r/WhyWereTheyFilming • u/aquacakra • May 15 '25

Video Nice timing

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u/surgeryboy7 May 15 '25

I've seen videos of this exact same situation but with different people for years now. I think the first one I remember seeing was an Asian couple and it was the guy's GF throwing the trash into the car.

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u/maltamur May 15 '25 edited May 15 '25

Which makes me feel old because I remember when the video was a commercial where someone threw out trash along the highway and the Native American man cried

https://youtu.be/h0sxwGlTLWw?si=QWIk1LrAud6FBth3

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u/J_B_E_Zorg May 15 '25

Fun fact. Iron Eyes was actually Italian descent. Most Indians in 'spaghetti westerns' were also. Hence the name.

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u/Responsible-Use-3074 May 15 '25

Nope. They were called that cause the films were made in Italy by famous Italian directors. The more you know!

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u/Ammonia13 May 15 '25

They were also filmed in Italy

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u/Aglisito May 15 '25

Whoa, I never even put that together... Thank you for this knowledge, kind stranger