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Release Riddle Marine, Inc. is a small, family owned business in Lewiston, Idaho where some of the country’s best white water rivers flow. Doug Riddle established Riddle Marine in 1992, but has been custom building aluminum jet boats for over thirty years. In the fall of 1999, Doug was contacted, through local boat manufacturers, by a company interested in his small sprint boat model (14ft model—built for competitive jet boat racing). This group, unknown to Doug at the time, was from the stunt department for the James Bond film “The World is Not Enough.” Riddle was asked to build fifteen high performance jet boats that would be able to handle high speeds and eventually an above water barrel roll. Doug was graced with opportunity to be involved with the film, and traveled to London where he aided in stunt coordination and doctored the damaged boats. “It was something I would have never thought I’d be involved with,” says Doug, “and I never thought I’d get that opportunity to do it again.” Riddle was again involved with the most recent James Bond flick “Quantum of Solace.” Riddle was contacted in the fall of 2007, where the stunt department was considering his service. Again, in January of 2008, the department confirmed their need for four stunt boats and two crew boats to be built and shipped to Panama in just eight weeks. Doug was asked to build an aluminum jet boat resembling a local or indigenous boat in Haiti (although, the movie was filmed in Panama). “The model we constructed was simple. After the special effects crew dressed it up with wood, rust, and paint, the ‘indigenous’ idea really took shape,” revealed Doug. “I was really involved with all the stunt projects. I was always closely working with the stunt and special effects departments to make sure the boats were running properly and to their full ability. I modified the boats for special stunts, and had a lot of interaction with the process of the stunts, as well as the actors doing them.” On working with the big stars, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, Doug reveals their personalities to be different than one another but both are great guys and great boat drivers. “I’ve gained some clients by my achievements with both films, but business is practically the same as before we were involved. There’s a high calling for jet boats in the Lewis-Clark Valley, so that keeps me busy.” Doug claims that his appearance on TLC’s “Junkyard Wars” has given him more credit for sales than with the James Bond movies. You can also see Riddle Marine, or commonly called RMX, jet boats on last season’s “Amazing Race” on CBS, or used by Glacier Jet Tours in Alaska. Look for Riddle’s high speed, indigenous boats in the upcoming film “Quantum of Solace”—in movie theatres November 14th. |
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