"North by Northwest" is one of director Hitchcock's best and in no small part because of the dramatic ending set atop the Mount Rushmore monument carved into Harney Peak Granite. Denied access to the real thing, the moviemaker had to resort to a Hollywood soundstage with huge background images and cliffs of concrete. Check out the aplite and pegmatite dikes that cross-cut the faces of the presidents!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Don't Take it for (Cary) Granite!
"North by Northwest" is one of director Hitchcock's best and in no small part because of the dramatic ending set atop the Mount Rushmore monument carved into Harney Peak Granite. Denied access to the real thing, the moviemaker had to resort to a Hollywood soundstage with huge background images and cliffs of concrete. Check out the aplite and pegmatite dikes that cross-cut the faces of the presidents!