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We were all in the river, and we were about up to our knees.
The water was very shallow there.
It was so hot.
It was about 100 degrees with 100 percent humidity, just punishing.
We were all out there, and I think I had three cameras going.
I was behind camera A, which is usually the case.
I thought, That cant be a crocodile.
There are no crocodiles here.
No, Mr. James, no crocodiles.
We do another take.
The actors are working.
Thats a crocodile, I said to the guide.
He said, No, Mr. James.
Thats a black caiman.
I dont know why I accepted this at the time.
I thought, As long as its not a crocodile, even though it looked like one.
He told me its a caiman.
We had been shooting in all of that stuff in what were essentially crocodile-infested waters.
