The Good Old days
September 5th, 2009Here 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
September 23rd, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Hello Vic…bit late coming to this website but I just thought I’d add a comment or two.Firstly I thought the leap you did from horse to tank in The Last Crusade was one of the greatest feats of Boy’s Own derring do I’ve ever seen.
I’ve been interested in stunts since I was a schoolboy watching the late great Jock Mahoney starring as the Range Rider.A brilliant athlete and terrific horseman. I have a photo of him alongside Charles Starrett dressed as the Durango Kid.I travelled to London when I was sixteen intending to be a stuntman. I had a couple of addresses for Mickey Wood and Jock Easton.Unsuccessful I’m afraid. Still, if ever Ronnie Corbett takes over from Daniel Craig, give me a call.
Cheers.
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Thanks Arthur, wow you were around in the days of Jock Easton, he was one of the real early British stuntmen along with Joe Powell, Frank Howard and Rupert Evans who formed an agency called the HEP agency and it later became the Howard agency run by Gabby Howard who was Frank’s widow. Anyway Arthur great to hear from you and thanks for the thoughts. Best regards Vic
September 26th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Hello again Vic, thanks for the response.
I have a couple of action sequence ideas for maybe a James Bond movie. Would it be ok if I submitted them for your opinion ?
Cheers…Arthur
September 30th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Sure send them Arthur. Vic
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:09 am
Hello Vic…thanks for your time.
I’ve always liked rodeos, I suppose it’s that cowboy thing because there aren’t many in Brum where I live.
I can’t recall a rodeo setting in any of the Bond films.Watching clips of bull riding on youtube it struck me that this event might make a good backdrop for an action scene.
Bull riding is in itself a heartstopping,spectacular event.On the big screen it would be even better. The bulls are frightening and the riders are mental.
I thought if Bond was in a fight scene in the bull pens, scrambling beneath the flying hooves and avoiding being crushed or gored, mixed with outside shots of an actual bull riding competition, it might make for a thrilling sequence.
Bond is actually crushed between the bull and a post and he collapses on the floor badly shaken. A rodeo clown arrives just in time to distract the enraged beast while Bond manages to crawl out of the pen. We then discover that beneath the red nose and baggy trousers the clown is a beautiful young lady. In due course Bond beds the young lady. She drools as he gets out of bed, naked, to answer his phone. It’s M. She says ‘ where the hell have you been..and don’t give me one of your cock and bull stories’.
I have some other ideas but in the meantime your comments would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers…Arthur
Cheers…Arthur
December 20th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Just came across your website and had to say thanks for helping to bring some of my favorite characters (especially Indy!) to life.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:21 am
Thanks Sean, the movies were great fun and a pleasure to work on and i am real happy you enjoyed them. Keep watching. Warm regards Vic
February 27th, 2010 at 11:46 pm
Hi Vic
You may not remember me? i was one of the small crew that looked after the slingsby hovercraft on the making of Die Another Day. You offered me a lift to the set when we was at Chinnor filming the final stages of the chase scene. On the way i started talking about the time that you was stunt double for Harrison Ford, you replied the good old days and gave me a brief rundown of your experiences working on the Idiana Jones productions. I also met your son Bruce who was picking my brains about an old jet engine that he was messing with.
It was great fun working on the show and i would do it all over again even though i was wet most of the time and had sand in my boots.
So thanks for the lift Vic and it was great to meet and talk to a director and stunt legend.
Best Wishes
Mike
March 1st, 2010 at 7:11 am
Of course I remember you Mike and those cold wet days at Chinnor, we shot a great sequence, it was an amazing place really and the water was so blue. I also remember having golf driving challenges and trying to hit one of the guys in a boat in the lake. I hope you are well and are you still working with hovercrafts? Best regards Vic
March 1st, 2010 at 7:12 am
Thanks Arthur, make sure you let me know who you are and we can have a drink when we do the publicity. Regards Vic