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Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:13 pm

Im just wondering if anyone else has done this? I live in vancouver and my 73 super was in "miracle" and this TV movie called "taken" and my 57 was in a recently in another movie I dont recall the name of. It netted around 500 bucks each time which is fairly decent. Anyone in popular cities like hollywood that get their bugs used in sets?

Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:01 pm

Taken was a mini series (10 parts) and It was awesome. Do you know what part it was in? What scene(s)?

I'd put mine in a movie but there isn't much outdoor filming here unless it's set in the past (Old West).

Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:30 pm

ManxBug wrote: Taken was a mini series (10 parts) and It was awesome. Do you know what part it was in? What scene(s)?

I'd put mine in a movie but there isn't much outdoor filming here unless it's set in the past (Old West).

I never actually watched the movies except for miracle and im assuming that part of the movie got cut.

Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:41 pm

No, but my two cocker spaniels are on the new bags of Grrreat Choice Medium Dog Biscuits at PetSmart. And they got paid for that.

Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:43 pm

Cusser wrote: And they got paid for that.

Money or dog biscuits?

Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:07 pm

Cusser wrote: No, but my two cocker spaniels are on the new bags of Grrreat Choice Medium Dog Biscuits at PetSmart. And they got paid for that.

careful exploiting your pets like that. just look what happened to the lohans and the spears :D

Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:25 am

Around 95 carefree gum contacted me about my late father's baja for a commercial. I sent them a video of the car but they never got back in touch. I wonder what they had in mind???

Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:33 am

mandys 66 bus was filmed for"girl interupted"but never made the final cut...they filmed for 3 weeks in harrisburg.....
the bumper thats on her bus now did make the movie........her bumper was damaged and the picture car guy took the bumper off another bus that is shown in the movie.....

Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:44 am

A good friend of mine has a 54 Merc that was in the movie Peggy Sue got Married. He tried to watch his car like a hawk, but the production company assured him that his car would be fine, and kept pushing him off set. But the production company really didnt take very good care of his car. He had a period accessory steering wheel cover that they cut off and removed. They also put this baby powder type dust all over the car (to cut down on the glare while on camera) that got all over everywhere including the interior. He said that if he had to do it again he would pass.

Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:07 am

My old '59 Judson Beetle was filmed for a Discovery Channel documentary "Ultimate Cars" in 2004.

I was at a local VW Show at Southsea, Hampshire, UK when the film crew arrived looking for a suitable Beetle...just lucky I suppose.

I managed to keep my ugly mug out of the pictures but I never managed to catch the screening. What pisses me about it was all my mates saw it, even had an email from a mate in Brazil who saw it on The Discovery Channel on Brazilian TV. :(

Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:21 pm

how about a bus

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=174959&highlight=shitty+splitty

Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:58 pm

My '58 hardtop was in the TV series American Dreams that ran on NBC for 3 years, that was a few years ago.....I still have the mirror hanger that says..movie car...

Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:32 pm

mack519 wrote: Im just wondering if anyone else has done this? I live in vancouver and my 73 super was in "miracle" and this TV movie called "taken" and my 57 was in a recently in another movie I dont recall the name of. It netted around 500 bucks each time which is fairly decent. Anyone in popular cities like hollywood that get their bugs used in sets?

I'm up in Squamish...I'd love to hear how I'd get my car "on a list".

-Dave

Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:33 am

Our old 63 sunroof was used in the movie Tin Men. Watched that film 100 times and never saw the car.

Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:27 pm

So it wasn't the black Beetle that kept catching Richard Dreyfuss' eye,
Then at the end of the movie, when the siding company gets put out of business.
Richard Dreyfuss says he going to sell those things (referring to the Beetle), and Danny Divito says no, they're pieces of crap.

Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:37 pm

coad wrote: Money or dog biscuits?

$100 each dog. $25 for the gal. No residuals. Who's gonna do their taxes?

Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:13 pm

Cusser wrote: coad wrote: Money or dog biscuits?

$100 each dog. $25 for the gal. No residuals. Who's gonna do their taxes?

H and R Bark?

Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:32 pm

my buddy and me bought the bug they crashed in super mario bros the movie. 50 bucks. it was filmed in my hometown wilmington nc