 Filming was beset by a series of misfortunes and disasters. The day  before filming was due to start a key member of the crew was  arrested for growing marijuana. On the first night of shooting it  took so long to get the cameras mounted onto the cars that filming  didnt get started until 2 a.m., putting the crew half a night  behind schedule before theyd even started. Most of the outdoor  footage was to be shot in San Rafael. After the first night of  shooting the city revoked the crews filming permit due to  complaints from a bar owner that their blocking off of the main  street was costing him business. Filming proceeded in San Rafael for  three more nights, then moved to Petaluma, 20 miles away. On the  second night of shooting a fire in a nearby restaurant brought fire  trucks into the area, their sirens and the resulting traffic jam  preventing any filming. During the filming of Milners deuce coupe,  assistant cameraman Barney Colangelo (qv) slipped off the trailer  of the camera truck and was run over, suffering minor injuries.  Paul Le Mat (qv) also ended up being rushed to hospital after  suffering an allergic reaction to the walnuts in the Waldorf salad  he had at dinner. Another night LeMat threw Richard Dreyfuss (qv)  into a swimming pool, gashing his forehead on the day before he was  due to have his close