Archive for Monday, June 02, 2008
What burned in the Universal fire
* New York City streetscape: Used in countless movies and television shows. This set burned once before, in 1990, and was rebuilt.
* King Kong: The King Kong exhibit on the Universal Studios tour. The exhibit included a 30-foot-tall moving model of King Kong.
* “Back to the Future” set: The town square, including the courthouse area and the clock tower that plays a central roll in the film.
* Video vaults: These vaults contained videos of numerous Universal-produced TV series and movies. Firefighters managed to remove some of the videotapes. “Nothing is lost forever,” Universal President Ron Meyer said of the videos.
* Soundstage: At least one full soundstage.
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