See Spot Run (2001)

The animals were not the only ones performing stunts m this very physical comedy. Stunt coordinator Lou Bob is very impressed with the challenging amount of stunt work done by many of the human performers. "The main highlights of this film have been in working so closely with the actors, "he says. "They really did a lot of work on this show, especially David Arquette."

"David insisted on doing a lot of his own stunts," Bollo recounts, "which he truly did, even to the point of being pulled high into a tree and thrown against a limb, climbing up a drainpipe several stories high with bare feet and in his underwear, plus jumping, running, break-dancing — you name it. It's always more of a risk to have an actor rather than a trained stuntman perform a stunt because you're never quite sure whom you are dealing with and what their physical comfort level might be. To David's credit, he's a tremendous athlete. He has a great attitude and really gives a lot of thought to what he is doing. He is one of the best actors I've ever worked with.

"He just constantly amazed me," the stunt coordinator continues, referring to one of the Bleeker Street scenes where Arquette is being chased across the street by one of the dogs and jumps into a tree. "We had to harness him with a cable hooked to a 50-foot crane high above a tree and as soon as he leapt towards the branch, which was about 14 feet away from him, we pulled on the cable which propelled him up into the tree. Not only did he have to keep from smacking his head into the tree, but he also had to watch his legs, fingers, knees and everything else. Every single time we did a take David just went up there like he was born to do it."

Arquette himself attests to the fact that he has managed to come through all the heavy action pretty much intact. "I've been fine, aside from a few little cuts and scrapes, although I did throw my neck out a little." he admits and then adds, after a brief pause, "No animals were hurt in the making of this film, but the actors, on the other hand..."

Steven Schirripa also contributed to the stunt work. A gifted athlete in his school days. Schirripa used to play a lot of basketball. 'Although that was a long time ago," says Bollo, "he still moves very well, especially for a big guy. In one scene he had to spin around endlessly with a dog clamped onto his back. He was always cheerful, always up and would try anything."

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