Here’s an item you won’t see on the television show “TMZ”, nor read about in People Magazine.

Actress Leah Thompson decked actress Wendy Malick Tuesday afternoon in Rio Rancho.

And it happened twice. Of course, this wasn’t the proverbial catfight, it happened when the two were filming a third-act scene for “I Was a Seventh Grade Dragonslayer” in the Rio Rancho Mid-High gymnasium.

Earlier, all sorts of “mass mayhem,” according to stuntman Nathan Moore, had taken place, with several teens chased by a dragon, intent on killing them and taking over the world.

Wendy Scanlon, an associate producer for the movie being made by Razor Sharp Productions, chuckled as she told of seeing the poor kids smiling as they ran from the dragon.

That required more “takes,” because you’ve got to be serious when a dragon is chasing you at the science fair.

On Tuesday, the gym was part of Pegasus Hills Middle School, somewhat appropriate because the Mid-High’s name is being changed to Rio Rancho Middle School in time for the 2009-10 school year. And the gym floor, undergoing some unusual action during filming, was to be resurfaced anyway, with a Phoenix logo replacing the old Rams logo.

Shooting is expected to go through Wednesday at “Pegasus Hills,” with shooting taking place later this week in the Cabezon neighborhood. Earlier, scenes had been shot on Southern Sandoval County Arroyo and Flood Control property, which was used for the “sewer entrance” that enabled the young stars to play their Dungeons & Dragons-type game, “Elixir,” and dream of finding treasure or a troll, the latter of which they do find.

Rio Rancho Public Schools (which contracted with Razor Sharp to use the Mid-High gym), SCCAFCA and Matt Geisel, of the city’s Convention & Visitors Bureau, have been very accommodating for the filmmakers, Scanlon said.

There have been a few drawbacks, she noted.

“A church came in on Sunday and we had to kick them out, and a dance camp (got the same treatment).

“We will also be shooting on private land in Corrales and have a studio set up in Albuquerque. We will also be shooting at Golfernoggins in Albuquerque, as well as some street scenes there,” she said.

As for the fight scene between Thompson and Malick, who portrayed the school’s evil vice principal, Scanlon said Malick was behind an attempt to “cover up the evil dragon” and wasn’t about to let Thompson, playing the mother of Arthur, one of the teenaged protagonists, stop her.

“Bring it,” Malick said to start each take, comically swinging her arms about in a martial arts style. A moment later, Thompson lands a right, and Malick falls backward — onto padding, of course.

After all, it’s only a movie. There aren’t any trolls and dragons in the City of Vision.

Gavin Gillette and Ryil Adamson of Albuquerque are co-producers of the movie and owners of Razor Sharp. The bulk of the crew and some of the actors are Central New Mexico Community College students, Scanlon said, “and are doing an amazing job.”

Gillette, 39, a Sandia High graduate in 1987, remembers walking out of a movie — he can’t remember it’s name today — and thinking to himself, “I can write better than that crap.”

So that’s what he’s aiming to do with “Dragonslayer,” hoping the film achieves an “E.T.”-like feeling when it’s completed.

“What’s interesting about this movie is when it gets done, it’ll look like a $5 million movie and ’99 special effects,” he said. “As Ryil says, ‘That’s Hollywood.’”

No, Virginia, it’s Rio Rancho.

“We hope the payoff will be enough to do our next movie,” Adamson, 46, said. “It’s all about having fun. (This movie) is a collaborative effort and there’s nothing like teamwork.”