So this is what I probably saw filming on Sunday.

''Resurrecting the Champ' finished shooting Monday with a bang, a big Denver scene featuring Josh Hartnett and Hall of Famer John Elway on the patio of Elway's restaurant.

The film, based on a magazine story by Denver-based L.A. Times correspondent J.R. Moehringer, was shot in 36 days, all but two of them in Calgary, Canada. Since it's set in Denver, however, director Rod Lurie and his crew were here to get some exterior shots (Denver Coliseum, Coors Field, etc.).

Hartnett plays a "Denver Times" sportswriter, based loosely on Moeh ringer. The actor, famous for his roles in "Black Hawk Down" and "Pearl Harbor," began Monday's shooting at Dove Valley, where the Broncos just opened camp. After ad-libbing an interview with Jake Plummer, he dashed off to Elway's for a lunch scene with that other Broncos QB, a scene that also starred Hartnett's on-camera son, played smartly by Dakota Goyo.'

Bill Husted