This is a book written by the greatest living Action Unit director Mickey Moore, and it is a must read for any fan of cinema. Mickey has been working in movies for 90 years ! was a child star with Mary Pickford, and has directed first units, second units and has worked with all the greats of the cinema, he directed Elvis Presley in “PARADISE ,HAWAIIAN STYLE” as first unit director, Mickey has done it all.

I first met Mickey in Tunisia on “RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK”, the unit had been shooting a while when I was drafted in to double Harrison. I had been shooting a picture in Mexico called “GREEN ICE” up until then. I learnt so much from Mickey, and his words of wisdom still come back to me today when I am directing and I often say to myself “what would Mickey do in this situation”?

Mickey is the role model for every action unit director out there today with his calmness, politeness, safety first, his thoughtfulness and his incredible knowledge. Since Raiders I have worked with Mickey many times in various places around the World.Thank you Mickey on behalf of all cinema goers around the World and every stuntman past and present, you have touched us all with your magic carpet, I look forward to seeing you at your 100th Birthday Party. Vic

Sadly Jimmy Lodge my mentor and the person that initiated me into the film World many years ago passed away this week, he had been suffering with cancer for some time. Jimmy’s Funeral will take place at 4pm on Monday the 21st of September at:

Chilterns Crematorium
Whielden Lane
Amersham
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He was one of the most elegant men in the business and he is now at peace at that big race track in the sky, mixing with all the other legends he worked and played with over the years. Thank you Jim.

Here is a photo of me and the gang on “INDIANA JONES and the LAST CRUSADE” it was downloaded off the internet by a friend and sent to me, so it was a great suprise to see and a reminder of the old days and the gang that I worked with all the time.From L – R they are Gabe Cronnelly, Simon Crane, Miguel Pedregosa, Vic, Jordi Casares, Bronco McLoughlin, Billy Horrigan and standing in the back of Big Blue is Dickey Beer. It was shot in the Ramblas near Almeria Spain during the tank chase. It would be lovely to recreate those days but I guess everything in life and the World is changing. The great thing is we are all still alive and kicking and creating havoc in different parts of the World