birth used a puppet calf, as several takes were  wanted. The shot of Norman getting to his feet was real footage  taken just after birth. Billy Crystal (qv) actually assisted in  the delivery. Six calves were used in all, and Crystal arranged for  them all to live full lives on a farm. The shots featuring Crystal  were filmed in Colorado, but the shots from the same scene featuring  Jack Palance (qv) were filmed in New York.