Nearly Invisible for Invincible

-Joe Tornatore acting nearly invisible under their noses.

After filming as a background extra on the set of Invincible, it took a year’s worth of production for the movie to move to the foreground and arrive in theatres. I waited the four trimester pregnant pause before seizing the opportunity to see if a discernable shot of my background work got left back on the cutting room floor. Without further adieu, the tale of the tape has arrived.

In the reenactment of a September 16, 1976 Eagles vs Giants game, I played a fervent Eagles fan. After Giants QB Craig Morton throws an incomplete pass, the camera switches to an atmospheric sideline shot of the Eagles bench players. I do not wish to get ahead of myself so cue the drum roll and roll out the red carpet. Please don’t dare blink or sneeze either because you will miss my scene stealer that is sure to leave Hollywood abuzz. Tinsel town rewarded my curiosity for acting in my first movie with a thousand one, thousand two, thousand three second cameo. Squinting is strongly recommended for the blurred obscure image of an Eagles jacketed extra cheering from the first row amidst a sea of fans, albeit many of them inflatable dummies. Background acting never felt so much like a botched holdup at the back door of a Philadelphia mannequin factory. While the actor may be nowhere to be found, a retro Eagles jacket hanging in my bedroom is now a single pixel display on the moving silver screen near you.

Upon reflecting on playing the part of a Philadelphia Sports fan, my acting could not have been more superb without garnering Oscar consideration for Best Extra Deep Cover. After all, my high expectations turned crumbling disappointment is…what being an Eagles fan is all about.