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Not Possible...

posted 13 years ago by save_ferrisb
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How did they get the car to the pool?

- It was established in a scene that they were at the top of the elevator shaft where the car broke its tail through the mesh. Meaning that that shaft had no direct access to the elevator door which alan alda left through at the start of the movie on the pool deck.

- The elevator shaft next to this one likewise ended at the same point. On both shafts there were no discernible doors next to the Ferrari that implied they could just open the door to the pool.

-This leaves the potential of a separate shaft for the pool, that has to be accessed from inside the penthouse or from the ground floor.If the shaft is on the ground floor, its impossible to make the move. But if its in the penthouse, it could be moved i guess. Problem is I never got the impression there was another elevator within the penthouse.

No replies of 'SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF' please, because this is a actually impossible, even in the world established within the movie.

Its just wrinklin' my brain how this works people.

[–] jerryrip54 12 years ago

How do you know there wasn't a way to the roof from the elevator? Are you an architect? Do you work at this FICTIONAL building? Give me a freakin break. It's a movie! The whole thing is fake! Why are you all bent out of shape because you can't figure out how the FICTIONAL building is designed???!!!

[–] combosonfire 11 years ago

Sad why some people switch on "Schindler List", "Godfather" or any great movie mode for a comedy which has to be taken light hearted....

Feel pity for them.

These are movies just to light you up,
You got some friends who wana enjoy a dumb movie after heavy day of work.
You grab some popcorns and beers.
You head to the theater and laugh your ass off and get home with some high fives with the mates.

That's it....

Lot of people just went full retarded in this thread.

Never go Full retarded...

hahaha....

These crazy mofo's should pick some serious movies if they are on serious mood.

This is like you take "The Toy Story" and try fighting their arse off to get a point across, how Toys have no life....

[–] therefdotcom 11 years ago

sorry to burst your bubble. remember how the got the car out in the first place? the window cleaner lift? get it out of the elevator on the highest point and then lift it to the top of the building and take it from there.

apart from that: THAT'S WHAT WAS THE ONLY THING BOTHERING YOU??????? it is an action comedy. almost nothing in this film is possible.

let me get back to the window cleaner lift for example. you think that motot0r could handle the weight of a car completely made of gold as shown in the film??? and that's just one example.

"laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone." - Dae-su Oh

[–] regexfan 10 years ago

Sometimes I wonder who are these people acting all smart on IMDB boards? I mean, you watch a comedy movie starring BEN STILLER and EDDIE MURPHY, a movie that obviously doesn't take itself seriously, and your biggest problem is how they got the car into the pool? But you can accept EVERYTHING ELSE?

I mean it's okay to wonder and all, but to actually do real calculations and whatnot, are you guys kidding me?

How about The Matrix, that's one crappy movie with too many plot holes, everyone seems to praise that movie, calling it a classic and all. Now The Matrix is a "serious" movie, but no one seems to question the plot holes that much. Maybe the mass viewers ARE dumb after all, so the best they can do is to question a comedy movie that doesn't even make sense from the start, and hail The Matrix as the best movie of all-time. Funny. Who cares, I watched it just for Tea Leoni, it was a fun movie to kill time with.

[–] Boliwill 10 years ago

Forget all of that these goofs would have never gotten out of the mall after stealing that crap!

[–] eonaxes 9 years ago

the whole car scene made no sense to begin with. A window cleaning crane being able to hold a car? An elevator being able to still function with a car on top?
And then even if they were able to somehow get the car in the pool, there is no way nobody would not have thought to look there for it.