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No, in Lethal Weapon I was a taxi cab driver that Mel jumps in front of the taxi and pulls me out of the car and steals the taxi. Then I did some other indie driving for some of the car sequences.

~David R. Ellis

Topics: Cab Car Did Driver Driving Front Indie Jumps Lethal Me Other Out Some Steals Taxi Then Weapon

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No, we always had something to do because I did all the wave runners and jet skis and boats approaching the atolls and stuff like that, so you could do that without showing the actual atoll or the set that you're going towards, but detailing all those guys racing towards it.

~David R. Ellis

Topics: Actual Always Approaching Because Boats Could Did Going Guys Had Jet Like Racing Runners Set Showing Ski Something Stuff Those Towards Wave Without You

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So then I started doing a lot of episodic TV, just car chases or helicopter chases or whatever.

~David R. Ellis

Topics: Car Doing Episodic Helicopter Just Lot Started Then Tv Whatever

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So there was always a stunt coordinator on those films that was from Stunts Unlimited and I was just one of the young warriors from Stunts Unlimited that got to be a part of it because it was a big show and they needed a lot of guys.

~David R. Ellis

Topics: Always Because Big Films Got Guys Just Just One Lot Needed Part Show Stunt Stunts Those Unlimited Warriors Young

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They do think it is a big summer movie and that's why they want to give it a great chance, but they don't want to go up against Spider-Man 2 or some of the other big movies, the $100 million films that are coming up.

~David R. Ellis

Topics: Against Big Chance Coming Films Give Go Great Million Movie Movies Other Some Spider-Man Summer Think Up Want Why

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They had some really cool rigged cars and things that were different that they would tow behind the camera car that were actually on these trailers that manipulated side to side and stuff like they were getting hit, and actually put the actor right in the middle of the chase.

~David R. Ellis

Topics: Actor Actually Behind Camera Car Chase Cool Different Getting Had Hit Like Manipulated Middle Put Really Right Side Some Stuff Things Tow Trailers Were Would

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Waterworld was the best time of my life. It was physically demanding, but it was fun. I mean, you're in Hawaii for nine months shooting on the water every day.

~David R. Ellis

Topics: Best Best Time Day Demanding Every Every Day Fun Hawaii Life Mean Months My Life Nine Nine Months Physically Shooting Time Water You

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We're talking to New Line. They've got a couple projects they're interested in me doing and I'm having meetings at MGM. There's a lot of available projects.

~David R. Ellis

Topics: Available Couple Doing Got Having Interested Line Lot Me Meetings New Projects Talking Mgm

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Well, I think on second units it's all about execution. Because you come in there, you don't have to worry so much about the studio and all the other actors and all that.

~David R. Ellis

Topics: About Actor Because Come Execution Much Other Second Studio Think Units Well Worry You I Think

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Yeah, getting the company that would help advertise and cross promote the movie on the release was an important factor for New Line, so we went out to a lot of different companies.

~David R. Ellis

Topics: Advertise Companies Company Cross Different Factor Getting Help Important Line Lot Movie New Out Promote Release Would Yeah

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: September 8th, 1952

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