Edmond Life and Leisure - September 5, 2024

The night Dennis Quaid paid Edmond a visit

PHOTO BY DENNIS QUAID Actor Dennis Quaid takes a selfie with the phone of Lois Korbe, also in photo. Quaid was in Edmond to promote his latest movie “Reagan.”

You don’t always associate Edmond with star actors and movie premieres, but that was the case for a brief moment last week.

ShowBiz Cinemas had the movie premiere of “Reagan” which opened nationwide Aug. 30. There was also a red carpet reception for the cast and crew of the film.

Gov. Stitt was among the many welcoming the entertainers, who filmed most of the movie in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma had drawn a lot of movie attention lately with the success of “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Twisters.”

“Reagan” is a look at the life and political rise of Ronald Reagan, a former actor and 40th president.

Portraying the iconic president is veteran Hollywood star Dennis Quaid.

The star, who has been in many movies such as “Parent Trap” and “Flight of the Phoenix” was also on hand last week to discuss the motion picture.

And a few lucky people were fortunate enough to get a photograph with the famous actor. Among them was Lois Korbe — a longtime Edmond resident.

In a hallway, her husband Greg Korbe saw Quaid and asked for a picture on behalf of Lois. He quickly agreed and took her phone and snapped three selfies.

“It was a quick brush with him (Quaid),” Lois recalled. Afterwards she posted the photo on Facebook and received dozens of comments — including from family she hadn’t heard from in years.

She stayed for the movie premiere. “The movie is a must-see,” she said. “It’s historically relevant as well as moving love story.”

Quaid left Edmond in a helicopter and was in New York the next morning for an appearance on the “Today” program.

STEVE GUST