Universal Props
Sorry to alarm you with my previous post, but the psycho who chased us was just an actor portraying the infamous Norman Bates.
Yes, on our recent vacation we spent a day at Universal Studios, amidst the glitz and glamor of Hollywood. Actually, there's really nothing glamorous about Universal. For the most part, it feels like yet another theme park.
For our visit, however, we were able to see a few things that most tourists don't get to see. And that made it kind of special.
Going behind the scenes at a film studio was cool enough, but when they walked us into this giant building marked Universal Property Dept., well, I knew I was in movie geek paradise.
My kids haven't seen all that many movies in their young lifetimes, but even they were impressed with the sheer number and variety of props, from the pile of fake cheese bound for a Saturday morning TV show to the lifesize terracotta warriors featured in The Mummy 3.
I'm pretty sure they've got everything known to man inside that place.
Here are a few photos from our trip inside the Universal Property Department.
This pile of fake food was headed for a Saturday morning show called The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Apparently, teenagers eat a lot of food.
Props from The Mummy movies. My son's eyes went really wide at the sight of these. Okay, mine did too.
Another Mummy prop. Notice the furniture in the background. They have thousands of chairs, beds, dressers, etc., ready to outfit a movie set.
Among their dummies and mannequins was this Meryl Streep lookalike, created so she could be thrown off a cliff in the movie The River Wild.
It's like the world's biggest thrift shop, with shelves and shelves of knick-knacks and baubles.
Salt and pepper shakers! Considering those are among the most common items to have on a kitchen or restaurant table, they need to keep hundreds of them on hand.
If you can name a movie or TV show where you've seen these tikis, then you are definitely a Super Movie Geek.
These futuristic gloves appeared in the movie Minority Report. Either that, or they're the most amazing back scratchers ever, and I want a pair!
Yes, on our recent vacation we spent a day at Universal Studios, amidst the glitz and glamor of Hollywood. Actually, there's really nothing glamorous about Universal. For the most part, it feels like yet another theme park.
For our visit, however, we were able to see a few things that most tourists don't get to see. And that made it kind of special.
Going behind the scenes at a film studio was cool enough, but when they walked us into this giant building marked Universal Property Dept., well, I knew I was in movie geek paradise.
My kids haven't seen all that many movies in their young lifetimes, but even they were impressed with the sheer number and variety of props, from the pile of fake cheese bound for a Saturday morning TV show to the lifesize terracotta warriors featured in The Mummy 3.
I'm pretty sure they've got everything known to man inside that place.
Here are a few photos from our trip inside the Universal Property Department.
This pile of fake food was headed for a Saturday morning show called The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Apparently, teenagers eat a lot of food.
Props from The Mummy movies. My son's eyes went really wide at the sight of these. Okay, mine did too.
Another Mummy prop. Notice the furniture in the background. They have thousands of chairs, beds, dressers, etc., ready to outfit a movie set.
Among their dummies and mannequins was this Meryl Streep lookalike, created so she could be thrown off a cliff in the movie The River Wild.
It's like the world's biggest thrift shop, with shelves and shelves of knick-knacks and baubles.
Salt and pepper shakers! Considering those are among the most common items to have on a kitchen or restaurant table, they need to keep hundreds of them on hand.
If you can name a movie or TV show where you've seen these tikis, then you are definitely a Super Movie Geek.
These futuristic gloves appeared in the movie Minority Report. Either that, or they're the most amazing back scratchers ever, and I want a pair!
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2 Comments:
Was it Joe versus the Volcano?
Hundreds and hundreds of salt shakers. Wow.
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