ography ▁Tom ▁Del ▁Ruth ▁rec alls , ▁" It ▁started ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁dance ▁floor , ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁lo bb y , ▁through ▁the ▁top - floor ▁kitchen ▁area , ▁down ▁two ▁fl ights ▁of ▁st airs ▁into ▁the ▁bow els ▁of ▁the ▁kitchen ▁and ▁through ▁the ▁ca vern ous ▁kitchen , ▁where ▁food ▁was ▁being ▁prepared ▁for ▁a ▁ban quet . ▁We ▁worked ▁our ▁way ▁through ▁that ▁area , ▁went ▁down ▁another ▁flight ▁of ▁st airs ▁to ▁where ▁the ▁la und ry ▁facilities ▁are , ▁then ▁proceeded ▁into ▁the ▁c ata com bs , ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁through ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁hotel ▁and ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁par king ▁lot , ▁where ▁we ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁motor cade . ▁The ▁shot ▁involved ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁ex tras ▁and ▁nearly ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁cast ▁members , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁all ▁done ▁in ▁one ▁se am less ▁Ste adic am ▁shot . ▁Each ▁take ▁required ▁one ▁magazine ▁of ▁film , ▁and ▁the ▁actors ▁had ▁to ▁pass ▁off ▁dialog ue ▁from ▁one ▁person ▁to ▁another . ▁It ▁required ▁quite ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁orch estr ation . ▁It ▁was ▁about ▁a ▁five - page ▁scene ▁and ▁took ▁us ▁half ▁the ▁night ▁[ to ▁shoot ] ." ▁This ▁required ▁ste adic am ▁operator ▁Dave ▁Ch ame ides ▁to ▁walk ▁backwards ▁at ▁full ▁speed ▁for ▁over ▁th ir teen ▁takes , ▁nearly ▁col laps ing ▁in ▁exhaust ion ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁shoot . ▁ ▁Em my ▁awards ▁John ▁Sp encer