One and the same scene of switzerland in so many movies...

[Christhedude]

Hey everyone,

just watched Wall Street: Money Never sleeps and at that one point where the main character's travel to Switzerland, the opening scene of Switzerland, is the same and exact scene from The Bourne Identity.

It was just shot maybe a little earlier, or little later... but the same exact cars park on the roads, only differents is that the Swiss City Train is Red and in the other movie its Blue!

Now, i remember seeing that scene in at least 2 other movies, perhaps even more.

Is it normal that if a movie isnt actually taking place in that particular country, they use cut scenes from other movies, to give the viewer the impression that they are actually in that particular country?!

Chris

 

[a6m5]

In lower budgeted films, I'd guess it happens. In a blockbuster like Bourne Identity, or Wall Street 2, I highly doubt that they'd use any generic city scenery filmed by someone else. I'm sure it can happen on a something like a space shuttle launch, or on other unique occasions, but not on everyday scene.

Reason why I came in here, when I was a kid, in Japan, I loved watching this TV double header on Saturdays after school(half-day). I think the first one on was this Rockford Files-type detective show, then the A-Team. I loved them.

One Saturday, the detective show ended with a shoot out in this theme park. So did the A-Team. In the same theme park.