Re: [AMC-list] [Amc-list] Bottle Shock--AMC Content Involved

[Glen Hoag <hoag@xxxxxx>]

Ross,
I did see you in the barn scene and I saw your friend heading to the 
trunk of his car.  I enjoyed the movie, but did a little research and 
found that Hollywood took plenty of liberty with the facts, but the 
essential story comes through.  There's another production of the 
same story that purports to be closer to the actual history in the 
works and due out next year.  It's based on the book "Judgment of 
Paris" by George Taber, who was the Time reporter at the tasting.

It was great that the Gremlin was treated just as a car of the 
period, and not an object of ridicule, as often happens with AMCs in 
movies these days.

--Glen

At 08:32 AM 5/11/2009, you wrote:
> Thanks, Glen, for bringing this up again.  Look for me about halfway thru
> the movie, in a 4-minute scene that takes place in a barn where the locals
> decide to send the owner's kid to Paris for the wine tasting event.  I'm in
> a red plaid shirt and cowboy hat standing next to Bill Pullman, one of the
> main stars of the movie.  The owner of the AMX is a friend of mine, and
> you'll see him getting into the trunk of his car.  I am in that scene too
> but you won't find me because I'm being blocked by the other star, Freddie
> Rodriguez, who was standing in front of me during the shooting of the scene
> in front of the hotel.  The movie gets off to a slow start but does pick up.
> Not a stellar movie but not a bad one either.  Watch it just for the AMCs if
> nothing else.
>
> Ross Guistino
> Rohnert Park, CA
> NorCal AMCs
> '73 Gremlin 304 aka Vivo
> '75 Gremlin X aka Greta
>
>
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>
> Dredging up an old post here.  The trailer for this movie appears on the DVD
> of Slumdog Millionaire.  I watched Bottle Shock last night.  The Gremlin is
> nice, but they gave it a squeaking sound whenever it is shown in motion.  It
> does get a flat tire, which is just a plot device for Alan Rickman's
> character to meet the owner of one of the wineries.  There is a nice view of
> the AMX in front of the hotel where Rickman stayed at about 32 minutes in.
> The Gremlin is also in that shot.  Glimpses of the AMX can be seen in
> subsequent scenes in front of the hotel.
>
> For anyone who has Netflix, the movie can be streamed to your computer.
>
> --Glen
>
> At 12:25 PM 8/15/2008, "Ross Guistino" <rossg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >A new movie is out about the wine industry called Bottle Shock.  There
> >is a pretty sweet yellow '74 Gremlin in it which has a prominent spot
> >during the movie, driven by one of the stars--Alan Rickman.  The poor
> >Gremlin gets a kick in the tire by said star but that's the price you pay
> for
> >being a star I guess.   And oh, by the way, I was an extra in two
> >different scenes.  I was originally called to have my Gremlin in the
> >movie and then they decided not to use mine but kept me on as one of the
> winery
> >owners.   Truth be told, I look like one of the farm hands in a red plaid
> >shirt and a cowboy hat, but I'm not complaining.
> >
> >A fellow NorCal AMC Club member was also an extra and had his AMX with
> >him too.  I'm not sure if he made the film or ended up on the cutting
> >room floor.
> >
> >You can see the trailer here:
> >
> >http://www.bottleshockthemovie.com/
> >
> >If a trailer opens automatically, close it.  A better one is located by
> >clicking on the "trailer" bottle in the upper right of the page.
>
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