Inside Adam Savage's Cave: The Bourne Identity Burn Bag 

If you could collect or recreate props from a film, which would it be?

I love that Adam mentions the weight of real guns as opposed to the rubber and plastic props that are onscreen unless actual blanks are being fired. I've introduced dozens of people to firearms and target shooting over the years, and for the longest time, I never understood why virtually every time (Yes, after my LONG safety lecture.) I handed someone their first real firearm, no matter how small, the first thing they said was basically, "It's heavy". Then I learned more about movie production and whatnot, and developed my theory: When you spend your life watching people handle rubber and plastic lightweight prop guns on film, you are unconsciously developing a sense of what they weigh based on how they move and how people move with them. If you watch carefully, you can see that you get visual cues from things like the prop guns' lack of inertia when they are moved, how little the straps and fittings of holsters sag and pull when prop guns are put in them, and things like that, including throwing them, as Adam mentions. There are also more obvious things, like actors casually picking up and pointing pistol-grip shotguns with one hand. Try that with an actual shotgun, and see how long you can manage it. So the first time someone picks up a real firearm, the lies that they've been absorbing visually for years are instantly corrected, and it's just a little shocking. It even caught me when I picked up my first real submachine gun, which happened to be a MAC-11. Those little guys are about three and a half pounds unloaded, and I was completely surprised at the heft, despite years of shooting, entirely due (I believe) to watching people wave around plastic replicas in movies. And things will stay that way, since now it's easy and cheap to animate muzzle flash, spent cases ejecting, etc., in post-production. (Granted, something is usually screwed up when they do that, but only gun nerds notice.) There's really not much need for even blank-firing guns in a lot of scenes anymore. For the record, I have no clue why I bothered to write any of this, since it's completely nerdy and no one cares. But hey, this is a Tested video. Nothing wrong with nerdy, I guess....

I challenge Norm to do a whole video with his hands in his pockets

"I'll always have the original, but if other people want one, I want them to have one." Adam is my favorite person ever. That is SUCH a great attitude to have, and it's the epitome of the best part of the propmaking community.

17:34 is so funny the way he just takes it off him and puts it in the right place

I've always enjoyed the Bourne movies so it's interesting to see an important prop dissected and reconstructed.

I love that he actually has the original. So jealous. :D Also though, I think Adam did make one mistake. Jason Bourne was not the rich identity. John Michael Kane was the wealthy one he used for the boat and such. Ergo, he should be the one whose name the Black Card is in.

I have literally never been more jealous of someone else's possessions.... The Bourne series is my favourite series ever and this. is. amazing.

The actual size of a french drivers license is 10,6cm x 7,6cm (Pink part is 7,4cm). When you open the three parts, it is 22,1cm wide.

I was actually inspired by the Bourne Identity to produce my own bag/case with anything I might need. I call it the "Bug Out Box" since it's an aluminum brief case. Some cash, writing utensils (pens, pencils, sharpies, etc) so fourth. Hope to get more to make it official.

Adam should get a medal for having to work with that grabby, weird, meddling side kick guy. Ugh.

I love seeing Adam in his cave. His talk a few years back on his Maltese Falcon process was great, and this is even better. Keep 'em coming! One side note though: if the hosts could stop interfering with Adam (and Jamie, in his segments) it would elevate this even higher. The guys are experienced, knowledgeable and we want to hear them talk. You don't need to get a word in edgewise every other sentence, you really don't.

I love seeing Adam snatching stuff from norm

So glad I finally got to see the red bag dissection! Been wanting to see it since the episode Adam debuted it on MB. TOTALLY looking forward to seeing Adam's 'utility belt'!

The exact dimensions for the French driving licences : 22.4 cm / 10.3 cm . All of the old European driverslicences (like your example )have the same dimensions . Greatings for Belgium.

Adam savage will look for props in the _second page of google search results._ That's how far this guy's willing to go.

Just read the thread. So, it looks like you've identified the knife already. I must say this is a fascinating hobby; way better than sudoku or crossword puzzles.

Sometimes prop money will also have a blank stripe on the front hidden by the wrapper. It makes it simple to spot as a prop once you tear that off.

He's always finishing Adams sentences and then getting it wrong makes me laugh...

Driving licence dimension information. Its a French Licence issued under the European Driving Licence Directive 91/439/EEC of 29 July 1991. The precise dimensions are given in Annex I of the Directive: ANNEX I PROVISONS CONCERNING THE COMMUNITY MODEL DRIVING LICENCE 1.The colour of the Community model driving licence shall be pink and its overall dimensions shall be: -height:106 mm; -width:222 mm. See: eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31991L0439:EN:HTML

The amount of nerd in this video is overwhelming. Bless you, Adam Savage.

I have the slovenian driver license wich is the same size as a french. The correct size is 106 mm x 223 mm....equivalent as 4.173 inch x 8.779 inch.

he is so easy to talk to. what a great guy

There are some errors on the German INTERPOL fax. I don't know if Adam copied it word for word or if he made it up himself, but here's the issues: Nationalität: Deutsch (ä is just an a on the print) Haarfarbe: Blond (Blondine is a more or less insulting term for a blond girl, usualy to point out she's stupid) Augenfarbe: Blau ('Auge' is only signular and you say 'Augenfarbe' if you address the color) Gewicht: 70kg ('Belastung' is mechanical or psychological stress, not weight. And noone spells out 'Kilogramm'. Plus it's always singular, no "kilogrammen") Gesichtsfarbe: Messe Haut (I have no idea what that means. "Gesichtsfarbe" is the skin tone specifically of your face. "Messe Haut" means "fair skin" as in MakerFair. Doesn't make sense. I think what it's supposed to say is "Hautfarbe: hellhäutig" (Skin color: white) Spiegel: Nein (No idea... Translates to 'mirror: no') Sonst: Charles F..ster Kane (The 'Sonst' sounds odd.. Who is Charles F. Kane? Is it an alias?) Aufenthaltsort: USA, Frankreich, ... ('Bereich' means something different) I hope I could help to make this shelf a little more accurate... :

I like your slight obsession with his safety deposit box. You include things that should belong or are shown so neatly. That said, what was missing for me was [1.] a bag that Jason could quickly leave with that wouldnt draw much attention to his person. Though our exploration of his life would be interrupted greatly, it goes either way. The other pet peeve [2.] is the lack of a flash light. A torch is invaluable if not sought after as a survival tool. Not complaints about your choices. More just the art director missing on something that is important.

Im jealous. The Bourne trilogy is my favorite. Matt Damon is freaking awesome. this was so cool!!!

This is why I love Adam Savage.

LED strip stores hate him!

I absolutely love this guy. His enthusiastic fastidiousness is infectious.

I'm french so I could get the dimensions of a french driver's license card if Adam is still interested !

My lunches at work are made 1,000 times better when I get to see a glimpse into the Cave! Thank you!

french driver licence size = folded open: 224mm on 105mm high Folded in 3

As soon as you said you had a thread going about this on a forum, I immediately paused the video and dug up the thread. After reading several pages of your posts and your work process, the rest of this video was even more entertaining!

Adam is such a great guy, love what he said about how others should be able to have the same as him if they want it, that says a lot.

why does this guy feel the need do touch everything?

Spartan was an incredible movie and I really appreciate Adam recommending it.

watch his hands, he is constantly trying to touch everything Adam is talking about.

So much respect to see he has workers hands...he obviously stays busy.

I just read some of the comments. Good to know every one is paying attention to the foreground and what the video is about. Cough-sarcasm-Cough

I LOVE the Bourne movies. Only thing I have that was in the movie is the Sig SP2022 (Sig Pro). I would loose my mind if I could just see all the cool stuff and listen to Adam. Back in the day I used to watch the Bourne movies while I weight trained. It was part of my training regime.

I am addicted to these videos.

Bourne identity is most probably my favourite film, and I have wanted the bag for so long but it's so expensive and the delivery take about 2 months. But I finally decided to buy it last night because it's the only way to obtain one and its such good quality and someday they'll stop making them and I know I'd regret not owning one, should be a nice useful souvenir I'll still be using for many years to come.

I hope the Russian passport has a real human name in it this time. Not FFGFHGHBV like in the movie ;)

Yes, Adam's Go Bag is an essential video.

I spotted an error! In the first passport shown, there is a stamp from Ben Guriyon Airport in Israel dated Feb 1999, right next to a Saudi Arabian passport stamp dated October 1999. Attempting to enter Saudi Arabia with a passport stamped in Ben Guriyon would get you arrested immediately!

I love that he gave away the measurements and fabric samples so that other people could have copies of the bag, cuz i totally want one.

On Adams recommendation I ordered Spartan within the first two minutes of this video. Got it for $4 delivered.

I love how much Adam goes deeper and deeper into his inner geek as the video goes longer. It makes things so much more exciting.

9:38 It's pronounced "Tahg Hoyerr".

I love watching people talk about stuff they are extremely passionate about. Great video!

Someone should make a Bourne Burn Bag shipment so you can have the bucket and everything inside.

One of my favorite movies, also one of my favorite videos from Tested.

I'm so glad Tested does these segments, but I guess they do it for obvious reasons: It's awesome! But in all seriousness, it's so cool to see how much detail Adam puts onto detailing his replicas. And let me say this: I'm dying to see some (or all!) of his Star Wars stuff!

lmao norm tries to grab everything awkwardly

An absolutely fantasticly designed banknote. A favourite of mine as well.

Tag Hower? LOL Tahg Hoy-er

I like how Norm is always so keen to touch everything but then Adam is even more keen to take it back off him before he's had a proper look at it. It brings a kind of gentle tension to the whole interview. I think the gold bar is the best example.

Stop touching stuff Norm.

Spartan was released two years after The Bourne Identity. Therefore, Spartan is not a predecessor to The Bourne Identity. Come on.

This is unbelievable, I've used that Mitsubishi uni-ball pen for some time and it was the best one I've ever used. Recently I haven't been able to find more anywhere and now I find out from Adam Savage that it was in Bourne's bag and that it's now discontinued.

I feel like this Norm guy is a bit weak, you can see through the whole video that; even when he has no idea about what's being said, he blags it by repeating what Adam says...

I would love too see this in person. That’s my favorite movie!!!

I'm prior military and we ALWAYS had a "go" bag. However, that's not what we call it. We call it a "bug out" bag for when you have to go fast.

From one film fan to another, this is awesome!!!

I can't imagine how hard getting clear images from the movie would've been, Adam must have CRAZY image stabilization skills.

I love how Adam Savage does a slew of different things from pop culture, and not just your typical nerd genre stuff. His ability to do this one day, switch to The Shining, Totoro the next, then legos, or something like this .... super cool

Adam's a Bourne fan? Hell yeah!!!

That. Was. AWESOME!

it's to make sure the camera has a chance to see it without interrupting Adam's stories

Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but the replica pistol in this video is what appears to be a Sig P229 DAK, and not a Sig Pro as in the movie.

Glad you mentioned "Spartan" -- such a great flick...

Yo that Bourne identity kit. All the stuff that was is his safe! That's sick

Adam seems almost like me. I sometimes get hooked to movies and anything I like in the movies, I want to replicate it or have it.

This was amazing, thank you and keep em coming!

Really dig the big kahuna burger bag in the case to your left

ADAM read "Inside Delta Force" I worked at JSOC, and SFO-D and go bags are taught first week.

Fascinating, what an interesting guy Adam is

I dated a girl who, at the time, was studying Russian. She noticed it too, and shared it with me. Good to know there are people out there who catch that kind of stuff(but not her, she was crazy.)

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that red bag was smooth.

Years ago, I heard of a "burn box", which was a briefcase that contained secret documents. The briefcase had to be opened in a special sequence or an incendiary device inside the briefcase would go off and the contents of the briefcase would be destroyed.

Love Bourne, one of my favorite movie series

Haha I just chalked it to mutual excitement. Especially with Adam Savage there. Holy hell that man is passionate!

I agree, my Dutch drivers licence (valid until 2016) is 106x222 and the same three folded pink as the French one.

one thing most people don't know is a G.O. bag stands for both Get Out and Green-lit Objective meaning green light for their "mission objectives" if any was specified during the debriefing because some times clandestine warfare is just that; under the radar and smooth like butter....

Please do make the segment on what Adam carries every day !!

The bank safety deposit box would be a cool replica to make. There were two types of pens and cuff links that you missed

This is a pretty unique hobby. Definitly a hobby I'd expect from someone from the film industry.

WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO LONG TO FIND THIS CHANNEL!?

If you liked the Bourne series, and you haven't read the posthumous Bourne series, you need to. They are frickin' INTENSE.

Wow, that would be so cool! A replica of the case with the two silenced silverballers with the high capacity magazines. Almost makes me wanna give it a go myself

The Bourne Identity is actually the predecessor of Spartan. It came out in 2002, prior to Spartan which came out in 2004.

Indy Magnoli getting some love, gotta appreciate the RPF community.

The man who has 100 times more of everything than anyone would ever need, but at least we get to see. ;)

That flashlight that Adama has, is Ledlenser P5R... Very powerfull.

6:30 is that a Maltese Falcon in the background, just above Adam's left arm?

>someone says something >Adam response "Exactly"

lot of love for the RPF

I think it's best to explain it like this: "something burns" means "etwas brennt", the infinitive of this is "brennen", while "verbrennen" can be translated as "to burn something". Please correct me if I was wrong.

Great video! I hope they follow up on what Adam mentioned at the end about doing a segment that covers his EDC. That's something I'd =definitely= love to see!

Adam is the king of all nerds. All hail.