And background action!
(TIRES SCREECH)
And cut.
ROBERT ZEMECKIS: They're going backwards. So to go the way you said,
he's got to cut the wheels to the right,
- so you've gotta lean that way. - So it goes like that.
Yeah, you turn it right, but then you throw yourself right.
- Cause you're going backwards. - Right.
- So you spin that way. - Right.
So you turn it right and throw yourself right.
- So, yeah... - Right, yeah.
And then...
Would it be better if...
It'd be better if you did it as a lean back instead of a crouch.
- Like this? - Yeah, as far back...
Yeah, like that! That's great.
Let's try it.
INTERVIEWER: Bob, is it disconcerting riding backwards?
(CHUCKLES) Uh...
Well, the whole thing's disconcerting. I'm driving a car that I'm not driving,
I'm sort of acting with a rabbit that's not here, and so...
The engine's Charlie.
And he can't see.
And we got a leaky valve and he can't turn right.
So if he's going left, then we're going to wind up in a wall.
So, yeah, it's a little bit disconcerting.
- All for comedy, right? - All for comedy, yeah.
MAN 1: All right, guys. Mount up. Picture up.
MAN 2: Everybody ready?
Mark.
MAN 3: Take it away.
MAN 4: And scene.
Eddie, we're goin' backwards. Turn us around.
Give me the wheel. Give me the wheel!
ZEMECKIS: Breakthrough right here? MAN: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, that's it.
This good?
MAN 1: I think it's good, yeah.
Okay.
Everything splatters here.
He skids around here.
And goes down the street.
Before we decide for sure and get it in the wrong place,
I think we should bring a car down here, set it where they're going to lock-up,
so that we make sure that they're not out of frame when they lock-up.
Okay, I see what you're saying.
What you're saying is that by the time they would realistically react...
- Right. - ...he'd be through the guard rail.
We wanna see three events.
The lady duck, the cars lock-up, the thing break.
So if we go off from after we've seen the squirreling, then it's fine.
But what would be better
is to be able to time it so we see each event perfectly and closely,
rather than it have to be real wide
and miss the impact of that thing breaking away
just in case the car's late.
MAN 2: In this shot, we have explosives rigged on cables
that will let the elastic stretch back and snap the guard rail open
to simulate Benny crashing through this guard rail.
Benny will be cartooned in later.
What you're gonna do here for me is you're just walking along,
and I will give you a cue which will be "scream,“
you'll turn this way, you'll see...
Can you scream?
Like, really scream, like, hysterical,
like something's gonna come and hit you in the face and kill you?
- I'll try. - Okay.
- No, I can't do it until it happens. - Okay, well, when it happens.
So in other words, it's one of those kind of hysterical...
Blood-curdling, yeah.
Hands»in-motion, like, really quick, you know?
And then I want you to just dive on to this curb.
- Dive on it? - Yeah.
Don't roll into the street 'cause there's a car coming.
Just hit the dirt right here.
You want me to duck or you want me just to go...
Well, I think it'd be funnier if you kind of belly-flop.
Okay, okay.
MAN 3: And rolling.
Rolling.
Action!
- (TIRES SCREECHING) - (SCREAMS)
And cut.
MAN 4: Well done, people. Well done. Back to one, here.
Now, Charlie, here's the camera, here's you.
Like that, I mean, like this.
Charlie! Like that.
Your piece, boom, and you're on your own.
- Does that make sense? - Yeah.
Okay.
And action, cars Go, cars. Roll key.
Action!
And action, Bob.
We made it!
ZEMECKIS: Charlie.
- ZEMECKIS: Cut it. - MAN 5: Save it. We're cut.
- Print it, next case. - MAN 5: Okay.
Beauty!
MAN 5: We go back to the camera truck.
Aah!
(BENNY LAUGHING)
- Well, fellas, where can I drop ya'? - Yeah. Somewhere we can hide.
I got just the place. And incidentally,
if you should ever need a ride, just stick out your thumb.
Hey, share the road, will ya, lady?