down the highway

we shot the last scene of the film - the alligator in the back of the truck speeding down the interstate.

we put a huge tarp down over the bed of the truck and filled it with water (note to self - makes an amazing makeshift pool). i drove all over god's country searching for nylon netting to put over the water so the alligator would not freak and jump out onto the side of the road. but, we had to nix the netting because it didn't work for the shot - so instead of using the alligator, we used the head of an alligator, purchased on ebay last week. we rigged it up with fishing line and headed out to the interstate and, well, some passing motorists freaked out - but that's to be expected.

for the last shot, the camera guy propped himself up through my sunroof, holding the camera, as we sped down the interstate tailing the truck full of water and an alligator head. semis passing. horns honking. completely insane.

but we got it.