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Visible crew/equipment: During Bud and Coffey's fight in the lab, we see a lightbulb swinging from side to side between the two men. If you look closely, you can see a hand (belonging to a third person) pushing the lightbulb. The only people in the room are Bud and Coffey. (01:44:16)

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Visible crew/equipment: Towards the end of the film, Beau and Jeff Bridges are getting into a fighting match in an alley. As Jeff shoves Beau into a chain-link fence, you get a full and un-obstructed view of the boom holder and his microphone on the other side of the fence; just inches from Beau.

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Visible crew/equipment: As the wife runs to the airplane through the line of passengers on her way back to the house from her parents in Chicago you can see a movie light and reflector reflected in the glass window. (01:11:00)

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Visible crew/equipment: After Rick is introduced to Lew Eisen, when Eddie/Joe sees Lew he tries to evade him. When Rick catches up with Eddie, there are at least five actors' T-marks visible on the ground. (01:29:20)

Super Grover

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Visible crew/equipment: When the guys walk from the deli, talking about which girl they are taking to the prom, you see a reflection in the cars parked along the side, of a crew member walking with a boom mic.

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Visible crew/equipment: On some shots which look back at Ray when he's driving his pickup, it can be clearly seen at the bottom of the picture that the front wheels of the pickup are sitting on a trailer, which is itself being towed by the camera vehicle.

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Visible crew/equipment: When Shaw gets shot, he falls down. When he falls, you can see the squib wire out of his boot.

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Visible crew/equipment: When Dalton is getting the antenna at Red's, when the camera scans to show red, you can clearly see someone handing him the antenna through the shelves. (00:34:05)

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Visible crew/equipment: Near the beginning of the movie when Nick is on his motorcycle going to get one of his kids to take to school, as he picks the other kid up to kiss, you can see the reflection of a circular lamp on his black helmet visor.

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Visible crew/equipment: When Karen walks into the boys' bedroom telling Gil that Taylor isn't feeling well, as Justin stands there naked, the reflection of the boom mic dips into view in the center window, at the top right corner. (00:06:45)

Super Grover

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Visible crew/equipment: When Buck accidentally takes the stray cat into the house, if you look in the slat between the frame and the door you can see a crewmember waiting to close it, not the kids. This person is too big for a 6 year old. (01:00:25)

Jack Vaughan

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Visible crew/equipment: Just before the first robbery, as Bob approaches the water fountain, the camera crew is reflected in the storefront window as they push the camera dolly.

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Visible crew/equipment: When Prancer is loose in the Riggs' house, he walks past and knocks down a television set. Right before he knocks it down, you can see the outline of the camera crew in the TV.

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Visible crew/equipment: Early in the movie Nancy visits Penelope. As she steps out of her car, the overhead microphone is visible in the front windscreen. (00:15:30)

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Visible crew/equipment: When Frank, Carissa and Dana are "paying their respects" to Neil Gallagher, Dana pulls a long needle out and Carissa says "What are you doing?" and in the shot then facing Dana you can see the tip of the boom microphone pass by in the top left of the screen. It's very quick but it's there. (00:21:00)

Jack Vaughan

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Visible crew/equipment: When Mookie throws the trash can through Sal's window, the reverse shot from inside the restaurant reveals the main camera, in the lower left portion of the screen, moving in towards the window as it's smashed.

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