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5 Infamous Abandonments Used in Famous Films [PICS/VIDS]
weburbanist.com — While many urban abandonments are left alone, some remarkable buildings have become famous after being used as film sets. Here are five films that made use of deserted buildings ranging from suburban malls and insane asylums to an unfinished nuclear reactor.
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- FrancoisLyon, on 04/04/2008, -1/+6Dugg for the Blues Brothers. Best car chase in all of film (yes, even better than Bullet!)
- lekahe, on 04/04/2008, -1/+3Excellent article!
- optimusprime01, on 04/04/2008, -1/+4"Did you ever wonder if they really destroyed a mall to make one of the most famous scenes in this film? As it turns out, the infamous mall car chase scene did in fact wreak havoc on what remained the (yes, recently deserted) Dixie Square Mall."
and i thought it was just a set. Nice info. - lmhoward, on 04/04/2008, -1/+3beautiful decay.
- msaleem, on 04/04/2008, -1/+5Awesome collection. I'm gonna have to download...err...rent these movies now!
- reflex768, on 04/04/2008, -1/+3Fascinating list. But off the top of my head the most dramatic I can think of was the ruined city of Hue in Full Metal Jacket. The scale of that abandoned location --wherever it was-- was truly staggering.
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