winner Robert Duvall will be busy filming dialogue scenes under the direction of Curtis Hanson (an Oscar-winner himself for co-writing "L. A. Confidential's" screenplay).

They'll be ensconced at Tiffany's Cafe, the 24-hour, luncheonette-style eatery located inside the drug store and owned by Denny Kolmetsky and Teddy Pappas. White Cross Drugs may play a co-starring role in "Lucky You," but "right now it's the role of chaos," Meredith acknowledged as crews readied Tiffany's Cafe and portions of the drug store for filming last week.

Preparations ranged from changing lighting fixtures to rearranging stock, installing fake slot machines and an ATM, she notes. "Some of our people are going to be extras," Meredith adds, "which is a big deal for them because they'll get paid." Last week, White Cross Drugs posted signs and passed out flyers informing customers of the upcoming movie shoot and store closure.

Of course, most White Cross regulars already knew about the Hollywood invasion, Meredith says. "There's been a lot of gossip about it since February," when White Cross owner Marcy Davis first mentioned the possibility of the drug store serving as a location for Warner Bros. drama. "The customers seemed pumped about it," she comments, citing shoppers who have said, `This is cool for you guys.' It's a neighborhood thing." Besides, once filming ends, customers are "going to want to know what happened," she reasons. "They'll come back and talk about it. We're like people's second home."