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Originally Posted by FastCarFan View Post
I haven't seen the movie in years. At the end of the chase scene the car hits a gas pump & it explodes. If you watch closely you will see that the car actually misses the pump, but it explodes anyway. The guy with his finger on the "blow up" button hit it even though the driver was a little off. Once they blew it they couldn't reshoot the scene.
I read or saw in the behind the scenes that the gas station was special effects. The city would not allow an explosion within the city limits.
Still a great movie. I hope they don't do a re-make of it.
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