On the scene: "Friday Night Lights"

Our on the scene movie corespondent and "Friday Night Lights" star Teresa McMahan has another role in the movie: STUNT DRIVER!

Her report:

"They did a driving scene where I drove a very large pick-up between 2 groups of people about 30 times. My brother was standing behind Peter Berg, so when I was finished I asked my brother what I was doing wrong--I couldn't figure out why they had me redo it so many times.

"Okay, a little background here. I drive a sports car and am terrified of driving "big" vehicles. The fact they had me driving that huge truck was bad enough, but driving it BETWEEN groups of people terrified me. They kept telling me to go faster and faster. I began to think maybe these people were a bit suicidal, but there again, they didn't know how utterly HORRIBLE I am at driving big vehicles.

"At one point my brother said they told everyone to move back a couple of inches so I could make it through them (remember, going about 40 miles per hour in a parking lot). His thought was "guys, that's my sister driving--I don't think a couple of inches is nearly enough". He moved back several feet for good measure...he's a smart man!! Good news though, I didn't kill anyone!! Anyway, my brother said that the reason they reshot the scene so many times was because they moved the camera a few feet each time they had me go by."

What a hoot! Thank goodness no-one was hurt! (Heh heh)

But wait. It isn't all fun. There's more:

"As for the last day of shooting (Wed), most of us spent from sunrise to sunset in the bleachers of Ratliff Stadium. My face now looks like I tried to play slip-n-slide on the bare asphalt thanks to a tremendous sunburn-ouch!!"

Ouch is right!

"I went yesterday to Midland where they had "wardrobe" fittings. That was pretty interesting too. I am supposed to even visit "hair and makeup" Monday after I pick up my "wardrobe". That just seems so absolutely strange to me!!! I am a pharmacist for goodness sake, so this is all so foreign (but great fun) for me."

Well okay, maybe it really is fun. Thanks Teresa! Keep 'em coming, we love it!