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From: William McCormack <mccormac(at)QAL.Berkeley.EDU>
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Subject: Movie Alpines
Cliff Richard in Summer Holiday ... will try to find it. Pardon my
ignorance, but who is Cliff Richard?
Another tidbit ... a year or two ago, public tv came out with a series
on the history of Rock and Roll. It showed a clip of a publicity stunt
by the Byrds, I believe. I am not sure about the band though. The
stunt consisted of a string of Sunbeams -- I couldn't tell if they were
Alpines or Tigers -- carrying the band members into some east coast
city, possibly New York. I think the band was trying to say "We've just
arrived from Britain" -- hence the cars.
Did anyone see this?
Bill McCormack
B9205690
***** NOTES from JLAIFMAN (JLAIFMAN (at) PNM) at 8/10/95 9:02a
Since I just joined this panoply, I do not know how may movies have
already been added. So excuse me if I am going over a path already
travelled. There was a movie (the name escapes me, something with
"Commando" in it) with Arnold Schwartzenegger in which he was driving a red
Sunbeam (I do not remember if it was a Tiger or an Alpine, but think the
later) and racing it against a Porsche 911 (so my allegiance was
certainly torn). Like in Dr. No, the clips of racing continued to repeat
themselves. Worse yet, the cars were getting banged up against each other
and when the earlier scenes were repeated after the later scenes,
the cars appeared to be miraculously repaired only to be smashed again.
The best part (and also the worst part) was when Arnold ultimately drove
the Sunbeam into a tree at full speed with such devastation you would be
certain the passengers were pancakes. The camera immediately zoomed in to
Arnold and his passenger showing them thrown forward as if they hit only a
big pot hole and Arnold, with all his seriousness possible, said "are you
ok?", and they were up and off again without a scratch. I'd say it must
have been due to the incredible strength of a Sunbeam driving compartment
and not any movie magic! So who needs air bags anyway?
Jay Laifman
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