Infiniti In The Movies

Post by **Jesda** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

Tonight I was pondering the apparent lack of bling-bling carrying the Infiniti brand. So I did some research and found some mentions of Infiniti in the movies:

Title: Three KingsYear: 1999Dialogue:Conrad Vig: One gold Rolex would get me a very nice split-level house outside of Garland. Troy Barlow: Five Rolexes would get my family that Lexus convertible. Chief Elgin: I told you, Lexus doesn't make a convertible. Troy Barlow: Yes they do, it has room in the back for a kid's seat. Chief Elgin: Infiniti has a convertible but not Lexus. Troy Barlow: Wrong. Chief Elgin: Either way, the Good Lord has put this map in our path and I believe we're gonna find something. Troy Barlow: Yeah, he could also put a land mine in our path if we go out there. Chief Elgin is played by rapper Ice Cube. Also stars Clooney and Wahlberg.Overview: In the aftermath of the Gulf War, 4 soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who need their help.

Title: Gone In Sixty SecondsYear: 2000Mention: The movie is about auto theft, and a body shop gives each car it intends to steal a code name and writes it on a chalk board. Car #26 is a 1999 Infiniti Q45 code-named Rachel.Continuity Flaw: The '99 Infiniti Q45 (Rachel) disappears from the blackboard list. The Jaguar XJ 220 takes its place, the Jaguar XK8 takes the XJ 220's place, and a Lamborghini Diablo that wasn't on the list takes the XK8's place, above the Lamborghini LM SUV. Later, the list is restored. A Hummer also appears and disappears on the list.Cast: Angelina Jolie, Nicolas Cage

Title: Lords of DogtownYear: 2003Overview: "Lords of Dogtown" will begin shootinglater this year. The fictionalized version of the documentary and is based on a Spin magazine article that explored the skateboarding culture in the 1970s. A 2003 FX45 will be in the film.

Title: EulogyYear: 20031-21-03Winona Ryder, Ray Romano, Debra Winger, Hank Azaria, Monica Potter and Rip Torn will star in "Eulogy." a comedy that also features (news). Dysfunctional family comedy centers on the funeral of the family patriarch. Filming begins Feb. 21. Another 2003 FX45 will be in the film.

Im curious if anyone else has seen Infinitis shown, used, or mentioned in movies or TV.

-Jesda

Post by **Jesda** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

Oh, sources are IMDB and Cars In America

Post by **Mayhem_J30** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

Pacino drives a J30 in HEAT.

I think there's another thread similar to this buried WAY in the past.

Post by **Jesda** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

Wow! Now I have to rent Heat.

Post by **J-Owner** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

Don't forget the 1993 movie Heart and Souls with Robert Downey Jr., Kyra Sedgewick and Charles Grodin.

In this movie Downey drives a Black J30t with Gray leather. Sweet car. Unfortunately he wrecks the hell out of it ripping off the bumpers and virtually destroying the car by the end of the movie. So that sucks.

Post by **SmithSR** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

Heat is one of the best cast/best directed/best made crime movies of our time. For the $11 or so asking price on dvd, you should buy it immediately!!

The car driving scene was short but good.

Post by **nuQ** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

the movie TIN CUP, been playing it quite a bit this month on HBO. don johnson, who plays a pro golfer in the film wears a nissan and an infiniti hat(his corporate sponser) and drives a black 90's era 300z convertible. jeff

Post by **02q** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

On the HBO series The Wire there was a 2003 Q45 shown briefly last episode.

Post by **02q** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

also the movie Thinner by Steven King has a 2nd gen Q in it.

Post by **pmcd1966** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

1996 Harrison Ford movie "Clear and Present Danger" has a brief shot of a 1st gen Q along with a couple of 1st gen Range Rovers. The Range Rovers are carrying the guards while the VIP is in the Q.

Post by **Jason B** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

IMOP the new Matrix movie should have used a new Q instead of that CTS.

Post by **eQlipse** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

Both movies "Thin Line B/W Love & Hate" starring Martin Lawrence & Lynn Whitfield & "Waiting to Exhale" starring Angela Basset & Whitney Houston feature 1st Gen Q's.

Post by **Q451990** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

How about the 1997 Comedy, "Good Burger" - it's a comedy, although not my favorite. The owner's(?) J30 is crushed by the burger sign in the parking lot. I think it's real - the insides of the door panels look very familiar.

Also, there's half second shot of a 1st gen. Q in the intro to NYPD Blue (near the Miss Saigon sign on Broadway). It's a little distorted due to the special effects, but clearly a champagne color 90-93 Q.

Heath

Post by **911/Q45** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

Can't remember the name of the flick, but Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston are a divorced couple whose son was killed by a drunk driver that gets out of prison. Huston drives a pearl white first gen Q.

Post by **rydwhite** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

On the last episode of Monster Garage (The Police Donut Maker Car) there was a black G35 in the parking lot in one of the segments.

Post by **Jason B** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

02q wrote:On the HBO series The Wire there was a 2003 Q45 shown briefly last episode.

I just saw that show 2 days ago for the first time and saw it! It looked great. It was in silver and looked like a bullet.

Post by **driverdriver** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

There is a black Infiniti J30 driven by Mekhi Phifer in a number of scenes in 2001's "O", a retelling of Shakespeare's Othello. The movie also stars Julia Stiles and Josh Hartnett.

Post by **Stoneage_Turbo** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

"I think there's another thread similar to this buried WAY in the past."

would have been the 3 or fourt post in the infiniti section , it was in the very early days

the movie traffic has a grey 91 Q45 then there was another movie with the guy from walker texas ranger in it , that had a 95 Q that was like a ruby red

Post by **Metroyed** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

Ok this is a little embarresing but...here we go

one Lifetime original movie(made for tv, horribly acted) i forget the name, but the storyline was some kids breaking out of a mental institution. Anyway, they stole a doctor's keys and took his 2nd generation Q out for a joyride. The movie stars the girl from Life Goes On and the younger boyfriend on Roseane.......i do not reccomend this movie.

....................but the Q was pretty nice

Post by **SmithSR** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

911/Q45 wrote:Can't remember the name of the flick, but Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston are a divorced couple whose son was killed by a drunk driver that gets out of prison. Huston drives a pearl white first gen Q.

Sorry to dig up the old thread, but the movie in question is called "the Crossing Guard"

also, in the movie "The Firm" with Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman's character is walking away from what looks like a white-looking Q (it's in the background, and a bit indistinct) toward the fence of the school where tom cruise's character's wife works. whew, mouthful.

Phil:)

Post by **louiegz** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

I saw a movie on HBO called City of Industry. http://www.netflix.com/MovieDi...04066 Harvey Keitel and Timothy Hutton were in this movie. I believe Hutton was driving a 95 Q like mine but I don't think it was the same color as my purple one. The Q was in quite a bit of the movie including a robbery of a jewlery store. It was an average movie, but if you see it playing on HBO, you will see the car early in the movie. Happy movie watching.

Post by **AZhitman** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

GREAT thread revival!!!

Keep it going!

Post by **Q451990** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

SmithSR wrote:Sorry to dig up the old thread, but the movie in question is called "the Crossing Guard"

Glad to see this thread back - but I'm curious... what search led you to this thread?! I can't even get the search feature to work lately.

Heath

Post by **SmithSR** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

I spotted the car in "The Firm" and remembered this thread from a while back. The more I think about it, I can't really be sure it was a Q in that movie, but the pie pan wheels are darn near impossible to miss. Had to be a Q, maybe!

Phil:)

P.S. I searched for "Infiniti in the movies" and this was one of four threads it gave me.

Post by **Metroyed** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

Did Lost In Translation have a Nissan at the very end? I was looking but never could be sure.

Post by **SmithSR** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

This just in:In "25th Hour" at 10:02, Edward Norton walks past a pristine G20. Had to bring it back to the top!!

Post by **Jesda** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

On "Wildest Police Videos" (on Fox or Spike TV) there are scenes in between where the announcer is standing or walking past a simulated arrest scene. In one of them, a perp is being cuffed and taken away from a red Q45 with silver piepan wheels.

-Jesda

Post by **90Q45blue** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

On the new American Express commercial with Tim Duncan it shows him at an Infiniti dealership (there's 2 G35's in the background) and then driving a QX56.

Nick

Post by **1992Q45A** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

the gameface add, hilarous..

Look what they do to the infiniti logo though.. It's all warped, like we couldn't tell its a Qx56..

Also the movie corrupter I believe, the asian gangster don is driven around in a first gen G50...

Post by **SmithSR** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:24 pm

No dude it's a black Mercedes Benz

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