why are the streets always wet during a chase scene in a movie?

toddzilla

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Fri Apr-16-04 09:14 PM
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why are the streets always wet during a chase scene in a movie?

This is true of virtually all movie chase scenes, what's up with the wet streets?

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KittyWampus

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Fri Apr-16-04 09:16 PM
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1. Why Are The Terrorists Always Muslim?

Why, when the walls of a house drip blood... don't the occupants just GET THE HELL OUT?

:think:

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DAGDA56

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Fri Apr-16-04 09:16 PM
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2. cars skid better...they look faster...the sound is dubbed in later.

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toddzilla

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Fri Apr-16-04 09:20 PM
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5. skid better..

why didn't i think of that!!

although even in like an oldsmobile commercial, the street is always wet. Maybe it just looks better on film.

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DAGDA56

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Fri Apr-16-04 09:21 PM
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6. It ain't easy to sell an Oldsmobile, you know...

...nt

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Twillig

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Fri Apr-16-04 09:27 PM
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9. It could also rain later

If they were shooting with dry streets to begin with and later on it rained they would be screwed.

Rent the DVD of Ronin (prolly you already did) and listen to Frankenheimer's (RIP) commentary. It's what he said.

And it's easier to four-wheel-drift a BMW on cobblestones in the wet. :)

It also helps to be JP Jarier.

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codegreen

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Fri Apr-16-04 09:17 PM
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3. easier to fudge the stunt and kill civilians/cast! free publicity!

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rwheeler31

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Fri Apr-16-04 09:17 PM
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4. slick fomat

why else would people watch?

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KamaAina

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Fri Apr-16-04 09:25 PM
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7. 'Cause so many movies are filmed in Vancouver?

a/k/a "Brollywood" :-)

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alvis

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Fri Apr-16-04 09:25 PM
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8. For the refelction.

Edited on Fri Apr-16-04 09:26 PM by alvis

Usually it's done for the reflection. I think Scorsese said something about this in a commentary for either Taxi Driver or Bringing out the Dead.

Assuming you meant at night.

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Cassandra

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Fri Apr-16-04 09:37 PM
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10. They're excited?

Sorry, that was irresistible.

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RoadRunner

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Fri Apr-16-04 10:06 PM
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11. It just looks better that way.

I used to live in a city where lots of movies were made. The FX crew wets the streets, expecially in the night scenes, because it just looks cool that way.

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