Miller from California spends most of his working day fighting off a four hundred pound

predator.

COMM: But don't worry Randy has the last laugh,

he's one of Hollywood's most accomplished animal trainers.

RANDY: "Okay come get her."

COMM: At his predator handling facility, Randy

is setting up for another day commanding dangerous creatures. But the preparation is all worth

it, his skill landed him a top stunt award for his work on blockbuster Gladiator, and

he has countless credits to his name.

RANDY: Uh some of the biggest films I've worked

on, Gladiator, Transformers 2, The Last Samurai.

COMM: But success doesn't always come easy,

and sometimes Randy is injured in the process.

RANDY: If they become serious, one bite could

kill you, one bite. And if you get bit in the neck, you're dead.

COMM: And during the filming of Gladiator

things started to go wrong for Randy.

RANDY: They used a special effects camera,

to put Russell's face over my face, and while doing these attacks, I ended up getting bit

real bad through the wardrobe. It was leather, it was supposed to look like y'know armour.

And she ended up biting through the armour, she started dragging me off the set.

COMM: However, Randy doesn't blame the tiger.

RANDY: I never took it personal, like she

was angry at me and wanted to bite me, it was more about this wardrobe.

COMM: To meet the demands of big name directors,

Randy must risk his life everyday, and even worries his own assistants.

CAT: I know he does have everything under

control but of course there's the still natural "Oh wait, okay y'know he's fine."

RANDY: I've been bit a few times, and I've

done the staged attack hundreds of times, so I think it's really a pretty safe job for

myself. In terms of my family, I think they may worry about it, no-one has asked me to,

to stop and they, they feel that I know what I'm doing. It's really how I wanna spend my

life.

COMM: It's only Randy's unique bond with these

animals that stops him becoming cat food.

02:14 RANDY: "Okay uh, come around, the same routine."

02:16 RANDY: Well if a stranger tried to do this

stunt they would get seriously injured, mauled or even killed.

COMM: There's no doubt he has one of the world's

riskiest looking jobs.

RANDY: It feels like I'm in the Superbowl

getting hit by y'know a professional football player. Even more. She's very powerful.

COMM: And as a final message for any would

be tiger trainers, watch out.

RANDY: These animals only look friendly and

affectionate, only because, I've raised them. I'm their father y'know? If somebody else

were in this position, they would lose control, fast.

RANDY: "Okay, okay, end it."