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FAQ: 356es in the Movies
Credits to: All the folk on
the 356Talk line over the years
Q: I
know the Porsche 356 has been used in many movies over the years.
Which ones, and what actors drove them?
A: Here's one take at an on-going list. (Jump
right to the list.) If you know of others not listed here,
send them to der
webmeister, and we'll ad them to the list.
About this list:
This list is ranked in chronological order.
Some details come from the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com).
If there are links on the film name, it is a link to IMDB where
you can find out more about this movie--but don't expect to find
mention of 356es there. The 356 information was gleaned from
356Talk discussions and fans around the world. Only the
356 Registry can bring you the details You Want to Know about
356es in the movies!
Please send in information which will ammend,
correct, or remove any of the below. If you see a "?"
next to something, we're not sure about it. If you know for a
fact, clue us all in. We have not seen all these films,
and so there are some guesses here, based on reports. If you
can say definitively about something about how much screen time
a 356 has in any of these movies, and want to suggest a change
in the "rating", please let us know.
For those of you looking to rent a movie
with factual 356 Content, consider one of the documentaries
following the Hollywood list. Much more 356 time as a percentage
of total running time.
Real or Kit?
The ardent viewer may be able to spot that
some of these 356es are kits. Many are factory cars. Some Registry
members have had their cars used in films. Some 356es are factory
cars, replaced by kit cars just before crashes, explosions, etc.
This list doesn't draw a distinction between kit cars and Porsches.
If it looks like a Speedster, it is a Speedster. Why?
Because it's a movie!! It's all pretend!
Seriously, if there's information about
particular cars (owners can 'fess up) being used in a movie,
we'll link that info in. If there' s a story to tell, tell it,
and we'll make up a page. Everyone loves a "Hollywood Discovery"
story!
Feature Films
Some of the movies in the below list have
been "spotted" with a 356 in partial display for only
a couple seconds (e.g., Gone in 60 Seconds, Willy Wonka). Others
have considerably more. The labels are based on reports, we're
open to ammendments.
P=Prominently featured, central to character or
plot
S=In
a Scene or three, supporting character
W=Walk-on,
just passing through but not background
B=Background,
watch closely
H=Hitchcock:
you get a prize for spotting it
Year: Title (Actors driving the 356, model
of 356)
W1954:
Carnival Story
(a new-looking pre-A 356 Cabrio!)
W1955:
The Racers
(Cesar Romero, RHD 356 coupe)
S
1958: Checkpoint
(racer, background, Green 356 Carrera(?) coupe w/Rudge wheels)
S1958: Roadracers
(Joel Lawrence? 356 coupe)
W1959: On
the Beach (racer, background)
S1961:
The Green Helmet
(various racing Spyders, RSKs, etc.)
P1963: Move
Over, Darling (James Garner, Doris Day. Many abound Hollywood)
S1963: 8
1/2 (Marcello Mastroiani, Claudia Cardinale, model?)
B1964: Viva
Las Vegas (extra/background, <model?> racer)
S1965: Faster,
Pussycat, Kill, Kill [aka The Mankillers] (actor? model?)
S1965: Promise
Her Anything (Warren Beatty, Leslie Caron red coupe)
P1966: Harper
(Paul Newman, Speedster)
P1966: The
Quiller Memorandum (George Segal, 356B Cabriolet)
S1968: Bullitt
(Jacqueline Bisset, T6 Cab. also a Speedster, Coupe in bg shots)
P(unk.) Santos Attacks the Witches (en
Español, B&W, Speedster)
H1971:
Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory (background, T6? Model?)
S:1971: On
Any Sunday (Steve McQueen, Speedster)
B1973: American
Graffiti (extra/background, A Coupe)
W1973: La
Grande bouffe (background repeatedly, early silver Coupe)
S1975: Shampoo
(Warren Beatty?, Red Coupe)
H1975: The
Strongest Man in the World (aerial shot of car chase, find
it?)
P1978: Coming
Home (Jane Fonda, Bruce Dern, Jon Voight; Speedsters)
S1979: Manhattan
(Tony Roberts, Diane Keaton, with Woody Allen in "back seat"
of Roadster)
S1980:
Hollywood Knights
(Tony Danza, red Speedster, black Roadster)
W1980: Dogs
of War (Christopher Walken, Green B Coupe)
P1981: King
of the Mountain (Harry Hamlin, Dennis Hopper, Speedster)
P1982: 48
Hours (Eddie Murphy, Speedster)
P1982: Best
Friends (Burt Reynolds, Coupe)
W1983: Breathless
[remake] (Richard Gere, T5(?) Coupe)
P1984: Making
the Grade (<actor?>, Convertible D)
S1986: Top
Gun (Kelly McGuiness, Speedster)
W1988: License
to Drive (white 356A)
W1989: Her
Alibi Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova (silver cabriolet)
S1996:
Highlander (1)
(Christopher Lambert, Speedster)
S1987: Summer
School (Mark Harmon, Speedster?)
P1990: Another
48 Hrs (Edie Murphy, Speedster)
S1990: The
Fourth War (Roy Scheider, 356A Cabriolet)
P1991: Doc
Hollywood (Michael J. Fox, Speedster)
W1991: Point
Break (Lori Petty, Speedster)
S1993: Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (Jason Scott Lee, Cabriolet)
H1993: Calendar
Girl (background, Coupe)
W1996: A
Time To Kill [Deutsch: Die Jury] (Sandra Bullock,
356A Speedster)
S1995: The
Way to Dusty Death [TV Movie] (Simon MacCorkindale, T6-B
Coupe)
P1997: Life
and Death on Long Island (Jason Priestley, Roadster)
W1997: Playing
God (David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, Speedsters)
B1997: The
Love Bug [remake] (extra/background, Speedster racer)
B2000:
Gone in 60 Seconds
[remake] (extra, Speedster)
B2000: Space
Cowboys (background, Speedster)
P2000: The
Kid (Bruce Willis, black Speedster)
P2002: Posession (Gwyneth Paltrow, RHD T6 Coupe)
P2003: Anything Else (Woody Allen, Red Cabriolet)
 
Images used with the express permission of IMDB and Nostalgia.com
Documentary
Movies
1963: Made
by Hand (Factory Tour)
1978: Porsche
356 Close-Up Inspection (pre-purchase video, Speedster, Roadster,
T5 Coupe, T2 Coupe) Extensive T5 coupe footage
1986:The
Maestro's Engine Assembly Video Tapes (set of 5) (no cars,
but 62 motor in incomparable detail) and other HCP Research videos:
Tune-Up Tape, The Exploded View, etc.
1991:
La Carrera Panamerica (background, race footage). David Gilmore
and Nick Mason enter the La Carrera Panamerica. Music by Pink
Floyd, some 356es are in the race and show up occasionally.
1996:
Hay Bales and Asphalt (John Barneson and Don Dickey, others,
numerous)
1994: Victory By Design/The Porsche
Story/ The Complete Racing History Of Porsche/From 1950 To The
1994 Victory At Lemans 90 min.
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1997: 356 Registry Member Lee Raskin wrote and co-produced
for SpeedVision (now Speed Channel) James
Dean at High Speed, a documentary about the movie star's
fascination and relation with Porsche and the 356 as well as
his famous 550. |
Porsche, a Le Mans Retrospect shows every Porsche race car run at
LeMans /36 min.
Some notable
TV appearances
"James Dean - A Legend in
His Own Time" 1976
(Stephen McHattie) Looks and sounds like a real 550 Spyder, painted
and numbered up to duplicate James' car. Find
other James Dean movies at IMDB.com
"Tales
of the City" 1993 (mini-series, Bravo, A&E, some
PBS) adult themes. A supporting character (Thomas Gibson) drives
a Speedster in and about San Francisco.
"The Scarecrow & Mrs.
King", 1990s. CBS TV series. Bruce Boxleitner drove a C
cabriolet which showed up occasionally. Kate got to ride in it
on more than one occasion.
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fun.
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