September 24, 2012
Wilt Chamberlain (Justin Wesley), center, and his date (Sara Kennedy) are told they must move to the balcony by a movie theater usher (Aubry Peters) in a scene from “Jayhawkers.”
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'Jayhawkers' brings a legend back to life
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Wilt Chamberlain film 'Jayhawkers' premiering Feb. 14
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On the set of 'Jayhawkers'
Lawrence resident makes silver screen debut
Turns out, I was ready for my close-up. I was lucky enough to be cast in a minor, minor, minor part for the upcoming film “Jayhawkers.” My character is “Theater Manager,” and the only instruction I was given before I arrived on the set was “Your character is trying to deter people from entering a theater.”
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