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James N.
Colonial Militia
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 Posted - July 19 2011 : 6:30:44 PM
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While digging in my underwear drawer where I keep old T-shirts, I was reminded of a "custom" I've observed on probably all the productions I ever worked on - namely the production T-shirt. Usually there is ONE "official" design, apparantly made available near the end of the production by the company for members of the crew. Since Mohicans was such a long-drawn-out affair, there seem to have been several, mostly "unofficial" created by groups working within the film. Here are some I still have:
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The white one at left, though it's from Glory, illustrates one use these might be put. The "biggest" scene in that movie occurrs when the 54th Mass. Rgt. marches through "Boston" ( Savannah, Ga. actually ) and off to war. Rather than PAY the several hundred civillian extras for their time, the scene was scheduled for a Saturday, and the local radio station Z-102, whose call letters appear on the shirt, promoted the "opportunity" for those interested who wanted to appear in the movie to present themselves early in the morning to be dressed in period civillian costumes. Their "pay" - being in this scene, AND - one of these lovely shirts! That's what it means when it says "I did it for Glory".
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Our Core Military Group, representing the 35th Rgt. of Foot made this design for ourselves, designed by one of the younger members and "approved" by CAPTAIN Dale Dye - that's why it's so cliche Gung Ho-looking. In case you can't tell, it's a cross made by a Brown Bess musket superimposed over a Serjeant's halberd, along with a bayonet and belt axe ( NOT a tomahawk! ), all topped by an Indian skull - note the dangling scalp lock - and the motto God Save the King! On back was "The Last of the Mohicans". There were several orders made for these with a local Ashville company, most of them in a light gray; I still have one ( in back ), plus the niftier black version.
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Not to be outdone, the reenactors who portrayed the Highlanders came up with the GREEN one, complete with Royal cypher, Scottish broadsword, dirk, and pistol, surrounded by: 42nd Highland Regiment of Foot - The Black Watch. Though I didn't have an opportunity to buy one, Magua's Huron Core made one too, a yellow shirt if I remember right. Any of these that survive would surely rate as one of the rarer "artifacts" from the film!
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James N.
Colonial Militia
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Posted - July 19 2011 : 7:54:09 PM
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"And now for something completely different...":
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THIS little item was a GIFT, one of approximately 30, given to the members of the Military Core Group by Maurice Roeves upon his return to the set for filming his scenes. We had first met him at the obnoxious Firefighters' Training Camp prior to ANY of our filming as part of Dye's "boot camp"; both he and Stephen Waddington attended it with us for a time. Roeves left for some reason ( after all, he didn't appear in ANY scenes until we arrived at the Fort in the middle of July ), but when he returned he brought these caps for us! As you can see they say Munro's Men - 35th - PROUD A FOOT; Last of the Mohicans. ( That rather stupid-sounding turn of phrase is one of Dye's anachronistic "Jar-head" contributions to our "training". ) Though not much to look at, I always thought it was a nice touch from our film "commander"! |
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Stephanie
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Posted - July 20 2011 : 11:47:07 AM
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| Oh my word, these are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing! |
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Fitzhugh Williams
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Posted - July 20 2011 : 4:01:31 PM
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| As it happens I turned on the History Channel while I was eating my lunch, and there was Dale Dye narrating a documentary about John C. Fremont. Guess he's found a home. |
"Les deux pieds contre la muraille et la tete sous le robinet" |
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James N.
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Posted - July 20 2011 : 7:59:59 PM
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| That would've ruined MY lunch! I was disgusted to see him in the first few minutes of the new Tom Hanks/Julia Roberts movie, too. At the time I worked with him, he'd probably never HEARD of John C. Fremont. |
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