missioner, and others con-

sider this a milestone.

“We have a great state incentive, and most of the

money was going to Cincinnati or Cleveland, where they have film commissions,” she said. “Dayton became a film commission a year ago. Now here we are in our first year with our first major film (in) town.”

Keith Klein, the city of Day- ton’s film coordinator, said

the film has generated excite- ment in downtown Dayton.

“It’s a great opportunity for job creation and money coming into the city,” he said.

Grigsby said more films in Dayton would translate into more opportunities for Daytonians.

“It is making sure that the people who are going to Wright State to get a film degree have an opportunity to work in the city that they live in,” she said. “It is a huge opportunity both for an economic impact and coolness factor for the city.”

LISA POWELL / STAFF Scenes for the movie, “The Old Man and the Gun,” were filmed in downtown Dayton Monday. The movie stars Robert Redford (center) and Danny Glover (right) as well as Casey Affleck and Sissy Spacek. Filming will continue today.

LISA POWELL / STAFF Scenes for the movie, “The Old Man and the Gun,” were filmed in downtown Dayton Monday. Classic automobiles and a phone booth were part of the set. The movie stars Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek and Danny Glover.

LISA POWELL / STAFF Classic automobiles and a phone booth were part of the set along West Second Street in Dayton Monday as scenes for the movie, “’The Old Man and the Gun,” were being filmed. The movie stars Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek and Danny Glover.