:17:02
and the frustration of a single dad
trying to raise five boys.
:17:09
In the history of Thunderbirds,
:17:12
the story is that Jeff Tracy's wife
died tragically in an avalanche.
:17:20
And here he clearly wishes
she was around to help him out.
:17:26
Beautiful musical cue by Zimmer.
:17:29
Now, phone call from space.
:17:33
Lex Shrapnel. Get a load of this hair, very Billy Idol.
:17:37
A bold choice.
:17:40
But it did differentiate him
from the other Tracy brothers.
:17:45
Again, hard to believe that's computer generated,
Thunderbird 5, the space station.
:17:50
On constant alert.
:17:55
Wonderful young actor whose father is in Troy,
:17:59
a well-established English stage and film actor.
:18:03
These kids were so excited
about playing Thunderbirds
:18:09
that it was contagious.
:18:12
And when Paxton came,
:18:15
he took all the boys who played his sons to dinner.
:18:19
Great set extension if you see under here -
:18:22
it feels like you're inside hundreds of yards
of missile silo
:18:25
but in fact all we have is those two front legs.
:18:32
Paxton took all the boys out
:18:34
and helped me immensely
:18:36
because that relationship
between actors and their roles
:18:42
was enhanced by virtue of Paxton
:18:47
euphemistically putting his arms round
all these other guys
:18:51
and acting as if he was their father.
:18:53
They were eager to be with him
because he's a big movie star and a great guy
:18:57
and he was eager to be with them
:18:59
because he wanted
to make this relationship believable