"The Great Gatsby" the movie and the Cars.

[Greg Myers]

Haven't seen this film yet, but looks like it will be worth it just for the cars. http://www.wimp.com/visualeffects/

Edited October 7, 2013 by Greg Myers

[philo426]

Dusenberg SSJ Dual Cowl phaeton in canary yellow/

[Chuck Most]

Trust me... this movie isn't worth seeing. Just look for the cars when they show up on imcdb.org.

[slantasaurus]

Dusenberg SSJ Dual Cowl phaeton in canary yellow/

It would not be an SSJ, there were only 2 of those built and they were short wheelbase cars, not dual cowls.

[philo426]

Yes that is true!One for Gable one for Cooper.I mean the supercharged engine.

[Harry P.]

Real cars or fakes?

[Modelbuilder Mark]

yeah, the wife loved the film, me..not so much, BUT...I loved some of the visual and sound affects, INCLUDING the car scenes, and there were a few. check it out on bluray, and forward to the car scenes. They sounded REALLY nice in the theatre as well.

[blunc]

wow, that Auburn looks kinda small in that photo, I know Duesey's are big but I thought Auburns weren't THAT small.

it's a movie about spectacle...and that's what it delivers.

[Joe Handley]

Real cars or fakes?

Yes?!

I thought that the chase sceens were computer generated and many of the sounds came straight from Jay Leno's collection! I've also read that the chase between the Yellow Deusy and the Buick cop car has one glaring inaccuracy.........the "Buick" is a '30

[slantasaurus]

wow, that Auburn looks kinda small in that photo, I know Duesey's are big but I thought Auburns weren't THAT small.

it's a movie about spectacle...and that's what it delivers.

Auburn 851's are large cars, but interior space is limited to say the least. The Auburn in that picture doesn't look quite right to me, the grille and fenders don't have the right shape, I'm guessing that it is a replica.

[ToyLvr]

I've been fortunate to sit in a Duesy.

I'm a pretty big (wide) guy, and I can tell you that two (2) people my size would not be comfortable sitting side-by-side in the car. The Duesy's are big and long, but kinda narrow. The seat sure was comfortable, though. Kinda like sitting on a leather couch in your living room...

[John Goschke]

The story takes place in the 1920s. All the main cars are 1930s.

[Harry P.]

The story takes place in the 1920s. All the main cars are 1930s.

How do such bonehead mistakes get made? Didn't they do even a basic amount of research?

[sjordan2]

The movie was directed by Baz Luhrmann, with a contemporary soundtrack. He's known for highly stylized, anachronistic mash-ups (ever see "Moulin Rouge?")

Here's the soundtrack (no Louis Armstrong or 20s jazz to be found):

1. 100$ Bill (Jay Z)

2. Back To Black (Beyoncé x André 3000)

3. Bang Bang (will.i.am)

4. A Little Party Never Killed Nobody {All We Got} (Fergie + Q-Tip + Goonrock)

5. Young And Beautiful (Lana Del Rey)

6. Love Is The Drug (Bryan Ferry with the Bryan Ferry Orchestra)

7. Over The Love (Florence + The Machine)

8. Where The Wind Blows (Coco O. of Quadron)

9. Crazy In Love (Emeli Sandé and the Bryan Ferry Orchestra)

10. Together (The xx)

11. Hearts A Mess (Gotye)

12. Love Is Blindness (Jack White)

13. Into The Past (Nero)

14. Kill And Run (Sia)

Edited October 8, 2013 by sjordan2

[Harry P.]

The movie was directed by Baz Luhrmann, with a contemporary soundtrack. He's known for highly stylized, anachronistic mash-ups (ever see "Moulin Rouge?")

"Anachronistic mash-up?" Do we add that to the list? (Romantic comedy, action/adventure, film noir, horror, etc)?

[sjordan2]

Interesting read on the Gatsby cars from the NY Times. The 1929 Duesenberg in the film (actually 2) was a 1983 fiberglass replica. And, of course, the book takes place in 1922. But the article even points out that while the Rolls in the Robert Redford version would be truer to the book, it still couldn't have existed in 1922. My point of view is that we're not talking about a history movie, and many movies have the time frame shifted around for one reason or another.

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/gatsby-in-a-duesenberg-more-fiction/?_r=0

Edited October 8, 2013 by sjordan2

[Harry P.]

So if "period correct" was thrown out the window, why didn't Gatsby tool around in a Porsche 911?

[Dr. Cranky]

Harry, in this new avatar it looks like the aliens are landing above your head. LOL.

I have not seen the new GREAT GATSBY, but I've always been a big fan of the original, and of course of the novel, which I normally reread once a year for class.

Great book, but it doesn't lend itself well to adaptations.

[Erik Smith]

So if "period correct" was thrown out the window, why didn't Gatsby tool around in a Porsche 911?

I think Gatsby would have been an Aston type of guy. Maybe a Maserati.

Downton Abbey has some cool old cars too - if you can sit through the people parts...

[Harry P.]

Harry, in this new avatar it looks like the aliens are landing above your head. LOL.

Either that, or it's a halo...

[Joe Handley]

Either that, or it's a halo...

At least it can't be mistaken for devil's horns

[Neil Bass]

Haven't seen this film yet, but looks like it will be worth it just for the cars.

Yeah, I thought that about the ship model in Titanic.....

I remember when the old Gatsby movie with Mia Farrow came out, there was a scene with a fender bender in her white Packard. I read a mag article at the time about that car and the dented fender was a fiberglas fake. That was a good thing. I cringe when old cars get wrecked in films because the astronmical budgets films have make it possible for them to buy and destroy some very nice cars!

[sjordan2]

I think Gatsby would have been an Aston type of guy. Maybe a Maserati.

Downton Abbey has some cool old cars too - if you can sit through the people parts...

The old Masterpiece Theater Hercule Poirot detective series had some great 20s-30s classics, too. But to me, the people parts of Downton Abbey are the main draw. Cool stuff in "Mr. Selfridge," too -- including regular appearances by Harry's antique London bus.

[ToyLvr]

How do such bonehead mistakes get made? Didn't they do even a basic amount of research?

I drive my wife crazy by constantly pointing out that sort of thing when we're watching TV or at the movies. ;-)

For our friends & family who are not car nuts, it's enough for them if the vehicles, clothing, or buildings just *look* correct. Drives me crazy, though...

[Harry P.]

One of my favorite movies is "Road to Perdition." In one scene you see a view of downtown Chicago looking along the Chicago River, with the bridge for the "el" crossing the river. Then you see an elevated train cross the bridge.

The problem? The elevated train has modern-day, stainless steel cars, a design that wasn't in existence in the 1930s, when the movie is supposed to be taking place. Back then the el cars were painted green.