Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Snatchin' Pebbles Biatches!

Ahhh yes, a seminal moment in kung fu history, Master Kan telling the young orphan Caine to 'snatch the pebble' Some facts about this scene from TVAcres:

According to The Kung Fu Book of Caine by Herbie J. Pilato (Charles Tuttle, 1993), Radames Pera shared his memories of the pebble scene. "Everytime Philip Ahn offered me the pebble, I was able to take it out of his hand. I didn't mean to do that...But everytime he opened his palm...you'd hear (the director yell) 'Cut', because it wasn't there." To solve the problem, director Jerry Thorpe instructed Pera to telegraph his hand movements so Philip Ahn could shut his hand in time. After some fifteen takes, the scene was completed. The popularity of the series gave Philip Ahn multiple opportunities to recreate this pebble scene with his admirers, especially those who visited the Moongate, his Chinese restaurant. There, children would present themselves to Mr. Ahn and ask to "snatch the pebble" from his hand. The generous actor/entrepreneur obliged and gave many a youngster a happy remembrance of snatching the pebble from the sage Kung Fu master.

Man, how cool is that shit if you were a kid at the restaurant and you saw Master Kan sitting there, chilling in his restaurant. Then rolling up on him and getting to snatch the pebble out of his hand like Carradine in the TV show? Fuck, the possibilities would be endless: You could walk into Will Ferrell's jazz bar and make him eat a dish of dog shit, just like in Anchorman! You could roll up on 24's Kiefer Sutherland as he sits in the Fox offices, accuse him of being a mole and scream into his face "WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR?!!"


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