:10:54
In describing the upcoming
special effects sequences...
:10:57
associate producer Joe Medjuck said,
"Because of the special effects...
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and the fact that we were
using three cameras...
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it took a long time
between takes to set up.
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When everything was ready to go, Ivan
would signal for cameras to roll...
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and then wait for confirmation
from each before yelling 'Action! '
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- Which the people inside
the firehouse could barely hear.
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Richard Edlund and his crew...
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were up on the roof of a building
across the street...
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and once, when Ivan asked
if cameras were up to speed...
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Richard said, 'No, we're not ready.'
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So Ivan stepped into the middle
of the street and yelled, 'Hold it! '
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But everyone in the firehouse
thought he'd said 'action'...
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so the smoke bombs went off, the cast
came charging out into the street...
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and there's Ivan standing
right in their midst.
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It was like the worst filmmaking
nightmare come true...
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but Ivan just burst out laughing."