Reports are coming in that community pride is reaching an all-time high for the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, after the recent release of a blockbuster film offhandedly mentioned the city in a single scene.

“It really made me proud. I almost started crying, but I was on a date, so I had to hold it in,” said Shane Arthur, a local construction worker from Regina, told us outside of the cinema, “I mean, I honestly think it was a defining moment for the city.”

The moment occurs within the first hour of the new comedy film Hot Blooded, which finds comedians Jenny Slate and Randall Park fall in love while attending anger management therapy. During one of the group therapy sessions, one of the characters, Moonie (played by up-and-coming actor Margaret Winne) states that she is originally from the provincial capital.

“When she said it, I couldn’t believe it,” Melanie Swartozsky told us after her screening, “I looked to my friends, and they were looking at me. We were just in shock.”

Plans have already started at the municipal level for Regina as a city to honor this achievement in recognition. Citizens have proposed possibly building a statue of the character Moonie, now Regina’s most recognizable citizen. There are also plans to make the film the official film of the city, which some of noted would be a first for any city ever.

“We’ve been fielding calls from citizens all week, and the demand is that we embrace this newfound fame,” said mayor Murray Tollefson, “We’ve even had some ask whether we had known about this ahead of time. We didn’t, and I was just as astonished as our citizens.”

The mention of Regina has sparked some jealousy from neighboring city and rival to Regina, Saskatoon, with many citizens of Saskatoon now petitioning their city council to invest heavily in having a film mention them by name. Mayor Tollefson understands their frustrations, as he thinks that this cultural moment could do more for his fair city than just bolster community morale.

“We believe that the popularity of this film and character could really help drive tourism to Regina, and we’re ready to embrace that. We have tours of the neighborhood we assume the character would grow up in. Come see the school this fictional character may have attended! Walk the streets she might have walked! Eat at the Smitty’s she may have gone to! I don’t want to give away all our plans, but I’m also going to say a theme park is not out of the question.”

In box office news, the film failed to make any impact whatsoever, with a total intake of less than $30,000. After the widespread panning of the film by critics, leading to a rare 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the studio has already pulled the film from all theaters and plans to never release it on any streaming service ever.