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| | Hollywood Celebrity Shoot
Below is the story followed by pictures at the
shoot
courtesy
FieldandClays.com
Author
James A. Swan, Ph.D. is the Contributing Editor to ESPNOutdoors.com, and the
author of IN DEFENSE OF HUNTING and THE SACRED ART OF HUNTING.
The
weather was pleasantly cool at the Triple B Shotgun Sports Park in
South
El Monte, California, on August 4, but the shooting was definitely hot at the
5th annual Hollywood Celebrity Shoot. One hundred and two celebrity actors,
writers, directors and producers, and 100 patron shooters vied for prizes in
cluster flush, trap and sporting clays, while another 150 spectator guests
watched. The largest celebrity shoot in the US, this event gives Hollywood an
opportunity make a positive statement about shooting sports. The 2001 shoot also
raised money for two charities, Sugarbugs, Inc. (kids with diabetes) and
Disability Resources.
Some
of the celebrities who shot this year included: actors Joe Mantegna("The
Godfather"), Frank Stallone ("Hudson Hawk"), Marshall
Teague("Armageddon"), Robert Stack ("Unsolved Mysteries"),
Leslie Easterbrook("Police Academy"), Anne Lockhart ("Battlestar
Gallactica"), and Erin Gray("Baywatch"); as well as well
producer-director-writers John Milius ("ConanThe Barbarian"), John
Fasano ("Judge Dredd"), and Tom Green ("Thunder In
Paradise"); 4-time Oscar-winning special effects wizard Richard
Edlund("Raiders of the Lost Ark") and South El Monte's own Olympic
Gold Medalist shooting star, Kim Rhode.
Hollywood
is a strange place where major studios and stars rake in
billions
from glamorizing violence on the screen but then decry guns offscreen. This
shoot offers an opportunity to set the record straight. In this respect, this
year's shoot was a bullseye as there were television crews from all the major
networks, as well as numerous magazines and newspapers all getting interviews.
Some quotes from celebrities present:
"A
good shot is a good man." - Robert Stack ("Unsolved Mysteries")
"The
Hollywood Celebrity Shoot is the best tool we have, here in the film capitol of
the world, to help change the negative image of the shooting sports that's held
by many leaders of the entertainment and news media.
It's safe, fun, competitive, and charitable. How can you beat that?" -
Leslie Easterbrook ("Police Academy" -- watch for her next movie
"Maniacts" this fall)
"As
an avid sportsman, I am a strong supporter of the Hollywood Celebrity Shoot, and
the safe, sane and fun exposure to the shooting sports its promotes." - Joe
Mantegna ("House of Games")
"There
are some things that are best described by doing them, and shooting sports is
one of them. This is a family event where I bring my kids and we have a
blast." - Anne Lockhart ("Battlestar Gallactica")
"Hunting,
shooting and guns are very much a part of our American heritage. It didn't just
happen. Every generation of parents took time to teach hunting, shooting and
fishing to their kids. We were not born to like shooting and guns. We are taught
and then we experience how much fun it can really be." Kim Rhode, Olympic
trap shooting gold medalist.
"The
Hollywood Celebrity Shoot is the most fun you can have with your
clothes
on." Michael Gregory ("Robocop")
Next
year's shoot will again be early August, and you're all invited. You can be
among the first to know when the date is set by checking :
http://hollywoodcelebrityshoot.com.
The 2002 shoot will benefit a new
charity,
The City of Hope Medical Research and Treatment Center, which is one of the
world's foremost centers for the battle against cancer.
The end, but not the
finish
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