The Fire Crackers!

Rose-Lyn · **Posted:** Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:00 am

In March 1967, Elvis was working on the movie "Clambake". While he was having his make-up done by make-up man Dan Greenway, one of the crew members tossed a lit firecracker into the trailer. An all-out firecracker war was soon under way. Elvis lit a firecracker to toss under a crew members chair. He misjudged, however, and the cracker landed on top. As the crew member sat down, the firecracker blew a hole in his pants. Elvis laughed so hard that he did not hear one of his bodyguards behind him until a larger cracker popped right under his own rear end. He quickly ran to his dressing room and retrieved his own stash of fireworks. The firecracker fights continued for several days. The set looked and sounded like a war movie. Even director Arthur Nadel got involved in the action; he eventually appeared on the set sporting a German war helmet for protection. Rear ends were singed and fingers were burned, but by the time some action was finally caught on film, everyone was in a great mood and it showed. :lol: