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    Episode 82 — Double Team

    The theme of this episode was: 1) indiscriminate ADR and 2) the indiscriminate violence rained down on women and babies. Why? I think I have the answer. This movie was the American directorial debut (and finale so far as I know) of Hong Kong director Tsui Hark. Anyone familiar with Hong Kong action films of that period knows that there is no taboo saying that you can't shoot a woman or handicapped person in a hospital nursery (check out John Woo's Hard Boiled). As for the ADR, HK directors of this period also love to use ADR. This is because back in the day, HK film productions shot fast. It was too expensive to have a quiet set (what if the set for tomorrow's scene was under construction next door?). Besides, most HK films would be redubbed into other languages anyway when they were shown in mainland China, Malaysia, Philippines, etc.., And what if you decide to make major script changes after the movie has finished shooting? That's what ADR is for. This movie was supposed to be Tsui Hark's Broken Arrow.... but was not.
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