Risky business is on The Movie Channel right now...
08-20-2002, 12:34 AM
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Ribs,
Meant to watch it but other plans got in the way. The last time I watched it I was comparing the 928 to mine. Thought I saw a sunroof on it before it rolled on to the dock, yet the 928 that goes into the water does not have a sunroof. Was I mistaken about the sunroof? Anyone else have it taped?
Dennis
Meant to watch it but other plans got in the way. The last time I watched it I was comparing the 928 to mine. Thought I saw a sunroof on it before it rolled on to the dock, yet the 928 that goes into the water does not have a sunroof. Was I mistaken about the sunroof? Anyone else have it taped?
Dennis
08-20-2002, 01:27 AM
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I have it on DVD and cannot find a shot of the sunroof. However, there does appear to be a sunroof switch visible in the scene where she knocks it into neutral.
Other interesting things to note in the same scene; 4" speaker on lower part of driver's door panel and glowing keypad on center console.
Other interesting things to note in the same scene; 4" speaker on lower part of driver's door panel and glowing keypad on center console.
08-20-2002, 10:57 PM
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Scott,
Thought I saw a sunroof seal when they are in front of the shark. This was before it was knocked out of gear, if memory serves. Thanks for your observations.
Dennis
Thought I saw a sunroof seal when they are in front of the shark. This was before it was knocked out of gear, if memory serves. Thanks for your observations.
Dennis
08-21-2002, 03:24 AM
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Dennis,
Looking at other sHARKs, you tramp!
You know you've seen Risky Business way to often when:
1. When you think there has been a car swap on the shark to the dock scene, appears to have used at least one other shark.
Check out the wheels from the time she starts rolling till she takes the plunge that refreshes.
2. Auto or 5spd? Watch ALL of the shark runs closely.
3. You notice one or two twins in the Porsche Garage scene - stop watching the U boat and look around the bay.
4. How about the harlot red one on the showroom floor?
My favorite car scene is when the kid on the bike pedals past Cruise - after repairs - with 4 ways ablaze. <img src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" border="0" alt="[hiha]" /> <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />
Looking at other sHARKs, you tramp!
You know you've seen Risky Business way to often when:
1. When you think there has been a car swap on the shark to the dock scene, appears to have used at least one other shark.
Check out the wheels from the time she starts rolling till she takes the plunge that refreshes.
2. Auto or 5spd? Watch ALL of the shark runs closely.
3. You notice one or two twins in the Porsche Garage scene - stop watching the U boat and look around the bay.
4. How about the harlot red one on the showroom floor?
My favorite car scene is when the kid on the bike pedals past Cruise - after repairs - with 4 ways ablaze. <img src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" border="0" alt="[hiha]" /> <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />
08-21-2002, 04:07 PM
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Anybody seen "Banzai Runner." A 928 races some other exotic. Very forgettable, but not bad enough to be camp, minor sequence. Don't buy it, I'll give it to you for the shipping. <img src="graemlins/icon501.gif" border="0" alt="[icon501]" />
08-21-2002, 05:01 PM
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I own the DVD and VHS and have seen the movie at least 200 times. I've never noticed but I would think you should be able to tell if there was a sunroof or not on the scene where they get into the car in front of the Drake. Either when they're getting into the car, Lana say's "Is this your car?" she's standing right next to the car. The next scene is Guido showing his gun then he bangs on the roof, I'm not sure if they show a shot of Guido actually pounding on the roof of just Joel looking towards Guido saying "Hey buster." I'll watch tonight when I get home and see if I can offer and definitive insight on this heated topic.
Other notable 928 appearances are Scarface (that's the car that Al Pacino drove) I believe it was a white one.
Also in Beetle Juice, there's a seen where they look out of the window of the house and there's a shark parked out front.
Other notable 928 appearances are Scarface (that's the car that Al Pacino drove) I believe it was a white one.
Also in Beetle Juice, there's a seen where they look out of the window of the house and there's a shark parked out front.
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08-21-2002, 09:16 PM
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In The Hidden, Kyle MacLachlan drives a silver S. I've also seen parts of some typical, late-80's "guy sees girl from afar and spends rest of movie finding her" flick wherein the two guys lose their bosses red S4 and spend the rest of the movie trying to steal it back. ALso, the name "Wyatt" mean anything to anyone?
08-21-2002, 10:14 PM
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The following is a little more Shark history on Magnum PI and Risky Business.
"Fred Heiler is manager of public relations for Mercedes-Benz of North
America. Earlier in his career, Heiler and a colleague, Larry Brown, helped
Volkswagen of America and its Porshe-Audi affiliate set up a movie and TV
placement program in the late '70's.
"Larry called one day and said, 'I just read a script for the pilot of a new
TV show, and I have a good feeling about this,'" recalls Heiler. "They
wanted a Porsche 928, but since they'd be doing a lot of aerial shots with
the car, they needed a convertible or a large sunroof. Since the 928 has
such a small sunroof, we were going to graft on the removable top from a
924. When we ran the idea by management, they said, 'We don't sell the car
that way, so please don't do it."
"The show was 'Magnum, P.I.,' and they would up going with their second
choice--a Ferrari 308."
Heiler and Brown, like their colleagues at other auto companies, attempted
to establish some ground rules in working in Hollywood.
"We thought it was important that all this be done professionally, so we
laid down some basic rules. Our car had to be driven by the good guy. If the
car broke down, it could only be because it ran out of gas. And management
didn't want our cars associated with people of low moral character.
"Then Larry read a script for a film that we thought would be a success, but
it involved a prostitute. So we reluctantly turned it down. The producer
said that no other car would fit here except a Porsche, and they ended up
buying one. The movie was Risky Business.
"The best part was that Larry got credit for placing the 928 in that
movie--even though we had turned them down."
<a href="http://www.vistagroupusa.com/automobile.htm" target="_blank">http://www.vistagroupusa.com/automobile.htm</a>
Sort of lends a little more credibility to the sunroof.
Anyone know what year the movie was made?
Dennis
"Fred Heiler is manager of public relations for Mercedes-Benz of North
America. Earlier in his career, Heiler and a colleague, Larry Brown, helped
Volkswagen of America and its Porshe-Audi affiliate set up a movie and TV
placement program in the late '70's.
"Larry called one day and said, 'I just read a script for the pilot of a new
TV show, and I have a good feeling about this,'" recalls Heiler. "They
wanted a Porsche 928, but since they'd be doing a lot of aerial shots with
the car, they needed a convertible or a large sunroof. Since the 928 has
such a small sunroof, we were going to graft on the removable top from a
924. When we ran the idea by management, they said, 'We don't sell the car
that way, so please don't do it."
"The show was 'Magnum, P.I.,' and they would up going with their second
choice--a Ferrari 308."
Heiler and Brown, like their colleagues at other auto companies, attempted
to establish some ground rules in working in Hollywood.
"We thought it was important that all this be done professionally, so we
laid down some basic rules. Our car had to be driven by the good guy. If the
car broke down, it could only be because it ran out of gas. And management
didn't want our cars associated with people of low moral character.
"Then Larry read a script for a film that we thought would be a success, but
it involved a prostitute. So we reluctantly turned it down. The producer
said that no other car would fit here except a Porsche, and they ended up
buying one. The movie was Risky Business.
"The best part was that Larry got credit for placing the 928 in that
movie--even though we had turned them down."
<a href="http://www.vistagroupusa.com/automobile.htm" target="_blank">http://www.vistagroupusa.com/automobile.htm</a>
Sort of lends a little more credibility to the sunroof.
Anyone know what year the movie was made?
Dennis
08-22-2002, 01:14 PM
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SteveG,
I saw that craptacular "Banzai Runners" starring that guy from Quantum Leap--not Backula, the ohter guy. That movie had some of the worst acting I have ever witnessed. The cars are decent--the modded 928 which you mentioned(although during the street race scene it changes from one 928 to another), that car was so fast "the owner could only drive it at night"--actual ad-libbed movie line. The black 911 which killed the cop, the Pantera which "really does 200 MPH", (and amazingly turns into a Revell model moments before going up in flames), the neo-classic junkmobile in which the girl plays "speed-stripping", and who could forget the hopped-up police cruiser with "mods" that included rear air shocks, a hood scoop, and a chrome engine dress-up kit(that all made IT do 200). Thanks for reminding me of that flick.
I saw that craptacular "Banzai Runners" starring that guy from Quantum Leap--not Backula, the ohter guy. That movie had some of the worst acting I have ever witnessed. The cars are decent--the modded 928 which you mentioned(although during the street race scene it changes from one 928 to another), that car was so fast "the owner could only drive it at night"--actual ad-libbed movie line. The black 911 which killed the cop, the Pantera which "really does 200 MPH", (and amazingly turns into a Revell model moments before going up in flames), the neo-classic junkmobile in which the girl plays "speed-stripping", and who could forget the hopped-up police cruiser with "mods" that included rear air shocks, a hood scoop, and a chrome engine dress-up kit(that all made IT do 200). Thanks for reminding me of that flick.
08-23-2002, 02:02 AM
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According to the "E! true hollywood story" about Magnum PI, after the first season was a sucess, Tom Selleck bought each of the cast members a 928. Presumably, he made this decision after driving the Ferrari for a year.
