Production story:
Neem,
Robert McMinn’s chicken, who played supporting roles in two of the
short stories, became a beloved member of the family of actors and
crew members, and was sometimes on set during scenes she wasn’t
acting in. On one such occasions, Neem was around during a location
shoot at a trailer park in Boise. It’s unclear whether chicken’s
represent a significant crime problem in Boise, or whether it was a
slow day for law enforcement officers in Boise, but two police squad
cars and a sheriff responded to reports of a suspicious man in an
SUV with a chicken.
Also unclear is
whether the officers left because it quickly became obvious that
Neem was not a part of any nefarious avian plot to commit heinous
crimes, or if it was Robert McMinn’s encyclopedic knowledge of
chickens that he was enthusiastically sharing with the peace
officers that scared them away.