Something like this is actually on my bucket list. I didn't plan on saying the same lines, but definitely want to do a pie fight with the girls in formal wear in a ballroom setting.
I feel securing a room like that, probably a conference room, would be easier said than done. I can't see anyone willing to rent it out for something messy like that and if they did, the cleaning fee they'd tack onto the contract would be crazy. You'd also have to be very transparent about what the shoot is about or risk getting it shut down, making the room even harder to book.
You're probably talking about $10,000 for such a scene. I know the late Rob Blaine did a pie fight in formalwear which, to date, is still one of my favorite pie vids.
RobbyWLP said: As I have mentioned many times, this was actually scripted by yours truly right before I decided to stop shooting. To do it properly would take a LOT of planning.....and a LOT of models. I even had permission from a buddy of mine to have the models walk into a formal banquet at a hotel.
gooeypiefight said: Anybody wish for a cast of beautifully dressed women doing a step by step reenactment of one the Three Stooges pie fights?
They utter the same lines and do all the same kinds of pie hits. All formally dressed in their best evening gowns. I'd love to see that.
That would be cool. Let's take it a step further and challenge a producer on here to reenact the classic Three's Company pie fight from the "Bake Off" episode. It can be all women, co-eds involved, reciting the exact lines from that scene word for word. Think it'd be a awesome moment to recreate. When it comes to pie fights,, that particular one has to be top 3 at the very least all time imo its #1. You would need about 7 people/models involved and there at once so that might be the tricky part.
I actually think the tricky part would be throwing the pies. You get one shot at a really good hit. If it's a shitty hit, you either deal with it or the model has to clean up to re-shoot that scene.
gooeypiefight said: Anybody wish for a cast of beautifully dressed women doing a step by step reenactment of one the Three Stooges pie fights?
They utter the same lines and do all the same kinds of pie hits. All formally dressed in their best evening gowns. I'd love to see that.
That would be cool. Let's take it a step further and challenge a producer on here to reenact the classic Three's Company pie fight from the "Bake Off" episode. It can be all women, co-eds involved, reciting the exact lines from that scene word for word. Think it'd be a awesome moment to recreate. When it comes to pie fights,, that particular one has to be top 3 at the very least all time imo its #1. You would need about 7 people/models involved and there at once so that might be the tricky part.
I've suggested that before as well. I love the set up of the 3s Company pie fight plus those pies gave excellent splatters.
I second what gooeypie said. Your take on a Three Stooges remake would have been incredible. And I also watch the WLP videos that I purchased to this day. "Pie Jack" is a particular favorite and a gag that I have recreated.
Keep in mind that not all the pies are thrown. In both "Half Wits Holiday" and "In The Sweet Pie and Pie" there are large portions where the stooges and guests are gathered around a table of pies. So accuracy of aim when pie throwing shouldn't have to be the end all be all.
I would image the secret to throwing pies from a distance is editing. One shot of the two women far away, one shot of the woman throwing the pie but then it's a cut, as the actual pie is thrown from a short distance.
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