![]() Some riders are seen holding lit torches in their hands as they ride up to the school and throw them at the building. A special effects fire bar was used to control the fire in the school. The scene in which mounted riders set the schoolhouse on fire was rehearsed several times. Mounted wranglers lead the horses and pick up riders were stationed off camera in case any decided to take a different path. All of the paths were checked to make sure they were clear of any rocks or debris before the cameras rolled. The horses were trained to run at fast speeds and some were trained to rear up on command. Stunt men doubled as actors whenever possible. A fake donkey was used when Mary Lou is shown lying dead on the ground in one scene.Īll of the horses were trained stunt horses and all of the riders were experienced. In the scene where Sam feeds an onion to the donkey, a real onion was used, but the bulb was removed and some grass was used to tie the greens together. In fact it was hard to get the donkey to stand still for some scenes, so the trainer had a wooden post put in the ground and tied the Donkey’s halter to it for some scenes. Whenever possible, a trainer would double for the actor when driving the cart. The donkey was hitched to the cart by a trainer and was very comfortable pulling the lightweight wagon. ![]() The lizards were all contained in the hole and it was surrounded by trainers who stood off camera with nets just in case any strayed.Ī donkey named Shadow played the part of Mary Lou. Then these two brave actors let the lizards crawl on them as they pretended not to care. The young actors spent some time with the trainers learning all about the lizards and how to handle them. A combination of real and fake lizards where used for this scene. The tenacious reptiles crawl all over them and the dirt. Toward the end of the film when Caveman and Zero are digging and find the buried treasure, several lizards are in the hole with them. The lizard began to crawl up to the actress’ face and the trainer stepped right in and removed the lizard. The trainer set the lizard on the actress’ chest as she lay very still, pretending to be dead. The last part of this sequence shows the lizard climbing on the dead actress and onto her lap. The trainer standing just off camera removed the lizard immediately afterwards. The trainer released the lizard through the hole and another trainer stood on the other side, just off camera holding a flower that the lizard likes to eat in order to entice the lizard to crawl in that direction.Īfter explaining the handling of the animal to the actress, a trainer handed her the lizard and she placed the lizard on her arm. A trainer hid under the wooden boat and cleared away the dirt from a hole in the hull so it was easier for the lizard to crawl out. In a later shot of Kate slumped over dead, the lizard is on her lap. She picks it up, puts it on her arm and the lizard bites her, then continues to crawl on her. The lizard was never present during the gunfire.Īnother character, Kate, sits against a turned over wooden boat when a lizard crawls out from under it. A tarp was placed over the wall and a trainer placed the lizard on the tarp in order for it to be filmed. Sir, who works for the Warden, shoots a lizard that is crawling on a wall behind one of the young men. Computers helped create some of the lizard action and production created fake life-like lizards for some of the other scenes. A non-toxic children’s finger paint was used on the lizards to make them appear bright in color. Nine Bearded Dragon lizards were on call for the parts of the lizards in the film. When the scene was over the trainer retrieved the magnificent insect. Then the trainer blew some air through the straw and the scorpion began to crawl. The trainer touched the scorpion lightly with the end of a straw and it lifted its tail up. A trainer set the scorpion on the bed and stood just off camera. One of the boys nicknamed Caveman finds a scorpion crawling on his bed. The snake was immediately retrieved by a trainer and removed from the set. Several trainers stood just off camera holding nets and snake hooks just in case the snake decided to wander. The director yelled, “cut” and a trainer replaced the Bull snake with a real rattlesnake and doubled as the actor, putting his bare foot near the snake. The trainer removed the box and the actor walked over near the snake and put his foot out. A trainer put a bull snake, which is a non-venomous snake, down on the ground and put a box over it to contain it before filming began. One of the young men walks up to the snake, puts out his bare foot, and the snake bites him. In the beginning of the film, there is a rattlesnake on the ground near the holes that the boys are digging.
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