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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Jim Carrey's new movie "Yes Man" will be giving some extra attention to Husker Nation when it opens Dec. 19.
Some scenes from the film were shot at Memorial Stadium during a less-than-memorable game in the 2007 season.
In the film, Carrey's character becomes only capable of saying "yes" to any request. When producers wanted a Nebraska football game to be part of the film, university officials couldn't say no to the offer.
"We got the entire script and made sure the University of Nebraska was being represented in a positive way," said UNL information director Dave Fitzgibbon.
The crew came to Memorial Stadium in October to get all the color that a game had to offer.
Carrey and the other actors didn't come at that time, which may have been a good thing. The loss to Oklahoma State that day was one of the worst home losses in school history.
After that game, Nebraska said "no" to its athletic director, Steve Pederson, and later to its coach, Bill Callahan.
Through the magic of Hollywood, artists re-created the scene at the Los Angeles Coliseum, complete with Husker wardrobe and a casting call for 800 Big Red fans in California.
Fitzgibbon said he was invited as a technical advisor.
"I got called into Mr. Carrey's makeup trailer and I got there and he introduced himself, a really nice guy," he said. "He wanted me to sing Husker fight songs."
Fitzgibbon sang Hail Varsity and There Is No Place Like Nebraska. He said Carrey wasn't too impressed.
"(He said), 'No, no. Is there like a chant?' I said, 'I guess there's Go Big Red."
That one, he said, got a big yes from Carrey. He said no one has ever done the chant quite like him.
"I've seen a lot of people going crazy on game days and Jim Carrey is going to make us proud," Fitzgibbon said.
The University of Nebraska received $10,000 for site location fees, in addition to loads of free publicity.
Posted on KETV.COM
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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Jim Carrey's new movie "Yes Man" will be giving some extra attention to Husker Nation when it opens Dec. 19.
Some scenes from the film were shot at Memorial Stadium during a less-than-memorable game in the 2007 season.
In the film, Carrey's character becomes only capable of saying "yes" to any request. When producers wanted a Nebraska football game to be part of the film, university officials couldn't say no to the offer.
"We got the entire script and made sure the University of Nebraska was being represented in a positive way," said UNL information director Dave Fitzgibbon.
The crew came to Memorial Stadium in October to get all the color that a game had to offer.
Carrey and the other actors didn't come at that time, which may have been a good thing. The loss to Oklahoma State that day was one of the worst home losses in school history.
After that game, Nebraska said "no" to its athletic director, Steve Pederson, and later to its coach, Bill Callahan.
Through the magic of Hollywood, artists re-created the scene at the Los Angeles Coliseum, complete with Husker wardrobe and a casting call for 800 Big Red fans in California.
Fitzgibbon said he was invited as a technical advisor.
"I got called into Mr. Carrey's makeup trailer and I got there and he introduced himself, a really nice guy," he said. "He wanted me to sing Husker fight songs."
Fitzgibbon sang Hail Varsity and There Is No Place Like Nebraska. He said Carrey wasn't too impressed.
"(He said), 'No, no. Is there like a chant?' I said, 'I guess there's Go Big Red."
That one, he said, got a big yes from Carrey. He said no one has ever done the chant quite like him.
"I've seen a lot of people going crazy on game days and Jim Carrey is going to make us proud," Fitzgibbon said.
The University of Nebraska received $10,000 for site location fees, in addition to loads of free publicity.
