Hooters: The Movie
Hooters: The Movie is a feature film that is in pre-production. Jon Rosenbaum (director) and Ed Droste (producer) are attached. It is scheduled to shoot in Tampa, FL and Clearwater, FL in November 2026. Production List last updated this listing on September 4, 2026.
Project Summary
Hooters: The Movie tells the founding story of the famous restaurant chain, following Ted and Lenny, two small-town Iowa friends whose road trip to Clearwater Beach, Florida in search of a woman named Diane leads to the creation of a national restaurant empire. The independent feature is being produced by members of the original Hooters founding partners, with Jon Rosenbaum directing from a screenplay by Ed Droste, Phil Olson, and Chuck Melcher. Production is scheduled to begin in November 2026, filming primarily in the Tampa/Clearwater, Florida area where the original Hooters restaurant opened in 1983.
Cast & Crew
Directing
| Director | Jon Rosenbaum |
Writing
| Writer | Ed Droste |
| Writer | Phil Olson |
| Writer | Chuck Melcher |
Production
| Producer | Ed Droste |
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/hooters-the-movie (last updated Sep 4, 2026).