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   Message 27,161 of 28,343   
   J. Clarke to All   
   Re: Review: The Martian   
   12 Jun 16 21:02:04   
   
   From: j.clarke.873638@gmail.com   
      
   In article <1moqsi6.pb3dw0z7q544N%nmassello@yahoo.com>,   
   nmassello@yahoo.com says...   
   >   
   > Your Name  wrote:   
   >   
   > > It depends on what is being filmed. In some cases they simply build a   
   > > set of the spacecraft interior inside a "Vomit Comet" plane - then no   
   > > CGI is needed at all.   
   >   
   > Apollo 13 is the only movie I know of that used a "comet" for filming.   
   > It is *horrendously* expensive, not to mention the effects on cast and   
   > crew. (There's a reason for that nickname.)   
      
   Chartering a Vomit Comet for a private event costs about 0.15 percent of   
   the budget of "The Martian".   
      
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