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Zyzzyx Rd. |
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| Was both acting in and producing the same project a new experience for you? |
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| No, I did a
movie before that
when I was an actor and producer, and when I was in college I had a
theater company - I was producer, actor and sometimes
director. So I'm very used to being a producer to create
projects for me to act in. That's what the stars do and that's
kind of a natural thing that just comes to me. |
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| What attracted you to John Penney's script? |
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It was
exciting - 3 people in the desert - how much could it cost?!
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| The
majority of the film is set in semi-desert type locations with
barren terrain and desolate roads. Was it difficult to film in
those conditions? |
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| It's not a "semi" desert, it IS
the desert - the "Mojave Desert". It's a mining
community, they were very active in the 20's and 30's; they mined silver and gold
and it was the "Silver Queen Mine" which has became the "Golden
Queen Mine", and when I got the location it was because I knew
we had everything there. We shot entirely on location, including
in an active mine and abandoned mines. It was incredible. |
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| What were the challenges that you faced? |
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| It was hot, about 110 degrees outside and then when we went in the
mines it was freezing, it was in the 40's. Rattlesnakes were a constant problem, we had to have constant rattlesnake
awareness, we had a rattlesnake wrangler on the set to collect them and release them in another area on the property.
The heat was difficult for some people, but you do get used it in a few days. But I love the desert so ultimately it
was fine. |
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| When and where was the film shot? What was the duration of the shoot? |
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| It was a three week shoot, an 18
day shoot, with two insert days, with a combination of one day
out on location and one day on an insert stage. It was shot last
year in Mojave, California at the "Golden Queen Mine" during the
summer. |
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