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Published on Saturday, July 29, 2000 - 4:23pm |
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Geek Report: PEARL HARBOR shooting in Texas
Father Geek here with a geek report from Shoredrive in Corpus Christi, Texas. It's true this "Spring Break" town on the Texas coast has had Zeros flying over head for days as the WWII vintage Carrier docked there has been serving the role of a member of the Japanese fleet that attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. As our reporter notes that all stopped Friday, and now the same carrier will be converted to pose as the American ship that launched the 1st bombing of Tokyo in WWII. Josh Harnett, Ben Affleck, and one of the Baldwins will be on hand for that stage of the shooting to begin Monday. My understanding is that it is a closed set, but alot of the action can be viewed from a distance... if you're interested and in the area.
Hi, long time reader first time poster.
I live in Portland, Tx which is
about a ten minute drive from Corpus Christi where they are currently
filming Pearl Harbor. The other day I was driving by the U.S.S.
Lexington and noticed alot of Japenese fighter planes on the top deck,
some of them flying around and alot of Japenese looking officers walking
around the street. I had a few minutes to kill so I stopped and started
talking to one of the extras, he said that they were filming scenes for
a Japanese ship and they were going to finish up that day, friday the
28th. He also said that Monday they were going to use the Lex as a
double for the USS Hornet, which led the Doolittle raid on Japan. He
said since he wasn't going to be used for the scenes on the Hornet he
didn't know who was going to be around for shooting.
Sorry I cant get any
pics, dont have a photo scanner or digital cam. Hopefully I'll go there
next week to get some more info.
Just call me...
Scarry Terry.
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Reader Talkback
Houston Shoot by Whartonite | Jul 29th, 2000 04:59:08 PM | these guys are gonna fuck it
up by Dubious | Jul 29th, 2000 05:21:33 PM | Some pics online by dehayd | Jul 29th, 2000 06:44:30 PM | More articles online by dehayd | Jul 29th, 2000 06:50:49 PM | Slow motion in a moving
picture - It's too crazy to
work by Norville Barnes | Jul 29th, 2000 08:22:51 PM | 'Pearl Harbor'...a "Titanic"
or a "Waterworld"? by JayJ | Jul 29th, 2000 11:32:56 PM | Oh........ by crimsonrage | Jul 30th, 2000 12:13:09 AM | I agree by crimsonrage | Jul 30th, 2000 12:46:15 AM | Why not use the real USS
Hornet? by Syd Mead | Jul 30th, 2000 01:49:27 AM | Um...... by crimsonrage | Jul 30th, 2000 01:53:53 AM | What the fuck is this shit?! by MajorY2Kaos | Jul 30th, 2000 02:35:35 AM | I have high hopes for this
movie... by SkyKing76 | Jul 30th, 2000 07:56:22 AM | Try 'Sink the Bismark!'
skyking. by keeper | Jul 30th, 2000 02:10:44 PM | You guys have no fucking clue by looking-for-love | Jul 30th, 2000 05:32:34 PM | Umm...Has anyone seen this??? by Harry Tuttle | Jul 30th, 2000 10:50:57 PM | RE: Mali Ocean by crimsonrage | Jul 30th, 2000 10:52:52 PM | Pearl Harbor by Miyamoto Musashi | Jul 31st, 2000 12:13:25 AM | Gimme a break. by Bonedriven | Jul 31st, 2000 12:37:14 AM | Prove it. by C29659 | Jul 31st, 2000 12:41:48 AM | isn't it obvious? by Miyamoto Musashi | Jul 31st, 2000 02:51:01 AM | What the Japanese thought... by BrianSLA | Jul 31st, 2000 03:25:35 AM | Like a Mouse picking a fight
with a lion... by BrianSLA | Jul 31st, 2000 03:35:24 AM | Pearl Harbor stuff by TORATOM | Jul 31st, 2000 09:00:11 AM | Oh alright Musashi by Kuang | Jul 31st, 2000 09:15:57 AM | looking-for-love by Wolvie6 | Jul 31st, 2000 11:52:38 AM | Amen Wolvie by Kuang | Jul 31st, 2000 12:03:02 PM | pow/mia by Lron | Jul 31st, 2000 12:36:26 PM | In Hawaii.... by Bonniesansclyde | Jul 31st, 2000 08:00:04 PM | as for me..... by Miyamoto Musashi | Jul 31st, 2000 10:31:13 PM | I hope they pull it off by Private Ryan | Aug 1st, 2000 01:23:23 AM | The "Real" U.S.S. Hornet by WizArtist | Aug 2nd, 2000 10:10:55 AM | Real equipment by Kuang | Aug 2nd, 2000 02:58:48 PM | Pearl Harbor by Gekko4321 | Nov 2nd, 2000 11:54:11 AM | new Pearl Harbor
trailer...WOW! by MRupprecht | Dec 1st, 2000 11:37:48 AM |
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