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January 7, 2009 • (952) 448-2650
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Cloverfield: Idyllic Chaska neighborhood or horror movie?
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Is it just me, or is it strange to have a horror movie coming out today called “Cloverfield” – the same name as a neighborhood in north Chaska?
The name of the Chaska neighborhood (located in the Clover Ridge development) was an homage to area farmer Wendelin Grimm, who developed the first winter-hardy alfalfa in North America. He called his product “Ewiger Klee” or “everlasting clover.”
According to the movie’s Web site, “Cloverfield” involves a camcorder recording of “a monster the size of a skyscraper” (apparently not Godzilla) descending on New York City.
I wasn’t able to find any connection between the movie and Wendelin Grimm on the Web site. Perhaps Wendelin Grimm also bred wild boars, creating some sort of super boar, or “Ewiger Eber,” that destroys cities.
Does anyone have theories?
Will anyone from Clover Field be going to “Cloverfield”?
Are there other Chaska neighborhoods that would make good names for movies? If so, what genre?
For example:
Movie: Autumn Woods
Summary: A weeper about an elderly couple at the end of their lives.
Similar to: “On Golden Pond”
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Movie: Neighborhood 1
Summary: A sci-fi thriller about a utopian future with elements of “Big Brother”
Similar to: “THX 1138” or “Logan’s Run”
Movie: Tuscany Hills
Summary: Love blossoms in Italian countryside
Similar to: “A Good Year,” “Under the Tuscan Sun”
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(Mollee Francisco is a staff writer for the Chaska Herald. She can be reached at mfrancisco@swpub.com.)
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(Mollee Francisco is a staff writer for the Chaska Herald. She can be reached at mfrancisco@swpub.com.)
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