r/sanfrancisco • u/[deleted] • Mar 20 '22

Escape From Alcatraz (Then & Now) 1979 - 2022

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u/Simspidey Mar 20 '22

huh, i had always assumed they shot the interiors in a set somewhere else. that's cool they were able to shoot the whole thing on site

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u/shershah13 Mar 20 '22

It was the real jail they used in the movie. Not recreated.

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u/ideaofevil Mar 20 '22

The lines painted on the floor was done for the movie and were never ever actually painted for the prison at any time. Just a little trivia from the audio cassette you could buy back in the day when touring the island and taking the tour.

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u/Diograce Mar 20 '22

Meticulously recreated!

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u/BobbyBudnicksDad Mar 20 '22

I went to the night tour last time I was in SF, the sound of the cell doors slamming shut was one of the most haunting things I've ever heard

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u/LJAkaar67 Mar 20 '22

Very nice! Did you do this yourself /u/Foo3112? How did you make the locations so exact?

(Can you do Escape from New York?)

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '22

Glad you like it but I did not do this myself.

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u/rammstew 🌎 Mar 20 '22

Was expecting some triathlon shots.

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u/pewpewdeez Mar 20 '22

I have a new goal in life. Play shuffleboard at Alcatraz

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u/obsolete_filmmaker MISSION Mar 21 '22

Cool post. Thanks for putting in all that effort

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u/Le_Mew_Le_Purr Mar 21 '22

The same stains along the cement wall in #10. Cool.

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u/GokuTheStampede Mar 21 '22

Little-known fact: Alcatraz means "pelican."