Layton 0 #1 November 25, 2003 i watch a lot of ole black and white movies.today on tmc there was a special on the filming of the gypsy moths.let me tell ya those guys were tough.the cast was burt lancaster gene hackman and deborah carr.it showed those guys packing the old rounds on a long table and then sliding a sleeve over the canopy then they s folded it and put it in the container.then they hooked up the harness.i saw probably the first birdman suit that looked like the thing that wile e coyote used.it had wooden dowels in the wings that kept breaking so they used alimunium(sp?) rods.the guy said that you had to be careful landing that thing or you would impale yourself on the metal rods.it also showed burt with 3 different colored canopies behind him that they would lay out behind him and then use a car to get him up in the air then film him landing.kind of like parasailing.that way they had 3 different colored canopies to show when he landed in the shows.those landings were something else.every one was a plf.it showed one guy that broke his collar bone on landing and he kept the film crew filming so that he could get the lines picked up on film so that he wouldnt have to film it again.pretty tough those guys and gals.if you get a chance to see this check it out its worth it.***where are we going and why are we in this handbasket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #2 November 26, 2003 I own the Video and it is available online.. the Short in the special features is kind of a Making of Gypsy Moths.. entitled.. The Skydivers. Yes you could tow a PC up as a parasail...it worked.. Sleeves were common on MANY of the rounds PC's Paps, Surplus 28' and 35' with various mods. Jeanne D-4888 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #3 November 26, 2003 STRANGE THING-- Ive heard of Gypsy moths but never saw it. I caught the last 17 minutes of it today and called a friend to tell him gypsy moths is on(b/c WTF else would it be LOL) then it ended. THAT SUCKED i wanna see the whole thingMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #4 November 26, 2003 I can bring it with me if they have some viewing device there at Eloy so ALLL of us can look at the old rounds... not a single square in the whole movie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Guest #5 November 26, 2003 QuoteI can bring it with me if they have some viewing device there at Eloy so ALLL of us can look at the old rounds... not a single square in the whole movie I probably shouldn't say this, but I borrowed Jeanne's copy of "The Gypsy Moths" recently so that I could watch it for the very first time. It's sort of primordial; I mean, those skydivers were hopping from one foot to the other while waiting for the Earth to cool... The parachuting scenes were filmed well, but the plot was a joke. Attn Ivan: there is a really good Tit-ee Bar scene in the movie that I had to watch a few extra times... ...pasties and all, slowed down through the miracle of DVD technology to 1/16th speed..."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #6 November 26, 2003 QuoteAttn Ivan: there is a really good Tit-ee Bar scene in the movie that I had to watch a few extra times... ...pasties and all, slowed down through the miracle of DVD technology to 1/16th speed... You got dizzy looking at the flailing tassles didn't you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Guest #7 November 26, 2003 QuoteQuoteAttn Ivan: there is a really good Tit-ee Bar scene in the movie that I had to watch a few extra times... ...pasties and all, slowed down through the miracle of DVD technology to 1/16th speed... You got dizzy looking at the flailing tassles didn't you More like the way a cat gets whiplash when you dangle something in front of it... mh"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GroundZero 0 #8 November 26, 2003 Jeanne, Bring it for sure (the movie to Eloy, Holiday boogie)... I need to prove to the newby Bird-Man crowd that it is possible to land a wingsuit... my proof is in the movie! Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #9 November 26, 2003 uh... I am thinking that is NOT the way to land a birdsuit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GroundZero 0 #10 November 26, 2003 shhhhh! don't give away the ending... quite unexpected! hehehehe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #11 November 26, 2003 I remember seeing that movie when I was a kid.. and was one of the reasons I started skydiving.. AFTER I had learned how to jump the ARMY way I SOOOOO had to get off the dope rope Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Guest #5 November 26, 2003 QuoteI can bring it with me if they have some viewing device there at Eloy so ALLL of us can look at the old rounds... not a single square in the whole movie I probably shouldn't say this, but I borrowed Jeanne's copy of "The Gypsy Moths" recently so that I could watch it for the very first time. It's sort of primordial; I mean, those skydivers were hopping from one foot to the other while waiting for the Earth to cool... The parachuting scenes were filmed well, but the plot was a joke. Attn Ivan: there is a really good Tit-ee Bar scene in the movie that I had to watch a few extra times... ...pasties and all, slowed down through the miracle of DVD technology to 1/16th speed..."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #6 November 26, 2003 QuoteAttn Ivan: there is a really good Tit-ee Bar scene in the movie that I had to watch a few extra times... ...pasties and all, slowed down through the miracle of DVD technology to 1/16th speed... You got dizzy looking at the flailing tassles didn't you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #7 November 26, 2003 QuoteQuoteAttn Ivan: there is a really good Tit-ee Bar scene in the movie that I had to watch a few extra times... ...pasties and all, slowed down through the miracle of DVD technology to 1/16th speed... You got dizzy looking at the flailing tassles didn't you More like the way a cat gets whiplash when you dangle something in front of it... mh"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GroundZero 0 #8 November 26, 2003 Jeanne, Bring it for sure (the movie to Eloy, Holiday boogie)... I need to prove to the newby Bird-Man crowd that it is possible to land a wingsuit... my proof is in the movie! Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #9 November 26, 2003 uh... I am thinking that is NOT the way to land a birdsuit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GroundZero 0 #10 November 26, 2003 shhhhh! don't give away the ending... quite unexpected! hehehehe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #11 November 26, 2003 I remember seeing that movie when I was a kid.. and was one of the reasons I started skydiving.. AFTER I had learned how to jump the ARMY way I SOOOOO had to get off the dope rope Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
