Polar Pete goes to the Movies!

Polar Pete - ice cream seller extraordinaire and official snack provider at the Quiz Team Kickoffs - has made a name for himself with one of the movies that has been filming in our neck of the woods!

This entrepreneur's hobby and collection have paid off in an unexpected way. Not only did he land a role in the Leonardo DiCaprio film, "The Revolutionary Road," being filmed throughout Connecticut, but he now has more people in the film industry lining up for him and his truck.

The film is based on a novel by Richard Yates and stars DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. The story takes place in the 1950s, and Brake has all the '50s pins, etc. Though his truck is a different model than drivers used then, it looks much the same.

A representative of the film's production company e-mailed Brake and asked if he would be interested in driving his truck to the movie set because they wanted to use it as a prop.

Then the production staff checked out polarpetes.com, saw Brake in his uniform, and asked him to be in the movie too.

Sometimes God blesses us by putting us in the right place, at the right time!