Scooter movies revisited

michelle_7728 · Post by **michelle_7728** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:44 am

So this isn't a Buddy, but it's a scooter: Yes Man

Any other scooter scenes out there? (I saw the Jackass 3D thread...)

Post by **ericalm** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 4:27 pm

That's actually an Aprilia Mojito! Great scoot, kind of hard to find these days.

Jackie F · Post by **Jackie F** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:06 pm

The American had a killer vespa scene.

Cheshire · Post by **Cheshire** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:04 pm

Not a movie, but one of the episodes of second season Doctor Who has the Doctor and Rose riding around London on a Vespa.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqJDAoCp ... re=related

Josh D · Post by **Josh D** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:51 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glZzMIv7JUs

killbilly · Post by **killbilly** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:14 pm

First one I remember seeing in a movie was in 1984's "The Terminator" where Sara Connor is riding some kind of Elite.

I saw "Roman Holiday" well after that, even though it was made 30 years earlier.

Halloweenie · Post by **Halloweenie** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:28 pm

Cannot forget Ratatouille and Run Fat Boy Run

killbilly · Post by **killbilly** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:39 pm

Halloweenie wrote:Cannot forget Ratatouille and Run Fat Boy Run

Does the fact that you can ride a Vespa (with a passenger armed with a rifle or RPG) in the game "Battlefield:Vietnam" count? I ask because the game fundamentally grabs every cliche from Hollywood portrayals of the Vietnam war that there are. Sort of a scooter-sighting-by-proxy.

JSharpPhoto · Post by **JSharpPhoto** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:18 am

just off of memory.....

Encino Man - paulie shore rides a PX150
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter - Jesus rides an 80's honda "Mascoot"
28 Weeks Later - Brother and Sister ride a modern scooter through post-quarantine london
The Interpreter - Nicole Kidman rides a yellow mid-60's Vespa GL
Saved - the male lead rides a silver PX
Bottle Rocket - Dignon (Owen Wilson) rides a honda cub
Quadrophenia - duh
Alfie - Jude Law rides a very questionable "bodge" 1967 sprint, desiquised as an SS180. lame. equally lame movie.

JSharpPhoto · Post by **JSharpPhoto** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:21 am

if you limit it to just Vespas, this was a comprehensive list, up to the date of publication.

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles_make-Piag ... tBy=4.html

Jackie F · Post by **Jackie F** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:31 am

Diva
Weird Science
American Graffiti
The Legend of Billy Jean
Cinema Paradiso
Bourne Ultamatum
Days and Clouds

wifiducky · Post by **wifiducky** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:50 am

oh oh taxi 1 now thats some good riding XD heres a clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0kZKI6hUwE

Wheelz · Post by **Wheelz** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:34 am

I believe "I Love You Man" has a vespa a in it.
Thought I was gonna hate that movie, but I kinda liked it.

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:49 am

wifiducky wrote:oh oh taxi 1 now thats some good riding XD heres a clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0kZKI6hUwE

Love that sequence. What a ride!

gr8dog · Post by **gr8dog** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 3:05 pm

War Games
http://robertwprice.com/2010/08/25/warg ... bi-mopeds/

Knight Rider Episode: Kitt Meets Knerd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Y5ZqGfOVs

Cheshire · Post by **Cheshire** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:14 pm

Don't forget Chuck and the Italia.

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 6:12 pm

gr8dog wrote:Knight Rider Episode: Kitt Meets Knerd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Y5ZqGfOVs

BAHAHAHAHA!!!

gr8dog · Post by **gr8dog** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:48 am

KRUSTYburger wrote:
gr8dog wrote:Knight Rider Episode: Kitt Meets Knerd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Y5ZqGfOVs
BAHAHAHAHA!!!

He He He, I know, but I couldn't pass it up. I was flipping through channels the other day and saw a scooter in a TV show. Turned out to be Knight Rider. I looked it up and posted. That's 10 minutes of misspent time I will never get back.

Post by **ericalm** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:30 am

gr8dog wrote:That's 10 minutes of misspent time I will never get back.

"Misspent" is really relative.

Jackie F · Post by **Jackie F** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:37 am

ericalm wrote:
gr8dog wrote:That's 10 minutes of misspent time I will never get back.
"Misspent" is really relative.

David Hasselhoff chest hair -> enough said

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:07 am

Jackie F wrote:David Hasselhoff chest hair -> enough said

If you got it, FLAUNT IT!

Who eats an apple while they're fishing anyway?

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:14 am

Am I the only one who liked Hellboy? (John Myers was a mod, even!)

wifiducky · Post by **wifiducky** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:06 am

Cheshire wrote:Don't forget Chuck and the Italia.

i would say chuck seeing its my favorite show but its a show not a movie << should we still add it?

wifiducky · Post by **wifiducky** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:06 am

Skootz Kabootz wrote:
wifiducky wrote:oh oh taxi 1 now thats some good riding XD heres a clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0kZKI6hUwE
Love that sequence. What a ride!

i want the sparklers for my buddy

JSharpPhoto · Post by **JSharpPhoto** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:06 pm

also "Munich" . There's about 200 vintage vespas through that movie.

wifiducky · Post by **wifiducky** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:35 pm

i hate to say it bat Bruno XD

michelle_7728 · Post by **michelle_7728** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:45 am

wifiducky wrote:oh oh taxi 1 now thats some good riding XD heres a clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0kZKI6hUwE

...but what does he think he is going to accomplish by putting his foot down?

BootScootin'FireFighter · Tue Nov 02, 2010 4:41 am

I'll never forget the opening scene of Police Academy 3!

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JoshWED · Post by **JoshWED** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:36 pm

i don't see boot scoot's comment?

anyway, best scooter movie for me....what started the interest in them in general:

empire records

BootScootin'FireFighter · Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:58 pm

JoshWED wrote:i don't see boot scoot's comment?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJP4uErO ... r_embedded#!
maybe the link will work better than the embed.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:29 am

Illnoise just posted about a remake of Brighton Rock, which looks to be jam packed with vintage scoots.

Jackie F · Post by **Jackie F** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:39 am

The Conversation John Cazale was an awesome actor.

Jackie F · Post by **Jackie F** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 9:28 pm

Brighton Rock remake:
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Jackie F · Post by **Jackie F** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 5:28 am

Exit Through the Gift Shop

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 5:43 am

tom hanks in Larry Crowne. comes out next July. should either sink the image of scooters even further among some, or lift them to new heights. hopefully some great riding scenes are included in the movie

stiffi · Post by **stiffi** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:49 am

michelle_7728 wrote:So this isn't a Buddy, but it's a scooter: Yes Man

Any other scooter scenes out there? (I saw the Jackass 3D thread...)

Yeah, and there's a great scene where Jason Segal is screaming down an LA freeway with his Iphone mounted to the dash and earphones connected with the regular headphone wire. He somehow hears the phone ring then answers it, all while doing 75 MPH.

Using a bluetooth headset, I have answered my phone on my scooter, but only going about 15 MPH and on my residential street 300 yards from my house.

superseagulls · Post by **superseagulls** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:57 pm

Ahhhh, Home!
Will have to go and see that when it comes out and do some Brighton spotting! Not sure what pier they used for some of the scenes, but the Brighton Pier (Formerly called the Palace pier) has a fun Fair at the end of it these days!

If you ever get the opportunity to go to Brighton, the Ace Cafe run is one of the best and biggest London to Brighton 'runs'
http://www.brightonrun.co.uk/index.php? ... &Itemid=61
40,000 bikes!

Oh, and the Seagulls in the 'superseagulls' name are Brightons Division 1, professional soccer side....

Jackie F wrote:Brighton Rock remake:
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Post by **ericalm** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 9:03 pm

superseagulls wrote:If you ever get the opportunity to go to Brighton, the Ace Cafe run is one of the best and biggest London to Brighton 'runs'
http://www.brightonrun.co.uk/index.php? ... &Itemid=61
40,000 bikes!

As we were instructed in a hilariously awful Powerpoint during the lame "How to Build a Cafe Racer" presentation at the International Motorcycle Show this weekend, "MODS rode scooters. ROCKERS rode cafe racers."

superseagulls · Post by **superseagulls** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 9:16 pm

I'm not to sure about that, I would have thought the 'Rockers' were probably riding pretty stock Triumphs, BSA's or Nortons.....?
I remember as a kid the thousands of scooters along the Brighton seafront, and when we used to go to the Isle of Wight on vacation (The Who used to play a big festival there) The Mods were definitely more visible than the rockers!

Any pictures from the bike show??? You need to post a top 10 of drool worthy rides!

ericalm wrote:
superseagulls wrote:If you ever get the opportunity to go to Brighton, the Ace Cafe run is one of the best and biggest London to Brighton 'runs'
http://www.brightonrun.co.uk/index.php? ... &Itemid=61
40,000 bikes!
As we were instructed in a hilariously awful Powerpoint during the lame "How to Build a Cafe Racer" presentation at the International Motorcycle Show this weekend, "MODS rode scooters. ROCKERS rode cafe racers."

Post by **ericalm** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 9:33 pm

In the US, the mods & rockers history and legacy have been totally mythologized and distilled into what are probably very inaccurate stereotypes. I'm amazed at how much people still cling to this stuff 50 years after the fact.

superseagulls wrote:Any pictures from the bike show??? You need to post a top 10 of drool worthy rides!

No scooter-only companies there and there are few new models for next year. So the top drool-worthy rides were the Triumphs (Bonneville T100 and Thruxton), Enfields and BMWs. We did get to see the BMW Concept C electric scooter. It's pretty sci-fi.

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 2:23 am

growing up i always knew if i were in England in that era i'd have been a Rocker and not a mod because i liked leather and boots and thought i liked motorcycles. which always disappointed me being i am the biggest Who fan on planet earth, and appreciated their mod inspired fashion sense and all of Pete's art school pretensions

then i rode a scooter 5 months ago and Rockers now seem the dirty, smelly, long haired poofs they always have been, but i was too n00b to see!

i guess it just took a Yank like myself over 30 years to finally "get it." but i am glad i did

That Scooter Guy · Post by **That Scooter Guy** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:01 am

How can this thread have this many posts without a mention of the 1953 classic, Roman Holiday?

Or is it in there and I just didn't see it?

edit: ooops, it's mentioned in about the sixth post. My bad!

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:09 am

Brighton Rock is premiering tonight in the UK. Looking forward to it coming stateside.

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TVB · Post by **TVB** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:00 am

That Scooter Guy wrote:How can this thread have this many posts without a mention of the 1953 classic, Roman Holiday?

I remember them! I miss the 1980s....

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:31 am

TVB wrote:
That Scooter Guy wrote:How can this thread have this many posts without a mention of the 1953 classic, Roman Holiday?
I remember them! I miss the 1980s....

Flashback! "Ruby said that you were on your way… The red alert was sounded and it blew the night…" Can't believe I remember the lyrics to "Stand By"; haven't even thought about it in years. Good tune. As if the '80s needed a new wave swing/doo wop band!

Okay, I need to find that song now. I only have it on vinyl.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:51 pm

Not quite a necropost (a Lazaruspost, maybe?), but I just came back from the best scooter-in-a-movie movie so far this year. Attack the Block has it all: a scooter, a pit-bike, a small dirt bike, aliens and weed. And British accents. Winner!

Post by **ericalm** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:17 am

NPR story this week on Brighton Rock:
http://www.npr.org/2011/08/27/139980961 ... c=fb&cc=fp

Ant-Man · Post by **Ant-Man** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:39 am

All these scooter movies and no one has mentioned Quadrophenia? Lot's of mention of Mods vs Rockers and The Who. Yet no Quadrophenia?!

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 5:35 am

killbilly wrote:
Halloweenie wrote:Cannot forget Ratatouille and Run Fat Boy Run
Does the fact that you can ride a Vespa (with a passenger armed with a rifle or RPG) in the game "Battlefield:Vietnam" count? I ask because the game fundamentally grabs every cliche from Hollywood portrayals of the Vietnam war that there are. Sort of a scooter-sighting-by-proxy.

^^^^ HAHA, yes you can, I forgot about that...Haven't played in a while

JohnnyScoots · Post by **JohnnyScoots** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:37 am

Modern Buddy

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