Behind-the-scenes of the War of the Worlds movie set...

In Steven Spielberg's 2005 remake of War of the Worlds, starring Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning, the Earth is beset by invading aliens in menacing tripod killing-machines.

Actual War of the Worlds movie set
War of the Worlds plane crash film set
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Amidst the destruction their invasion causes is a plane crash which can be seen on the Backlot Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood.

War of the Worlds movie poster
War of the Worlds film poster

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War of the Worlds movie set at Universal Studios Hollywood

War of the Worlds backlot movie set
Actual studio backlot movie set for War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds airplane crash backlot movie set
Original War of the Worlds plane crash movie set
Actaul War of the Worlds movie backlot set
This fantastically realistic set which cost millions of dollars to create, which included shipping in the airplane in four sepearate pieces, was photographed on April 13, 2009.

War of the Worlds movie poster
War of the Worlds movie poster