(Above) Asa George of WKEF ABC22 news - our favorite anchor person!

Below is a YouTube link to one of the features done by Bob Herzog of WKRC Channel 12.

NATIONAL TELEVISION

The Bonnie Hunt Show

Culver City Studios, Culver City, California

 November, 2008 - Gery and Barbara performed on the daytime talk show, "The Bonnie Hunt Show." The host of the show, actor and comedian Bonnie Hunt, got into the action as well. It was a great performance that was a lot of fun for both the audience and the crew.

America's Got Talent

Television - NBC Television / Paramount Pictures

July 2006 - Producers of the NBC show reality TV talent contest "America's Got Talent" contacted Gery in March of 2006 to ask him to be a contestant on the million-dollar talent search. After a few conversations with producers he decided that he and Scout would decline their invitations citing time commitments and the fact that their whip artistry show, while unique and very entertaining, was just not that kind of 'flashy' over-the-top act that would sit well with reality TV audiences.

A short time later he was contacted again by the same producer of AGT asking if he'd reconsider if he only had to do one or two parts of his act and he wouldn't have to be judged by the three celebrity has-beens. Again, after much deliberation, he accepted. As it turned out, it was an interesting experience. Read the details in Gery's article, "America's Got Talent - What it was really like."

Click here for a video clip of the appearance.

Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge

Television - Warner Brothers / Tribune Entertainment

March 2005 - Producers of the WB Network's show "Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge" contacted Gery L. Deer and asked him to perform on their program.  Specifically, they wanted to see his 'best trick.' The point of the show was actually to look like whatever was being done was skillful but at the same time risky. Gery and Scout had been doing a trick they called "Candle Whippers"™ which used two whips in a double Queensland crossover movement and snuffing candles out one at a time being held on a long holder by Scout.

This was a fun experience despite some difficulties at the set. These shows are quickly fired up, they make a quick buck, and are quickly extinguished. Anyway, how many other people can say they impressed Rev. Al Sharpton?

Click here for a video clip.

INDEPENDENT FILM & SHORTS

Edenwood (Estimated release date September 2009)

Independent film by Lion Belly Productions

Directed by Jennifer Locke

Production Photos:

The Symposium of Justice - Novel Video Trailer

Independent Video - GLD Enterprises & Productions / Rich Hoffman Productions 2003

December 2003 - Author Rich Hoffman contacted Gery L. Deer about assisting him in producing a video trailer for his new urban fantasy novel "The Symposium of Justice."  Before long, the GLD Enterprises & Productions studio was cluttered with special effects and video equipment. The project took two days to film and provided some great video of Rich's whip work. With Gery's help, Rich was able to show some fancy whip artistry as well as get a crash course in whip stunt choreography and staging.

The final cut of the video came out great and Rich's book has been a favorite among Gery's students and friends. The full DVD of the video trailer includes a complete video of the choreography of one of Rich's signature whip moves he calls "The Cliffhanger Scoop."

Buy the book!

FEATURE FILM

The Rundown

Film - Universal Studios 2003

(Click here to see the movie trailer.)

August 2002 - GLD Enterprises & Productions Whip Artistry Studio supplied whips, whip holsters, and technical consulting to the Universal Studios film "The Rundown." Here's the official story.

GLD Enterprises & Productions Whip Artistry Studio received a call from the prop department of Helldorado Productions at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. They were looking for whips and related props for the production of an action film that had already started production. We were told that they were just looking for catalogs from various whip suppliers and retailers.

Realizing that this was a good break for himself and GLD Enterprises & Productions, Gery contacted his friend whip maker Paul Nolan of Midwest Whips in Nevada. Gery and Paul came up with two simple designs for small, sample sized bullwhips of the type that prop master Doug Fox was interested in using. Paul quickly went to work and put together two different sample whips which Gery packaged, along with marketing materials about The Whip Artistry Studio, and shipped them off to the studio.

A few days later Gery got a call from Fox who said about Paul Nolan's whips, "These are the best whips I have ever seen produced in the U.S." He informed Gery that he wanted six, 6-foot, 12-plait, 10-inch handled bullwhips sent to his company as soon as possible to be used as training whips for the actors and stunt crew. He was also impressed with Gery's whip holster system design and requested 12 of them along with the first batch of whips. Fox felt that the contemporary and functional design added to the modern, gritty look of the film. Gery developed the holster system around 1990 after much trial and error and it is the only holster on the market that keeps the whip tightly coiled even when running.

About a week later, Fox contacted them again about doing six more whips for use in the film. Paul quickly got six more whips together and Gery sent along a package of replacement crackers shortly afterwards. The film turned out well but fell short in the box office making just over $47 million. The whip work in the film is impressive and there's a great scene with a close-up of one of the GLD Enterprises whip holsters as a whip is released and rolled out.

There are a number of rumors out in the whip world about who did the whip work for this film so let's lay it to rest. Paul Nolan and Terry Jacka made the whips for the film, some of which were provided through Western Stage Props. Gery L. Deer designed and made the whip holsters used in the movie and provided technical consulting on their use.

The photo above features one of the Gery L. Deer Signature Series whip holsters and a belt used in the 2003 film, "The Rundown." Designed in the 1980's by Gery L. Deer, this holster works with a special coiling strap that makes it the one of the only whip holsters on the market that prevents the whip from sliding out of its carrier. Check it out! The silver object is a whip handle made especially for the film. This set of props is owned by Paul Nolan.