May 17, 2005

A bunch of dummies

On my way to work the other day I noticed that Birchmount Stadium had a lot of people in the stands. Then I noticed the familiar white movie trucks. The extras didn’t seem to move very much. When I got closer I realized why—they were a bunch of dummies.

ESPN is shooting a TV movie called Four Minutes (2006). It’s a story about Roger Bannister who broke the four minute mile on May 6, 1954. CBC has some great archival footage of the whole race here.

I took some more photos from behind some trees while they were filming—security asked me not to shoot any pictures earlier so I had to be a little more discreet. Below is a shot of some guys crossing the start-finish line.


Posted in Movies at 4:30 PM

Comments

Comment # 1

I wonder if the extras get union wages?


That is so funny.


Take Care
Michael

Posted by: Blogin Idiot on May 17, 2005 10:17 PM

Comment # 2

Cool.

And creepy.

Posted by: Shiz on May 19, 2005 1:45 PM

Comment # 3

I think the guy second from the left in the third row might be Ben Affleck. How long until we see really “wooden” actors?!

Posted by: james on May 19, 2005 3:23 PM

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