Monday, August 6, 2007

Films/TV series/Music Videos with Lotus Cars

-The Spy Who Loved Me - This James Bond film featured a S1 Esprit that could be converted into a submarine.
-For Your Eyes Only - This James Bond film featured a couple of early Turbo Esprits. One of these Esprits was equipped with a burgular protection system that would blow up the car.
-Pretty Woman - This fairy tale film featured a silver Esprit Turbo, in which the two main characters meet. Julia Roberts espouses the virtue of Lotuses in this film.
-Basic Instinct - This film featured a pair of black and white Esprit Turbos, one of which ends up upside-down in a construction site in San Francisco.
-If Looks Could Kill - This film featured a newer Esprit Turbo used by a spy organization.
-The Rookie - An Esprit, painted an unappealing shade of green, is owned by one of the bad guy. The color choice gives Clint Eastwood an opportunity to insult the bad guy.
-Honey I Blew Up The Kid - This film featured a M100 Elan that a child, who has grown to a very large size, uses as a toy.
-Crocodile Dundee II - A white Turbo Esprit appears in the courtyard of the bad guy's home.
-Rockford Files - A "chop shop" ring steals a Series 1 Esprit to dismantle and sell the parts. The engine sounds like a V8 when the car is driven.
-Hawaii Five-O - According to reports, there have been two episodes that used Lotuses, one using an Esprit and the other using a Europa.
-50 Cent "Ayo Technology" video - A female drives an Elise at the start of the video

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