Best crime movie visible crew/equipment of 2002

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Visible crew/equipment: When Officer Romero and Arthur are alone in the house, handcuffed to the brass shelving unit, as she says, "Help me or I will crush you like a damn bug," a crewmember wearing glasses and a blue shirt is seen crouching on the floor, at the bottom right of the screen. (00:53:05)

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Visible crew/equipment: When Peter stands up after being bitten by the spider, there's the reflection of the cameraman with headphones on the television set behind him. (00:10:00)

Dr Wilson

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Visible crew/equipment: When Anderton visits his wife after the auto plant scene, the camera pans around the car and the camera operator is clearly seen in the reflection on the bumper. (01:57:05)

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Visible crew/equipment: When Monica is in bed with her boyfriend and they get up to dance, the whole film crew is mirrored on the glass of the window.

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Visible crew/equipment: Monty and his father get into the car to go to the prison. When the father says "Them hooligans sure gave you a licking" a red mike appears at the top. (01:52:00)

NancyFelix

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Visible crew/equipment: When we first see the "Tooth Fairy" he is lifting weights in a room full of mirrors. If you look close, you can see one or more crew members reflected in some of the mirrors. The most obvious is a man standing, whom I am guessing to be the director or a grip.

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Visible crew/equipment: In the scene where Banderas knocks at the hotel door of Romeyn, you see the camera crew reflected in her sunglasses. (00:56:16)

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Visible crew/equipment: The narrator explains that the traffic of drugs is a business just like any other. As we hear the words 'the police receive their part', a boom mike is visible at the top of the screen. (00:48:40)

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Visible crew/equipment: In the ice skating scene at the end of the movie, Shelton and others are saying good bye to Smoochy. Buggy fires, and the camera goes to Shelton falling to the ground. If you look at Shelton's head, you can see the special effects tub that shoots air (or something) out, to give the impression a bullet has just gone into Shelton's suit.

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Visible crew/equipment: When Nick is seen again after Elvin has beaten him up, Nick smashes the window of a car to get to the radio and gun. As he is opening the door of the car you can see in the sideview mirror the legs of about 4-5 crew members. (01:29:00)

Lummie

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Visible crew/equipment: When Tom Hanks first visits a bank to start cashing out all the money, there is a boom mic reflected on the right side of the screen during the long dolly shot when he walks through the building. (01:13:15)

Emil Smedius

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Visible crew/equipment: When the two main characters meet in the warehouse to have their final battle, in the first shot that spins around you can briefly see a crew member in the distance as the camera settles on Ryo. He is wearing a T-shirt, shorts and a hat, and stands for about two seconds before realizing he's in the shot and darts away.

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Visible crew/equipment: On the DVD version, in the scene where Richard and Justin are arguing outside of the cottage near their cars, Justin slaps Richard. The shot immediately following, in which Richard is shown almost falling to the ground, you can see the microphone in the center on the bottom of the screen. (01:06:10)

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Visible crew/equipment: In the opening scene where Austin is parachuting down to the Shaguar, there's a shot where you can see the Shaguar driving along without a driver. Notice that the driver seat is much bigger than the passenger seat, it's obviously somebody inside the seat driving the car. (00:00:50)

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Visible crew/equipment: When the two diamond robbers get out of the black van and into their Mercedes and drive away, you can see the camera reflected on the top of their car. The camera cuts to a view from above the vehicle looking in through the sunroof, then when they drive away, the camera is visible in the reflection.

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Visible crew/equipment: In the scene where sisters walk along the train track, a boom microphone is visible overhead. This is in the DVD version.

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Riders picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Frank, Seth and Ottis are watching the video showing Magrudder taking the money, you can see the reflection of the camera on the television just before it starts to play.

Dr Wilson

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Visible crew/equipment: At Wall Street's home, as the two men with the axes attack Frank, when the Asian man kicks Frank in the stomach in the shot looking up, the top of the set is visible in the mirror's reflection. (00:29:45)

Super Grover

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Visible crew/equipment: When Clint Eastwood dreams he is being shot by the masked man in the party store, you will notice obvious padding or vest under his shirt as he is being shot. This is padding for the blood charge(s) used for special effects in the film.

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