# I was an extra in an indie film **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 13, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-extra-in-an-indie-film/321369 "2005-09-13T01:16:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AThingWithFeathers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@AThingWithFeathers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AThingWithFeathers)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-extra-in-an-indie-film/321369/1 "2005-09-13T01:16:21Z")
Well, my high school’s science wing was used as a set for an indie film called \*Off the Black \* today, and as part of the agreement, all the drama club members were allowed to be part of the set, and some of our techies helped out with the equipment. Basically, all we did was sit around and pretend to listen to Physics in one scene, and act as background noise in the hallway. Still, all of the actors (all three :p) there were really kind, normal guys who kept on cracking jokes, carrying a bowl of old fruit salad, and pretending to be class clowns. All in all, it was a really cool experience, and it gave me a lot of insight into what I would be doing if I ever got into acting seriously and actually made it. So if you happen to go to a film festival and see it, watch out for the girl with half dyed reddish hair , glasses, and a green shirt… ---
**Author:** ![dbuzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de0a6/32.png) [@dbuzman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbuzman)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-extra-in-an-indie-film/321369/2 "2005-09-13T09:47:04Z")
I was an extra in a Korean movie when I was stationed there. I never got a chance to see it though. One guy who did told me I was on screen quite a bit for an extra though. ---
**Author:** ![d1a1s1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@d1a1s1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d1a1s1)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-extra-in-an-indie-film/321369/3 "2005-09-13T09:50:10Z")
I was in “Superfly” I havent seen the scene in a really long time but there is a scene in a diner and Im the baby in the stroller. I remember my grandfather was in the scene as well. Anyone know the movie well enough to know what Im talking about? There has to be a “Superfly” expert on the straight dope somewhere…haha. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-extra-in-an-indie-film/321369/4 "2005-09-13T17:11:55Z")
I was an extra in a horror movie. Actually, I was technically 3, but a different type of extra each time. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-extra-in-an-indie-film/321369/5 "2005-09-13T17:26:50Z")
er, 3 different extras. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-extra-in-an-indie-film/321369/6 "2005-09-14T04:57:15Z")
I was an extra in _The Right Stuff_, but I didn’t make it into the final edit. I was mutilated by space aliens in _Mutilation Maniacs_. I had my throat cut in _Elysium_. I’m hacked to death by ‘The Patchwork Killer’ in _Cut Up_. I wonder if my friend is trying to tell me something? We just announced a casting call for our film at tonight’s film group meeting. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-extra-in-an-indie-film/321369/7 "2005-09-14T05:24:48Z")
I was an extra in a \*\*Troma \*\*film! Ron Jeremy was in it too, but we didn’t work together. Don’t bother looking for me in [the cast list](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112685/combined). ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-extra-in-an-indie-film/321369/8 "2005-09-14T05:31:56Z")
> [@Dr. Rieux](#): > > Ron Jeremy was in it too, but we didn’t work together. I shot some photos of Ron Jeremy and a couple of ‘friends’ in action. Still have them, though I no longer need such ‘content’. ---
**Author:** ![JerH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@JerH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerH)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-extra-in-an-indie-film/321369/9 "2005-09-14T15:07:57Z")
I had a small part in a friend’s film (which got shown at a couple small festivals); I had two lines (“Can you check if the girls are here yet?” and “I’m going to the bar,” IIRC), so I wasn’t technically an extra, but it wasn’t much more than that. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-extra-in-an-indie-film/321369/10 "2005-09-14T17:06:51Z")
I was an extra in ‘Sidekicks’. I may get a small part in an upcoming indie martial arts film. I auditioned for it the other day and they liked me. I’m waiting to hear for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Emilio\_Lizardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-extra-in-an-indie-film/321369/11 "2005-09-14T20:08:21Z")
I was an extra in “Ferris Beullers Day Off,” but I ended up on the cutting room floor. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-extra-in-an-indie-film/321369/12 "2005-09-14T20:20:26Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] I was an extra in _The Right Stuff_, but I didn’t make it into the final edit. \ **Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-extra-in-an-indie-film/321369/13 "2005-09-15T04:05:20Z") > [@Phlosphr](#): > > Tell me you didn’t meet Chuck Yeager? HOLY CRAP! Did you? Not on the set. I did get his attention at an airshow though. Also, my dad was in the FAA. One time Yeager’s AC Delco ultralight made a forced landing in the desert. Dad went out and picked him up and brought him back to the airport. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2005, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-extra-in-an-indie-film/321369/14 "2005-09-15T04:59:27Z")
I had a brief (but, I am told, important) role in a film written, directed, and starred by **vibrotronica**. It won Best Narrative Feature at last year’s indieMemphis festival, no doubt on the strength of my thirty seconds of ranting and hollering. 🆒