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That was Gary. He played the lone drunk in the bar. Of course he, like me had our cars in the movie for several days. Gary's Impala is very nice, my Porsche 912 on the other hand was a bit rough around the edges back then but now, a restored classic. It was funny because if you had a period car for the movie, they used you and your car as extras. Double pay for half the work. As many times as they could think of. And it kept bringing back my extra roll to play everything from a father at a graduation to a 18 year old at an under age drinking hall. 4 am in the morning Gary and I were working on his web site using his lap top and the local 7-elevens remote internet from a parking lot across the street in between shots. I provided the photos. I hid a small digital camera in my sock because my pants were 70's disco tight with no pockets. Those were good times...