War of the Worlds Filming in Athens, NY, 05-09.Dec.2004. Peggy & I were background actors.

The set - the Hudson Ferry Line; Athens, NY. It's all fake. Railroad crossing put in for filming -- note lamps standing in background. End of the tracks in front of Stewart House. Lighting scaffold on crane will hang over street for long shots. Signing in off set. Billy Dowd, casting director, checks in background actors at set. Makeup for Group A. When the train went by, it was on fire. More Group A. You know who... Everything from washers and dryers to dressing rooms came by Haddad's trucks. Rob's burns. Group D! Hair and makeup. Props -- give the new guy the shopping cart! The whole family was in the movie! Joanne entertained everyone at our table! Everyone's favorite PA -- Patrick Dressing rooms and bathrooms were warm and played background music. Ahhhhhhhhh Speilberg's under blue tent. Cruise & Dakota are under the camera (on cr... "Group D to holding". Not many of us left the last night. Rachel in front of the ferry. They're getting ready to dump cars in the river. Note the rain suit in the background and glazed look on Arnold's face. Joanne, Valerie and Arnold Jeff in front of the dressing rooms. BEEEEEEP (Our signal to turn and look at the tripod) The ferry, as seen from Water Street coming out of holding. Goup D getting ready for their closeups (they wait until you're really tired). Time for your closeup, Peggy! More energy, yeah? Copy that. Stunt team on the ferry gate. Frogmen and tugboats were waiting to get the car out and do it again. Waiting for the principals Do you see Glen? View from the Red Cross tent. Lighting board inside the Red Cross tent. Gloria & Glen cementing the bonds of matrimony. Glen and Gloria's view from the ferry 1st Assistant Director, Adam Somner and Steven Speilberg. Survivors! Casualties of war Life as we knew it for a week -- and also what we wanted most! Group D wins the Golden Bull Horn. Long shot of the set - no Red Cross, national guard or refugee village yet. "Hi, this is Steven." Dakota's stand-in was a little person. Eric is in the orange hat. Lights representing alien tripod Root beer or smoked almonds anyone? Breathing, people...lovely breathing. Waiting for the train. Imagine a train on fire whizzing by you at 100 mph! Now, ACTION!1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 Looking up 2nd street Wednesday night Wednesday night with 1,000 extras. Make a hole! They made it to the ferry. Can you see me now?