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Suction Cups In The Movies

Topkapi
MGM / UA Studios (1964)

Starring Peter Ustinov, Melina Mercouri and Maximillian Schell

Peter Ustinov won a best supporting actor Oscar for his performance in this movie as Arthur Simpson.

In the movie, during a long and daring break-in, a jewel thief uses special suction cups to lift up the glass on a display case in a museum in Constantinoble.

 

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Mission Impossible II
Paramount Studio (2000)

Starring Tom Cruise

Cruise uses a special cutter fitted with a suction cup to cut a circular hole in the glass wall of a “Biosite”. He then uses a special suction handle to remove the glass to gain entry into the site.

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Suction Cups In The News

Real-Life Spiderman Keeps Making Headlines By Climbing Up The Sides of Buildings Using Suction Cups
Extreme athlete Dan Goodwin wins hands down for the wildest use of suction cups. Using heavy duty, highly sophisticated suction cups powered by air pumps, Goodwin did the unthinkable: he scaled the outside walls of some of the world's tallest buildings, including the World Trade Center in New York City and the Sears Tower in Chicago. But remember, Spiderman Dan's a super-strong stuntman with special professional equipment and NOBODY ELSE should ever try to do what he did!

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