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What happened to Dynamo's trousers?!?

posted 15 years ago by ilpohirvonen
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Haha I've seen this film many times, it's some sort of camp-humor to me. But anyways.. In the end where Amber is fighting with Dynamo, she slides on the floor under Dynamo to get away from him. Then when Amber gets Dynamo down he's not wearing his pants anymore! I mean Dynamo still has his underpants, but what happened to his trousers? I could clearly see him wearing them before he fell down.

Did anyone else notice? Or have an explanation for this? ^^ I'd be glad to hear. Like did Amber intentionally pull of his trousers, or is it a goof? Thanks already, what a funny movie

"I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle"

[–] cheeseycom 15 years ago

I was under the impression that he was about to try to rape her.. I swear he said something along those lines.
It still doesn't explain how he managed to get his pants off so quickly while wearing all that LED-festooned crap while holding her down at the same time... and how the pants magically disappear from the corridor in the next shot.

I think it was just a goof really..

Maybe it was too difficult to pull off the next effects shot with his pants round his ankles =P

[–] biggerthanfun 15 years ago

Doesn't she call him "dickless" before he gets on top of her and he says something like, "I'll show you dickless"? There was a cut somewhere in there where I think we missed him stripping down.

[–] ilpohirvonen 15 years ago

Yea that is the dialog of the scene. Perhaps you're right, maybe Dynamo stripping was too hard for the public :D

"I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle"

[–] the_radical_one1 14 years ago

I'm kind of glad they cut the stripping of the pants scene, its hard enough looking at his giant briefs.

"Have you paid your dues Jack? Yes sir, the check is in the mail."

[–] jpssteveshanahan (462) 2 years ago

"Maybe Dynamo stripping was too hard for the public".

What he said ☝️

[–] Seth_Raven 14 years ago

No, he's still wearing his pants, take a close look near his shoes. He most likely pulled them down because he attempted to rape Amber.

I added a picture ;)

http://img576.imageshack.us/i/therunningman.jpg/

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[–] ilpohirvonen 12 years ago

Thanks for the picture! I had good Monday laughs remembering this.

[–] flashesbeforeyoureyes 13 years ago

This is my favourite ever IMDB post.

From the humour of remembering dynamo (a. trying to be badass and b. remembering his giant nappy), to the really likeable way you posted the question. Then the fact that someone has posted a picture of Dynamo in his nappy for us all to admire.

I need to rewatch it to see how quickly this all happens though.

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[–] damnhauserkids 12 years ago

... the fact that he also appears to be wearing some sort of Kong-sized panty liners is an aspect of this scene that I've never noticed, and--now that I have--will probably wind up taking to my grave.

[–] rbf08 11 years ago

It's a Jock Strap. Look at the band about 3 inches below the briefs on his right leg. Why he needed a jockstrap for is anybodys guess.

[–] godzillaprime 11 years ago

"I'll show you "dickless""

He was gonna rape.

[–] Rusty (548) a year ago

He was never wearing any. Most of the time he’s sat in his car so we don’t see what he is (n’t) wearing down there, then he’s running around zapping people but the camera stays above his waistline. Dynamo does this deliberately to catch his prey off-guard and stun them with his big nappy.