Redline red carpet: Eddie's crashed Enzo on display for movie premiere
You all remember Eddie Griffin, the celebrity gent who recently hopped in a borrowed Enzo and decided to test his theories on speed vs. coefficient of friction, vector change, and impact absorption? Well, like a proud papa whose kid blows up the chemistry class but gets on the front page of the local paper, the team behind his new movie, Redline, has decided to share the results of Eddie's physics experiment with the public: the And-There-Went-Another-Enzo is on display at Graumans' Chinese Theatre in Hollywood in advance of the movie's Thursday premiere.
It is entirely possible that Griffin was trying to show people at the Irwindale Speedway a scene from the film, which, based on the trailer, looks like 90210-meets-the-Gumball-Rally-meets-demolition-derby. Apparently people who go to movies bursting with multimillion dollar machines want to see them run into every solid object possible. A movie spokesperson, who said the car would be lying "in state," added that
[Source: SFGate via Jalopnik]
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Big jim 1:46PM (4/11/2007)
talk about adding insult to ingory, to enzo fans
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Gregg W. 1:51PM (4/11/2007)
So they are using one colossal waste of money to showcase another one? Genius!
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Brad 2:01PM (4/11/2007)
Griffin's crash has gotten this movie a ton of press and exposure with their target audience: automotive enthusiasts.
I bet he destroyed it on purpose.
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lalaland 2:13PM (4/11/2007)
Yep, using a crashed vehicle to promote a movie means that the jerk movie producer gets to write off the wreck as a cost of doing business. His insurance won't even get dinged. A-hole. Let's go egg his house.
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Kit 2:39PM (4/11/2007)
Come on, lighten up. If these people don't have any producing talent or taste, at least they have a sense of humor.
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Fred 2:47PM (4/11/2007)
They already crashed a Carrera GT and had it on display at the L.A. Auto Show. Obviously, this is another publicity stunt.
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evlmnky 3:01PM (4/11/2007)
@ #6
The Carrera GT was purposely crashed for a scene in the movie. It was also one of the producers cars. He allowed it to be used for this because he owns 2 of them.
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Jake 3:29PM (4/11/2007)
#4: I'll buy a gross and drive the getaway car.
What is the most tragic to me about all of this is that Enzo Ferrari's name is being attached to this incident. The car that bears his name will be forever associated with a stinker movie and a not funny comedian that can't drive.
They should only sell the F70 (or equivilant) to people with International Racing Licenses!
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Don 4:02PM (4/11/2007)
Griffin's a friggin' tool.
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rich 6:03PM (4/11/2007)
a million bucks never bought so much publicity. this was a stunt pure and simple.
i doubt the enzo was totalled either. those front structures are sacrificial. it's hard to believe he was going fast enough to crack the tub.
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Harrison 9:39PM (4/11/2007)
The engine was also smoking, probably busted some parts, so it's going need a new radiator, or at worse, a whole rebuild.
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jeffinToronto 10:37AM (4/12/2007)
I think it wasn't a stunt but they are making the best out of a bad situation. If they claim the thing was a set-up, it doesn't make their star look like such an idiot (which he is), and the fact that people are debating it, leads to more publicity.
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