It was one of the largest constructed sets in film history and was surrounded by a 360-degree cyclorama painting. The basement library stacks were represented by the Los Angeles Central Library as Reitman said they were interchangeable. However when this news is confirmed by his Grandma, Mom and Dad, then Max begins to accept his destiny.

Two lighter versions were made; a hollow one with surface details for wide shots, and a foam rubber version for action scenes. Filling the corners as the Production Designer on the multi Award Winning Friends and Heroes TV series, he does have some time spare for his wife, Catherine and his 3 children Joseph, Elena and Daniel…Benji also goes walkies too. According to Aykroyd, the actual vehicle was "an ambulance that we converted to a hearse and then converted to an ambulance".

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