VOTD: Here Are Six Big Movies That Recycled Footage From Other Movies
Did you know that not every single shot in a movie is overseen by any given film’s primary director? There’s an entire crew of people called the second unit whose responsibility it is to shoot supplementary footage such asestablishing shots, stunts, inserts and cutaways. The director still has to approve that footage, but he’s not on set to actually shoot it. It’s not exactly a secret in Hollywood, even if most people outside of Hollywood don’t know it.
However, what you may not be aware of is that there are instances when recycled movie footage is used to complete a movie. We’re not just talking about a shot of a cityscape or mountainside, but very specific shots and scenes that were reused between two different movies. For example, did you knowWar and Peacefootage can be seen inBill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure?
Here’s a countdown of six movies that use footage from other films fromScreenRant:
I always wondered why the shot of the Jedi Council inAttack of the Cloneslooked almost identical to the same one inThe Phantom Menace, and now I know. But beyond that, even some of the movements of the Jedi on the council are reused throughout both scenes. Honestly, I’m just surprised that George Lucas didn’t recreate everything with visual effects instead.
Having just recently watchedBlade Runner, I actually thought to myself that some of the landscapes in the final shot looked very similar to the countryside inThe Shining, but merely assumed that there are plenty of areas that look like that around the world. It turns out that the helicopter footage (which some companies shoot specifically for it to be bought by studios for their movies) inBlade Runnerwas meant forThe Shining.
How’s that for some movie magic?
