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Crash filming; technical adviser; mountain shoot; navigation; recovered belongings; earlier adaptation; fasting

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  • The film's restrained cannibalism omits reported consumption of organs; the avalanche is discussed as tragically increasing available food, while a hypothetical Lord of the Flies escalation is speculation.
  • The crash reportedly took nine days to film and required motion-sickness medication for performers.
  • Premiere's account reportedly describes cable-rigged stunt performers being ejected from the rear of the plane.
  • Nando reportedly served as technical adviser.
  • The crash date was Friday the thirteenth.
  • The mountain shoot reportedly used Panorama in the Canadian Rockies, with five helicopters transporting cast and crew each day.
  • The pilot reportedly turned north before passing Curicó.
  • The year reportedly had unusually heavy snow, compounding the storm conditions.
  • A cited statistic says twenty-three of seventy-eight FH-227 aircraft crashed.
  • An American hiker reportedly found Eduardo's wallet, film, cash, identity papers and jacket in 2005 after thirty-three years buried.
  • The script reportedly circulated from 1980; the 1976 Mexican adaptation Survive is described as upsetting audiences and delaying another version, with its exact objectionable qualities unclear.
  • The actors reportedly fasted for two days before the decision-to-eat scene; a speaker doubts the preparation was necessary.