A feature film now in pre-production
Hooters®The Movie
The story began in Clearwater in 1983 with wings, cold beer, beach-town nerve, and a very good bad idea. Now the orange-and-white legend is heading to the screen.
COLD WINGS FORBIDDEN
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CLEARWATER, FL
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NOW CASTING
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ORANGE PAINT ENCOURAGED
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COLD WINGS FORBIDDEN 🔸 CLEARWATER, FL 🔸 NOW CASTING 🔸 ORANGE PAINT ENCOURAGED 🔸
One photo.Whole vibe.
This is Hooters in one frame
Not polished. Not focus-grouped. Impossible to ignore.
A white boat, orange paint, salt air, and a name big enough to read from shore. This photograph captures the brand’s earliest energy: beach-town boldness, humor before polish, and marketing that would rather make you grin than ask permission.
That is the creative north star for the movie and this site. Warm, funny, nostalgic, a little scrappy, and never afraid of orange.
“The brand didn’t arrive wearing a suit. It showed up in shorts, carrying wings.”
Tap a card to unpack the visual recipe.
The road to the big screen
1983 to now
A fast, scrollable heritage wall that gives newcomers context without turning the page into a museum with fluorescent lighting.
The doors open
The first Hooters opens in Clearwater, Florida on October 4. Six founders, no restaurant experience, plenty of nerve.
The idea travels
The beach-bar formula begins moving beyond Clearwater: wings, sports, cold drinks, and an unmistakable orange-and-white identity.
Pop culture calls
The name becomes part restaurant, part sports culture, part American time capsule. Everybody has a Hooters story.
The legend grows
Calendars, events, community work, sports partnerships, and wing culture keep the brand in the national conversation.
Roll camera
The origin story heads toward production as Hooters: The Movie enters casting and targets filming in November.
Historical grounding: the first location opened in Clearwater on October 4, 1983, per Hooters’ official history and the Original Hooters saga. Production milestones are supplied by the team and should be updated as dates lock.
Follow the production
From Script to opening night
Tap each stage for the current status. This section can become the heartbeat of the page as production moves forward.
Casting underway
The team is assembling the people who will bring the founders, early characters, and Clearwater world to life. Announcements will land here first.
The interactive break room
Paint the boat
Grab the orange can, tag the hull, undo the questionable decisions, and save your finished masterpiece.
The sign says it all
Now showingon the letter board
The original 1983 marquee still gets the last word. Tap the sign to shuffle the letters.
