Best comedy movie visible crew/equipment of 1980

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The Blues Brothers picture

Visible crew/equipment: In the gospel church scene, where James Brown is whipping up the congregation, at one point as Elwood is dancing at the front of the church after Jake has "seen the light", where the camera is pointing down the nave of the church from what would be the altar end, a technician can be seen scurrying, at the back of the church, from the left to the right aisle. (00:19:05)

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Visible crew/equipment: Striker is in the pilot's seat and a vulture is sitting on the back of it. On the bottom-left of screen you can see someone's forearm in a white sleeve, giving the suggestion that either Randy or Elaine are standing, and leaning on the pilot seat's armrest. However, Randy is not in the cockpit and Elaine is sitting in the co-pilot's seat. (00:57:05)

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Cheech & Chong's Next Movie picture Cheech & Chong's Next Movie mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: When one of them is using the bathroom - out of the bathroom window and it sprinkles on his neighbor's flowers, watch when the camera view goes up because you can see someone squeezing a rag onto the porch banister to look like his pee.

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Smokey and the Bandit II picture

Visible crew/equipment: When the Trans Am drives out of the roller coaster frame (before it collapses), in Bandit and Frog's next close-up camera equipment (used for the close-up) is visible on the car's roof, though in the previous shot nothing is atop the car.

Super Grover

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The Gods Must Be Crazy picture

Visible crew/equipment: After getting Xi out of prison they take off in their jeep, and you can see a crew member wearing an orange shirt reflected in the jeep's window. (01:11:10)

Mortug

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Motel Hell picture

Visible crew/equipment: When the trooper gets out of his patrol car and puts on his hat, his oversized sunglasses reflect the camera crew. (00:12:00)

Jean G

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The Hollywood Knights picture The Hollywood Knights mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: After Dudley's mom drops him off when he's wearing his magician costume, just as the girls call him over we can see four chalk T-marks on the ground in the wideshot, before Newbomb borrows his costume.

Super Grover

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Visible crew/equipment: Dave tells Evelyn to 'freeze' while he's rationalizing future marriage plans, and walks around her from the right. As he reaches her left side, the boom and a gaffer (camera guy) are visible at far left for a split second. (01:06:10)

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Popeye picture

Visible crew/equipment: After Olive threatens Wimpy, she goes to enter the Commodore's boat. When the camera is looking up the stairs to see her foot entering the shot, you see shadows playing on the ceiling and stair well. If you watch closely, you can tell that the shadows are of the camera man and the camera.

Movie Nut

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Alligator picture

Visible crew/equipment: The vindictive alligator demolishes the bad guy's car; in the shot where the tyre flies off, you can spot the jack under the car. (01:17:05)

Sammo

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Visible crew/equipment: After Hart 'knocks' the pencil cup off his desk, Doralee bends down to pick them up and he walks around to 'help' her. They are both on their knees. As they start to get back up, the very tip of the boom mic can be seen just above their heads, along with a faint shadow on the wall of the camera guy.

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Herbie Goes Bananas picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Paco runs across the street, you can see studio lights reflected in the side of a VW camper as it goes by.

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Bronco Billy picture

Visible crew/equipment: In the bar fight scene, the camera crew is visible right after Lefty hits one of the bar patrons.

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Visible crew/equipment: When Clyde is demolishing Patrick Scarf's Cadillac, he is using both hands to hold up the front windshield. In the next shot, you can see a crew member wearing an ape glove to help Clyde move the windshield.

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