Everyone though it was him but I knew better. The "talent" does not stand in front of the camera while the lighting is set up and rehearsal goes on. I knew it was Robert Downey Jr's stand in. I have to admit it sure looked like him from where we were standing. Then the shiny new black mini van pulled up and out came someone who must have been his bodyguard. Right behind him was Mr. Downey.
We were on the set of Joe Wright's new movie "The Soloist" starring Robert Downey Jr and Jamie Fox. This shot was being filmed under the 7th street bridge downtown LA. This was hollywoods version of skid row and from the pictures I've seen it looked pretty damn good. Throw in some real homeless people a couple of fires going and the fact that it was after midnight and you have yourself one realistic scary little scene.
The prop department handed out lighters and crack pipes to some of the extras and actually believed all would be returned.Yeah right!. You got to be kidding. At the end of the shoot everyone was lined up at the folding table to return the items. On the left a big pile of lighters and on the right a handful of crack pipes.
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