The rawness that many Europeans and Americans encounter mostly in action films are in Africa the props of everyday life.

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While the comedy was shot in California, it made liberal use of props from Scranton and referenced plenty of real-life landmarks, from Cooper's Seafood House and Poor Richard's pub to Lake Wallenpaupack and the Lackawanna County Coal Mine Tour.

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New Orleans-based companies Strike It Green and the Green Project will be recycling props, base materials, and carpeting from the Super Bowl sets and events in an effort to bring life to materials that are otherwise thrown out and wasted.

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