Post by L.A. Connection on May 9th, 2013 at 1:22pm
The name DEAN JEFFRIES may not mean much to most film fans, but, anybody who's seen DAMNATION ALLEY, LOGAN'S RUN or The Monkees and Green Hornet TV shows certainly has seen his (auto) body of work. Jeffries designed many fan favorite Movie and TV custom cars. With his driving skills, Jeffries also became a stunt man on films like THE BLUES BROTHERS, ROMANCING THE STONE and DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE.
I got to work with some of Jeffries' creations as hand-me- downs on such epics as PHANTOM EMPIRE and HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN (the Producers couldn't afford original work!). Oh, and anybody who has visited the Universal Studios Tour probably passed his shop on Cahuenga - it was the one with the DAMNATION ALLEY car parked out front for a couple of decades!
RIP, Dean.
The Monkees
Dean was always attentive to details
I got to work with some of Jeffries' creations as hand-me- downs on such epics as PHANTOM EMPIRE and HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN (the Producers couldn't afford original work!). Oh, and anybody who has visited the Universal Studios Tour probably passed his shop on Cahuenga - it was the one with the DAMNATION ALLEY car parked out front for a couple of decades!
RIP, Dean.
The Monkees
Dean was always attentive to details
