By: Ryan Bowling

XPress editor
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Friday, April 10, 2009 11:28 AM CDT

Cody Brown dreams of the day he packs his bags, tells his parents he’ll call when he gets there and gazes out on the Pacific Ocean. He insists he’s moving to Hollywood—not this week, maybe not even this year—but he’s going, and his ticket is “Winter’s Bone.”
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Forsyth has been turned into a small-town Hollywood these past few months with the independent filming of Winter’s Bone. Find out where they are now, and how 417-land played its part.

By Melody Adams
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A movie being made in Forsyth is providing the Branson region with economic benefits.

Juliana Goodwin • News-Leader • March 8, 2009
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This is a “huge opportunity,” says Casey MacLaren, an enthusiastic 22-year-old from Nixa.
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Originally printed at http://www.ky3.com/features/ozarkstoday/40838402.html

FORSYTH, Mo. — “Winter’s Bone” is based on a book about a teenager in the Ozarks who comes from a large family of methamphetamine makers. She’s basically struggling to keep her family together.
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