kadeliah
09-23-2004, 05:14 PM
VANCOUVER (CP) - Vancouver actor Andrew Jackson is putting the finishing touches on the drama-disaster flick Overload, which he filmed in Winnipeg this summer with 1980s child star Nancy McKeon.
Jackson had numerous scenes with McKeon, who played tomboy Jo Polniaczek in the comedy series Facts of Life. "She's lovely," Jackson said. "I really enjoyed working with her."
The miniseries, due to air in November, also stars Randy Quaid, Thomas Gibson of Dharma and Greg fame, Brian Dennehy and Oscar-winner Dianne Wiest.
The yarn revolves around a potentially disastrous weather system that hits Chicago.
While details on the plot line are scant, Overload involves a hurricane, a conspiracy to control energy resources and a heist.
Jackson plays a "hard-nosed news editor" while McKeon is cast as reporter.
"She's fighting the system," he said of McKeon's character. "She wants the general public to have access to the truth."
Several scenes were shot in the CBC's television newsroom in Winnipeg.
Jackson said the Manitoba capital was an ideal place to shoot.
"Winnipeg's a really good setting because of the old buildings," he said.
"There's these wonderfully restored buildings there so it's really easy to pretend to be Chicago and with all the flat land, it could easily be Oklahoma."
Jackson had numerous scenes with McKeon, who played tomboy Jo Polniaczek in the comedy series Facts of Life. "She's lovely," Jackson said. "I really enjoyed working with her."
The miniseries, due to air in November, also stars Randy Quaid, Thomas Gibson of Dharma and Greg fame, Brian Dennehy and Oscar-winner Dianne Wiest.
The yarn revolves around a potentially disastrous weather system that hits Chicago.
While details on the plot line are scant, Overload involves a hurricane, a conspiracy to control energy resources and a heist.
Jackson plays a "hard-nosed news editor" while McKeon is cast as reporter.
"She's fighting the system," he said of McKeon's character. "She wants the general public to have access to the truth."
Several scenes were shot in the CBC's television newsroom in Winnipeg.
Jackson said the Manitoba capital was an ideal place to shoot.
"Winnipeg's a really good setting because of the old buildings," he said.
"There's these wonderfully restored buildings there so it's really easy to pretend to be Chicago and with all the flat land, it could easily be Oklahoma."