Some talk on car movies.

[Greg Myers]

Back on track

[89AKurt]

14 hours ago, RancheroSteve said:

Watch what you're calling a "concrete canyon" - that's the Los Angeles River!

(With the now demolished 6th Street Bridge in the background).

Well, I live about 150 miles south of the Grand Canyon, so that is just a ditch, didn't want to offend anyone.    Interesting about the bridge!

[Greg Myers]

[RancheroSteve]

50 minutes ago, 89AKurt said:

Well, I live about 150 miles south of the Grand Canyon, so that is just a ditch, didn't want to offend anyone.    Interesting about the bridge!

Ha, no offense taken - while there actually are some nicer and more scenic parts of our river, it is kind of a joke, especially since it was encased in concrete in the mid-20th century.

The old 6th Street Bridge (or viaduct) was demolished a year or so back and is now being replaced with a more modern span. The old bridge appeared in (probably) hundreds of movies, TV shows, commercials and music videos - many of them featuring cars, of course. The Wikipedia page has a listing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Street_Viaduct

[Mike999]

Going WAY back, "The Crowd Roars" from 1932 had a lot of Indianapolis action. It also included some neat garage scenes of partly disassembled cars, engines etc.  It was re-made in 1939 as "Indianapolis Speedway," using the same shooting script as "Crowd Roars."  The action and most of the dialogue match the earlier movie almost shot-for-shot.  "Indianapolis Speedway" also recycled the stock racing footage from the 1932 movie.

During a TCM car-movie marathon once, I saw both of those movies just a few hours apart. It was a weird feeling.  "Hey, I just saw this movie.  Only that's not James Cagney, it's John Payne. What happened?"

 

[Daddyfink]

Just wait until the next Tarantino movie "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood", it is set in 1969 Hollywood during the Manson murders

These are some shots of the set dressing

Edited November 28, 2018 by Daddyfink

[Earl Marischal]

What gets me about period/classic  cars used in modern TV programmes or films is how clean they always are. Every one of them is immaculate, as if they were polished every day. Drive down any street of parked cars any time, anywhere and I can pretty much guarantee they won't all be 'showroom' finish.

steve,

[Snake45]

19 hours ago, Rob Hall said:

One of the most off year-wise I can recall was a scene in the movie 'The Debt'...was a scene supposed to be at a US airbase in W. Germany, 1966.  Two sedans pull up to a plane that just landed..one is a '66 Impala sedan...the other...an early 80s Olds 88 sedan. 

I can beat that. In the Andy Sidaris movie Enemy Gold, there are a couple flashback scenes where some high-ranking Nazi types in WWII are seen riding around in '80s or '90s Mercedes limos. Not that the typical Andy Sidaris movie fan would be likely to notice...or care....

[Snake45]

The Americans on FX, set in the '80s, had a pretty decent mix of '80s, '70s, and '60s cars in the scenery--not too different from what you'd actually see on the street in the mid-'80s. 

[Mike999]

Before he started directing, Ron Howard made a couple of back-to-back car movies: "Eat My Dust" in 1976 and "Grand Theft Auto" in 1977.  They're goofy but fun, with lots of crashes, racing and demolition derby action.  Keep a box of tissues handy, the 2 flicks destroy a lot of now-vintage cars. Including a nice '68 Dodge Charger in "G.T.A."

 

[goldfinger]

On 11/27/2018 at 1:23 PM, RAT-T said:

NOT SURE IF EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT IN THIS MOVIE, BUT I LIKE HOT ROD FROM '79

excellent movie..not too many inaccuracies

[Snake45]

29 minutes ago, Mike999 said:

Before he started directing, Ron Howard made a couple of back-to-back car movies: "Eat My Dust" in 1976 and "Grand Theft Auto" in 1977.  They're goofy but fun, with lots of crashes, racing and demolition derby action.  Keep a box of tissues handy, the 2 flicks destroy a lot of now-vintage cars. Including a nice '68 Dodge Charger in "G.T.A."

 

These movies are pretty much HOW Ron Howard became a director. He agreed to star in one for Roger Corman in exchange for the job directing the other. 

[Dave Van]

5 hours ago, Daddyfink said:

Just wait until the next Tarantino movie "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood", it is set in 1969 Hollywood during the Manson murders

These are some shots of the set dressing

 

 

 

On a side note.....I lived in So Cal 1969.....NO Taco Bell had drive through.....or even a enclosed eating area. All were walk up with patio seating around a fire pit. Not cars....but how they get things wrong.

[Can-Con]

What gets me is in movies and tv shows set in present day if they want a character to be "down on his luck" and have to ride around in a "beater" the car is usually from the '60s or early '70s and usually a 2dr  hardtop or convertible musclecar.  You don't see too many poor people riding around in a '60s Chevelle  Olds 442 or a Fairlane going to pick up groceries or their kid at school.

 

Let's face it, even Joe Dirts beat up Charger Daytona would be worth big bucks even in that condition here in the real world. Seriously, what would that car be worth to a serious restorer?  20, 30 grand??

 

I don't know too many people "down on their luck" who can afford something like that as a "beater" daily driver.  Where's the 15 year old minivan , Camary or Cavalier?? Ford Focus???

[Daddyfink]

2 hours ago, Dave Van said:

On a side note.....I lived in So Cal 1969.....NO Taco Bell had drive through.....or even a enclosed eating area. All were walk up with patio seating around a fire pit. Not cars....but how they get things wrong.

Well, again, this is just background dressing, and to be honest, it looks pretty close, with or without the drive thru

[Dave Van]

That is the oldest Taco Bell left as a Bell. There is a old TB in Buena Park off Harbor still stands but is a Chinese place now. So your right it is a real TB but the drive through is wrong for 69. More than anyone ever wanted to know!!! 

[iamsuperdan]

Movie car accuracy, you say?

 

It begins and ends here. lolz

 

 

 

/ end thread

 

[Daddyfink]

11 hours ago, Dave Van said:

That is the oldest Taco Bell left as a Bell. There is a old TB in Buena Park off Harbor still stands but is a Chinese place now. So your right it is a real TB but the drive through is wrong for 69. More than anyone ever wanted to know!!! 

It's true, but how many folks actually know that these days? Might as well use it to their advantage, it seems. We still have a few original Taco Bell buildings down here, but they are being ripped out at a pretty good pace, just like old McDonald's buildings. 

And I would love it if they did at least one original style Jack N the Box! 

Edited November 29, 2018 by Daddyfink

[Daddyfink]

And then there is....."The Hollywood Knights" 

Accuracy? Just leave your brain at the door

 

[Dave Van]

1 hour ago, Daddyfink said:

It's true, but how many folks actually know that these days? Might as well use it to their advantage, it seems. We still have a few original Taco Bell buildings down here, but they are being ripped out at a pretty good pace, just like old McDonald's buildings. 

And I would love it if they did at least one original style Jack N the Box! 

 

My best buddy worked at one of those BOX style stores. I have fond memories of those and 'PUP N TACO' buildings!!! 

[Greg Myers]

20 hours ago, Earl Marischal said:

What gets me about period/classic  cars used in modern TV programmes or films is how clean they always are. Every one of them is immaculate, as if they were polished every day. Drive down any street of parked cars any time, anywhere and I can pretty much guarantee they won't all be 'showroom' finish.

steve,

and by contrast every western movie , the wagons all look like they've been sitting out in the hot desert sun for decades as opposed to a few months / years.

Come on, Paint your Wagon. 

[Mr mopar]

How about the movie  Fast Company  a Nitro funny car on the main streets not likely ? but it was enjoyable .

[Reegs]

On 11/28/2018 at 9:03 AM, Mike999 said:

It sure is.  Whenever you see a movie chase through a "concrete canyon," you're probably seeing the L.A. river channel.  Back in 1954, some pests moved into its storm drains and had to be routed out by The Thing From Another World/Sheriff Matt Dillon (squad car shown to stay on-topic).

 

Read my mind. Mike.

[bbowser]

18 hours ago, Can-Con said:

What gets me is in movies and tv shows set in present day if they want a character to be "down on his luck" and have to ride around in a "beater" the car is usually from the '60s or early '70s and usually a 2dr  hardtop or convertible musclecar.  You don't see too many poor people riding around in a '60s Chevelle  Olds 442 or a Fairlane going to pick up groceries or their kid at school.

 

Let's face it, even Joe Dirts beat up Charger Daytona would be worth big bucks even in that condition here in the real world. Seriously, what would that car be worth to a serious restorer?  20, 30 grand??

 

I don't know too many people "down on their luck" who can afford something like that as a "beater" daily driver.  Where's the 15 year old minivan , Camary or Cavalier?? Ford Focus???

Except for Eddie Murphy's clapped out Nova in Beverly Hills Cop 

[Mike999]

Here's a guaranteed argument starter. "The 20 Best Car Movies of All Time." 

https://hiconsumption.com/2017/03/best-car-movies/