Stargazers no longer have to travel far to glimpse the likes of Taylor Lautner and Katherine Heigl.
Try Mt. Lebanon, the North Side, Braddock, Ambridge, Vandergrift or Monroeville. Three movies filming in Western Pennsylvania -- "Abduction," "One for the Money" and "I am Number Four" -- are shooting in those locations and more, and experts say their presence represents another boom in Pittsburgh's film industry.
Filming offered a diversion for people who live near Osage Road in Mt. Lebanon, where filming of Lautner's "Abduction" has taken place, said Susan Morgans, spokeswoman for the municipality. The filming has not brought any measurable economic benefits, she said.
"There's more of a nice (public relations) value, and it's fun for our residents," Morgans said.
Customers at Scoops on Beverly in Mt. Lebanon discussed their search for the teen heartthrob Lautner, said the ice cream shop's owner, Mike Collins.
"I don't know if it increased business, but people were talking about it," Collins said.
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