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Old 08-20-2012, 03:35 PM
 
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I had heard that the underground "house" (bomb shelter) that Brendan Fraser grew up in in the movie Encino Man was modeled after a real underground "house" (bomb shelter) in Las Vegas...

Has anyone else heard this or know if there is such a "house" in Las Vegas????
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Old 08-20-2012, 03:38 PM
 
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No... that wasn't encino man, It was "Blast from the past" with chris walken

Gods and Monsters was my fav!
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Old 08-20-2012, 03:40 PM
 
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No... that wasn't encino man, It was "Blast from the past" with chris walken

Gods and Monsters was my fav!
So right you are....
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Old 08-20-2012, 03:47 PM
 
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If that rumor is true (and I have heard it too) it probably belonged to Howard Hughes. He was a brilliant, eccentric, paranoid guy.
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Old 08-20-2012, 04:11 PM
 
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I had heard that the underground "house" (bomb shelter) that Brendan Fraser grew up in in the movie Encino Man was modeled after a real underground "house" (bomb shelter) in Las Vegas...

Has anyone else heard this or know if there is such a "house" in Las Vegas????
Funny. I actually worked directly for the writer/producer of Encino Man (George Zaloom) back in the day. He also produced Hearts of Darkness which was a great documentary about the making of Apocalypse Now.
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Old 08-20-2012, 04:12 PM
 
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heart of darkness... it was a book also
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Old 08-20-2012, 04:50 PM
 
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heart of darkness... it was a book also
Yes, that is what Apocalypse Now was based on... hence the name.
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Old 08-20-2012, 05:01 PM
 
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here... randy hansen did much of the guitar work for that soundtrack.

you can thank me later.


Hendrix Impersonator, Randy Hansen 1996, "Star Spangled Banner". - YouTube
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Old 08-20-2012, 06:39 PM
 
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That "underground house" has a listing in a book called "Weird Las Vegas." I highly recommend that locals try to find a copy.
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Old 08-20-2012, 07:16 PM
 
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That "underground house" has a listing in a book called "Weird Las Vegas." I highly recommend that locals try to find a copy.
I just added it to my Amazon wish list. Thanks.
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