Posts from William T Brooks in thread „Question?“

Chance; That would work also but the Cooking Oil is very EZ to put on with the Squirt Can! Bill

Itdo; In the 1980s we used "Karo Corn Syrup" and Red Food Coloring, and add water if we wanted it to Run!!! Bill

I can not remember that take in the film, but when we wanted to have a man look like he was hit by a large Cal. bullet was to use a harness like a parachute harness under the clothing and two very strong wires attached to the shoulders of the Stuntman under the clothing, and two or three large men on the other end of the wires with a large handle and when the Director would yell "Action" the large men would pull the Stuntman off his feet backward. This was very hard on the Stuntman and he would get more money for this kind of Stunt! The lighting had to be just right so you would not see the Wires!!!

Where the bullet was to hit a man, we used what was called a "Blood Squib" with a small charge that would explode behind a small plastic bag of fake blood, and the fake blood would come though the clothing and it would look like a bullet had hit the man.

When a man was hit in a fight or by a bullet and went back though a window, we had what we called in the old days, "Candy Glass" and was made just like Real Hard Candy and would break but not cut like real glass. Today they use a plastic that will shatter but will not cut, but some times they do get hurt!!! Chilibill

Chance, Jen and Smokey : This is a SMELLY subject but we used Flower and Water, put on with a Q-Tip around the Sweat line that we made with the Cooking Oil !!! Chilibill

When we did the Gunfighters series in the 1980s we used cooking oil in a Squirt Can! Chilibill