Two Thousand Maniacs actor Vincent Santo "Billy" visits Bill Baker @ The Hunter Arms - the cat scene

As a "cat daddy" and the fact that my wife would always cringe when "Billy" would put that noose around the cats neck and the camera would pan up and he'd pull on the rope and you would hear the cat scream....well of course it was to shock you! It sets the tone of where the film is going.....but Vincent assured me that no animals were harmed. It was true Lewis/Friedman exploitation film making at its best!I I have been in touch with Vincent and we came back down for a Disney wedding, so we fit in as much as we could in our short trip, wedding, family, friends....and that included Vincent coming to visit me at the hotel and we watched the film together in the lobby, as a model shoot took place, I wonder what these people were thinking!?!?! It was great to hear some of his memories and talk about where things were filmed and also trying to guess where and what is there now. It truly meant a lot to me that he did that and the hotel was gracious enough to let me host my famous guest!! Thank you Catrina and Naomi!!! When in St. Cloud stop by, stay, dine at "Loading..." or the cafe, and enjoy the historic value and marvel at The Hunter Arms Hotel!
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[@lucasvonbraun]

The kitty lives !!!!! ... Great video Bill, love Two Thousand Maniacs

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To me , what goes on behind the scenes in films is as interesting to me as the film itself. How they were made and what was going on at the time of a particular scene. Another great video Bill.