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several Dallas stars, such as Matthew Posey, who appeared in “The Magnificent Seven,” and George Dunham, a sports radio personality for The Ticket.

“All my friends are in the movie,” Jordan says. “We became so close. The last day of shooting, we felt like we were all leaving summer camp. When you don’t shower for a couple days, we were all sunburnt and smelly. But every day was a blast.”

It took the small crew about a year and a half to film, despite numerous mishaps that caused Jordan to doubt if he would ever finish. Shortly after funding fell through, Posey was shot in the face leaving a Deep Ellum brewery in January 2017. Then Jordan tore his ACL stage diving. A few months later, he lost two teeth biting into a frozen Snickers bar.

But the community rallied around Jordan by lending props, acting as extras and providing meals for the cast. (The director thinks he’s finally returned everyone’s Crock-Pots.)

Lake Highlands neighbors will recognize White Rock Lake and One Nostalgia Tavern in the film. Yet many of the set locations, such as Doug’s Gym in downtown Dallas, are no longer open as new developments sprout up throughout the city.

Despite such changes, Jordan hopes to make the film timeless with no clothing brands or technology to reveal a particular timeframe. Instead, viewers will see old cars and rotary phones that remind Jordan of moving to Dallas in the ’90s while his dad worked as a traveling evangelist.

“It’s 100 percent set in Dallas,” Jordan says. “If you’re from here, you’ll know in the first 30 seconds where you are. If you’re not from Dallas, there’s no skyline. There’s no Reunion Tower. It’s nostalgic. That’s how we see Dallas.”

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