'Spectre' Breaks Guinness World Record for Largest Film Explosion Ever
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The 007 franchise is used to breaking records at the box office, but now it's breaking records for a different kind of achievement.
"Spectre," the 24th installment of the James Bond series, was recognized in a ceremony Tuesday by Guinness World Records as having the largest film stunt explosion ever. The honor goes to the spy flick's special effects and miniature effects supervisor Chris Corbould.
The blast took place in Erfoud, Morocco, and had a total yield of 68.47 tons of TNT equivalent and was the result of detonating 8,418 litres of kerosene with 33 kg of powder explosives. The dramatic explosion lasted for more than 7.5 seconds.
Director Sam Mendes broke down the record-breaking blast in the simplest way possible in a behind-the-scenes featurette. "All one shot, come up the stairs, line of dialog, largest explosion in the history of movies, exit frame, cut," he said.
