The first-time actor Michael Strassner's father saw "The Baltimorons," at a Texas film festival last March, he kept pointing out the actors he knew personally ("Look, there's Dan! Look, there's Drew!") until his son finally had to remind him, "Dad, this is not a private screening."

When Strassner's mother first caught a glimpse of herself in "The Baltimorons" at the same event, she couldn't suppress a startled, "Oh! Oh!" -- she was so focused on watching her son make his debut as a movie star she had temporarily forgotten she had a small role in the film herself.

A local audience seeing "The Baltimorons" local premiere at the Senator Theatre on Sept. 10 might find themselves expressing a similar response: "Look, there's the Key Bridge! Look, there's the Washington Monument! Look, there are the Christmas lights on 34th Street! Oh! Oh!"

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and tourism officials will likely love "The Baltimorons" -- and they should.