Successful Films

Interview with Chas Gerretsen, award winning Dutch photojournalist and photographer, who was asked by Francis Ford Coppola to photograph the making of Apocalypse Now.

We were introduced to Buddy by our agent at the time, Barry Perelman, who had recently signed the dog.  Buddy had been dazzling crowds with his basket-shooting antics at NBA halftime shows and was David Letterman’s favorite Stupid Pet Trick at the time.  Barry encouraged us to write a spec script about “Air Bud” (his professional name), and we saw the potential for a great boy-and-dog story.