$1 million worth of gold weighs about 2,200 pounds, and the four crooks weigh at least 150 pounds each, for a total of 2,800 pounds. The compact car dropped from the plane, however, has a maximum capacity of about 750 pounds and could never carry all that weight.
When the skydivers practice their first jump, the shadow of the rig used to lower them to the ground for their landing is visible off to the left.