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Hiding in the Woods
The close encounter with the band of baddies was filmed at Racoon Creek State Park in Beaver County, PA. The 7,572-acre park is one of the state's largest, most scenic parks, but frigid weather was the real-life menace here. "I was a lot thinner and didn't have much body fat at all," says Mortensen. "It made me tired more in the cold weather. I was just trying to stay focused during the day."

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