Number 2 Pencil

Yesterday< I did something I rarely do - get in front of a camera. The makers of OVERSERVED (a Todd Phillips kind of raunchy humor film that was often sophomoric, but one which I actualy liked) have spend five weekends shooting a comedy about a doofus who turns his life around and gets elected class president. I got the part of the principal who makes the announcement of his victory. Big deal. The only other parts I've consented to have been a grouchy cashier at a sleazy loquor store and a war mongering parent who gives his kids action toys. But it was good being on the set and seeing how Joe works. I liked the improv style and the way he could find new shots and fresh dialogue on the spot. Just as in his next film he's adding nudity at my suggestion (I;m reminded on one of the producers in Preston Sturges SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS), I also can claim responsibility for the "coed bathroom" part of the winner's acceptance speech. Hardly dignified, but fun anyway.