If you're filming a movie -- which is a common occurrence these days in Michigan -- and you need a replica of a fake gun or need a car blown up, look no further than Redford's Reel Action FX. Hollywood is here, it's in Redford, and it still needs to blow stuff up.
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A Redford studio is providing the bang for the state's new movie firms.
Reel Action FX, a special effects company, has leased space in the township and is providing pyrotechnic services to the fledgling film industry in Michigan.
"Anybody who wants to film guns, or have a car blown up, comes to us," said Patrick Potochick, a 1979 graduate of Livonia Churchill High School who parlayed a background in fire arms and police work into an exploding business.
Using realistic replicas, his company contracts out automatic pistols, machine guns, rocket propelled grenades, humvees and other armament that excite audiences and boost box office draw. Specifically, the company provides film companies with the hardware, expertise and training to make action scenes exciting -- and believable.
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