Weirton West Virginia, became the small town of Lillian Heights Ohio for the filming of Super 8, the mysterious JJ Abrams/Steven Spielberg production about some kids who discover some terrifying secret found on one of their old Super 8 films.
And now that production is completed in the area, they are still benefitting from its presence.
After participating in two days of filming, Weir Middle School received five iMac computers valued at nearly $1,500 a piece and six wardrobe screen partitions, which Principal Dan Enich said were already being used.
Enich said the students had a great time participating in the filming. He said he and students were at the Marland Heights location for two days to shoot several scenes for the Paramount Pictures movie recently shot in the Weirton area.
“We would just like thank Paramount Pictures and those involved in the movie for the experience of a lifetime for our students and our school,” he said.
This of course is likely in addition to the boost in local economy for the area, as well as the financial fees gathered for filming itself.
But its nice to see they left behind some souvenirs.
