Best fantasy movie visible crew/equipment of all time

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Tarzan and the Lost City picture

Visible crew/equipment: Just after Tarzan goes under the stone door, he finds the torches dropped by the bad guys. The flame from one of the torches is reflected in the camera lens, and was caught on tape. It looks like a single, unattached flame is hovering on the stone wall nearby. This is made even better when Tarzan picks up the torch and then drops it, the reflection follows his movements precisely.

Twotall

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The Family Man picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Cage exits his office building on Christmas Eve, the reflection of a boom mic is visible in the revolving doors.

RoyT

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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Schneider is being dragged along by two skipping ropes you can clearly see two wires attached to his shoulders which are actually pulling him along. (00:34:10)

Hamster

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Gremlins 2: The New Batch picture

Visible crew/equipment: After Billy has grabbed Gizmo from the laboratory he walks into the men's room. When the voice says "I hope you washed your hands", you can see the camera man moving reflected on the wall. (00:20:35)

Mortug

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Heaven Can Wait picture

Visible crew/equipment: After Betty and Leo conclude their walk in the garden, camera on Betty, there is a bright blue car behind her with two men talking to each other, one sitting in the open passenger door and one leaning on the passenger door. The next shot shows her getting into a dark limo.

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The Black Hole picture

Visible crew/equipment: Throughout the movie, the cables that help the robots V.I.N.C.E.N.T. and Old Bob fly are visible.

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Delicatessen picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Louison first enters Julie's apartment, for tea, as Julie walks him over to his chair, reflected in the glass cabinet up on the wall is a boom operator walking backward, holding the boom. (00:24:25)

Hamster

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Time Bandits picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Kevin remarks how they must have run into an invisible barrier, the reflection of something can be seen in the barrier. Might be a camera or some other kind of equipment. (01:17:00)

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City of Ember picture

Visible crew/equipment: In the first appearance of the giant mole, the leg of a crewmember/puppeteer is visible at the creature's hind end.

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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Kris is singing "Put one foot in front of the other", he opens a door through the snow and walks through it. If you look inside of it you can see a staple holding the two set pieces together.

Paul M Leslie

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Rosemary's Baby picture

Visible crew/equipment: As he shows them the kitchen the building manager says, "I'd be grateful to go that way myself when the time comes". As he turns around to leave the kitchen you can see the shadow of the camera on his jacket. (00:03:55)

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The Medallion picture

Visible crew/equipment: Eddie Yang chases a black man, who gets on a ladder. The ladder starts to tip over and a part of the set comes on screen at the base of the ladder. (00:30:50)

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An American Werewolf in London picture

Visible crew/equipment: The couple in the street are the first to be attacked by the werewolf in London. As they walk in the street past the houses, you can see a large Studio Light reflecting in the windows.

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Ringu picture

Visible crew/equipment: Near the end, when the main characters lift the top of the well and shine the flashlight down inside, you can see the reflection of a stage-light in the water.

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The Stepford Wives picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Walter is driving down the highway with his family in tow, right after he explains to his kids why they're moving, he looks over at Joe with her head slumped against the window, and the reflection of some filming equipment (possibly the camera) is seen on the window at the bottom-right corner of the screen. (00:13:20)

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Leprechaun picture

Visible crew/equipment: When the Leprechaun is riding the cart with the pitchfork on it, as the pitchfork rams into the side of the van, on the left you can see the clear shadow of a camera on a crane and crew. (00:56:20)

Hamster

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Ghost Rider picture

Visible crew/equipment: After Johnny completes the helicopter stunt he chases the TV van down the highway. You can see the camera and crew reflected on the van sides.

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Being John Malkovich picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Elijah starts to untie Lotte in the cage, a grey mic is visible in front of her face as she is turning her head.

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Shallow Hal picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Hal goes outside after his special "seminar" in the elevator with Tony Robbins, he hails a taxi and walks over to open the door when he notices that a woman is also opening the door. As the shot pans back from the taxi and he is apologizing to her, you can clearly see a boom microphone reflected in the triangular window, moving back and forth. (00:17:00)

Hamster

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