“The Last Truck (BLAZER): Closing of a (Moraine) GM Plant”

LabRat116 · 08-20-2009, 10:51 PM

Check this out! This is a documentary that will be shown in the future on HBO!

http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs...t_the_dec.html

LabRat116 · 08-20-2009, 10:52 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by The_BigBadWolf

Check this out! This is a documentary that will be shown in the future on HBO!
http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs...t_the_dec.html

A documentary about the Dec. 23, 2008, closing of the General Motors assembly plant in Moraine debuted for a full house at the Schuster Performing Arts Center Wednesday, Aug. 19.

The premiere of “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” was equal parts reunion and expression of pride for the 1,600 former autoworkers and their family members among the 2,200 attending.

Produced by Home Box Office, it was a milestone for Yellow Springs directors Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, who made it after spending hundreds of hours with the Moraine workers in the plant’s final weeks, days and hours. The partnership with HBO marked a departure for the previously all-independent duo.

The final vehicle to roll off the Moraine line, a white GMC Envoy that figures prominently in the 40-minute piece, was parked outside the theater.

The screening was co-sponsored by FilmDayton and Wright State University, where Reichert is a motion pictures professor. Bognar is a WSU film graduate.

“This is the second time we’ve been to Dayton in four months for an opening,” HBO director of corporate affairs Loraine Anderson said. The first was for the film “They Killed Sister Dorothy.”

“We’ve done large premieres before, but one thing is very different this time. Generally, attendance will show about a 35 percent dropoff from the number of reservations. This time, the dropoff is about 0 percent.”

Local resident J. Todd Anderson, the storyboard artist for Hollywood’s famed directing duo the Coen brothers, said “The Last Truck” records a sad moment in history. “The only thing invented here that’s still supporting the local economy is now the airplane, in the form of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,” he said.

William Berry, a retiree who worked at the Moraine plant more than 35 years, attended with his wife, two adult sons and their families. “I made a good life here, but they took my sons’ livelihood away,” he said

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LabRat116 · 08-20-2009, 10:53 PM

http://projects.daytondailynews.com/...1909lasttruck/

LabRat116 · 08-20-2009, 10:55 PM

I work very very close to the old Moraine Truck and Bus plant.

It is VERY surreal driving by it now and seeing the massive parking lots COMPLETELY EMPTY of brand new Blazers and Envoys!

midnightbluS10 · 09-07-2009, 10:05 PM

It's on right now. 8pm CST

LabRat116 · 09-07-2009, 10:26 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by midnightbluS10

It's on right now. 8pm CST

I don't have HBO.

Give us a report back.

BTW, the Dayton Daily News is reporting that this HBO documentary will be available For Sale come Nov.11th.

midnightbluS10 · 09-07-2009, 10:41 PM

got it recording on Tivo...I'll update later.

***orangesonoma*** · 09-10-2009, 01:06 AM

just watched it..

sad as hell...

LabRat116 · 09-10-2009, 11:30 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by orangesonoma

just watched it..

sad as hell...

Dayton is becoming a ghost town FAST!

I wish I had taken BEFORE and AFTER pics of the HUGE acres of trucks sitting in the Moraine Plants acres of parking lots. It was surely a site to see!

You could drive around the outside roads of the plants and see THOUSANDS of Blazers and Jimmys very neatly parked in endless rows!

You drive on those same roads today and ALL those parking lots are COMPLETELY EMPTY!! Very surreal!

I'll have to drive by again after work and take some pics and post them here.

LabRat116 · 09-10-2009, 11:32 AM

Here's another local story on the closing of the Moraine Plant...

http://www.whiotv.com/news/18330504/detail.html

LabRat116 · 09-10-2009, 11:34 AM

***orangesonoma*** · 09-10-2009, 11:37 AM

yeah this is like the closing of the linden gm plant..they built trucks too..sad

Dukeboy320 · 09-17-2009, 08:27 PM

anyone know where i can watch it online?

08-20-2009, 10:51 PM	#1
LabRat116 GO STEELERS !!! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 145 Location: Troy, Ohio User is: OffLine	“The Last Truck (BLAZER): Closing of a (Moraine) GM Plant” Check this out! This is a documentary that will be shown in the future on HBO! http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs...t_the_dec.html
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LabRat116 GO STEELERS !!! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 145 Location: Troy, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: “The Last Truck (BLAZER): Closing of a (Moraine) GM Plant” Quote: Originally Posted by The_BigBadWolf Check this out! This is a documentary that will be shown in the future on HBO! http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs...t_the_dec.html A documentary about the Dec. 23, 2008, closing of the General Motors assembly plant in Moraine debuted for a full house at the Schuster Performing Arts Center Wednesday, Aug. 19. The premiere of “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” was equal parts reunion and expression of pride for the 1,600 former autoworkers and their family members among the 2,200 attending. Produced by Home Box Office, it was a milestone for Yellow Springs directors Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, who made it after spending hundreds of hours with the Moraine workers in the plant’s final weeks, days and hours. The partnership with HBO marked a departure for the previously all-independent duo. The final vehicle to roll off the Moraine line, a white GMC Envoy that figures prominently in the 40-minute piece, was parked outside the theater. The screening was co-sponsored by FilmDayton and Wright State University, where Reichert is a motion pictures professor. Bognar is a WSU film graduate. “This is the second time we’ve been to Dayton in four months for an opening,” HBO director of corporate affairs Loraine Anderson said. The first was for the film “They Killed Sister Dorothy.” “We’ve done large premieres before, but one thing is very different this time. Generally, attendance will show about a 35 percent dropoff from the number of reservations. This time, the dropoff is about 0 percent.” Local resident J. Todd Anderson, the storyboard artist for Hollywood’s famed directing duo the Coen brothers, said “The Last Truck” records a sad moment in history. “The only thing invented here that’s still supporting the local economy is now the airplane, in the form of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,” he said. William Berry, a retiree who worked at the Moraine plant more than 35 years, attended with his wife, two adult sons and their families. “I made a good life here, but they took my sons’ livelihood away,” he said .........................
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08-20-2009, 10:55 PM	#4
LabRat116 GO STEELERS !!! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 145 Location: Troy, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: “The Last Truck (BLAZER): Closing of a (Moraine) GM Plant” I work very very close to the old Moraine Truck and Bus plant. It is VERY surreal driving by it now and seeing the massive parking lots COMPLETELY EMPTY of brand new Blazers and Envoys!
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09-07-2009, 10:05 PM	#5
midnightbluS10 .... Age: 28 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 26 Location: Shreveport, LA User is: OffLine	Re: “The Last Truck (BLAZER): Closing of a (Moraine) GM Plant” It's on right now. 8pm CST
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09-07-2009, 10:26 PM	#6
LabRat116 GO STEELERS !!! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 145 Location: Troy, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: “The Last Truck (BLAZER): Closing of a (Moraine) GM Plant” Quote: Originally Posted by midnightbluS10 It's on right now. 8pm CST I don't have HBO. Give us a report back. BTW, the Dayton Daily News is reporting that this HBO documentary will be available For Sale come Nov.11th.
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09-07-2009, 10:41 PM	#7
midnightbluS10 .... Age: 28 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 26 Location: Shreveport, LA User is: OffLine	Re: “The Last Truck (BLAZER): Closing of a (Moraine) GM Plant” got it recording on Tivo...I'll update later.
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09-10-2009, 01:06 AM	#8
*orangesonoma* forum idiot Age: 31 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 46,860 Location: Indian Trail, NC User is: Online	Re: “The Last Truck (BLAZER): Closing of a (Moraine) GM Plant” just watched it.. sad as hell...
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09-10-2009, 11:30 AM	#9
LabRat116 GO STEELERS !!! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 145 Location: Troy, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: “The Last Truck (BLAZER): Closing of a (Moraine) GM Plant” Quote: Originally Posted by orangesonoma just watched it.. sad as hell... Dayton is becoming a ghost town FAST! I wish I had taken BEFORE and AFTER pics of the HUGE acres of trucks sitting in the Moraine Plants acres of parking lots. It was surely a site to see! You could drive around the outside roads of the plants and see THOUSANDS of Blazers and Jimmys very neatly parked in endless rows! You drive on those same roads today and ALL those parking lots are COMPLETELY EMPTY!! Very surreal! I'll have to drive by again after work and take some pics and post them here.
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09-10-2009, 11:32 AM	#10
LabRat116 GO STEELERS !!! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 145 Location: Troy, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: “The Last Truck (BLAZER): Closing of a (Moraine) GM Plant” Here's another local story on the closing of the Moraine Plant... http://www.whiotv.com/news/18330504/detail.html
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LabRat116 GO STEELERS !!! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 145 Location: Troy, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: “The Last Truck (BLAZER): Closing of a (Moraine) GM Plant” Last edited by LabRat116 : 09-10-2009 at 11:42 AM.
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*orangesonoma* forum idiot Age: 31 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 46,860 Location: Indian Trail, NC User is: Online	Re: “The Last Truck (BLAZER): Closing of a (Moraine) GM Plant” yeah this is like the closing of the linden gm plant..they built trucks too..sad
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09-17-2009, 08:27 PM	#13
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