Re: Beverly Hills Cop: AMC Killer On the Loose

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I just bought Beverly Hills Cop on DVD a couple weeks ago, but
haven't yet watched it due to the minor snafu of not currently
owning a DVD player.

I remember that scene from when I saw the movie way back in the
day, how the wagon first gets nailed from the rear and then
somehow ends up sideways in front of the truck, briefly gets
dragged for a few yards and finally gets unceremoniously shoved
aside so the semi can continue its destruction of more American
iron.

That movie came out in 1984, so the Ambo was only 10 years old
at the time.  Imagine a movie nowadays where a whole bunch of
1995 cars get destroyed - you wouldn't even bat an eye or shed
a tear.  If you watch any action movie from the 1980s or maybe
even early 1990s, you run the risk of seeing some AMCs bite the
dust.

One example that springs to mind is Arnie's "Red Heat", where
he steals a bus near the end and proceeds to destroy several
examples of 1970s full size Americana.  One of them was a 1973
Ambassador sedan, just minding its own business parked at a
meter when the bus absolutely demolishes it from behind.  Then
of course there's the infamous Gremlin scene in The Terminator.
Shame on you, Ah-nold.  :)

I'm sure we could compile a rather lengthy list of AMCs spotted
(and in some cases destroyed) in movies and TV.

Dean Reitan
Calgary, AB, Canada
1972 Matador 2-door, 304
-----
Man, I'm depressed.
> 
> Last night, I watched "Beverly Hills Cop" for the first time in years (my
> wife had never seen it).
> 
> During the chase with the tandem semi at the very beginning, the truck
> utterly destroys a 74 Ambassador station wagon.
> 
> Grrrrrr!
> 
> Me and Eddie are going to have to have a talk about which cars are
> appropriate to hammer in his movies!
> 
> I was tempted to watch that scene again to find out if they mangled any
> other AMC's.
> 
> -- Marc

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