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Why did Cabrini Green look so deserted?


When Jake is walking around there with Helen, not a soul is seen until the gang members show up.
Was it that empty there?




I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.

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Cabrini Green was a dangerous gang ridden, "free-fire" zoned area. No one, not even the cops went there. It wasnt safe.

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And that's real life.

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The residents were otherwise engaged?

I thought that I read somewhere that the crew paid off the gangs so that they could film there.

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Yes, the film crew paid some gangs for some scenes but someone on the roof fired a sniper at the film crew during filming but they had police protection with them.

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Wow! That must have been a unique filming experience. Almost as entertaining as the film itself.

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Cabrini Green was a very dangerous area at that time. It was a big risk making a movie there.

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