Best action movie visible crew/equipment of 1980

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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back picture

Visible crew/equipment: When C-3PO is on the conveyor belt, if you look in the reflection in his head you can see the camera crew. (01:26:40)

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Shogun picture

Visible crew/equipment: In the opening scene you see an old ship in the water, if you look closely you can also see the shadow of the helicopter that is filming the scene.

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Superman II picture Superman II mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: Ursa throws the sewer lid at Superman sending him flying backwards into the car windshield. Watch the sewer lid carefully when Superman actually hits the windshield. You can see that the sewer lid was actually attached to a belt around his waist so that it would stay in place for the shots where he is flying backward through the air. (01:39:50)

Garlonuss

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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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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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Any Which Way You Can picture

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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Super Fuzz picture

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)

oprlvr33

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