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the background," West said. "You
can't just hire them off the street.
You don't know what you're get-
ting. You need a little bit of a back-
ground check."
The producers need to make sure
the seniors are American citizens and
that there are no sexual predators, for
example, West said. There will be
children on the lot.
They don't need to work for
him, but if they do, they're going
to have to have a valid Social Secu-
rity number and birth certificate, he
said.
The New Era reporters explained
to West that some local senior citizens
were nervous about supplying infor-
mation to him because they have had
no way to verify even the existence that address.
of his production company or any- At this point, only that address
thing about the production except by and a single phone number appear on
calling West's phone number, the flier as a way to contact the film-
"My name is not Ron Howard," makers.
West said. "We're not Warner Bros., Riley said that she has talked to
but we're trying. F ve got some things 20 or 30 people who have given in-
to do right now. Goodbye.r'formation to West.
He hung up the phone. The Police Department cannot
Gina Riley, community services tell them not to, she said, but it can
officer with the Sweet Home Police tell them to protect themselves and
Department, also contacted West. their identification.
When asked for a website for the "I wish we had an absolute, but
production company or movie, West we just don't," Riley said.
offered a gmail account. Scott Smith. an independent
Neither The New Era nor thefilmmaker and owner of LB Produc-
Sweet HomePoliceDepartmentwere tions in Brownsville. said he was
able to locate information about this contacted by Windom. and he called
production or the company online. West.
The address, 9420 Reseda Blvd., "I invited him here," Smith
Suite 201, Northridge, Calif., is a said. "He said he has all the help he
strip mall. The production company needs."
did not appear in Web searches for Smith said he told Windom not
to give out her Social Security num- "very concerned" about the situa-
bet until she sees the trailers, cam- tion.
eras, makeup artists and are actually Windom said she has contacted
shooting. "the federal agency that deals with
The script also should be reg- fraud," the Social Security Admin-
istered, and West should be able to istration and her insurance company
show a copy to interested pai-ties, about the situation.
Smith said. "They say they aren't able to do
Windom said her daughter, who anything until something happens,"
works in security in Maryland, was she said.
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