Best movie visible crew/equipment of 1988

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Mac and Me picture

Visible crew/equipment: When the MAC's emerge from the NASA craft in the lab, there a shot through the lab glass of the father MAC, with the reflection of a cameraman holding a camera in the glass. (00:08:55)

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Killer Klowns From Outer Space picture

Visible crew/equipment: In the bathroom, when Mike's ex-girlfriend is getting undressed to take a shower a long-necked clown jumps from out of the toilet. Anyone, and I mean anyone, can clearly see the arm of a white guy sticking out of the bottom of the clown's neck controlling the puppet.

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Coming to America picture

Visible crew/equipment: You can see bits of the camera crew reflecting on the carriages, when the metro-train leaves the station after Akeem has gotten out after Lisa refused to marry him (near the end of the film).

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Evil Dead Trap picture

Visible crew/equipment: In many shots which pan around people, the camera casts a shadow on them, eg. during the sex scene.

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Cocoon: The Return picture

Visible crew/equipment: Near the end when Wilford and Don and Kitty are about to sneak into the Oceanic Center, they are scoping out the scene. As they turn the corner, the shot changes to a shot mounted on the hood looking right at Wilford. You can make out the top of the camera's shadow near the right windshield wiper. (01:30:45)

manthabeat

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Twins picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Arnold throws one of the Clane brothers into the elevator, you can clearly see the cable that pulls him backwards. (00:23:49)

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The Dead Pool picture

Visible crew/equipment: In the radio control car chase scenes over the humpy streets, camera equipment is visible in the rear seat area of the lead car.

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Tequila Sunrise picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Mel Gibson is getting his red boat ready to put in the water, his friend comes out of his house to talk to him. You can see the camera crew reflected in his friend's sunglasses.

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Pumpkinhead picture

Visible crew/equipment: Toward the end of the film, when Pumpkinhead picks up the boy Bunt, by one foot, you can see the two lifting cables attached to the victim's foot.

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Beaches picture

Visible crew/equipment: When CC and Hilary are bickering in the department store, as they walk over to the baby clothing cabinet, the camera pans along, and the crew and camera rig are reflected in the glass jewellery cabinet.

Hamster

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Above the Law picture

Visible crew/equipment: In the middle of the film when we see Nico just after he has beaten up a load of bad guys in an alley. He gives chase to a guy who is fleeing on foot, now when the bad guy runs past a shop window on a street corner and Nico runs after him, in this shot there is a reflection of the camera crew on the back of a trailer. (00:45:20)

The-Immortal

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The Big Blue picture

Visible crew/equipment: In the scene where Randall is chasing the big blue, he trips and if you look closely in the background, a camera is perfectly visible..

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Dragons Forever picture

Visible crew/equipment: During the fight on the boat Jackie runs up some stairs and is attacked by a thug, Jackie kicks him in his crotch making him fall down the stairs on to another thug. As the thugs land on the ground you can see the blue crash mat they fall on. (00:44:10)

Mortug

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Hobgoblins picture

Visible crew/equipment: Soon after Dennis dies via the Hobgoblin induced fantasy, Mr. McCreedy comes to check on him; when he gets to the door where they stopped earlier (where McCreedy told him not to proceed further down the hall), the actors' marks, T-marks in black duct tape, are visible on he floor where they stopped earlier.

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Return of the Living Dead Part II picture

Visible crew/equipment: When we first see the zombie climbing on the roof of the heroes car, you can see a red harness strap leading off screen, visible through the window. (00:43:50)

Hamster

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels picture

Visible crew/equipment: Upon seeing the dancers, when Freddy is rushed away in his wheelchair by Janet, the reflection of the boom operator chasing after them can be seen in the mirror on the wall that they are running along.

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Zombi 3 picture

Visible crew/equipment: When the General is explaining to the scientist that everyone in the immediate area must be killed to contain the virus, the shadow of a crew member is seen on the wall behind the General.

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