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Worley adds, "I started working with Rick, Steve and Scott in 2004
and have done everything together with them since. Working as a
team is not the norm. The norm is getting who's available. There
are a few teams that work together, but it's usually people who do
bigger movies. They want a core of people they trust.
"The first movie I worked on with them was Mr. & Mrs. Smith. After
that, I did almost every movie with them. I am in the Navy Reserve
and was recalled to active duty for a year in 2007 and again in
2009, so I missed G-Force and The Social Network. I do know that
when Rick calls, I make myself available. He is smart, he knows the
business of making movies and he is a great person to work for."
THE ALBATROSS
Every film has a few locations that seem impossible to find, and
Once Upon a Time is no exception. Closing portions of Hollywood
Boulevard twice for a total of four days was "probably the most
difficult challenge," Ling says, "but the real albatross was finding
Rick Dalton's house. We wanted to try to capture the Benedict
Canyon of that time. The house needed to be very close to an-
other house. Quentin is so visual as a director. He had this shot
written into the script. 'We've got to have Rick in the swimming
Filming on Hollywood Boulevard, which was made to look like 1969.
