The three faces of Lambert Field, opening Friday nationwide
Those of you who toiled as extras in the Tim Robbins flick that rented Lambert Field last year will get to see the results on Friday. Now titled “The Lucky Ones,” the soldiers’ homecoming comedy also co-stars Michael Pena (”World Trade Center”) and the delightful Rachel McAdams (”The Notebook”). But after seeing the movie twice, I can attest that it’s our humble airport which steals the show. Lambert not only portrays itself but also McCarran Airport in Las Vegas and JFK Airport in New York. (It’s amazing what a few slot machines and Big Apple appliques can do to spruce up a place.)
There are also scenes in an unidentified St. Louis suburb (which is so generically affluent I suspect it’s one of the O’Fallons), at the Jim Lynch Hummer dealership in Chesterfield (which is supposed to be somewhere in Indiana) and at Mojo’s Music Store in Edwardsville (which is supposed to be in Denver).
Congratulations, St. Louis–from certain angles you look like everywhere else.


My daughter was an extra in the airport scenes and we’ve seen the top of her head in the trailer!! We’re so excited!!