Re: [MV] T-34's as Tigers in "Kelly's Heroes"

From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Sun Jun 13 2004 - 22:05:50 PDT


At 6:47 PM -0400 6/13/04, Steve Grammont wrote:
>There were a lot of great MVs in Kelly's Heroes. M5 High Speed Tractor,
>lots of Shermans, etc.
>
>On related topic, last night I rewatched Mars Attacks. Surprised to see
>Soviet T-55s (or T-64s, couldn't get good enough view) used in the
>standoff in Nevada as well as outside of Congress. Really funny to see
>them painted up like American stuff and stuck right next to M-48s :-)
>Probably the only Hollywood movie in history to have Soviet armor made up
>to look like American instead of the other way around!

Well, OpFor at NTC had M551's dressed up as all
sorts of Soviet vehicles for the longest times.
And more than a few US AFVs have been dressed up
as German AFVs.

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