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Rookie Trivia question

posted 20 years ago by mack-29
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I recently saw this movie and really enjoyed it.

I saw something odd in one scene and was wondering if anyone else noticed it.

In the scene where Charlie Sheen is fighting the guy in the dry cleaners, they crash thru the front window onto the sidewalk. Across the street there is a two story building that is wrapped entirely in green tarps. They look like the tarps that movie companies use to cover windows when they are shooting inside. Sometimes they use them to cover cars or signs that they don't want to be noticed in the background.

But I've never seen an entire building wrapped in this manner.

Anyone got any ideas on this?

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[–] mack-29 20 years ago

Yeah, I thought about the asbestos angle, and it is certainly possible. It was the color green that got my attention and they looked new and shiny. I've seen some buildings that were having this work done and the covering was usually grey and dingy looking.

Also there was a slight projection in the middle of the building that sort of resembled the marquee of an old movie theater.

Wish I knew exactly where this location was.

You're probably right tho.

[–] UtahXJSkiier 20 years ago

I did not notice that one, but I did see something else. In the fight scene in Charlie Sheen's character's home they are struggling and you get a rather long shot (about 12-18 frames) where you can see a bunch of the crew standing around, watching the fight. They stand out against the dark walls pretty well.