THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2003
COVERSTORY
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 9
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Gold Medal for the 10,000 meter race in Olympic history.
A detailed made-for-television account of the rise of Ku Klux Klan in 1920s Indiana. The cast and crew shot many sequences in Lawrence.
Cross of Fire(1989)
Blue Chips(1994)
Nick Nolte struggles with the ethics and morals required of a college basketball coach. Former KU basketball players Adonis Jordan and Rex Walters have cameos as unnamed players on opposing teams.
Eddie(1996)
When Whoopi Goldberg wins the coaching spot for the New York Knicks, comedy ensues. Former KU basketball player Greg Ostertag puts in a riveting performance as Joe Sparks.
He Got Game(1998)
In the Spike Lee joint Denzel Washington and NBA all star Ray Allen star as estranged father and son whose only means of communication is through basketball, especially because Washington's character is in jail. Basketball coach Roy Williams makes a cameo appearance as himself.
Ride with the Devil(1999)
Ang Lee directs this pre-Civil War drama. The film features scenes of Quantrill's infamous raid on Lawrence. A handful of scenes were shot in Lawrence with assistance from KU students on the crew and acting as extras. Theater professor Paul Meier taught stars Skeet Ulrich, Tobey Maguire and Jewel the Missouri dialects for the film.
Erin Brockovich(2000)
Julia Roberts plays a single mother who raises her children while fighting legal battles for the little man. The real life Erin Brockovich graduated from Lawrence High School.
About Schmidt(2002)
Jack Nicholson once again acclaim as he plays Warren Schmidt a sad, lonely man entering retirement. After a tragedy occurs within his family, Schmidt travels across the country to sabotage his daughter's wedding. At one point in his marriage-wrecking trek Schmidt stops at his alma mater, the University of Kansas. Though the film makers did shoot some footage at KU, all scenes in the movie are actually the Univer-
lack Nicholson once again gains
sity of Nebraska. ... Go Huskers.
The following actors, directors, producers and writers have notable ties to the University.
"He certainly had the energy and creativity to go on to do greater things. It doesn't surprise me that he has," said Lawrence film studies graduate student Mark VonSchlemmer, who, as an undergraduate, worked with LaBute.
Neil LaBute: This graduate of Brigham Young University came to KU to do graduate work in the late '80s at the department of theater and film. He has directed a number of feature films including In the Company of Men (1997), Your Friends and Neighbors (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), Possession (2002), and the upcoming The Shape of Things starring KU alumnus Paul Rudd.
Paul Rudd: Rudd attended KU for one year before dropping out. He has appeared in such films as Clueless (1993), Romeo and Juliet (1996), The Cider House Rules (1999) and the upcoming The Shape of Things directed by Neil LaBute. He has also had a reoccurring role on NBC's Friends.
Laura Kirk: This late '80s theater graduate of KU has appeared in a number of movies