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Yndii
Me and my mum are going to South Florida in the summer of 2011 and we wanted to know whats fun down there. We were going to spend allot of time in Fort lauderdale, Plantation, and Coral Springs. Any advice on what to do to enjoy my time?
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The summer weather is intense and oppressive in South Florida. So for indoor stuff, the best shopping spots are at the gigantic Sawgrass Mills Mall located at W. Sunrise and N. Flamingo in Sunrise. Also for a bargain, visit the popular Festival Flea Market located at the junction of the Florida Turnpike and W. Sample in Pompano Beach.
An afternoon relaxing on the beaches along Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, and Deerfield Beach are good. They have great piers and nearby shops/eats.
Boomers, located next to I-95 in Dania Beach, is a huge family entertainment place with enough arcade games to make you drool. Not to mention a great go-kart track and wooden roller coaster. The place is packed with a younger crowd, but mom should be ok.
If you have passports, consider a one or two day cruise from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas on the cheap. If you don't ride the cruise ships, you can watch them and the big yachts, at John Lloyd State Park along the shore at Fort Lauderdale.
You might want to experiment with snorkeling, and the Florida Keys are full of fantastic underwater experiences with the coral reef and colorful tropical fish. Check out the little state parks along the keys for the best time.
There's several local parks in the area that have nice nature trails, but the morning is the preferred time to visit. Check out Markham, Fern Forest, and Tradewinds Parks.
If alligators in the wild are on the list to see, ride up to Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge along US 441 in Boynton Beach and take a morning walk in the refuge. Guaranteed alligators and big long-necked tropical birds so bring the camera.
Did anyone die making Thunderball?
Dr. Steve
So much of it was shot underwater. Someone must have been injured.
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Reginald Beckwith, who plays the minor part of Kenniston, died while filming for this movie was still going on. His scenes were already shot, but it was to be his last part and he never saw the result of it.
Here's information about the dangers of filming, but no one was injured or killed:
The most difficult sequences to film were the underwater action scenes and the first to be shot underwater was at a depth of 50 feet to shoot the scene where SPECTRE divers remove the nuclear warheads from the sunken Vulcan bomber. Peter Lamont had previously visited an Air Force base carrying a concealed camera which he used to get close-up shots of the secretive missiles and those appearing in the film were not actually present. Most of the underwater scenes had to be done at lower tides due to the sharks in the Bahamian sea.
Connery's life was in danger in the sequence with the sharks in Largo's pool and one which he had been in fear of when he read the script. He insisted that Ken Adam build a special Plexiglas partition inside the pool but, despite this, it was not a fixed structure and one of the sharks managed to pass through it. Connery had to abandon the pool immediately, seconds away from attack. Another dangerous situation occurred when special effects coordinator John Stears brought in a supposed dead shark carcass to be towed around the pool. However, the shark was not dead and revived at one point. Due to the dangers on the set, stuntman Bill Cummings demanded an extra fee £250 to double for Largo's sidekick Quist as he was dropped into the pool of sharks.
The climactic underwater battle was shot at Clifton Pier and was choreographed by Hollywood expert Ricou Browning, who had worked on many films previously such as "Creature From the Black Lagoon" in 1954. He was responsible for the staging of the cave sequence and the battle scenes beneath the Disco Volante and called in his specialist team of divers who posed as those engaged in the onslaught. Voit provided much of the underwater gear in exchange for product placement and film tie-in merchandise. Lamar Boren, an underwater photographer, was brought in to shoot all of the sequences. United States Air Force Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Russhon, who had already helped alliance Eon productions with the local authorities in Turkey for "From Russia With Love" 1963 and at Fort Knox for "Goldfinger" 1964, stood by and was able to supply the experimental rocket fuel used to destroy the Disco Volante. Russhon, using his position, was also able to gain access to the United States Navy's still-experimental Fulton surface-to-air recovery system, which was used to lift Bond and Domino from the water at the end of the film. Filming ceased in May 1965 and the final scene shot was the physical fight on the bridge of the Disco Volante.
While in Nassau, during the final shooting days, special effects supervisor John Stears was supplied experimental rocket fuel to use in exploding villain Largo's yacht, the Disco Volante. Ignoring the true power of the volatile liquid, Stears doused the entire yacht with it, took cover, and then detonated the boat. The resultant massive explosion shattered windows along Bay Street in Nassau roughly 30 miles away.
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