Not my story...
...but the guy who told it me swears it's true.

They were shooting a big-budget film in the desert in Namibia a few years ago. That shoot has since become legendary because of the light-fingered nature of the local crew. Literally anything that could be moved was stolen. Food, equipment, even a couple of Land Rovers and a 100-ft Technocrane all disappeared into the desert, never to be seen again.

The best part happened right before the main shoot started. The production company sent a coordinator out a few days early to check on the progress of the crew who were supposed to be setting up marquees and whatnot for craft and costume, and generally preparing the location for shooting.

When she arrived at the location, instead of finding a fully prepped site she found a generator truck and a solitary tent. Inside the tent she found the handful of crew hands who hadn't heard her vehicle approach and scarpered. Blind drunk. In a jacuzzi.

How do you fill a jacuzzi in the middle of the desert I hear you ask? They'd been using the expensive bottled mineral water that had been shipped out for the cast.

Legends.
( pixel_fucker is going to need a bigger brush, Sat 9 Jul 2011, 23:23, 3 replies)

Your old man was talking shit
/ac
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Sun 10 Jul 2011, 0:35, closed)

"Inside the tent she found the handful of crew hands who hadn't heard her vehicle approach and scarpered. Blind drunk. In a jacuzzi. "
Was this jacuzzi on wheels?
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 9:49, closed)

Sorry, I don't believe a word of it.
I've worked with Film Namibia. They are a great bunch of guys, extremely efficient and hard working.
(ubergeekian, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 11:06, closed)