'Quiz Lady,' starring Awkwafina and Sandra Oh, makes a stop in Philly and takes a sports and history-filled ride through the city.
, Awkwafina and Sandra Oh visit Philly and learn of its history and its obsessive history buffs. If those happen to be your interests too, you’re in luck. The film starts streaming on Nov. 3.follows sisters Anne and Jenny , as they travel across the country with hopes of landing on a TV game show. On their journey, they run into the characters and sports fans many of us Philadelphians have grown to love.
From brash Philly accents to the city’s uncontrollable sports fandom — and the kindness underscoring it all — Yu said she and writer Jen D’Angelo wanted to capture the authentic qualities of the city and its people. When the two sisters enter their Philly hotel, the Franklin Inn & Spa, they are greeted with a “Good morrow, ladies” from a, played by Tony Hale. They then check in to the Betsy Ross suite, adorned with American flag-covered pillows, along with paintings of Ross and the real Franklin.
The film is replete with footage of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, LOVE Park, City Hall, a whiz-covered cheesesteak, and even a video with the words: “Come to Philly. We’re better than New York.” During their stay, the sisters drop by a local sports bar during a Phillies game. They are greeted with “The Phills are on, shut your mouth,” when Jenny blocks one of the TV screens.
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