"When I woke up this morning I heard the news that Leslie Nielsen had passed away. I wanted to mark the moment by sharing a commercial Lyon Studios produced many years ago, featuring the humble funny man. It was one in a series of 10 spots that jump-started our career but more importantly allowed us to work with some of the best and brightest in the industry. Leslie, was as nice as you'd expect him to be, except when it came time to roll film... he was all business. In this particular production, we took over John Wayne Airport for the shoot, with thousands of real airline passengers milling through the background creating even more mayhem. Although Leslie never turned down a request for an autograph (no matter how untimely it was for the production) it made us love him even more. He was a gentleman and a prankster and we will all remember his hand held whoopie cushion which was employed at the most inappropriate moments for comic relief. Here's a trick question. During a rehearsal, one of the extras got too close to the cart and ended up needing medical attention. Who do you think got the job of being the last person to throw themselves in front of the moving cart before slamming to a stop? ...Scroll down for the answer." ~ Curt
LYON STUDIOS REMEMBERS LESLIE NIELSON
