WRAP BEER!
Capturing the origin story of the Wilmington, North Carolina Film Industry, as recounted and explored by the filmmakers themselves.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 19
- Years Active
- 2024
017 - WallerSouth
Gerald Waller, Part 3
Theme music by Turbo Pro Project.
00:36:34 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
016 - Gerald, We Don’t Hug the Chinese!
Gerald Waller
Theme music by Turbo Pro Project.
00:44:46 |
Sun 14 Jul 2024
015 - Gerald Aced the Test! - Part 1
Gerald Waller
Theme music by Turbo Pro Project.
00:39:49 |
Sun 30 Jun 2024
014 - The Tribe in 3-D!!!
Lynn "LD" Dodson & Rusty Edmonson
Theme music by Turbo Pro Project.
00:46:40 |
Sun 16 Jun 2024
013 - Ciao Y’all!
Jock Brandis & Rob Hill
Theme music by Turbo Pro Project.
00:56:57 |
Sun 26 May 2024
012 - Vick & Johnny Get a Job
In the “mouse maze” of offices at DEG Studios, brothers Vick and Johnny Griffin were often mistaken for each other by the sound of their voice. Beyond the studio gate, the Brothers Griffin pioneered…
00:50:16 |
Mon 29 Apr 2024
011 - Telemedia Saves the World!
From their tobacco-enhanced headquarters at 1223 North 23rd Street, The Telemedia Group offered a myriad of support services - not only to the burgeoning film industry - but to the larger community …
00:47:01 |
Mon 22 Apr 2024
010 - gelber Mann!
After meeting Tantar on the set of Firestarter, Fred Pickler strolled into the film industry as a savvy supplier of specialized props. In doing so, he wandered into one of the most iconic “badman” p…
00:37:59 |
Mon 15 Apr 2024
009 - There is No ‘I’ in Grip!
Grip /ɡrɪp/ noun
1
a: a strong or tenacious grasp had a good grip on the tennis racket
b: strength in gripping
c: manner or style of gripping the balanced grip of an expert golfer
2
a: a firm t…
00:54:29 |
Mon 08 Apr 2024
008 - What Can We Do for Each Other?
Handpicked by Dino and Martha to manage the day-to-day operations and outreach, Jayme Bednarczyk’s genuine warmth and kindness permeated the DEG Studio lot from the very beginning. In so doing, she …
00:48:38 |
Mon 01 Apr 2024
007 - The Dr. Is In Again!
Dr. Jones returns to WRAP BEER! with more tales of the wild, the weird, and the deep. Scott Davis blasts off from the dunes of Wrightsville Beach before landing a loving tribute to the life and work…
00:53:09 |
Mon 25 Mar 2024
Six Pack #2 Trailer
New Episode Drops March 25 and Weekly Thereafter!
007 - “The Dr. Is In Again!” - Tom Jones, Jr. with Chuck Potter on the guest bar stool.
008 - “What Can We Do for Each Other?” - Jayme Bednarczyk
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00:06:54 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
006 - MORE BUBBLES!!!
Guest: CHUCK POTTER
Hailing from Mississippi, Louisiana and Nashville . . . Chuck Potter passed though Wilmington on his way to New York City . . . and an esteemed career as a set decorator. But he…
00:56:09 |
Thu 22 Feb 2024
005 - The Dr. Is In!
GUEST: TOM JONES, Jr.
Mr. Jones joined the migration from Shelby and spent four decades building scenery in Wilmington and beyond. Famously cool and calm in the most strenuous conditions, ie. “The …
01:00:43 |
Wed 21 Feb 2024
004 - Everybody Loves the Monkey!
Guests: MICHELLE JOHNSON and ROBBIE BECK
With ten feature films “in-the-can,” and five more being produced, DEG Studios in Wilmington was now a beacon of hope for wanna-be filmmakers in the south an…
00:49:00 |
Tue 20 Feb 2024
003 - This is It.
Guests: VERNON HARRELL & JOHN BANKSON
After Dino & David Lynch’s “Dune” flopped at the box office, Lynch arrived in Wilmington to produce “Blue Velvet” on a drastically reduced budget. Cinematic h…
00:49:25 |
Fri 16 Feb 2024
002 - The Tribe
Guests: JEFFREY SCHLATTER & RUSTY EDMONSON
“If it hadn’t had happened already, I would tell you that it couldn’t be done.” - Bill Arnold, NC Film Office. In the 1970’s, Earl Owensby filmed over 3…
00:48:48 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
001 - WRAP BEER!
HOSTS SCOTT DAVIS AND JOHN D. KRETSCHMER
On July 13, 1983, the Morning Star headline read, “Firestarter” Set to Film on Location in Wilmington.” The town would never be the same. Hosts SCOTT DAVI…
00:52:26 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
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