It was their first day of shooting a short film about betrayal, greed and extreme violence. Here's a picture of Perseus driving a Valiant just prior to his character - Sinister Gangster - topping a hapless hitchhiker.
Perseus looking for the 'go' buttonIt wasn't all fun and games as several people contracted sunburn, everybody was required to eat 2 pies for lunch and coffee was difficult to procure in the region. Little River had missed the coffee revolution.
Shooting outside an abandoned house, Perseus was required to act.
Perseus requesting the make-up girl
Shooting outside an abandoned house, Perseus was required to act.
Perseus requesting the make-up girlThere were many dangers encountered such as erratic drivers, speeding trains and the local redneck community.
The crew wondering what the red button does
The crew wondering what the red button doesI've included an art shot because it was the best I took on the day.
Fanta and Perseus heading to their trailers
Fanta and Perseus heading to their trailersIt was a 14 hour day complicated by slow driving, rising tides and precarious cliffs.
Perseus doing a Clint Eastwood while a crew member tries out for the Birdman Rally
Perseus doing a Clint Eastwood while a crew member tries out for the Birdman RallyI lost my voice during the day as a result of shouting obscenities at everybody at every possible moment.
Bob ruing his inability to shout at the sound guy
Bob ruing his inability to shout at the sound guy
betrayal, greed and extreme violence
ReplyDeleteI thought we were finished talking about the federal Liberal Party!
Bob you're a spunk as well (as Perseus.)
ReplyDeleteBTW. Where's the beach at Little River? I thought it was just a dip in the road on the way to Cat Country. Is there another Little River down P's way?
Thanks Melba. But you should see me without the look of drunken idiocy and a chopper mo.
ReplyDeleteI explained badly. From Little River we ventured further to Airey's Inlet. This is where rising tides nearly took the life of 7 men and a chick.
The Chopper is good. I like those moustaches. Why do men think they look dreadful. To me they look very attractive. Nick Cave/ dangerous mixed with Dennis Lillee/manly.
ReplyDeleteI disagree, Melba. I think they look like 70s, pool cleaning, porn star moustaches. But then, I'm not a fan of facial hair in general.
ReplyDeleteI forgot about that ingredient. I like the look is all I can say.
ReplyDeleteWhat does your wife think?
Yeah Puss, what does your wife think?
ReplyDeleteSorry Puss, and Bob. I thought it was Bob saying that.
ReplyDeleteFunny.
Ha. Payback, Melba?
ReplyDeleteMy wife quite likes it. I suspect she hates my current fallback which is light to medium beard.
ReplyDeleteI have to have some facial hair and have since I was 18. At least sideburns but preferably some sort of beard/mo combo. I like the opportunity to mix it up.
Cool pics, very Nick Cave-esque
ReplyDeleteNot intentionally Puss. But yes, ha. Squib and Mrs Bob get it.
ReplyDeleteHave to go and see the vampire movie now.
Bye.
And it pushes the Monk's budgie-smugglers off the front page.
ReplyDeleteIt's win-win!
OMG, you guys. That's all kinds of awesome.
ReplyDeleteLove the Valiant.
Pers looks a bit stressed in that photo, Bob.
ReplyDeleteMethod acting or too much coffee?
He was unimpressed with the time it took to complete each shot, Ramon.
ReplyDeleteAh, the life of the struggling thesbian.
ReplyDeleteHardly Perseus and Bob make a film. In actual fact, the film is written, directed and produced by Lewd Bob, and I was nothing but a ham actor with no acting experience, who was told to turn up at Little River at 6am in a suit. 14 hours later, I was allowed to leave, having appeared in about 30 seconds of the film. Even the sleeping scene (3 seconds) took more than an hour to shoot.
ReplyDeleteI'll tell you this: I have no interest whatsoever in the film-making process. I just want to watch them. My acting career is over. I was shit anyway.
Wow, we know real live movie stars.
ReplyDeleteWill it be like that new paranormal flick where it cost fuck all to make and will gross billions at the box office?
Will Perseus' next post be from the Cannes Film Festival?
A response to Wari:
ReplyDelete1. No you don't
2. No
3. No
And! And! Get this: I can't act, but when it came to the scene where I was shot, I was fucking awesome. They counted to three so I'd know when I was to react, and I did this brilliant fall, and knowing the film was a labour of love for my friend Lewd Bob, I selflessly fell knee-first head-second into ROCKS, wearing my most expensive suit... only to be told afterwards they didn't get it on film, and they didn't even need it, because you're not supposed to see me go down.
ReplyDeleteTwo days later and my knee is still killing me.
Disappointing Bob. No point in asking for your autograph then.
ReplyDeleteOver acting Pers? I think eveyone thinks they can do a great dying scene.
My only claim to fame is a voice over I did for a Milo ad here. And six months later they replaced my voice with a local guy.
Hey Bob, why it is compulsory that you have facial hair? Has Mrs Bob threatened to leave you if the hair packs its bags? Or do you feel it's a facial structural integrity thing?
ReplyDeleteI must say, I remember you once describing yourself as a 'beardy weirdy' but clearly, given your actual appearance (very Nick-Cave-super-cool, not Bill Odie), you gave us a bum steer!
Hmm, I doubt I've ever used the expression 'beardy weirdy' Kettle, but I won't flat out deny it because I certainly have had beards.
ReplyDeleteIt's only compulsory because I like it. Nothing to do with structural integrity. I like the variety and find the clean shaven look - on me at least - boring as hell.
Two questions:
ReplyDelete1. Why is Perseus doing a 'Walk like an Egyptian' dance in picture #4?
2. How did you get Earl Hickey to make a guest appearance in the last shot?
Ah Bob, apologies. The more I try to remember the 'beardy' call the less certain I am about it. I would like, at this point, to retract my poorly recalled recollection and say but this: a person with sideburns to match my Dad's is a very fine person indeed.
ReplyDeleteWho can pick the logic-flaw in the following:
ReplyDeletePerseus: "who was told to turn up at Little River at 6am in a suit"
???
A prize to the winner.
Thats pretty cool. Can you post a clip when its done.
ReplyDeleteAre you aware that both Little River and Airies Inlet were used in Mad Max?
...and Pers looks a lot like a young Steve Bisley in that photo.
Apart from "who wears a suit at 6AM", Melba?
ReplyDeleteOh and Desci's getting married, by-the-by.
Certainly can either post a clip or a link Dr Golf. And I didn't know that about Mad Max, but it warms my heart given the long list of movies we're paying homage to (in our own humble, low budget way).
ReplyDeleteBoogey, funnily enough, Earl was going to be the name of my second born son who, stubbornly, refused to materialise. It's also my pseudonym in the travel adventures I have posted here previously.
No probs Kettle.
And Melba, I'm guessing that nobody before, ever, in the history of mankind, has worn a suit in Little River. Correct?
Ah, the life of the struggling thesbian. [sic]
ReplyDeleteWas Tallulah Bankhead there too?
Ah, Tallulah Bankhead!
ReplyDelete"Cocaine isn't habit forming. I should know – I've been using it for years."
Woohoo! Congrats to Desci! That's fantastic news.
ReplyDeleteWow, we know real live movie stars
ReplyDeleteIts nothing new to me. I shouldn't name drop but a friend of mine once had a cat that was in "Babe".
a friend of mine once had a cat that was in "Babe".
ReplyDeleteIt was filmed near my Dad's place in Bowral. And my ex wife's cousin was a sparky on the set. He gets named in the credits and everything.
Upon seeing Babe at the cinema, and staying for the credits, (I am old fashioned) I was amused to see the disclaimer that "no animals had been hurt in the making of this film." I felt the animal eaten in the family roast scene might beg to differ.
ReplyDeleteNo, my little dig was that Perseus said he'd BEEN TOLD to turn up in a suit.
ReplyDeleteBut don't we all know that he never wears anything else? What would he have worn? Tracky dacks and lumberjack coat?
I rest my case.
I have a pair of jeans!
ReplyDeleteI wore them once, too.
Hard to believe that a man who has made the suit his signature look would ever choose to wear the jean.
ReplyDeleteI am sure someone posted a pic of Pers on stage wearing a pair of rather fetching leather pants.*
ReplyDeleteIt may have been as far back as TSSH.
* or trousers (for those of you in the UK)
I remember him wearing stretch Faberge jeans in 1987.
ReplyDeleteEastcost stretch, Bob. Eastcoast.
ReplyDeleteNever owned Faberge.
I also had the Eatcoast short-sleeved windcheater, which I thought was the GREATEST piece of fashion, ever.
Jesus, I had a short sleeved windcheater too. Crystal Cylinders I think. Why is no-one wearing them today?
ReplyDeleteBecause they were ugly and useless perhaps?
ReplyDelete1987 you say Bob? How old was he? Not full man. They say the human brain doesn't finish maturing until mid-twenties now.
ReplyDeletePlus Faberge are girl jeans.
Anyone remember Colonial v-knee jeans? They were the acest in the early '70s.
I had a Crystal Cylinders top as well. Browns. went well with my knee-length green boardies.
Were they an Aus company?
Ramon you weren't in the surf group then, which doesn't surprise me.
ReplyDeleteLet me guess. Duffle coat (black) (covered with badges of course) and stovepipe black jeans, with black skinny paddle-shoe brogues with a turned up end?
If not duffle coat, one of those Aussie Disposals khaki ones, but I think that would have been anathema to your politics.
Maybe YOU had a lumberjacket?
Because they were ugly and useless
ReplyDeleteAh, I see.
Faberge are girl jeans
I think you'll find that wasn't exclusively the case. The skinniest, most boganic, mullet wearing 80s boys wore them.
That's why I thought Perseus owned a pair.
stovepipe black jeans, with black skinny paddle-shoe brogues with a turned up end?
ReplyDeleteAlmost.
I had winkle-pickers.
I think I might have had a lumberjacket when I was 10.
I had winkle-pickers.
ReplyDeleteGiggle.
What are you sniggering at, young lady?
ReplyDeleteYou said "winkle-pickers".
ReplyDeleteThat's hilarious.
How could you not love these shoes?
ReplyDeleteI thought winkle-pickers had a blunter toe
ReplyDeleteThem the shoes (in the pic) that I was talking about. Not really with a turned up toe.
I was close!
Eastcost stretch, Bob. Eastcoast.
ReplyDeleteEastcoast or Westco?
Wasn't it Westcoast cooler? Defo Westco jeans. Not sure about Eastcoast jeans.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but ... "winkle-pickers"? Srsly?
ReplyDeleteOld people have such funny names for things.
Next you'll be saying you've just been listening to the wireless or something.