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As seen very briefly in the movie Weekend at Bernie's II (1993), what is the yellow box like thing this lady is carrying? Camera? Maybe, but what make or model?

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think you're right https://www.hydrorevolution.com/product/hydro-tone-hydro-bells/

Not an exact match though, so maybe a coincidence.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I was thrown off since it's a weird place to be carrying one and typically used in pairs. They probably just grabbed some pool equipment and handed it to a character to add to the vacation feel of the scene.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's another one behind her. It looks like they may be connected with a thin strap and she's carrying it over her shoulder.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Missed that. Good catch.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Movies have a tendency to do this. Low budget, reuse of props from other sets, plastic glued to everyday items.

First link I found but it did cover 2 of the instances I knew about. https://www.boredpanda.com/movie-props-everyday-household-items/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah bottom line it wasn't something common. I was a young adult then and I've never seen one.

[–] ElderWendigo 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is it! In this scene we are watching people disembark from a shuttle service on a resort on an island. Water resistance exercises were a pretty big fad back then. It all lines up. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Glad to help! It actually brought back memories of playing around with some at my grandma's pool when I was a kid.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Underrated movie. Definitely the better of the two.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could it be a slightly weird handbag? There seems to be another yellow thing just to the left, maybe a shoulder strap?

[–] ElderWendigo 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Good eye, but she's moving fast in the frame of the video, so that's just an artifact of my shody screenshot.

Well, that's what I originally thought, maybe it's the other half of what should be a pair of the things she's hold slung over her shoulder. She's literally only on screen for a second or two, so I only ever saw the one big yellow thing in front.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So weird! Hope you can find out what it is :-)

EDIT - oh wait, you did!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Most be pretty light of she is holding it with just one hand

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

As a camera collector it doesn't look like any camera I've seen

It has holes, that look like they're for a speaker, possibly a floating waterproof radio.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Is it a waterproof seal for a camera?

Complete guess

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

looks like binoculars

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Prehistoric cell phone. Jk