Filed under: Convertibles, Coupes, Etc., Supercars, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz
Producer to sacrifice own Carrera GT on celluloid
Sibling-site Luxist has posted this flinch-inducing piece: Daniel Sadek,
a real estate investor, is also producing the upcoming Eddie Griffin vehicle, Redline, an automotive-centered
thriller. But not only is Sadek putting up a good amount of money for the movie itself, some of his cars will be used
in the film as well, including a couple of Mercedes-Benz McLarens, a Ferrari Enzo and a Lamborghini Murcielago.
Oh, and his $450,000 (see Comments) Porsche Carrera GT is set to be crashed in one scene.
Say it isn't so,
Sadek!
(Thanks for the tip, Noah)
[Sources: Luxist, Speed.supercars.net]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Phil L. 1:11PM (4/14/2006)
I can't afford one either, no matter what digit appears at the beginning of a six-figure price tag.
Between the stupid Enzo crash in California and this, what is it with people who have more cash than brains destroying extremely-limited-production cars that have more capability than the owners have driving skill?
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Michael Karesh 1:12PM (4/14/2006)
Cars are just things. Yet I still find this very, very wrong. I don't even like it when they trash regular cars to make a film.
Do we need an American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Vehicles?
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Howard Kerr 1:12PM (4/14/2006)
The way Hollywood can "cook the books" so that blockbusters never make a penny for their investors, I imagine this guy has found a way to write at least some of these cars off, and maybe even get some money to replace them. Still, you gotta admire a guy how puts his own property up to get his vision onto film.
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emor8t 1:32PM (4/14/2006)
What an idiot, if he doesn't want the cars, then give them to me!
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BobMac 1:42PM (4/14/2006)
With the publicity that crashing exotic cars in his movie will bring, he'll be able to buy many more. You gotta spend money to make money, people.
It still makes me a little sad. Why not just have a computer-ized version? I'm sure Pixar could whip up something really cute.
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Dana 1:59PM (4/14/2006)
#2: Do we need an American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Vehicles?
Excellent idea.
#5: Why not just have a computer-ized version?
Or just build a body-double off of an old Fiero.
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Jason 2:16PM (4/14/2006)
Haha people calling people like Daniel idiots...
He is making/worth more than most of you will every be able to and you're calling them idiots. Get real.
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TacoFan 2:31PM (4/14/2006)
As an aspiring member of the ASPCV (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Vehicles), I say we launch a propaganda war against such atrocities!!
I'm starting a rumor (Shhh don't tell anyone).
I have reason to believe that Porsche has filed suit requesting an injunction against this film. Stating that depicting such a limited production vehicle in the manner intended would dramatically hinder their ability to market said vehicle. Such blatant act of senselessness would severely damage the image so carefully nutured for the product and weaken its appeal.
I was given this information by an anonymous source (real hush hush). Now, let the wildfires of opposition spread across the interweb!!
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Brian 2:36PM (4/14/2006)
English isn't your first language, is it Jason?
Wasting such a special car is foolishly decadent and heartbreakingly stupid, no matter what your net worth. He might be wealthy in gold, but clearly not values. They could build an inexpensive copy for the "kill" scene and nobody would know the difference. What a shame.
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Heydn 2:54PM (4/14/2006)
Normally, don't car companies just GIVE a movie crew their cars? Like in Tomorrow Never Dies, BMW gave something like seven or nine 760iL's to the movie. Mercedes, given that they just made their 1,000th SLR, might be a bit more reluctant to give one to the movie. The same goes for Ferrari, Lamborghini, or Porsche. This is pretty ridiculous, I agree, but the only way the guy could have done what he's going to do to these cars is by owning them himself. And because he's doing this, he's probably obscenely wealthy.
We just need to make sure we have a moment of silence for the Carrera GT's passing...
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Karl 2:54PM (4/14/2006)
"He is making/worth more than most of you will every be able to and you're calling them idiots. Get real."
Jason, tremendous wealth does not preclude someone from being an idiot. It's quite the opposite; as you get older and more mature, you'll learn that the ultra rich are often lucky, unscrupulous, and/or tenacious, but rarely smarter. Placing arbitrary value on anything based solely on how much money you have to pay for it is simplistic thinking. I could buy all of the remaining original Ferrari GTOs, publicly scrap all but one, and sell the remaining one for more than the total cost of the collection by creating scarcity. A car guy would consider that a CARdinal sin and far from smart. Donald Trump might call it genius.
Using a fake stunt car for a movie is a proven way to make good cinema. Wrecking 1/2 million dollar cars is risky and likely to not provide the spectacular effect in the single chance that you give yourself to do it. I'd call that a bad idea, not a good one.
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ZoomZoomin' 3:17PM (4/14/2006)
It'll create some hype...but still, what an idiot. Having the real cars in the movie is one thing...destroying one is another thing.
I'm more inclined to not watch the movie because it just comes across as idiotic and gimmicky. Oh wait...it's a movie. I almost forgot that idiotic and gimmicky is par for the course.
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R 3:22PM (4/14/2006)
Last time I looked around, being smart had little to do with being rich.
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Jeff the Baptist 3:35PM (4/14/2006)
"Normally, don't car companies just GIVE a movie crew their cars?"
No they do not just give a movie their cars with no strings attached. They usually have big contracts that say explicitly what you can do with it. Blowing them up or crashing them is generally a no no because the companies don't want to see that on screen.
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Joel 4:40PM (4/14/2006)
Obviously if hes destroying cars of this exclusivity hes not an idiot and hes banking on people like us throwing a fit... then quickly watching the film.
I know I will be.
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Jason 6:27PM (4/14/2006)
No english is not my native language... in fact it is my 3rd.
I know the grammatical errors in my first post but hell I really could not care less about correcting them since this just a tiny little post on the internet, not an english paper. OMG I didn't capitalize the e... OMG OMG
Of course there are rich people that are rich not becaue what they did or are in case of trust fund babies and such.
Yeah keep thinking that most people at the top are just lucky or unscrupulous if that really makes you feel better.
In the end, it's just a piece of machinery. Of course there are better ways to go about almost anything and being as rich as some of these people are, they obviously did something in one of the most optimal ways. They made it. Now they can afford to do a publicity stunt like this and give people fits.
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El Rider 7:03PM (4/14/2006)
Two weeks ago I was lucky enough to get a track ride in a Carrera GT at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, IL., it was a thrill. Especially when we did a 360 coming out of turn 12 on the south course. There had been rain during the morning but the racing lines were mostly dry, even the 911 line, however the track was slippery. The next time out the gentleman who owned the C GT put the car up against a guard rail going into turn 4. The damage to two humungous wheels and some carbon fiber parts probably added up to between $20,000 and $40,000. A number of people present were very upset that anybody would risk such a car in those conditions. At the time I defended the owner for his actions, he was driving his car under less than optimum conditions. For starters it was his car. The other point was that he really should learn to drive that beast under those conditions. Further he could afford it and the vehicle is not all that rare; some 1200 were produced world wide. As to this director, he will be wrecking a car that will have more examples than the iconic Porsche Carrera 2.7 R, RS and RSR series. The 2.7 Carrera Rs were street-based cars that were very successful racers. Its not like the guy is wrecking some actual race car, if he were intentionally wrecking a 917 I would join the crowd; he is not and I wont. The C GT was the fastest non-drag strip car that I have ever been in .
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the chad 9:32PM (4/14/2006)
1. How do we know he's really gonna use his own car? He could just be claiming it for publicity.
2. Actually, if he really does use his own, he is exceedingly stupid. Aside from wrecking a beautiful, rare auto, if the ONE chance he gives the stunt driver to get it right doesn't go just right, that's it. They don't get to practice the actual wreck b/c he only has one copy. Another car won't provide the same dynamics. If its not perfect, too bad, its gone. All they need to do is get some company to build a car (maybe a few for practice) with the body of the GT on some old 80's car's chassis and a fake interior. Simple. Done. Smart.
Micheal Karesh: I'm in.
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Ron 10:29PM (4/14/2006)
Did anyone consider that this same model will no doubt undergo a fair amount of crash testing as part of its development anyway? In that light this seems to be a lot of fuss over nothing.
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shiznannigan 11:03PM (4/14/2006)
I'm sorry but... Eddie Griffin??? In a car flick? You could tell me the director will EAT the car on film and it would'nt be enough to make me want to see this.
As far as publicity... I think it would be much better publicity to announce that one lucky moviegoer will WIN the car, and all you have to do to have a chance at winning is buy a ticket to this "movie".
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