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Hollywood Replaces Extras with Inflatable Dummies

Published September 27, 2003 at 11:00 PM CDT

Gloria Hillard reports that even in this age of computer-generated images on screen, Hollywood still has a need for background actors -- especially ones that don't need to eat or sleep or get paid. The solution: inflatable extras.

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