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Was and on TV last night and found some flaws


We never see the truck drivers face nor do we know anything about his back story. Also in big letters, the word flammable is on the truck yet it never explodes. Just awful

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We never saw Doctor Claw's face in Inspector Gadget neither, doesn't mean it wasn't a great kids' cartoon.

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Thats a flaw too

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I saw the reflection of someone who looked like Steven Spielberg in the phone booth scene.

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was he also the truck driver?

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Hmm...I'd have to take another look.

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Who, Spielberg? The truck driver was played by Carey Loftin.

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Well, Carey Loftin's *feet* anyway.

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And arm.

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touche.

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We never saw who the truck driver was

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It was Spielberg, his refection was accidentally captured by the camera.

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That was the point..

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So the point was poor movie making. I want to know some details about who and why the truck driver did what he did

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I hope for your sake this is a troll post.

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it was probably a female asian driver

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>>Also in big letters, the word flammable is on the truck yet it never explodes. Just awful<<

I watched it last night too. Maybe the tanker was empty. The whole rig was very old and worn-looking, so maybe it had been empty for a very long time. As to why then would the driver be driving it? Who knows? Maybe he was transporting the (long empty) tank to a specific destination?

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Supporting my “empty” theory, I found this:

“Steven Spielberg said that the multiple license plates on the front bumper of the truck suggested that the truck driver is a serial killer which "ran down other drivers in other states".

Hence he would not have had gas in the tanker. Not to mention even a half-loaded tank would slow him down.

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LOL I can't tell if this is a good attempt at a troll or a bad one.

Still, I lol'd.

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Keep guessing

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