Main Street

Though it's only the second-oddest footnote in the history of films made in North Carolina—the first being Maximum Overdrive, the cocaine-fueled "cars come to life" horror film Stephen King admits he doesn't even remember making—Main Street is perhaps the most "Durham" film ever made (sort of). One of the last works by legendary playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote, the film brings together a murderer's row of actors, several of them British, to portray Durham residents. Played by Orlando Bloom, Colin Firth, Ellen Burstyn, Amber Tamblyn, and Patricia Clarkson, these townspeople rally together in an effort to save a dying city (this thing was written before DPAC existed). Delayed for several years and barely released—it grossed less than three thousand dollars at the box office—the film been a little-seen curiosity for many, but for those who want to see a number of unique-if-ill-fitting talents acting against the backdrop of their hometown, take this rare opportunity. You can enjoy some music by John D. Loudermilk and free hot dogs while you're at it.