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Elon Grads Film ‘Friends’ Intro In University Fountain

The group of Elon graduates filmed the 'Friends' intro in the University's Fonville Fountain.
David Gwynn

A group of graduating seniors at Elon University have The group of six then-seniors (now graduates) asked the university's vice-president for permission to frolic in the university’s Fonville Fountain to shoot the short film.

Lucie Miller, Sarah Davenport, Alexis Deprey, David Gwynn, Will Anderson and Patrick Cunningham played the six characters from the TV series and donned clothing that matches the style of the original 'Friends' cast.

Last week, involved in the “Friends” remake. Ringleader David Gwynn told GMA, “We always joked that we have the right amount of people to be the 'Friends' crew. And we're all cinema majors, so we were just like, 'Let's do it.’”

The video has received over 115,000 views.

According to the . In 1997, Spike Lee filmed scenes for the NBA movie He Got Game, which starred Denzel Washington and NBA player Ray Allen, as well as many Elon undergraduates as extras.

Laura moved from Chattanooga to Chapel Hill in 2013 to join վ as a web producer. She graduated from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in the spring of 2012 and has created radio and multimedia stories for a variety of outlets, including Marketplace, Prairie Public, and Maine Public Broadcasting. When she's not out hunting stories, you can usually find her playing the fiddle.
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