But, one of the signs, on a second-floor walkway connecting two of the residential buildings, lists the shelter’s capacity at over 300. Fosser, died in 2006 according to IMDB, a movie industry website.įlanagan did say it’s possible the shelter signs refer to something other than an underground structure, such as an interior hallway. The film’s other set designer, William B. In an email to the Review, Maher Ahmad, one of the film’s set designers, wrote “Sorry, I don’t know the answer it was a long time ago!” They were on public schools, any place.”ĭavis wasn’t absolutely certain his crew didn’t install the signs but added “I doubt it.” “They were there,” Davis said, referring to the signs. Indeed, during one scene in the film, the brick walkway connecting the two residential buildings can be seen the fallout sign is there, too.īut, Andrew Davis, the film’s director, couldn’t recall the signs as part of the movie set when reached by phone July 26. Jeeps parked outside,” according to a December 1988 Forest Park Review clip.

Army Master Sergeant.įallout shelter signs, then, would be a logical addition as the filmmakers converted The Altenheim into a American military base in Berlin, “complete with vintage Audis and U.S. “The Package,” a political thriller set during the Cold War, stars Gene Hackman as a U.S. “I wouldn’t even know where to look for a hidden door to a basement.”įlanagan did suggest one alternate theory: the two signs are left over set pieces from a Hollywood film shot, in part, on site in the late 1980s. And in his own six-year experience as head of maintenance, he hasn’t stumbled upon on one either. Franklin, now condos, are among the sites listed.īut, importantly, the clip only reference’s The Altenheim’s selection as a site it does not report the shelter’s specific location on the property or if it was actually installed.įlanagan has reviewed some of The Altenheim’s architectural drawings stored in the attic and found no indication of a basement.

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