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"That helicopter crash looks so real..."

Probably because it was! Moviegoers are dumbstruck when a routine helicopter landing turns into a fiery crash. "Actually," says director John DeBello, "they weren't quite as dumbstruck as I was."

After the helicopter crashed, DeBello moved quickly to pull the pilot and actors, Jack Riley and George Wilson, to safety. Thinking even more quickly, Riley suggested that Wilson and he crawl away from the flaming wreckage, while adlibbing appropriate lines.

"I thought of the idea, too," confesses DeBello, "it's just that I didn't have the guts to say it." The result? A spectacular helicopter stunt that cost more than the rest of the $90,000 movie combined. That's entertainment!