In what 1979 movie does Mel Gibson drive a heavily modified 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT?
"in October 1974. In the 1979 movie ""Mad Max"", a modified 1975 HJ Sandman model appeared as one of the vehicles driven by the lead character (played by Mel Gibson). Ford's equivalent of the Sandman was the Surferoo model, which was introduced into the XB Falcon model range in 1973, which was not a successful model. The Surfaroo was replaced by the more popular Sundowner model, which was introduced into the XC Falcon range in 1977. In 1976, Chrysler released a similar model called the Drifter, which was part of the Chrysler CL Valiant. The Drifter was not a success"
"an accident that destroys the vehicle. The more famous Pursuit Special is a heavily modified Ford Falcon XB GT, built on a vehicle originally assembled stock at the Ford plant in November 1973. Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson) is offered the black Pursuit Special, as an incentive to stay on the force as their top pursuit man after he reveals his desire to resign. Although Max turns the offer down, he later uses the black car to exact his revenge on an outlaw motorcycle gang who killed his wife and son. The vehicle started out as a standard white Australian built"
"Furious 6"" (2013), ""Furious 7"" (2015), and ""The Fate of the Furious"" (2017). Gibson portrays Sergeant Robert Epps in the ""Transformers"" film series. In 2007, with the ensemble cast of Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Megan Fox, Anthony Anderson and Jon Voight, with star Shia LaBeouf, ""Transformers"" went on to make nearly $710 million worldwide. It was directed and co-produced by Michael Bay. Steven Spielberg served as executive producer. Gibson revised his role in the sequels """" (2009) and """" (2011). Gibson was supposed to return as Epps in """" (2017), but was unable to appear due to scheduling conflicts with"
"owner, whom then had the car resprayed from its original Calypso Green to Zircon Green. The car went through a number of owners, until the current owner had the car restored to factory specifications, in a build documented by an Australian Fords publication. Launched in September 1973, the XB GT was to be the last Falcon GT for almost 20 years, until the 25th Anniversary EBII GT in October 1992. The XB GT received a new aggressive front end with a twin nostril bonnet, similar to the style found on the '71-'73 Mach 1 Mustang. The XB was the most"
"heavily featured in the 2001 movie ""Training Day"". The car was driven by the main character Detective Alonzo Harris, played by actor Denzel Washington. The car had a mild frontal restyle, with quad headlights and turn indicators mounted beneath. The metric 200 3-speed automatic transmission became standard on all models and a new Chevrolet-built 229 CID V6 with 2-barrel Rochester carburetor replaced both the 200 CID V6 of 1979 and the Buick engine offered on all 1978 models and the 1979 Landau as the standard engine in 49 states (California cars still got the Buick engine). A new option for"
"""Truth or Consequences, N.M."" (1997), William Friedkin's TV version of ""12 Angry Men"" (1997), ""Three Kings"" (1999), """" (1999), ""Holiday Heart"" (2000), ""Black Dynamite"" (2009), ""The Final Destination"" (2009), and """" (2017). Williamson is best known as Private Benjamin Buford ""Bubba"" Blue in the Academy Award–winning 1994 film ""Forrest Gump"". He also received favorable reviews when he played Negro League baseball player Josh Gibson in the HBO film ""Soul of the Game"" (1996). Williamson has made many guest appearances in TV and film. His most recent film appearances have been ""Lucky Number Slevin"" (2006), ""Ali"" (2001),""The Assassination of Richard Nixon"""
"as jumps. In a nice professional driver's touch (before compulsory restraints were introduced in California), Hickman's character buckles his seat belt before flooring it at the beginning of the pursuit by the Highland Green Ford Mustang 390 GT, driven by Steve McQueen, thereby indicating to the audience that we are about to go on a truly wild ride. If you drove a MOPAR in those days, unlike slack and loose seatbelts of today, the seatbelts bolted you to the vehicle. If you had a manual trans, one could focus on driving and shifting, keeping the car under control, instead of"
"about biker gangs that is said to have inspired Miller. Max's yellow ""Interceptor"" was a 1974 Ford Falcon XB sedan (previously a Victoria police car) with a 351 c.i.d. Cleveland V8 engine. The ""Big Bopper"", driven by Roop and Charlie, was also a 1974 Ford Falcon XB sedan and a former Victoria police car, but was powered by a 302 c.i.d. V8. The ""March Hare"", driven by Sarse and Scuttle, was an in-line-six-powered 1972 Ford Falcon XA sedan (this car was formerly a Melbourne taxi cab). The most memorable car, Max's black ""Pursuit Special"" was a 1973 Ford XB Falcon"
"in 1929, $28,000 would be .) William Holden as Joe Gillis, an unsuccessful screenwriter said, telling the story, ""The whole thing was upholstered in leopard skin and had one of those car phones. All gold-plated."" The ""Sunset car"" has been on display at Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile in Italy since 1972. Gloria Swanson's character Norma Desmond's initials are on the rear doors of the car. The car used in the film was the #1587 owned in 1980s by Tom Monaghan. Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A The Isotta Fraschini 8A was a luxury car by Italian manufacturer Isotta Fraschini, successor to the Tipo"
"called ""Globol"" in the film. The types of aircraft include many of those flying in the 1970s with quite a variety of airlines that use LAX until today. These civil types include: Boeing 727-22 c/n 18310/48, N7078U, McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F c/n 46608/25, N1808U, British Aerospace 125-600A. c/n 256001, N711AG, Boeing 720-022 c/n 18077/265, N7224U, Beechcraft D35 Bonanza and Piper PA-28 Cherokee 235 Pathfinder. One military type also figures prominently, the North American F-100 Super Sabre. ""Crisis in Mid-air"" was the 57th most popular program of the week it aired. Crisis in Mid-Air Crisis in Mid-air is a 1979 US made"
"Gibson's character. The ""Mad Max"" trilogy has since become a cult classic, and was the film that launched Gibson to mainstream stardom. Bisley and Gibson also starred together in ""The Chain Reaction"" (1980), in which Gibson only appeared in a brief cameo role. His other film credits include roles in ""The Highest Honor"" (1983), ""The Winds of Jarrah"" (1983), ""Fast Talking"" (1984), ""Silver City"" (1984), ""The Big Steal"" (1990), ""Over the Hill"" (1992), and ""Red Hill"" (2010), the gritty Australian drama in which Bisley played the Police Inspector ""Old Bill"". Bisley is also a well-known stage actor, appearing in Drama"
"used, a new one for each season, most being auctioned off after filming. The first was a 1979 model with chassis number 28251. In the ""Cannonball Run"" movie, a former open-wheel icon (and Scotch-swilling) Jamie Blake (Dean Martin) and his (gambling-obsessed) teammate Morris Fenderbaum (Sammy Davis, Jr.), dressed as Catholic priests, drive a red Ferrari 308 GTS 1979. In 2004, ""Sports Car International"" named this car number five on the list of Top Sports Cars of the 1970s. Among the typically yearly updates to the performance and style of the 308 throughout its run, cars from the same series would"
"allowed stunt driver Robert Nagle to steer the car, freeing Gosling to concentrate on acting. Consistent with Refn's usual visual style, wide-angle lenses were used extensively by cinematographer Sigel, who avoided hand-held camera work. Preferring to keep the film more ""grounded"" and authentic, he also avoided the use of computer-generated imagery (CGI). Budget restrictions were also a factor in this decision. Although many stunt drivers are credited, Gosling did some stunts himself, after completing a stunt driving car crash course. During the production, Gosling re-built the 1973 Chevrolet Malibu used in the film, taking it apart and putting it back"
"in Flat 307), Mario Fabrizi (Van Driver), John Harvey (Police Station Sergeant), Harold Siddons (PC in Basement Garage), Jack Silk (Police Station PC), Derek Guyler (non-speaking PC at Scotland Yard), Gerald Sim (Airfield Official) and Marianne Stone (“The bird in the front row” at Gangsters' Meeting). Many of the robbery scenes were filmed around Uxbridge Moor. The film features an Aston Martin DB4 GT. Peter Sellers loved his 1961 Aston Marton DB4GT so much that he bought the car after shooting the film—contingent on the engine being replaced with a 4.0-litre Lagonda Rapide. It was one of the 12 most"
"the footage of the former Sunbelt Video). Several cars shown in the film were historically inaccurate. In the moments before the 2001 Daytona 500, the cars of Bobby Labonte, Rusty Wallace, Bill Elliott, Jeff Gordon, and Rick Mast are seen, with Gordon's easily visible, as the 2001 season was the year the ""Rainbow Warrior"" livery was replaced with the ""Fire and Flames"" livery. Also notable was a wrong-year scene featuring Morgan-McClure Motorsports, where a late 1990s Kodak Max film livery was used for Sterling Marlin's car instead of the Kodak Gold film livery. (The design was based on a box"
"wrecked. Pursuit Special, when the term is used, generally refers to Max's more famous V8 Interceptor Pursuit Special, a 1973 Ford XB Falcon GT 351, commissioned at great expense by Police Commissioner Labatouche and the Main Force Patrol's (MFP) commander, Fifi Macaffee. Assembled by the MFP's mechanic, Barry, it features port exhaust pipes and a Weiand ""blower"" supercharger (nonfunctional film props). When Max's family is murdered by the gang, he steals the Pursuit Special from the MFP garage and goes on a vengeful rampage. In ""Mad Max 2"", set roughly five years after the events of the previous film, the"
"""Animal House"", and the Inspector Gadget films. It has also appeared in the television series ""Pushing Daisies"", in the opening sequence of the television series ""Entourage"", and as the vehicle of choice for Michael Chiklis's character Vincent Savino in the series ""Vegas"". In the CBS television situation comedy ""Green Acres"" (1965–1971), in which the cars were furnished by Ford, lead character Oliver Wendell Douglas (Eddie Albert) is shown driving a 1965 Continental convertible and then in later episodes owns a 1967 model. ""Perry Mason"" also drove a fourth generation Continental convertible in many episodes; here too the cars were furnished"
"a Hard Ride"" (1975), ""The 'Human' Factor"" (1975), and """" (1976). Sullivan was in ""Hurricane"" (1974), ""Harry O"", ""Ironside"", ""McMillan & Wife"", ""Lucas Tanner"", ""Movin' On"", ""The Invisible Man"", ""Cannon"" again, ""Barnaby Jones"", ""The Bionic Woman"", ""The Streets of San Franscico"", ""Police Story"", He was in ""Violent Naples"" (1976), ""Rich Man, Poor Man Book II"" (1976), ""Once an Eagle"" (1976), ""Survival"" (1976), ""Grand Jury"" (1976), ""Quincy M.E."", ""No Room to Run"" (1977), ""Oh, God!"" (1977), ""The Washington Affair"" (1977), ""The Bastard"" (1978), ""French Quarter"" (1978), ""Fantasy Island"", ""Caravans"" (1978), ""The Immigrants"" (1978), ""Lucan"", ""Backstairs at the White House"", ""The Runaways"","
"a lot of fans. Gibson was surprised the writers knew about the story, but it turned out to be a coincidence. Otherwise, the episode frequently references films Gibson appeared in. After the studio cart crashes, Gibson says to Homer, ""I'm getting too old for this crap,"" a reference to a line said by Danny Glover's character Roger Murtaugh to Gibson's character Martin Riggs in the ""Lethal Weapon"" film series. A poster for his film ""Braveheart"" is on the wall in the editing room and the Road Warrior car from the 1981 film ""Mad Max 2"" is also featured. In addition"
"Searching his home for hard drives containing the information they are after (for a defense project named Prometheus), they stumble across a parked Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR in the garage that they unsuccessfully try to stop. Mike Traceur (Justin Bruening), a 23-year-old ex-Army Ranger, is awakened by his friend Dylan Fass to deal with ""Mike's investors"" who are attempting to collect a $90,000 gambling debt. Traceur's Shelby Cobra breaks down when he attempts to flee, and the men threaten Fass's life if Traceur does not pay the debt. After an early morning surf, FBI special agent Carrie Rivai (Sydney Tamiia"
"his friends Suki (Devon Aoki) and Tej Parker (Chris Bridges). During the only season of the 2012 TV series ""Alcatraz"", Det. Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones) drives a green 1968 390 V8 Ford Mustang fastback like Bullitt's. In the series finale, she finds herself in a 2013 Ford Mustang GT, the modern equivalent of the 1968 fastback, giving chase to a black LX Dodge Charger driven by series antagonist Thomas ""Tommy"" Madsen (David Hoflin). The sequence pays homage to ""Bullitt""'s car chase, including Madsen buckling the seatbelt in his Charger before starting, and two passes by a green Volkswagen Beetle. The"
"many ways in which the Courthouse building has been redressed over the years to suit the needs of a production. Many of the cars that appear in the 2015 scenes are either modified for the film or concept cars. Examples include Ford Probe, Saab EV-1, Citroën DS 21, Pontiac Banshee Concept, Pontiac Fiero and Volkswagen Beetle. Cars reused from other science fiction films include the ""Star Car"" from ""The Last Starfighter"" (1984) and a ""Spinner"" from ""Blade Runner"" (1982). Griff's car is a modified BMW 633 (which was notably never in the convertible form seen in the film). For ""Back"
"owns a black 1965 Ford Mustang convertible but rarely drives it. She has a younger half-brother named Simon Marsden (Michael Weston). Simon, whom she found by illegally running her DNA through the system, was a suspect in a rape case. However, his name was cleared after it is revealed that he was framed by Captain Julia Millfield (Kim Delaney), who believed (incorrectly) that he sexually assaulted her sister. Benson's life is further complicated when she is named the legal guardian of a young boy named Calvin Arliss (Charlie Tahan). Calvin's mother, Vivian (Maria Bello), abandons him and flees when Benson's"
"Mel Gibson Mel Colmcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his action hero roles, namely his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films in the ""Mad Max"" post-apocalyptic action series, and as Martin Riggs in the ""Lethal Weapon"" buddy cop film series. Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York. He moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia, when he was 12 years old, and studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, where he starred opposite Judy Davis in ""Romeo and Juliet"". During the 1980s,"
"film. It is based on a 1979 Ford LTD Country Squire station wagon. The car was designed by George Barris, and it lampooned American cars of the late 1970s. The Truckster features a pale avocado metallic green paint scheme; extensive imitation wood-paneling decals; eight headlights (the second pair was taken from another Crown Victoria/Country Squire and mounted upside-down below the stock pair); a grille area largely covered by bodywork with only two small openings close to the bumper; an oddly-placed fuel filler door; and an airbag made from a trashcan liner. In the 2015 film ""Vacation"" (a sequel to the"
"he is able to recall. He later realizes the significant of ""Mack"" is in fact his recollection of his vehicle being intentionally hit by a Mack truck. A 1984 Mack Superliner, owned by J.R. Collins Pulling Team, is also officially sponsored by Mack. The truck (named ""Buckeye Bulldog"") runs in the NTPA (National Tractor Pulling Association) in the ""Super Semi"" class. Dale Gribble, a character from ""King of the Hill"", is rarely seen without his Mack cap. In ""Bad Boys II"" (2003), a 2000 Mack CX 613 Vision truck is used by the villains. In the film ""Cars"", Mack is"
"Macklin), also in 1973; ""Bank Shot"" in 1974 with George C. Scott; ""The Busy Body"" (with an ""all-star cast"") in 1967; ""Slayground"" with Peter Coyote as Parker (changed to Stone) in 1983; ""Why Me?"" with Christopher Lambert, Christopher Lloyd, and J. T. Walsh in 1990; ""Payback"" in 1999, the second film made from ""The Hunter"", with Mel Gibson as Parker (changed to Porter); ""What's the Worst That Could Happen?"" in 2001 with Martin Lawrence as Dortmunder (changed to Kevin Caffery); Constantin Costa-Gavras adapted ""The Ax"" for the European screen in 2005, to great critical and public acclaim – entitled ""Le"
"and Betsy Jones-Moreland. Milner races a 1960 powder-blue Chevrolet Corvette in the film. Film shoots at RIR included scenes from: ""Good Guys Wear Black"" (1978) ""The Betsy"" (1978), ""Fireball 500"" (1966), ""Grand Prix"" (1966), ""The Killers"" (1964), ""The Love Bug"" (1968), ""On the Beach"" (1959), ""Roadracers"" (1959), ""Speedway"" (1968), ""Stacey"" (1973), ""Thunder Alley"" (1967), ""Winning"" (1969), and ""Viva Las Vegas"" (1964). The track was used in Sierra Entertainment's ""NASCAR Legends"", ""NASCAR Heat"" and later was converted to ""NASCAR 4"", ""NASCAR Racing 2002 Season"", ""2003"" and ""rFactor"". Riverside has also been featured in """" for the Xbox 360. RIR, headed by"
"Army"" (1972); Thompson in """" (1973); Bill Chadwick in ""Follyfoot"" (1973); Maxie in ""The Changes"" (1975); Jack King in ""Z-Cars"" (1977); Uncle Billy in ""The Sweeney"" (1978); Dick Fawcett/Pub Customer in ""All Creatures Great and Small"" (1978-1988); Arthur in ""Quatermass"" (1979); George Taylor in ""The Gentle Touch"" (1980-1984); Percy/Vickery in ""Minder"" (1980-1991); Reverend Fulljames in ""Hi-de-Hi!"" (1983); Bob Hilton in ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" (1984); Vicar in ""Shine on Harvey Moon"" (1984); Mr Light in ""Grange Hill"" (1985); Ron Lucas/Edwin Palmer/Mr Wright in ""Casualty"" (1987-1993); Mr North in ""Boon"" (1988); Mr Russell in ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"" (1989); Mr Oxley in ""Keeping"
"MTV's ""The Hills"". It is also the town Bud Light took over for a weekend in 2014 and renamed ""Whatever, USA"". Crested Butte was the site for other films in the 1970s, including ""Snowbeast"" (1977), ""The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family"" (1978), and ""Mountain Family Robinson"" (1979), and ""Ink"" (2009). James Cameron's movie ""Avatar"" has very tangible parallels to Crested Butte with regard to both mining issues and environmental coexistence. One of the people who led the fight against the proposed molybdenum mine on Mount Emmons in the late 1970s, former mayor W Mitchell, uses a wheelchair, just like"
"800. A 2.0 L V6 KF-ZE is also available, but this swap is quite difficult due to the unavailability of required components. For this reason, this particular engine swap is not often attempted. The GS, apart from the engine has dual tip exhaust, a tighter steering ratio, four disc brakes and front and rear spoiler. The MX-3 has made several appearances in movies and TV shows, including ""The Italian Job"" (twice), ""Dumb and Dumber"", ""I, Robot"" (with a kit on, parked in an alley), ""The Fast and the Furious"", ""2 Fast 2 Furious"" (John Walsh's MX-3), ""Analyze That"", ""Cellular"", ""Postal"","
"inwards (towards the front of the vehicle). In 1973, the XB Falcon (sold with the slogan ""The Great Australian Road Car"") was introduced with more aggressive styling, a multifunction control stalk (indicators, high beam, horn), new colours including colour-coded bumpers on the GT variants, and minor trim variations. Engine options carried over from the XA-series. New panel van and utility option packages, ""Surferoo"" and ""Surfsider"" vans, and ""Overnighter"" ute, were introduced. Power-assisted front disc brakes were now standard across the Falcon range. The GT variant of the XB also included four-wheel disc brakes (the earlier GT/GT-HO models used large finned"
"are visible in the film. Despite rumors that both cars were painted in Ford's Medium Yellow Gold, Halicki - in a 1974 interview - stated that the cars were painted ""generic school bus yellow"" to save money. The modified car required 250 hours of labor before it was ready for the film. All body panels were removed in order to install a roll cage throughout the Mustang's stock unibody. The transmission was also chained in for safety. An adjustable camera rig was mounted in the back seat to capture footage from the internal “driver's point of view.” The wrecked Eleanor"