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Moggies in the Movies...

Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:05 pm
by bloodyank
Just saw "An Education", a film set in '60's London. Tons of street scenes showing period cars including many MM's both Saloons and Travellers. Many other marques, MG's and the like as well.
The main character drives a beautiful Bristol 405, a car I had never seen. Rare as hen's teeth I understand.
If any of you have seen it, can you ID some of the other marques seen on the street there?
Good movie, just out on DVD over here.

Re: Moggies in the Movies...

Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:06 pm
by bloodyank

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Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:41 pm
by lottieisdamned
there's a moggie in the "bless this house" film with Sid James

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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 2:28 am
by limegreen
"The Borrowers" every car featured is a minor.

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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:43 pm
by stevey
except the MO.

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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 1:43 pm
by ferret76
"Meet The Feebles", a very early work by Peter Jackson features heaps of moggies, including a black stretch Limo version.

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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:48 pm
by britany
Traveller in french movie. :P Soon!!!
http://www.imogene-lefilm.com/

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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 10:38 am
by SteveandKelly
If memory serves me correctly in An Education there is a scene that occurs two or three times of the street where the flat (apartment) is. Across the road is a saloon which is either an Austin Cambridge or a Morris Oxford. It could also be a Wolseley 16/60, the differences between the three models are barely noticeable at first glance. Incidentally, Kelly is also a US citizen, from Golden, Colorado. I don't think I'd get away with calling her a Bloody Yank though ! "Former Colonial "seems to be the limit.... :D

Re: Moggies in the Movies...

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:32 pm
by Pyoor_Kate
Not a movie, I grant, but I was really surprised to see a Morris Minor in the 7th episode of Caprica. It's only in the background for a second as a character runs past.

I'd guess that Minors are sufficiently rare in the States and Canada that it fits the requirement for a not easily recognisable car and thus could be developed by a different civilisation...

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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:49 pm
by twincamman
There's one at a traffic light in 'American Graffiti' and there's loads in the 'Lemon Popsicle' series of films.

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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:33 pm
by marcusthemoose
only just spotted this and the one i was going to post about has already been spotted- the one in american graffiti.
its here at 22seconds in, along side a white frogeye sprite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Jo1gH89VM

also there is a bright orange cheesegrater (if i remember correctly) in a couple of early american scenes in "the worlds fastest indian"

both films are excellent, much better than the usual rubbish you get nowadays

Re: Moggies in the Movies...

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:24 pm
by Ondergard
Saw one the other night in the BBC four film about John Lennon, starring Christopher Eccleston, "Lennon Naked".

As a signed-up saddo, I can tell you that it was a Clarendon Grey Morris 1000 (not sure if 2 or 4 door), and its index number was GHK 328B.

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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:07 pm
by benb
Peter Jackson made two other films which feature minors, both horror films "Bad Taste" and "brain Dead" there is also a black splitscreen in the French film Delicatessen.

Plus the White 1000 in Pricill queen of the desert.

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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:32 pm
by Roni
I saw a Bond movie a little while ago in which James Bond is returned to his hotel in a white convertible.

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Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:47 pm
by benb
The English films Hillary and Jackie, Breaking the waves and Shadowlands all have Morris Minors in them plus Aussie films Shine and The FJ Holden

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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 6:30 pm
by SteveandWilliam
There is of course the inevitable web-site where you can look up all movies containing Morris's. Some people just want to spoil memories with facts, don't they?
http://www.imcdb.org/

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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:01 pm
by SJRobinson
Though it certainly isn't a film. Dot Branning has a Traveller in Eastenders. It looks in very good knick too!