Meant to say watching Rambo today
Witch had the largest Claymore explosion ever ....
Rambo 3 I had been hired to work on this film and did early pre-production , but delays pushed the location shoot to January 1988.
It had been planned to shoot in Jan- Feb 1987, in Arizona.
I decided to opt out because I was getting married Jan 15, 1988 , when I told Bill Kenney ( production designer ) my plans.
He said , " Cool next time then " ....
The next time was "Oscar"
He had already completed pre-production on the west coast. I went to see Bill on location at Universal Studios, Florida.
He told me Art Dept. positions were filled except for a few set dressers & a swing gang leader to be hired locally.
I asked about the swing lead . Bill said " I was way to valuable to tote furniture around "
I said " I had no qualms , I needed the work "
"He'd find me something " he said... I left kinda deflated , figured I screwed the pooch leaving Rambo early on....
True to his word , I got the call , " Rigging Grip " That is a guaranteed credited position and assured I'd be on the show.
I had a crew of 8 men several from LA , turned out to be a very sweet gig !
Thanks for the coffee and the stroll down memory lane