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In Reply to: RE: Car in Movies- Roll 'Em! posted by Bambi B on February 19, 2010 at 10:27:25
with their fine use of period automobiles.
Of course with Tucker, not getting the car(s) right would just be so... Ed Woodsian.
Maybe Coppola is a car buff amongst his other interests?
I'm not much of a car buff though so naming specific cars from specific films isn't something I'd be adept at, though I can picture many of the ones (and specific scenes) that you've mentioned.
" Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination." -Michael McClure
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musetap,Yes, of course Tucker is a car enthusiasts' dream movie- interesting to watch the depiction of the way the prototype Tucker was made. The green Tucker rolled at the test track scene was a glassfibre replica interestingly done with the rollover damage moulded in.
Gangsters often had great cars in the movies. "The Godfather" series had some interesting cars. Remember Sonny's Lincoln Continental coupe that he's driving when machine gunned at the toll booth? Also, deNiro drives an early Model T truck when he's just getting down to "business" in an early days' scene. When Spats Colombo (George Raft) goes to shoot informer Toothpick Charlie- the Valentine's Day massacre- In "Some Like It Hot", he bursts into the garage in a big Deusenburg J limousine, from the trim strips on the rear wings, I think with a custom Murphy body. In "The Sting" there are a lot of scenes with head gangster/banker Lonnegan's (Robert Shaw) blue 1936 Pierce-Arrow.
It's not a gangster car, but Faye Dunaway drives a yellow 1938 Packard Twelve convertible coupe in "Chinatown" and the pen and ink star Jessica Rabbit drives the exact same model in "Who framed Roger Rabbit".
I was reminded for some reason too, of the Kissel roaster that Donald O'Connor drives early on Singing in the Rain" It has a flat and O'Connor says, "I don't understand this car hasn't given me any trouble for six hours!"
Cheers,
Bambi B
Edits: 02/19/10
Man, you knows your automobiles!
The scene in Godfather II where Michael is going to visit Hyman Roth and is (slowly) driving that beautiful
red & black____ always stands out because that car is so beautiful and regal, and he drove it with the authority and
sureness of his character.
No noticable cars or car scenes in Godfather III (that I can remember), yet another disappointment therein!
Gangster films have certainly, traditionally featured the Detroit steel, though not always in the best interest of the vehicle!
Great version of a great car song in this video (if you're inclined)...
" Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination." -Michael McClure
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