darrentpi

I'm interested in watching some older movies, does anyone remember what movies had some of the early vettes in them?

JME

There is some cool stuff in here:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=166289

Star79

Corrections/additions to that thread:

I don't know, on my TV Dirk Diggler's vette looks red. Also on the Boogie Nights DVD there is a great deleted scene where Dirk wrecks the vette (you see the damage later but it's not explained). Apparently Mark Wahlberg did the wreck himself too, straight into a telephone pole at about 30 mph!!

The C4 stripped and with the alarm going off was from The Super, starring Joe Pesci, not danny Devito.

Animal House, Otter (Tim Matheson) has an early 60's vert, shown many times.

Re: astronauts and their vettes in many movies, in Gordon Cooper's autobiography he says that GM sold vettes to the early astronauts for 1/2 price. That explains why they all drove them.

The Gumball Rally (my favorite movie ever) there is a modded white C3 vert that gets wrecked right near the beginning of the movie. Breaks in half after driving over a ramp/hole.

That's all I got off the top of my head.

stpman

There was Walking Tall (the original movie) Blue C3 vert was driven into the pond/lake

Steve

AGVI

Rush Hour w/Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

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SilverBeast

Don't forget JAG (not a movie, but still fun).

Kara

big trouble in little china

76Corvette

Try Cannonball. Its an old movie with Steve McQueen. One guy races a mid 70's vette throughout the movie

Clint's C3

I may be showing my age but I like the Vette in Death Race 2000. If you have not seen this movie lately it's hilarious. Sly Stallone and a bunch of other "before they were famous" types. True silliness.

Also, nice red Vette on commercial with Dale E. Jr. chasing down a Lear Jet to return GF's lipstick. Turns out it wasn’t hers.

SLine78

This movie was just on SPEED a couple of weeks ago. David Caridine was the main star. Also, It was a teenage girl and her boygriend that drives the vette in the movie. Car belonged to the girl's Dad and she hoped he wouldn't be too mad that they had taken it.

Fevre

Her boyfriend was one the orig main Nerds from Revenge of The Nerds.

gliot1

Fast Times at Ridgemont High has a black '79 with none other than Nancy Wilson of Heart flirting with Judge Reinhold.

Corey_68

Also on "Bewitched" Larry Tate "Darin's" Boss drove a Yellow '68 Big Block convertible.

jovo14

"King of the Hill" I think that was the name of it. Early C3 big block in poor condition racing a mint porche speedster. Vette lost

81' Corvette Guy

How bout the "Original- Fast and the Furious" "The Wraith" from back in the early 80's!!

1FUNVET

Gone in 60 Seconds with Nicolas Cage is a geat movie, you can see an early vet that they stole for about .82 seconds LMAO - but i's still in there!!

Missileman

"The Wraith" with Charlie Sheen. 74 vette with a twin turbo hood, angled louvers covering the flat back window, an 82 front end and an 84 rear. Blows up in the end (Thank god).

ScubaJKD

Corvette Summer was a Cult Classic with a Sicko Modified Vette.

Xakk

Apollo 13. Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) and his wife are driving a crome bumper shark that dies taking off from the stop light.

-Xakk