So was the exterior cave shot actually Golondrinas? I thought it was while watching the movie, but then second guessed it later. Like David, I also enjoyed the movie, despite the incredibly over-dramatized view of cave divers as reckless and willing to make mercy kills. It's just entertainment folks.
Gatita On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Karen Perry <[email protected]> wrote: > The only thing I found in common with Nullabor was both take place in a > cave. Nullabor wasn't a diving trip & was 13 people & no one died or was > seriously injured. > Karen > > --- On *Mon, 2/7/11, David Ochel <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: David Ochel <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Sanctum > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 10:57 PM > > > So, Bill, > > Is there anything on: > > > Based on the true story of co-writer Andrew Wight. He once went cave > > diving and became trapped with fourteen other people in a cave for > > two days. Their entrance collapsed and they had to look for another > > way out. > > > > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0881320/trivia > > in your library? > > Here is what Google found: > > > http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/sanctum-the-real-story-6322/blog > > > http://www.cavediving.com.au/cave-diving-articles/1988/12/4/13-hauled-to-safety-from-cave/ > > By the way, as opposed to others, I was reasonably entertained by the > movie... ;-) > > Cheers, > David > > > On 1/27/11 6:48 PM, Mixon Bill wrote: > > They certainly do play fast and loose with geography. The original event > > on which the story was based was in Australia. The cave in the movie is > > said to be in Papua New Guinea, which is a great area for caves, but > > with its high relief, I wouldn't expect the very long, easy (except for > > length) sumps like in the original cave in Australia. And then of course > > some of the stuff appears to have been shot at Golondrinas in Mexico. > > Poetic license. -- Mixon > > ---------------------------------------- > > A fearless man cannot be brave. > > ---------------------------------------- > > You may "reply" to the address this message > > came from, but for long-term use, save: > > Personal: > > [email protected]<http://us.mc1138.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > AMCS: > > [email protected]<http://us.mc1138.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>or > [email protected]<http://us.mc1138.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > [email protected]<http://us.mc1138.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > [email protected]<http://us.mc1138.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > > -- > David Ochel, > mailto:[email protected]<http://us.mc1138.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [email protected]<http://us.mc1138.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > [email protected]<http://us.mc1138.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > >
