Article: Movie! Extras! They're keyed up about it!; Minnesotans know how to pack a crowd.(NEWS)

The Naked Man was just getting ready to throw the horned, bearskin-clad Viking for a mighty bone-crunching slam in the Minneapolis Armory.

Great were the preparations.

There were lights, there were cameras, there was a flurry of technicians, grips and assistants of all types. There was action.

The action happened Saturday when the director yelled "action" and the Naked Man, played by Michael Rapaport, a professional actor, grabbed the Viking, played by Doug Fisher, a professional wrestler.

It happened amid the wild bloodthirsty ravings of the rabble in the cheap seats, played by a lot of your basic, decent Minnesota folks.

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