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York, and it became an obsession of sorts for the set decorating team to fi ll the space with Easter eggs and various gadgets from the original fi lms. Spinners Another featured set would be the Spinners car hop, which Jason described as the heart of the community. He imagined one of those stuck intime, archetypal '0s diners that serve up fast food on roller skates, not unlike Mel's DriveIn in American Gra ti or the HiSpot in Footloose. his would prove to be a tricky location to secure, and late in preproduction the creative team settled on what could best be described as an abandoned shack in the remote town of Beiseker. Everything would be built, including winglike cantilevered awnings, an interior dining hall, a full kitchen with walkin freeer and a towering neon sign outside. One of the challenges would be balancing a look that captured a feeling of nostalgia, but also felt like a shadow of its former life. The Mine and Gozer's Temple Much like in Close Encounters o the Third ind, a mysterious mountain lay at the center of the story map and required half a doen sets to make the audience believe that this fantastic location actually existed. he production scoured Canada for a suitable mountain that we could photograph, and came close when I learned about Castle Butte, located in Saskatchewan. But upon scouting the remote outcropping, we quickly realied that the 20foottall relic was not as monumental as what was needed, so it became a key reference for a CGI set extension. F E D H G I