The "Spare Rib Rescue" was the most challenging and dangerous
scene to film. Three stuntwomen would be suspended from a rope
bridge that explodes and leaves them dangling thirty feet above
a vat of "barbecue sauce." Each shot had to be worked out with
great care in advance. A 3-D model was created to aid the various
departments in preparing to shoot the sequence. Director Lawrence
Blume made frame-by-frame storyboards so everyone knew exactly
what shots were needed.

Designers Dina Goldman and Eric Archer built a model of the bridge set.

The model was turned into a 3-D computer model

The bridge is contructed in a scenic shop

Crew members visit the location

The bridge is moved into place

Stunt Coordinator Roy Farfel practices with stuntwomen

The final look

The bridge explodes!

Storyboards

"Rib Girls" enter the bridge

Martin (Ian Roberts) fights Mr. Chan (Les Mau) for control of the trigger

The bridge collapses.

Martin sees the girls dangling

Martin climbs scofolding to save the girls

Mr. Chan (Les Mau) watches from below

Jimbo (Sal Graziano) comes to the rescue

Jimbo shouts to Martin

Jimbo grabs Martin