I’m keeping it short today because I’m including links you’ll want to follow. They’re too funny for words.
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Next year marks the 30th anniversary of Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford in The Fugitive. (No, I can’t believe 30 years either.)
Much of the story centered around Chicago but North Carolina made out damn well in the filming. The most iconic scenes took place there– the train/bus wreck and the leap from the damn spillway.
The bus and train are still there outside of Sylva / Dillsboro / Bryson City. The director’s mother didn’t tell him to clean up after himself, so they’re rusting in an accidental one-man’s-trash-is-another’s-roadside attraction. And yes, they crashed a real train into a real bus on the Great Smoky Railroad rather than in Illinois.
The scene turned out slightly more spectacular than they’d planned. Tests and calculations showed an ideal speed of 36mph (60kmph), but Tammy the Train, excited by her film debut, dashed off at 45mph (72kmph).
But it was worth it, wasn’t it? Compare the real thing with the improbable train versus helicopter CGI physics of Tom Cruise in the Mission Impossible 3 flick.
The dam scene took place at Cheoah Dam. One of the hospital scenes was shot in Jackson County as well.
Me, I’m not going to visit. Bad things happen every time I step foot in North Carolina. (No, don’t write. You have no idea.)
It’s the Drugs, Man.
I didn’t come there to discuss dams and damages. Remember, the plot set out to learn why a one-armed man murdered Richard Kimble’s wife. Gradually we learn it has something to do with marketing a drug, Provasic, developed and manufactured by Devlin-Macgregor Pharmaceuticals.
As I was researching a project, I stumbled upon Devlin-Macgregor’s web site. To my surprise, they offer a very different conspiracy scenario from the film, possibly on the advice of Elizabeth Holmes. Be sure to check out their other fine products, Narcogesic and Solarresti, the only prescription mRNA inhibitor that provides fortified protection against all single and two-shot COVID-19 “vaccines” (1/3 the way down their home page) and their employment page.
Just don’t die laughing.
OMG! That website is hilarious! Thanks, Leigh!
ReplyDeleteEve, I'm glad people still have a sense of humor, especially in unexpected place. I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
DeleteSeeing a corporation offering drugs to block the COVID vaccine didn't feel like a joke, which is a sad commentary on where we find ourselves. However, the employment page did it for me. What a hoot! According to the fine print on their website, they do offer swag with the corporate name, the ultimate product in-joke.
ReplyDeleteWendy, here in Florida, home of the bleach treatment where madness passes for sanity, our maskless, hapless governor has pushed ivdermictin and antibody treatment and threatened to withhold pay of teachers and state employees who required masks. He also fudged the number of infections and deaths according to a whistleblower (whom he had arrested), so that passes for normal here. I'm glad you liked the careersm page, Wendy.
DeleteLeigh, I'm here in Florida as well, which is why I had no problem thinking the anti-vaccine medication might be real. It's rare for me to see the humor in the madness, so thanks for sharing this. And now I have to brush up my resume. Where did I put those pay stubs from my adult film gigs?
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