Best Porsche used in a film?

[turboguru]

What do you all think was the best Porsche used in a film and what makes it so good?

For example:

928 - used in Risky Business - why is it good? it sounds the nuts and was far ahead of its time


opinions please as I am really bored.. and depressed after watching the England Game. Still good on NI they deserved it.

[roygarth]

Knackered old green(?) 911 stuffed full of drugs in 'The Big Chill'.

[aceparts_com]

I remember seeing an old movie once - must have been made in the late 80's about a gang that stole 911's

[turboguru]

anyone remember the black 911's in the film condorman? maybe I am far too old...

also a Corey Haim film called Dream Machine where he gets given a 911 with dead body inside it?

[ccharlie6]

gulf 917 in the film Le Mans....... need i say more

[turboguru]

good point! and could be the winner... still loads more out there though, the name a few more

993 in Bad Boys - by the way what model is it a turbo?
928 in Weird Science
911 at start of Le Manns film
Porsche Speedster in Doc Hollywood

there must be more films out there! I never remember seeing a 996 in a film?

[atticus]

In "kiss the girls" and "along came a spider" , Morgan Freeman's detective character Alex Cross drives a classic 911 (early 1970s i think) in black.

Looks absol. stunning and epitomises the laidback coolness of his character.

Nice one fella

[turboguru]

by the way atticus good work on getting your car before you are 30!

That was my goal too and I got my C2 about 18 months ago then managed to get into a TT in Feb. I have 2 weeks to go until my 30th! Nice to see another person with good goals! fair play to you mate and well done!

[atticus]

hey turbo - thanks mate...quite fancy a C4S or Turbo next myself! One of the best things abt ownership so far has been the discovery of PH.

Im technically inept,so its great to learn abt things from the many gurus that inhabit these virtual walls!

I could be wrong, but doesnt a silver 996 get stolen early on in "gone in 60 seconds" ?? Have vague recollections of it being driven thru the window of an OPC right at the beginning ?

...and mr.cruise in "Mission Impossible 2" spins that 996 cabrio whilst chasing that lovely lady in the not so lovely Audi TT

>> Edited by atticus on Wednesday 7th September 23:58

[turboguru]

two very good examples mate! yep the one is Gone in 60 Seconds looks good! I need to go through my DVDs again..

time to get some sleep soon.. end of sales year and targets too meet.. cosmic!

[iguana]

aceparts_com said:

I remember seeing an old movie once - must have been made in the late 80's about a gang that stole 911's

Yeh I remember that one, a yank film- gang nicking 911s & stripping them for parts & then fitting them to customers cars in their legitimate porker workshop, undercover cop infiltraits the gang etc etc. Couple of car chases I recall, must be the film with the most 911s in a that I can think of.

Well thats the (hardly complex) plot, buggered if I can remeber the name tho!


Other porker in film= 'True Romance', matey is driving 911 (while flat front cab I se to recall) in LA hills while snorting coke & getting a BJ off a hooker!

968 cab (complete with dubbed on V8 soundtrack)in The Specialist- woeful Stallone film

[Joe911]

iguana said:

woeful Stallone film

The adjective is unnecessary

[Joe911]

356's in films

And, naturally:

IMCDB
(the Internet Movie Car Database)

[London Irish]

turboguru said:

good point! and could be the winner... still loads more out there though, the name a few more 993 in Bad Boys - by the way what model is it a turbo? 928 in Weird Science 911 at start of Le Manns film Porsche Speedster in Doc Hollywood there must be more films out there! I never remember seeing a 996 in a film?

Was it not a 965 Turbo II?.......absolutely stunning car...and no cup holders...only beaten by a 993 RS in the looks dept. IMHO

[rich 36]

Robert Redfords Black 'T'?
mostly at the end of film, leaving CIA building,



IIRC exhaust note was dubbed from another model to satisfy, the directors perfect engine sound!

[andys2]

The film about stealing 911's was 'No Mans Land' starring Charlie sheen, great film. I've got it on video and have been trying to get it on DVD but it doesn't appear to be out yet.

[roshambo]

Red 911 driven by the baddie in Commando, just before Arnie drops him off a cliff.

There is a 996 Turbo in the Fantastic 4 (I am told) think it gets trashed.

356 Speedster in Top Gun.
911 Flatnose in True Romance
928 in Scarface
996 in Hollowman - driven by Kevin Bacon

Ro.

PS : Bad Boys is a 964 Turbo. I love the start of that film !

[aceparts_com]

andys2 said:

The film about stealing 911's was 'No Mans Land' starring Charlie sheen, great film. I've got it on video and have been trying to get it on DVD but it doesn't appear to be out yet.

Thanks - I thought I had dreamed it for a minute!

[BERGS2]

no contest:

[rich 36]

is that coogan'?