| FINDING D.W. Joanne Powell (storyboard artist/script supervisor) suggested D.W. Miller for the role of Spence very early on in the production, "but he can be quite a handful," she warned. Andrew R. Powell (writer/director) decided to keep looking, knowing that Matt Kilo's (MIKE) high energy on the set might very well be enough to deal with. "I was at a club with my wife," Andrew relates, "and I had met D.W. briefly on New Year's Eve about two months earlier. I asked my wife, 'is that D.W.?' Neither of us could be sure. Eventually, I decided I had to find out if he was an actor because, whoever he was, he looked perfect for the part. I followed him through the club, careful not to lose him, and finally confronted him." Of course the guy was D.W., and of course, he was already in the bathroom standing at a urinal. "I wonder how many Hollywood deals are made that way? I'm surprised he even talked to me after that." |
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FALLING FOR FOLEY When you run out of money and still haven't done the foley, what do you? You send in the director! "I don't think many directors spend three days tromping around in slippers or bare feet in front of a microphone, but the hardest part was all of the body slams," says "Quitters" director Andrew R. Powell. "I didn't know how else to do it, so I just started throwing myself against the wall. I ended up with bruises all over my back and arms but some of the best damned body hits you'll ever hear on film!" |
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NO BONGLOAD FOR BONGLOAD Not only had Johnnie Oberg, Jr. (BRADLEY BONGLOAD) never smoked pot before, but he had never even held a bong before. During the final rehearsal, it became clear that Johnnie desperately needed some expert tutelage and fortunately, there was a vastly knowledgeable cast and crew ready to jump in and assist. It wasn't long before soda cans and milk containers were fashioned into makeshift bongs as well. During the shoot, Johnnie was smoking vanilla flavored herbal cigarettes in the bong. Oberg has still never smoked pot and, as a devout Christian, probably never will. |
