Film Flubs only 'car guys' would notice - Page 2

Hylton · 08-07-2008, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Skyman 08

I remember one especially I think it was in the Steve McQueen movie Bullet, all I can remember it was a Mustang being chased and they pass the same Volkswagon Beetle many times... Man was that Beetle fast LOL (must have been Herbie)

Ya that was funny. That bug was on every street in the chase! If it wasn't driving by, it was parked. The other flub in that movie is that they used 2 different Mustangs during the car chase. One was a GT and the other a car made up to look like a GT.

The GT had it's original exhaust sticking out and the other cars' exhaust was tucked up under the rear tailpan so one second the exhaust was there and on the next scene, it was gone. Also the rear-view mirror was on in one car but removed in the other so it also kept appearing and disappearing throughout the chase.

Beelzebubba · 08-07-2008, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Skyman 08

...I remember one especially I think it was in the Steve McQueen movie Bullet, all I can remember it was a Mustang being chased and they pass the same Volkswagon Beetle many times... Man was that Beetle fast LOL (must have been Herbie)

The City of San Francisco limited them to just a couple of blocks that they could shoot on.

It's the same streets over and over again just shot from different angles.

In one scene, McQueen's Mustang clearly breaks a control arm. (64.5 to 73 Mustangs have weak control arms anyway) It just all the sudden has like 60° + camber. In the next scene it's just up and running straight. It must have been faith healed.

The Fast and Furious movies? I just don't fell like typing an essay right now.

BUT apparently, 'Blowing the welds on your intake manifold' makes your floorboard fall out.

I hated the questions that movie generated. That silly blue bottle in the back all the sudden became the launching point for 10,000 questions.

Yes, it is an NOS kit.
No, it will not 'blow the welds' on my intake manifold. It hasn't even done anything to the long to short runner butterfly valve which is much weaker than the one piece cast intake itself.
No, it's not 'nitros', 'noss', 'naws', or any of that nonsense. It's nitrous oxide. N2O. Two parts nitrogen, one part oxygen and a tiny bit of unpleasant stuff to keep your monkey ass from inhaling it.
No, it's not going to spontaneously blow up. it provides more oxygen to burn more fuel for more power
No, I do not have a Spoon engine. No, you do not have a Mugen engine. No, the GA16DE (or D15B7 or whatever Capt Ricer McRice had under the hood) is completely useless.

aston70 · 08-07-2008, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Skyman 08

Example on "Home Improvment" when Jills 55 Nomad gets crushed by the I beam Tim drops on it, it is a regular 2 door wagon, not a Nomad. but still a shame to destroy any classic even a plain jane wagon.

I remember that episode and almost mentioned it earlier. Even though it was just a wagon I thought what a shame. But then, I have a personal likeness toward the trifives (55,56,57).

Beelzebubba · 08-07-2008, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 09'Z28

in F & F: Tokyo Drift there is no way on earth a '90s Nissan motor would just drop into a '60 Mustang

Howz'about a 2JZ swap into a Cobra?

Yeah yeah yeah...I know! But I gotta' give the man respect for actually having the fab skills to make that happen.

...and a bottle of Nas

*DGthe3* · 08-07-2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Beelzebubba

The Fast and Furious movies

Thats all that really needs to be said about them . . .

JaysonAych · 08-07-2008, 02:53 PM

A lot of police chase scenes have so many mistakes. A couple that sticked out for me...one was the made-for-TV "Knight Rider 2000" movie with that Banshee clone as KITT. The police cars in this near-futuristic film were all Chevrolet Berettas. During a chase where a police car was blown up, it magically changed into an '80's Dodge Charger hatchback before exploding.

In the movie Short Time, there's a great chase scene where Dabney Coleman is trying to get himself killed by chasing a Pontiac with a machinegun-toting passenger. All of the police cars involved in the chase are Dodge Diplomats, until the guy with the gun starts shooting, and they all turn into late-70s Chevy Impalas.

theholycow · 08-07-2008, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Beelzebubba

No, it's not 'nitros', 'noss', 'naws', or any of that nonsense. It's nitrous oxide. N2O.

It drives me crazy when someone says "naaaaaaaawwwwzzz". If you're too lazy to say "Nitrous Oxide", say "Nitrous" or "N Two O".

Sorry, couldn't help myself...

headpunter · 08-07-2008, 06:20 PM

they actually built that 'stang with the 6cyl nissan in it so yes that was possible. The car they used for the actual drifting had a 351w in it

z28camaro2471 · 08-07-2008, 07:28 PM

I always look for car errors in movies. My guess is you could find one in most every movie that has any extended car scenes.

A few other things make me laugh; when a car will continuously upshift 10-20 times...or when it is an automatic trans car that has the audio for a manual...or when cars chirp/squeal the tires on dirt.

Camaro Lives On · 08-07-2008, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by z28camaro2471

A few other things make me laugh; when a car will continuously upshift 10-20 times...or when it is an automatic trans car that has the audio for a manual...or when cars chirp/squeal the tires on dirt.

^The original Dukes of Hazzard

Dave McFly · 08-07-2008, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JaysonAych

A lot of police chase scenes have so many mistakes. A couple that sticked out for me...one was the made-for-TV "Knight Rider 2000" movie with that Banshee clone as KITT. The police cars in this near-futuristic film were all Chevrolet Berettas. During a chase where a police car was blown up, it magically changed into an '80's Dodge Charger hatchback before exploding.

I remember that one it was on the season 1 of KR dvd set. another 'obvious' changing of one car to another for a shot award goes to to "True Lies". in the movie when Arnold takes off in the harrier jet all the Miami PD cars are the old pre 91 boxy sedans. but when Arnold drives the harrier's landing gear wheel over the car taking out the light bar on the roof it becomes an Chevrolet Celebrity sedan.

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Originally Posted by headpunter

they actually built that 'stang with the 6cyl nissan in it so yes that was possible. The car they used for the actual drifting had a 351w in it

yeah I remember an article in a mustang magazine, in the story it was a TWIN turbo 6 from a Skyline GT-R. but they could only fit a single turbo version of the engine in the mustang. also a neat bit of trivia mid 60s mustangs share the same bolt pattern with modern rear drive/AWD Nissans that is why they were able to put the wheels from the Skyline that they got the motor from onto the 'stang.

09'Z28 · 08-08-2008, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by headpunter

they actually built that 'stang with the 6cyl nissan in it so yes that was possible. The car they used for the actual drifting had a 351w in it

it's possible but it (unlike the wheels) doesn't just bolt right in like it was in the movie

Bumble Bee '77 · 08-08-2008, 01:37 AM

Also in Robocop when Clarence Bodiker slaps the top of his new 2000SUX you can see the rearveiw mirror fall off inside the car.
And in Gone in 60 seconds when Nick Cage starts the GT500 the exhaust comes out the back of the car despite it having sidepipes.

truvkngfan · 08-08-2008, 12:05 PM

Another no way they could have kept up: In Rising Sun (Wesley Snipes and Sean Connery) The dude takes off in a Vector W-2 and the police keep up.

Second, not really a car flub of sorts, but in Happy Gilmore as they are showing the course before the championship round the VW Bug that hits Adam Sandler is already under the tower way before he gets hit by it.

08-07-2008, 02:53 PM	#20
JaysonAych Drives: 2002 Dodge Stratus Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisville Posts: 429 View My Garage	A lot of police chase scenes have so many mistakes. A couple that sticked out for me...one was the made-for-TV "Knight Rider 2000" movie with that Banshee clone as KITT. The police cars in this near-futuristic film were all Chevrolet Berettas. During a chase where a police car was blown up, it magically changed into an '80's Dodge Charger hatchback before exploding. In the movie Short Time, there's a great chase scene where Dabney Coleman is trying to get himself killed by chasing a Pontiac with a machinegun-toting passenger. All of the police cars involved in the chase are Dodge Diplomats, until the guy with the gun starts shooting, and they all turn into late-70s Chevy Impalas. __________________ Better make sure my passing lane change blinker works...

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headpunter Not That sad..considering Drives: Man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: the part of washington the capital forgot about. Posts: 3,745 View My Garage	they actually built that 'stang with the 6cyl nissan in it so yes that was possible. The car they used for the actual drifting had a 351w in it

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z28camaro2471 C5 Member #227 Drives: Camaros Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NY Posts: 808	I always look for car errors in movies. My guess is you could find one in most every movie that has any extended car scenes. A few other things make me laugh; when a car will continuously upshift 10-20 times...or when it is an automatic trans car that has the audio for a manual...or when cars chirp/squeal the tires on dirt.

08-08-2008, 01:37 AM	#27
Bumble Bee '77 AutoBot Scout Drives: 2002 ZRS Camaro Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, Or Posts: 593 View My Garage	Also in Robocop when Clarence Bodiker slaps the top of his new 2000SUX you can see the rearveiw mirror fall off inside the car. And in Gone in 60 seconds when Nick Cage starts the GT500 the exhaust comes out the back of the car despite it having sidepipes.

08-08-2008, 12:05 PM	#28
truvkngfan Drives: Porsche928,AMV8,Acadia,Accord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Elk River, MN Posts: 78 View My Garage	Another no way they could have kept up: In Rising Sun (Wesley Snipes and Sean Connery) The dude takes off in a Vector W-2 and the police keep up. Second, not really a car flub of sorts, but in Happy Gilmore as they are showing the course before the championship round the VW Bug that hits Adam Sandler is already under the tower way before he gets hit by it.