Excerpt 10 - Part 1 / Rhesus Monkeys and Pygmy Bulls!
“Sorry I Missed It”
Big City Films really did have the market cornered on exotic animal jobs. One that I missed involved chimpanzees, jars of paint, and a screech-fest in the lighting grid of one of the studios during a shoot for Mead.
Second-hand and decades later I’ve been informed that one of the chimps started a Cirque d’Soleil performance that drew all the other simian members of the cast onto the pipe grid above the stage. Short of calling in Jim from Mutual of Omaha to fire sedation darts at them, the next best move was a human stampede out of the stage like it was July 7th in Pamplona, Spain.
When the little buggers completed their MMA version of a Red Rose Tea ad, the crew felt safe enough to return.
Another venture into zoology I did not have the distinct pleasure of attending involved pygmy bulls. In typical Steigman fashion, Steve opted for the more aggressive ones since the better trained docile rampaging quadrupeds boasted a higher price-tag.
Shrewd.
But given the destruction of the studio turned out to be slightly cheaper than the costlier livestock, it looks like Steve cut yet another brilliant financial deal.
As to the visits to the ER?
Covered by insurance.
TOMORROW: THE KANGAROO!
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