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B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Wed, Jan 27, 2010 12:25 PM On 2010-01-27 10:49, Or Got Rum? wrote: Big Bro, Sorry about the Buick (I love the 59 and 60..my faves) Here's a picture of it in its better days, in 1986: Are we seeing double? Indeed! The story is that I was working as the gaffer on a movie called "Slamdance", and the production designer liked my car and proposed it for the lead character (played by Tom Hulce) to director Wayne Wang. But because the car was my daily driver, and I needed it to get to the set, they simply rented another of the same make and model for the film. Now that's Hollywood for ya!

On 2010-01-27 10:49, Or Got Rum? wrote:
Big Bro, Sorry about the Buick (I love the 59 and 60..my faves)

Here's a picture of it in its better days, in 1986:

Are we seeing double? Indeed! The story is that I was working as the gaffer on a movie called "Slamdance", and the production designer liked my car and proposed it for the lead character (played by Tom Hulce) to director Wayne Wang. But because the car was my daily driver, and I needed it to get to the set, they simply rented another of the same make and model for the film. Now that's Hollywood for ya!

Post #507382 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Jan 27, 2010 12:25 PM