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The apartment building's
35 flights of stairs...
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were, in reality,
only two flights of stairs.
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They were filmed
at the Biltmore Hotel.
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The remaining flights
were added in postproduction...
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by the Entertainment Effects Group
matte department.
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Some of the dialogue
was improvised on the spot...
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and some was added later in looping.
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The rooftop temple scenes
were shot on a mammoth set.
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Later, the scenes were enhanced
with a combination of film techniques:
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A matte painting
of the New York skyline...
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matte paintings
of the top of the temple...
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animated lightning effects
and turbulent skies...
:27:39
created by injecting clouds of paint
into a giant water tank.
:28:35
This is a matte painting...
:28:37
with the live action footage
rear projected...
:28:39
onto an open area in the painting.
:28:41
The two camera pullbacks from
the painting and the live action...
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had to match precisely.