It is well worth a visit if you are in town. The patio is still set up the same, and the views over the canal are stunning. There really haven’t been many changes since the filming 20 years ago. The restaurant is still open, and I stopped by recently to take some photos and have breakfast. After that, we were invited to join the crew for their catering. When Emily Mae Young’s mother heard about this, she demanded that the production provide food to all the extras. The restaurant was closed to the public and there were no other food options nearby. I don’t know if it was an oversight, but there was no food available for the extras during filming. We also met the stars, Yasmine Bleeth, Dean Winters, and Emily Mae Young, who was just 8 years old at the time. During this time, we got to meet the director and the crew. We ended up being at the restaurant for 2 full days over a Monday and Tuesday. Unfortunately the cameras didn’t capture us doing this, as they were doing close-ups of the actors. They then replaced it with a fresh bagel to reshoot the scene. I was told to take a bite of a bagel, then the scene would cut. My sister and I were at a table right between them. These scenes involved Harrison first meeting Holly near the start of the film. We stayed at the table while they filmed a number of scenes on the patio. I was facing the camera, so they told me to make sure I looked at my sister as though we were having a conversation, as opposed to looking at the camera. As Holly walked from a newspaper box towards the entrance to the restaurant, the camera passes right in front of us. I remember him having to do it several times, as they filmed the scene from different angles.Īfter that, my sister and I were up! We were placed at a table on the patio of the restaurant, and they placed bagels in front of us. In one of the opening scenes, the character of Holly (played by Yasmine Bleeth) was walking down a path towards the restaurant, and he passes behind her on his skateboard. The first appearance in the movie was actually by my cousin, Chris. He turned out to be a very friendly guy, and spent some time chatting with us. On the crew was Glenn Kulka, former professional football player who was in charge of security on the set. This would be where we would hang out for the 2 days of filming when we weren’t needed.ĭuring our waiting time, we sat around reading books, skateboarding, chatting with other extras, anything to pass the time. We were directed to a garden next to the restaurant where we could set up our lawn chairs. There wasn’t a lot of extras, only about 10-15. We showed up early in the morning, around 8am, and checked in. This scenic restaurant would be the first filming location involving extras. Sitting along the shore of the famous Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the Canal Ritz. We were asked if we could be free for 5 days, and of course we said yes! That began a weeklong adventure and my first exposure to the film industry. His sister was actually in charge of casting, and she wanted some more teenagers as extras in the film. I sent my application and sadly didn’t hear back.Ībout a week before Undercover Angel started filming, a family friend called our house. The film was looking for extras, and they were asking people to apply. In the summer of 1998, there was an article in the Ottawa Citizen announcing that a big Hollywood movie would be filming in Ottawa. That’s ok, but the movie is special to me, since I was in it! So why am I bothering to write about it? It doesn’t seem like a film many people would be searching for. Oh, you haven’t seen the 1999 romantic comedy Undercover Angel? Don’t worry, no one has! I believe it had a very limited theatrical release and then essentially went straight-to-video.
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