Visible crew/equipment: Young vampire Danny floats away from the window after being confronted with a crucifix. The effect is quickly ruined when the boom he is sitting on can be seen moving him for 8 seconds. (01:43:40)
Salem's Lot (1979)
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
Starring: James Mason, Bonnie Bedelia, David Soul, Lance Kerwin
Visible crew/equipment: When Mike Ryerson is alone in the basement walking around the crate, you can see the shadow cast by the camera as he walks. The shadow moves along the crate because the camera is following Mike.
Visible crew/equipment: After dinner at Susan's parents' house, Ben and Susan leave in Ben's car, and then we see a brief conversation between Susan's parents discussing Ben. Throughout the conversation you can see a microphone at the bottom of the screen picking up their lines. (00:21:23)
Trivia: The scenes where the child vampires float around outside or float into the bedrooms of their victims were partly filmed in reverse to make them seem more "unnatural."
Trivia: During filming, actor James Mason jokingly referred to Lance Kerwin and David Soul as "Lanski and Hutch".
Ben Mears: You'll have to get some hawthorn.
Susan Norton: Okay.
Ben Mears: And put it all over the house.
Straker: Oh, you're the writer. On vacation or vocation?
Straker: Ciao, Constable.
Constable Parkins Gillespie: Chow?
Straker: Ciao. It's a familiar Italian expression meaning goodbye.
Constable Parkins Gillespie: I didn't know you were Italian.
Straker: I'm not. The word is.
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