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That insanely racist sign John walks around wearing in Harlem...

posted 8 years ago by uzielis
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...it's not real, is it? I mean, even for a movie, it's highly a very touchy thing write. Some say it was CGI. What was it, really?

[–] Nick7080 8 years ago

While Trivia mentions this;

The sandwich board that Bruce Willis wore while filming in Harlem was originally blank, rather than text, to ensure no one was offended by the racist message. The "I Hate *beep* was added with CGI in post-production. Some television broadcasts use an alternate version where the sign reads "I hate everybody", which is sometimes erroneously said to be the original version of the sign used for filming, but this too was added with CGI in post-production.

this behind the scenes photo shows what really was written on sign;

http://images3.cinema.de/imedia/3938/1663938,yclV0JryrnrrvfDuNO_NYRiSMlcozjyT5wpxP95fyX7LUiAqkAXxkJMsmuoJYNQHtGeAMcKK97fbpLbH+rGI6g==.jpg

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[–] Minus_The_Beer 8 years ago

It is real. As a matter of fact, they commissioned Michael Richards (yes, Kramer!) to write the sign. It's all right there in the trivia section! Go have a look.

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