Here is happy little David Stewart. He is laughing because he doesn't realize the absolute torment he going to have to face during the making of 23 Hours. Smile now David, because you never will again.

Here is David smiling again. Perhaps it was overstated how hard Piranha Pictures treats the actors. Some times they are not beaten the whole day!

These three fellows may play mortal enemies in the film, but in real life they think they're all swell. Let it now be said: the two guys in the black coats could kick the living crap out of you with their kung fu skills if they had to, but they would hate that because they're so nice. Pictured are Dan Mikeska, David Stewart, and Sean Burch.

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The day we shot the scene involving these guys in the black trenchcoats happened a week after the unfortunate Columbine High School massacre. So of course you can imagine the looks we were getting. As we passed by one museum, a very large security guard came out and stared at us as we walked by, his arms crossed. And then a police car stopped by to see what was going on. I'm sure they were concerned that we were out looking to create carnage, seeing that people were wearing winter overcoats in the middle of the summer. Things were quickly explained, which they accepted, and went on their way. So there you go. Always interesting around the Piranha Pictures set. And that marked the first and only police intrusion onto our filming; the lowest amount ever.

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Jen Reitzlooks upward, praying to the Lord to get her home, because it was 100 degrees outside. And it was the 4th of July, and Jen and Eric Thornett did nothing besides film and eat in some Mexican restaurant! Is that sad or what?

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We were in my stepdaughter's room, shooting a scene where I have to ram a wall several times. I checked out the wall to be sure I hit the stud. Filming began, and the first takes went nice and smooth. Then I started really getting into character. Eric remembered to keep warning me not to overdo it, because he knows I do that sometimes. But I got into character too much and then came "the incident." I lunged and went off the ground, and my shoulder went through the wall. It was like a car crash because time slowed down, and as I pulled myself out of the hole, I could see my wife's eyes as she saw the disaster, but then she left the house. The rest of the day I was nervous, knowing how dead I was because I'm whipped. Since then, I've become a very bad drywaller, and there are now pictures of the newest teenybopper pop stars and a mirror hiding the evidence. My stepdaughter was mad.

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Here, director Eric Thornett tries to figure out how to work the camera, while David looks on in contempt mixed with awe.

This is a picture that proves Piranha Pictures is a real bunch of filmmakers. See, there's a light! With barn doors and everything! A real theater light! I mean, that's impressive, and a touch professional, wouldn't you say? I do!

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While this film has many special effects shots, the best ones are absolutely invisible. In several shots, we had to take wires out of frame as they pulled people backward, and in one instance, we had to matte out an entire person who is seen tugging the wire. However, the effect most often used was the Crotch Cover Effect. One of the weekends in which we were filming, our star David ripped a small hole in the crotch of his suit, and later I sat, horrified, as I watched the footage and saw the white of his shirt gleaming through the hole in his pants. I didn't think anyone would be able to tell, but I was wrong. Of course, we only had one suit for David to wear (this being a low-budget production and all), which is why we did the fights last, so the suit would look nice for the earlier scenes. So anyway, there was a huge hole in his crotch. I had to go and digitally cover the hole. I guarantee you, there is no job lower than covering, frame by agonizing frame, a big white hole over a guy's package. I had to do this for about thirty to forty shots. If you can find them all, I'll buy you an ice cream sandwich!