Chuck Schmidt wrote:
The director needed a shot of "Dave" spinning like crazy to look like he was going 50 but the actor, Dennis Christopher, couldn't spin that fast using the large chain ring so the director had him do it with the small chain ring.
As a former IATSE film editor, I would have switched the order of the takes. And used an optical to show faster legs motion.
Michael Allison, BAE New York, NY
PS: Film editors in Hollywood get an ACE after their names, so we in NYC added BAE (Big Apple Editor). :-}