Guest AlK Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 To those of you in Pac, you will be a little familair with the man and to those that are not just tag along. Art James resigned last month as the Master roster keeper of PAC. J.P. McVicker took over. I sent J.P. an e-mail with regard to starting up a roster of Packards in Movies. He thought it was a great idea and last night we talked via land line and cemented the process.As soon as the next available news bulletin comes out he will have made that public. So I am starting a list and will be requesting all of you to send me any leads that you get. I am logged onto the IMDb data base so I can get all of the movie info I need, all I need is the title. The one thing I ask is that whatever you send me is something that you personally have seen yourself, rather than a friend of a friend of a friend said someone told him of a movie, etc.etc. That kind of thing leads to a Packard coach in the 3 Musketeers. So only first hand knowledge please. If you are unsure if the car is a Packard state it as such so I can maybe get a copy of it and see for myself. Also if you know of a Packard in a movie and the Packard belongs to a club member let me know that as well. I qualify for 2 of those myself and there is one other Pac member who qualifys as well. Any other info that you want to send i will store on paper and I will try to list any odd ball stuff that i have when I send out lists. At some point in time I will publish the list on a regular basis and then on regular intervals as updates warrant. I am providing my e-mail address to make life easier. Thanks all Al K. lordladymopak@webtv.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Randy Berger Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 Al, I know you said movies - but do TV shows count as well? If so put down "Banacek" the polish private-eye <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> who drove a 41? Packard Darrin.YFAM, Randy Berger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwassenaar Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 for what it is worth : I remember a movie with June Allison driven a 1948 convertible in a green color.I cannot recall the name of the movie and would certainly like to know it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlK Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 RandyT.V. counts as well and I have Banachek listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlK Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 From 1948 thru 1959 June Allison appeared in some 15 films, any one of which, judging from the titles could be the one. If you remember when you saw the movie, was it in the movies or on the late show on t.v. if you could remember another actor in the film would help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constellation Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 AlK,This is something that should have been compiled long ago. Its always interesting to see a Packard in an old movie. However, TV shows that had Packards seen in them should be included as well.In the Movie "Big Jim Maclean" starring John Wayne there is a 1951 200 Taxi Cab.In the Movie "The Unguarded Moment" there is a 1955 Clipper Custom Constellation.In the 1953 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" there is a 1953 Packard Convertible that is seen all or in part in several episodes. If everyone keep their eyes out, there will be a lot more found, I'm sure.Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom M Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 AlK,Mummy Returns has a few scenes with Packards.Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 In "Man Of A Thousand Faces" the star, James Cagney I think, drives a 1932 Packard 900 Convertible. A 900 Conv also makes an appearance in an Australian film, "Quiet He'll (She'll?) Hear You". Great idea for a reference source! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 In Jim Carey's "The Majestic", we see Packards in a few of the scenes. One shows a beautiful early '50's Packard sedan exiting a movie studio; another scene shows a '48-'50 style arriving in a string of law enforcement vehicles.As I recall, "The Way We Were" includes a '40's Packard taxi cab that Streisand and Redford ride in and a '48-'50 convertible parked in front of a movie producer's home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBL Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Doesn't Doc Brown have a Packard convertable in Back to the Future? The yellow one?TimMBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56clipper Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 I just finished watching what is arguably one of the worst movies ever made. It's Ed Wood's "Plan 9 From Outer Space" (1957). About 17 minutes into the movie there's a scene where the flying saucers are skimming over Hollywood. There are two great full-screen shots of a 1955 Clipper Super (or Custom) Sedan speeding down the highway. The first shows the car changing lanes, then pans to a flying saucer, then comes back closer to show the frightened passengers pointing at the saucer from inside their Clipper. Very cool Packard scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCraigH Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Agreed on "Plan 9 from outer space" being one of the worst ever. An interesting side note: I heard/read that it was Bela Lugosi's last film and he died about 1/2 thru filming. This event meant of course that those scenes not yet filmed with him in them were EVEN WORSE! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constellation Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Craig,There is one other even more horribly done Horror Movie to which I can't think right now of the exact name of it. I will tell you this it was made in 1954. It centered around a Blob like creature from Outer Space. Do not confuse it with "The Blob" because it was not the same picture. It was called "__________ _________ From Outer Space" or whatever. I do know that WBZ Ch.4 in Boston owned it and ran it 20 odd years ago about once a year at 3:00 in the morning. In this Movie, a Blobish type Creature would litterally suck people in to its self. The creature had some sort of a corny beak around its mouth as well. Teenagers were getting sucked up like flies in a trap at a lovers lane. At this point in the Film, a Black 1951 Packard gets overturned by the creature and its occupants get sucked up. The creature invaded a Mobile home park too. It was positively the worst low budget Hollywood Film ever made with Ham acting and all that I have ever seen. In fact, it was so badly done, it became comical. Maybe someone out there saw it and can give it a name. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlK Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 TomWhich "mummy returns" the new one or one of the old ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlK Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 A couple of notes reel(pun intended) quick as they are straying off Packards, Plan 9 was so bad it was never released, it escaped. There was a worse movie than that or the other one mentioned, "Frankenhooker" you have to see it to believe it. LastlyLugosi did die 1/2 way thru. they filmed the remaining scenes with another actor always holding his cape in front of his face. In the original "Blob" with all of those great cars I don't recall one Packard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom M Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 AlK,The newer one.The Color of the cars were two-tone blue. Dark Blue on top and lighter blue on the sides. I would say the cars were mid 30's, 4 door limo?Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />I got into my vidio library tonight. In the movie I watched there were two 48 Packard Taxis in this movie. I one scene the stars of the movie hail a cab on this busy city street, up pulls a Packard Taxi and away they go. The title of the movie MA AND PA KETTLE GO TO TOWN made in 1950. I still like watching theold Ma & Pa Kettle movies Marjorie Main & Percy Killbride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 Just off hand. "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Empire of the Sun" and "Chinatown" all have lovely prewar Senior Packards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Randy Berger Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 In the movie "Patton" his staff car in the North Africa sequences was a 1948 Packard. (Patton had a lot of pull to get a 48 Packard in 1943) <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />YFAM, Randy Berger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Harlin Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 STARS CARS FOR SALEKlassix Cars Musuem Daytona Beach. auction tomorrow, Saturday ,starting 10:00AM.If you cant get there in time call 1-800-968-4444 from morning paper. Some are ones sent in to this topic. BATMOBILE------ DRAGULA (munsters)----FLINTSTONE---GREASED LIGHTNING--KITT (trans am David Hasselhoff Knight Rider) Gostbusters Ambulance (Bill Murry)film Expecting $200.000 for Batmobile & its not even a PACKARD. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cnbed Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Note the 1941 One Twenty on the poster, even though the movie takes place in 1935! (The Packard in the movie IS a 1935-36 Senior.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Another well-photographed shot of a "bath-tub" Packard ('48 thru '50) ...at the end of the movie DR. ZHIVAGO, Alec Guiness visits Zhivago's daughter at a dam. He arrives and departs in what I presume the director thought he could pass off as a "ZIS". Of course we packard buffs recognize it as "one of ours"...! Looked like it was in pretty straight, clean shape, possibly even "creame puff"... - only thing that stood out was that it was missing its fender skirt (at least it was on the side facing the camera. That particular shot was done in the mountains of Spain - anyone know what happened to the car..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dave327 Posted May 22, 2003 Share Posted May 22, 2003 The recent movie "Far From Heaven" with Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid has more Packards than you can count along with many other old cars from the 40's and 50's. Worth watching for the cars but I wasn't impressed with it as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Milke Posted May 27, 2003 Share Posted May 27, 2003 Al:A few more:First, I should point out my car, a 1933 1001 Eight convertible coupe... though I haven't seen the movie, the past owner told me about it and I found a paper inside the car proving that it appeared with Brigitte Bardot on a French movie filmed in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, Mexico. Film was called "Boulevard du Rhum", directed by Robert Enrico in 1971. I believe it was called Rum runners" in the US. I have been looking everywhere for this film to see my car back in the late 60's, but have not been able to find a copy yet. (any help, greatly appreciated)As somebody else mentioned, Back to the Future, part one, has a beautiful 22nd series Custom Eight convertible in yellow... gorgeous car.Hey Arnold... yes, the cartoon, has what looks like a 1948-50 sedan as the grandfather's car.The Godfather, part one, has one of my favorites. A 180 Le Baron Sport Brougham.Victor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlK Posted May 27, 2003 Share Posted May 27, 2003 VictorGo to Amazon.com there appeas to be oe copy available from theweatherman.com for $15.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlK Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 I have another to add to the evr growing list. It s a documentary called "Briars In The Cotton Patch". It deals with the "Koinonia Farm" in Americus Geogia, from its formatio in 1942 thru today. The flm made its debut in Americus on 5/30 and will be presented again on 6/14 at the Atlanta Film Festival. I had the honor of supplying the cars for some of the scenes in the film, including The "DUKE" and chris 51. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Randy Berger Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 Awright, which one of youns sandbagged the TV show "Unsolved Mysteries"?It is on the tube even as I'm typing this and the story is about a boy who disappeared when he was 9. His name is Christopher Sherwood. His Dad's name was Tex. In the re-enactment Tex is driving a 1951 Packard four-door painted silver and black. Caused me to bolt upright in my chair and damn near spilt my milk. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> Then it shows Christopher heading to school the morning he disappeared. In the background you can see his Dad's 51 Packard. It is parked behind a 56 Patrician or Four Hundred! The next scene is his sister (I think) standing on a corner and parked there is a 1955 Four Hundred! I am going to see if they repeat this clip tonight and if so I will take notes on color schemes and models. Now, which one of you guys supplied these vehicles?? <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />YFAM, Randy Berger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlK Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 that s wild, if you find out make sure let us know. I have another one to post, "Ghosts of Mississippi" a 56 Patrician in front of the court house steps during the opening sequence showing the trial of Beckwith in the early 60's. It is a turquise and white color scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBL Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 There is what appears to be 55 senior model in the movie Diner.TimMBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
52deluxe Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 i was watching a show call junkyard wars last night, the idea of the show is to turn 2 team loose in a junkyard and have them build a specific item that is functional. yesterday they had to buil cranes able to lift cars from a 30ft drop, about half way through my wife saw a car and stated "honey that one looks like yours" sure enough there is a 52-53 in the yard. it was to quick for me to figure out the model but it had very little trim on the side "200 maybe". at the end of the show they were showing a little bit of next weeks show and the "host" proudly took a pipe and smashed out the passenger headlights :-( by the way this was on the discovery channel at 9:00 eastern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Albert Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 The original "Porkys" also has a 49-50 Packard as well as a lot or other 50's cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlK Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 AlbertIf the car you saw was in a background shot, you could be right, but if your referring to the car that Porky drove, the pink convertible with the grunting pig for a hood ornament, if i remember correctly, that was a 50/51 Hudson. I'll try to look for it the next time it is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Albert Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 It was in the backround at porkys bar..not the pink one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Randy Berger Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Tim, there is a 1954 convertible in the movie "Diner". It is light green with a dark green top. It belongs to the guy who slapped Mickey O'Rourke around. I believe there is a 56 Caribbean in one shot just sitting off to the side parked.YFAM, Randy Berger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBL Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 I was referring to the one sitting off to the left side of the screen during a scene switch....I didn't notice the vert but now that I think of it....yeah...thats a good flick.....like me and my friends now...TimMBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Milke Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Confirmed... I was finally able to see the movie "Boulevard du Rhum" filmed in 1971 and it shows a 1933 1001 Eight convertible coupe driven by Brigitte Bardot, first by itself and then on a funny car persecution. The movie is not worth much, though.Victor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlK Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Saw another one this AM. It's called 'BURN EM UP O'CONNER" A sort of racing whodunit with a great 1939 converible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kevin AZ Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Saw a pretty good film today directed by Clint Eastwood and called Mystic River. Kevin Bacon, Lawrence Fishburn, Sean Penn & Tim Robbins, all appear and play good roles. A fast moving whodunit with great cinematography in the gritty inner city of Boston. A yes a Packard is in this 2003 film. A 1953 maroon colored Packard Caribbean is seen in a parade scene near the close of the film. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55PackardGuy Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 I like to watch for '55's and '56's. I agree Plan 9 has a great action shot of a '55. There is also a glimpse in a parking lot scene in American Graffiti of a '55 or '56. On T.V., I recall the original Blue Knight police drama (NOT the series with George Kennedy) featured a black and white '55 400 that was the bad guy's car. In the final scene the car is being towed away. That's the way I remeber it, anyway. Anyone know if this was a theatrical release? I think it was made-for-TV, but maybe a copy exists somewhere. I'm also looking for a copy of Badlands, which is about the Charles Starkweather crime spree in '58. If it has the correct cars, it will include a black '56 Packard that Starkweather and his girlfriend stole and used to flee the police after their murder binge. This story is also supposed to be the basis for Kalifornia, Natural Born Killers, True Romance and, some say, Wild at Heart. I haven't seen any of these except Wild at Heart, which uses a Thunderbird. The Starkweather Packard is legendary. Might it still exist? I'll report back if they have the right model in the movie. Or maybe somebody knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCraigH Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 Re: Starkweather Packard.Lifetime Channel did a movie about Charles Starkweather called "Terror in the heartland" or somesuch. It replays on that channel occasionally. Onetime when it was on, I popped in a tape and recorded all the scenes with the Packard. Total time was 14 minutes!They used a 1955 Patrician whereas the real doctor's Packard was a 1956. There are a few high speed chase scenes that are a hoot, with the Pat doing sliding turns, etc. There is one scene that all of us have experienced driving our Packards around town. Charlie & G'friend are stopped at a stoplight in some little town in NB or KS and the local cop rolls up next to them and says something like: "Nice car!" Charlie just pretends like it's his and thanks the cop and slowly drives off. The scene is a little fuller than that, but you get the idea.Definitely see this movie the next time it's on. You might check Lifetime TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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