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Bruce Dern and Will Forte in "Nebraska."
In the new film "Nebraska," Will Forte plays the dutiful son to Bruce Dern's curmudgeonly father who is convinced he has become a sweepstakes millionaire.
To collect the imaginary winnings, the two embark on a road trip from Billings, Mont., to Lincoln, Neb., which the director Alexander Payne captured on film by mounting a camera on the R.V. used in "About Schmidt," another of his films.
Having grown up in the San Francisco Bay Area and lived in New York City during his turn on "Saturday Night Live," Mr. Forte said coastal cities were about all he had known before shooting began in this stretch of the Great Plains.
"It was such a change to see this completely different geography," he said. "There was such a beauty there that I saw and wasn't prepared to see."
Below are edited excerpts from a conversation with Mr. Forte on exploring Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota and, of course, Nebraska.
Q. What sort of terrain did you see from the road?
A. Billings has some beautiful mountainous areas, so you'd be going through a lot of beautiful hills. Wyoming is the same way, a lot of mountains. Then you get into South Dakota, and the soil seemed to get a little bit more red, from what I remember. Then everything flattens out once you get to Nebraska.
It's certainly a lot of corn, Nebraska, but I found it really beautiful. I thought it was going to be this real monotonous visual experience, and it wasn't. There was a lot of texture to it. It kept reminding me of a van Gogh painting — these big beautiful circular corn husk bales, the way the light would hit them and the shadows they'd cast. Brilliant hues of yellow — it was really striking.
Would you recommend going on a road trip with Bruce Dern?
He's the best driving companion of all time. He's just this vibrant, really fun person — the exact opposite of the character he plays in the movie.
Any favorite shooting location?
Mount Rushmore — it's a classic. I went there two years ago, when I happened to be in North Dakota. I figured, I am 41 years old, what are the chances I'll be back here again? So I rented a car, get down there, and it's snowing. I could still see the faces, but barely. It was like someone was holding 10 screen doors in front of it. Little did I know that I'd be back to film a scene there, and that day was crystal clear. It's such an iconic image, Mount Rushmore. There's something about it that I love. And the surrounding area is beautiful too — the Black Hills, which is very green, so I'm not sure why it's called Black Hills.
Did you take any detours while shooting?
I had an extravagant weekend and went to Omaha. Somebody told me it was like the Portland, Ore., of the Midwest, and that's a good way to put it. It's very laid-back.
We stayed in the Magnolia Hotel, which was really charming, and there were some restaurants that were so tasty. I would put the Boiler Room up against any restaurant in New York. And there was a place where I had brunch that was to die for — to die for — Dixie Quicks in Council Bluffs, Iowa, which borders Omaha. I had some delicious biscuity concoction. I tell you, if I lived out there, I would be a much larger person because I don't think I could stay away from that place.
And if anytime you're shooting through Buffalo, Wyo., stay at this hotel called the Occidental Hotel. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid stayed there, so did Teddy Roosevelt. It's made up as it was back then, this old-timey décor, and the restaurant they have there, the Virginian, was delicious.
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