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Texas Chili Parlor closes to host movie shoot

11:06 AM CDT on Saturday, August 26, 2006

By SHELTON GREEN / KVUE News

Saturday, an Austin landmark will close up shop temporarily for a major motion picture shoot.

The Texas Chili Parlor is closing on Sunday for an eight day shoot.

Quentin Tarantino is filming a part of his newest project entitled, Death Proof inside of the 30-year-old establishment.

Actor Kurt Russell will be behind the bar playing a serial killer bartender.

Several employees will be featured in the movie, and the rest of the workers will be off with pay.

Tarantino, who is reportedly a regular at the Texas Chili Parlor when he's in town, is not expected to make any major changes to the popular establishment during the shoot.

“That's the beautiful thing about it - he's not going to change a lot. I know he's going to put a juke box in, it's prominent in a lot of scenes he's got, but he's going to leave the Texas Chili Parlor the Texas Chili Parlor," said Scott Zublin, owner of the Texas Chili Parlor.

There are currently two major motion pictures being shot at the same time in Austin and production on a third has yet to begin.

Four major motion pictures, 10 independent films and 4 television series were all shot in the Capitol City last year.

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