3:10 to Yuma

In Theaters on September 7th, 2007

This is a re-make of the 1957 original with Glenn Ford, Van Heflin, and Felicia Farr.  I got to work on the set of Bisbee, Arizona for 6 days with Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda and many others.  As is the rule on most sets, cameras are strictly forbidden, but we were able to pull our cameras out when we were in the holding area, waiting to go to work.  These are a couple of the shots I was able to get.

This photo was actually taken by the casting director, Elizabeth Gable, who rounded us all up for a group photo.  I'm standing at the far right.  Standing right behind me is my friend Les Schesser, and on the fence behind him is my friend Brian Lee, who you also see in my photos from Comanche Moon.  Brian was the other grave digger who helped me bury 2 different ladies in that TV mini-series.

They had me made up as a 6-gun toting gambler.  There was one really cool scene when the sheriff and his deputies are leading Russell Crowe out of the saloon to the stage coach.  Look for me standing on the boardwalk in front of the boarding house.  That is, IF that scene doesn't land on the cutting room floor.  Until the movie comes out, you just never know.

UPDATE

In August of 2007, I was back on the same set as a background actor in the movie "Shoot 1st".  I had an opportunity to take these additional photos.  First below is the saloon that Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) gets arrested in.  The Sheriff and his deputies lead him toward this camera vantage point, and I'm standing on the boardwalk in front of the boarding house.  When the movie comes out on September 7th, look for me standing on the end of the boardwalk, showing Ben my gun, DARING him to make a move. "Go ahead Punk! Make my day!"

This is where I was standing when I show him my gun.

A funny story

Right after we shot that scene, I was still standing in place, showing my gun, when one of the deputies walked up to me.  He was a tall, lanky fellow with a hog-leg (sawed off shotgun) slung over his arm.  He looked me up and down, and then looked at my 6-shooter, and then looked me in the eye.  I looked him up and down, looked at his shotgun, and then looked him in the eye as I put my gun away.  He kind of smiled, nodded, and walked away.  As he walked away, I realized, "Holy Crap!  That was Peter Fonda!"

 I wish I had gotten THAT on camera!

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