CHASE: We had a woods location at the South Mountain Reservation. And at the last minute the Essex County commissioner (who later went to prison for corruption) decided that, because we were a ''disgrace to Italians,'' we would no longer be able to use county streets.
BUSCEMI: We were all ready to shoot and then we lost the location. It was looking pretty grim. We had looked at Harriman State Park across the border in New York before, but they only showed us one spot, which wasn't going to work. Finally, they said this other area in the park was available. It was like our last hope.
PHIL ABRAHAM, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: When we scouted the location it was as dry and brown and barren as it could be. We talked about what would happen if it snowed. And then just before shooting: four feet of snow. My God, you could never duplicate it. I remember the first shot we did was of the guys just trudging through the snow. It wasn't snowing, but the wind was blowing the snow off of the trees and there were crystals in the air.... I mean it was like, Wow.
WINTER: The snow made it so much more plausible for them to get lost. It was the same everywhere you looked. And Michael and Tony...whenever you get the two of them together in a pressurized situation, it's going to be gold.
CHASE: Except for visually, the snow was a disaster! Why couldn't they follow their tracks back to safety? I was going to shoot myself!
MICHAEL IMPERIOLI, CHRISTOPHER: It was a gift. It just made everything so much more alien and foreign for these guys.
TONY SIRICO, PAULIE WALNUTS: It was cold, boy. They did their best to keep us warm but I was still in the snow and my foot was wet. The PAs were always rubbing my feet and picking me up when I fell in the snow. It wasn't the guys either, it was the girl PAs, who picked me up. Oh, I loved it man.
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