Hi. The other day I saw The World's Fastest Indian with Anthony Hopkins. Either Mr. Hopkins knows how to weld or they did some cinematic magic with a couple scenes. To my memory, most of the actors portraying welders in the movies never touched an electrode holder before in their life. In particular, remember the opening scene in Flashdance where the lead character is making some bright light, spatter and sparks but can't possibly be producing a real weld?
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What, nobody ever watched The Perfect Storm? Sully's intro is a shot of him blasting sparks in the direction of the camera with an Oxy Acetylene torch. And then, the very believable shot of Billy Tyne swinging from a boom, torch in hand, even under water without snuffing the flame and with one hand, he cuts through the chain to free the Andrea Gail from an uncontrollable stabilizer. :blush2:
{Not that I doubt the endless possibilities on the water!!}
How about the Poseidon Adventure? Freed through plate steel one inch thick!!
Oh, even more beleivable, the crew of the Seaview in episode after episode breaks out the UW welding crew to make repairs after tangling with all manner of hideous underwater obstacles!! :laugh:
..and what about Gojira?? Hmmm....:blob2:
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{Not that I doubt the endless possibilities on the water!!}
How about the Poseidon Adventure? Freed through plate steel one inch thick!!
Oh, even more beleivable, the crew of the Seaview in episode after episode breaks out the UW welding crew to make repairs after tangling with all manner of hideous underwater obstacles!! :laugh:
..and what about Gojira?? Hmmm....:blob2:
There is also a scene in the beginning of Conspiricy Theory with a fellow sparking something that was SUPPOSED to look like welding. It looked a lot like he was just striking the arc over and over...just not as bright.
One think to keep in mind, Sir A. Hopkins is dern good actor. Good actors study their subjects a lot. I bet he ran a few beads before the first scene was shot...that was a great movie, BTW.
One think to keep in mind, Sir A. Hopkins is dern good actor. Good actors study their subjects a lot. I bet he ran a few beads before the first scene was shot...that was a great movie, BTW.
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I think Russell Crow learnt to play the violin for a role had once. He just would have learn to play a few songs on it, but it would have been tough.
Actors learn to ride horses, fight with swords, speak other languages, play musical instruments, dance etc etc etc for their roles. I suspect many of them would able to learn to lay a few beads if the director felt it was a good idea.
Raining again here. Worst summer I can remember.
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Actors learn to ride horses, fight with swords, speak other languages, play musical instruments, dance etc etc etc for their roles. I suspect many of them would able to learn to lay a few beads if the director felt it was a good idea.
Raining again here. Worst summer I can remember.
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Thats because it was 3rd shift, those guys dont do ANYTHING! :laugh:
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3rd Shift was so much fun. God I was a bum, but the girls were fun!!
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The absolute WORST movie scene with welding was RED OCTOBER.
Laughable, as they were doing a repair with a stick welder out of position on stainless in a reactor room of a submarine.
Even a scratch start inverter TIG would have made more sense.
Movie directors really need to start doing their homework.
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Laughable, as they were doing a repair with a stick welder out of position on stainless in a reactor room of a submarine.
Even a scratch start inverter TIG would have made more sense.
Movie directors really need to start doing their homework.
I AM AVAILABLE for consultation. HAHAHAHHHAH
That was Terminator 2, and they crash a truck full of liquid nitrogen into the steel mill upon arrival. It's not realistic to expect anyone to stick around after that.
If a tanker truck filled with anything crashes into my work, I'm taking the rest of the day off. Maybe even if it's filled with nothing, and bumps into the loading dock at 1 MPH.
I just saw No Country For Old Men in the theatre.
No welding scenes, but a little welding talk between the characters, Lewellyn (a welder on the run with 2 million cash) and Carson (a bounty hunter).
It went something like this:
Carson- What do you do? (making small talk)
Lewellyn- I'm retired.
C- Well what did you do?
L- I was a welder.
C- Acetylene, mig, tig?
L- All of 'em. If it can be welded, I welded it.
C- Cast iron?
L- Yup.
C- I said weld, not braze! ... Pot metal?
L- What'd I say? (irritated)
No welding scenes, but a little welding talk between the characters, Lewellyn (a welder on the run with 2 million cash) and Carson (a bounty hunter).
It went something like this:
Carson- What do you do? (making small talk)
Lewellyn- I'm retired.
C- Well what did you do?
L- I was a welder.
C- Acetylene, mig, tig?
L- All of 'em. If it can be welded, I welded it.
C- Cast iron?
L- Yup.
C- I said weld, not braze! ... Pot metal?
L- What'd I say? (irritated)
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The mini-plasma torches in Aliens 2. The bystanders look at the flame I believe?
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I haven't seen it but that got to be fake. Everybody knows that zombies only eat brains.
which movee...? It's a trend I dont like zombie brain eater... but I love resident evil 1,2,3 and 28 days later, 28 weeks later... I love paranoid movee... have me think of the future... still can t find zombie with a welding equipment.
I have 600 over movee in my collection... will check on welding issue when I have my long holidays break...:laugh:
I have 600 over movee in my collection... will check on welding issue when I have my long holidays break...:laugh:
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There was some good foundry action in The Deer Hunter.
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