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Date:         Sat, 10 Feb 2001 05:07:55 -0500
Reply-To:     Chris DeLong <green536@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chris DeLong <green536@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Busses in the Movies
Comments: To: techrat@VM.COM
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Dont forget the Iranian terrorists in "Back to the Future" operating a 70-71 with machine guns out ;-)

> >Here are Three (count 'em, 3) "Busses in the Movies" not mentioned on >Vanagon.Com > >#1) RONIN - A movie that mostly consists of car chases in the narrow >streets >of small towns in France, the movie's first 10 minutes however, has all the >protagonists riding in a Bay-Window Bus right after they leave the cafe... > >#2) In the George Clooney film THE PEACEMAKER (1997), in the middle of the >movie, there's a brief shot of a swat-type team pulling up to a desert camp >in a Vanagon... > >#3) "Prison Heat" Yes, this is one of those R-rated women-in-prison films >with far too many shower scenes (honest honey, I'm watching it for the >Vanagon content!). Anyhow, the girls eventually escape the torturous prison >in the last 15 minutes in a '86 or '87 Vanagon with a really cool front >bumper (Projectzwo?) that allows them to crash right through several guard >gates. > >And actually, I don't remember if vanagon.com lists the episode of the TV >series "Sliders" where the heroes escape the police in a Vanagon (and the >Police can't keep up.. oh yeah, this is Sci-fi after all!)... > >Oh yeah, and I can't remember if the 23-window Samba that gets completely >flattened in "What's Up Doc"? is also listed... > >So maybe there's more than 3 mentions here, but it is Friday, so what the >heck. > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > E-mail: techrat@vm.com URL: http://www.vm.com/ > http://www.obsolyte.com -- where the antique is elYte!!

Chris DeLong ICQ#45030867 Seattle, WA USA '80 16V Rag '88 16V Rocco (for sale!) '82 GLI '80 'Vert (for sale real cheap!) '65 Bus (for sale!) '61 17 Window '90 Vanagon

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