Where Are All the Other Props?

But where did all those other props for Dear J go?

• The ballerina... She's actually in a box, stored away. Maybe one of these days, she'll see the light. (Perhaps in the bedroom of one of our lucky daughters.)
• The yellow ladder... We never originally intended to use the ladder. But, it started its film career by making its appearance in one key scene, then two. We actually found it in the boiler room of the school where we were filming. And as far as we know, the ladder is still being used by the school's janitorial staff.
• Frolick's briefcase... Actually, our production designer borrowed this briefcase from our production manager... all because it had a nice shoulder strap (so the story goes). At the end of the film shoot, it went back to the production manager. (We think she still uses it.)
• The judge's gavel... Also in a box. Waiting for another day in court.
• Backgammon Board... While we had numerous backgammon board games for the Hume character, this particular one belongs to Bruce Nicholls, the actor who played Hume. And as far as we know, Bruce still has it... probably enjoying a game on rainy days. (He's probably working on his next major international backgammon competition...)