2002 in the new Will Smith movie, Hancock

[JohnH02]

Spotted this in the April 25th/May 2 issue of Entertainment Weekly. Roundies lose out again!! Looks like a funny movie.

[saaron]

It's funny how much 2002s show up in pop culture on a fairly regular basis. It's like every agency art director or movie director had one at some point, so they keep sticking the car in commercials, movies or whatever.

Scott

[mtriple]

I beg to differ sir. Thats a squarie

Edit: I think you meant lose out as in not being in the movie right?

Hamada

[watney74]

There was (what looked to be) a beautiful verona RTL in Things we Lost in the Fire... pretty good movie with Benicio Del Toro and Halle Berry. Sadly it never moved from under the carport...

[oz_tom]

Lucky for the big bumpers?!

[Guest Anonymous]

If you owned a 67 corvette or a 65 VW Crewcab, you might be apt to notice those makes and models more often too.

[JohnH02]

You are absolutely correct, mtrip! That we roundies have to sit on the sidelines and accrue more money as collectibles and revel in our cleaner lines is a necessary price to pay so that the squaries get some more exposure and try to catch up.

Also why I included the 2nd pic, so you can see the Accordian being played on the ground! Nice Photoshop accentuation though. Wish I had done that.

No comments on the Earl Sheibe paintwork though......

Love this board.

[2002Targa]

I wonder what the bigass bar is that's running down the centerline of the car??

[rogerspeed]

I wonder what the bigass bar is that's running down the centerline of the car??

Along the same line, how strong is Will Smith to be able to lift that car?

[robsanab]

and yet another reason why I love my big bumpers... you never know when something like that will happen!

[robsanab]

and yet another reason why I love my big bumpers... you never know when something like that will happen!

[JohnH02]

I'm sure they did that to stiffen the frame and to give them a solid pick point to grab it on the nose. $2,000 car versus a $1,000,000,000 action star*. They take no chances. I work in the film business and have seen them do this before.

Noticeably absent is any sign of muffler, and even though this car may be grandfathered in to emissions, I think CHP would have some complaints about the noise. Also absent is a crushed tailpipe.....

* I don't mean Jason Bateman.

[rogerspeed]

I'm sure they did that to stiffen the frame and to give them a solid pick point to grab it on the nose. $2,000 car versus a $1,000,000,000 action star*. They take no chances. I work in the film business and have seen them do this before.

Noticeably absent is any sign of muffler, and even though this car may be grandfathered in to emissions, I think CHP would have some complaints about the noise. Also absent is a crushed tailpipe.....

* I don't mean Jason Bateman.

As I reported in an earlier Hancock thread Sony Pictures purchased five car from 2002AD for the filming, two runners (one auto for non-clutch drivers) and three to be used for the special effects. I have sinced learned they purchased a sixth car for effects filming. BTW isn't Will Smith a ten-million dollar star, not one billion dollar star?

[KFunk]

BTW isn't Will Smith a ten-million dollar star, not one billion dollar star?

It's probably in the 10 million dollar range if you want him in a movie, but more like a billion dollars of net worth if you have to hide his body.

[SeanH]

That reminds me!

I was watching a fantastic film called Cocaine Cowboys about the early days of the Florida drug trade. One former convict was talking about how he used to smuggle drugs into the country on cars that he would have towed.

One of the cars they showed being towed on a flat bed was a 2002.

I was so proud!