GOOD AT BEING BAD; WILD BUNCH ONE TOUGH ACT.Byline: Dave McNary McNary may refer to:
Let's let's Contraction of let us. say you're an assistant director on a movie and you need several dozen bikers on the set the next day, complete with tattoos, piercings and choppers. Rather than put in a request to the Hells Angels, you might want to call the Wild Bunch of Hollywood. The organization, founded three years ago by aspiring as·pire intr.v. as·pired, as·pir·ing, as·pires 1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom. 2. actors Rico Bueno and Ron Traylor, has about 140 members who specialize spe·cial·ize v. 1. To limit one's profession to a particular specialty or subject area for study, research, or treatment. 2. To adapt to a particular function or environment. in portraying rough-and-tough types convincingly while not creating headaches for the assistant director and crew. ``We're people who look this way in real life,'' Bueno said. ``We're very strict about showing up on time and acting professionally on the set.'' The group, which charges actors a $5 monthly fee, supplies rosters to major casting agencies and holds quarterly meetings with a potluck barbecue barbecue [West Indian or South American], in the United States, traditionally an open-air gathering, political or social, in which meats are roasted whole over a pit of embers and food and drink are liberally enjoyed. . The inspiration for the Wild Bunch came from the late Dutch Van Dalsem's Rent-A-Gang, which supplied bit players in the late 1980s and early '90s. The group, which had a major presence as villains in ``Waterworld'' and prisoners in ``Out of Sight,'' was originally called the Bad Boys of Hollywood, but changed the name because it was receiving many calls for women. ``We chose the name because people would say, give me some of the people from that wild bunch,'' Bueno said. They've had extra roles in ``Face/Off,'' ``The Naked Gun 33-1/3,'' ``Desperate Measures,'' ``Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' and ``Escape From L.A.'' ``We get cast in a lot of things like biblical movies, westerns and sci-fi - anything where they need a lot of weird characters,'' Traylor said. Most Wild Bunch members are in the Screen Actors Guild guild Association of craftsmen or merchants formed for mutual aid and for the advancement of their professional interests. Guilds flourished in Europe between the 11th and 16th century and were of two types: merchant guilds, including all the merchants of a particular town . Information on the group is available at (213) 960-5549 and (818) 410-1372 and at wildbunchofhollywoodprodigy.net. Plans for a Web site are in the works. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (Color) These members of the Wild Bunch of Hollywood earn a living as rough-and-tumble biker bik·er n. 1. One who rides a bicycle or a motorbike. 2. A motorcyclist, especially a member of a motorcycle gang. biker Noun a person who rides a motorcycle types in motion pictures and television. David Sprague/Daily News |
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