Posted by Neil Brimelow | Filed under Uncategorized
I am experimenting with the blog/site’s formatting, so here is an excerpt from Total Recall.
BTW, It’s funny how we have actually better technology now for the famous xray scene.
Total Recall (1990)
Today
The only problem is that most people don’t look as buff as Arnold, nor the obvious special forces guy they got to pose for the above scan.
Now, I have no problem with this technology being used for airport security. I don’t think it’s an invasion of privacy (after all they can pull you out of line and anal probe you if they want), instead it’s simply just unflattering, as this “backscatter” xray scanner show you for the fatty you really are, buried under that XXXXL tshirt.
5 INT. SUBWAY STATION - EARLY MORNING
Quail enters the station. Everybody must pass through a
weapons check before proceeding to the platforms.
TWO ARMED GUARDS stand at either side, as commuters pass
through an electronic beam. On a screen, the entire body
of each person is seen in X-ray. All of them are clearly
carrying a gun in their inside coat pocket.
GUARD
No weapon again, Mr. Quail?
QUAIL
I keep forgetting, Herb. They
frighten me.
GUARD
Yeah? Well, it’s the law,
Mr. Quail. Has been since
1990 they tell me. Tomorrow -
ya carry ya gun or ya get
reported.
GUARD gestures to his associate. They’ve obviously been
through this with Quail before.
QUAIL
Okay. Herb, okay.