A FOX Television Series
Lakeside Productions
Created by Robert Lieberman
Starring Harrision Pruett. Jensen Daggett,
Donal Logue and Sam McMurray.

What an Operator!
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E. Larry Day at work in the operating room.!

"Medicine Ball" was a short-lived series on the FOX Network.
E. Larry Day worked on the pilot for the series, which was shot in Seattle, Washington.

Special Make-up Effects included open heart surgery on a shooting victim. The piece was created from a lifecast of the actress. The chest cast was reproduced in clay and re-sculpted to show the open chest cavity.

This was molded and the final rubber piece was made. The inside of the chest was lined with fresh chicken skins, tinted with inks. It was then rigged with blood tubing and two rubber bladders for the heart.

For the heart, a hog's heart was used. It was 'filleted' on the inside to reduce the thickness of the walls and create a more realistic 'beating' effect. The heart was then tinted with inks and the bladders were installed. Super glue held the various elements together (It works great on flesh!!)

The final shot of the heart is very brief. "It has always been my opinion that it is better to catch a quick glimpse of an effect and let the audience 'fill in the blanks"

(Photos from the series "Medicine Ball" are watermarked/copyrighted FOX Television/Lakeside Productions)

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