Author Topic: pagoda movie sighting (Read 94296 times)

mdsalemi · « **Reply #50 on:** August 21, 2009, 12:41:22 »

To Hauser and Richard--speaking of watching movies with the intent of finding a Pagoda...

Just read that a 2008 German movie is being released today in the USA about the German terrorist group Baader-Meinhof gang of the 1970's. The still shot in the newspaper had them in front of a couple of MB sedans. Maybe if you watch the movie a Pagoda will show up!

Peter van Es · « **Reply #51 on:** August 21, 2009, 16:38:00 »

Just added a shortened clip from a BBC Detective show (55 Degrees North) featuring a Pagoda, and some senseless violence on said Pagoda (I haven't quite figured out how they did that) on the Video's page of our site...

It's the bottom one on this page: http://www.sl113.org/FilmExcerpts.html

Let me know what you think...

Peter

Kemal · « **Reply #52 on:** August 21, 2009, 16:54:46 »

Hi Peter,

Very nice indeed, good to see that you enjoy some home grown talent. ( And the Pagoda of course )

Kemal
280 SL
Manual LHD69

Peter van Es · « **Reply #53 on:** August 23, 2009, 14:17:05 »

All clips (mine and LeikeLB's are here now: http://www.sl113.org/FilmExcerpts.html)

Peter

RickM · « **Reply #54 on:** August 27, 2009, 16:07:16 »

Here's a glimpse from a 1997 MB commercial. I wasn't sure if it was a 107 or 113 (at first) but the gas cap placement answered the question....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3KbAIRMxZI

The E-Class Museum Commercial in HD with 280(?) SL in background:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiNtc29j6rY

RickM · « **Reply #55 on:** August 27, 2009, 16:19:25 »

Another MB (SL) "history" commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDNWFlhrWo4

Interesting how the bottom half of the young lady's face is obscured.

Mike Hughes · « **Reply #56 on:** August 27, 2009, 18:57:42 »

She must be driving the "getaway car!" ;^)

waqas · « **Reply #57 on:** August 27, 2009, 21:13:59 »

Quote from: RickM on August 27, 2009, 16:19:25

Interesting how the bottom half of the young lady's face is obscured.

Facemask as test vehicle was probably running too rich...

Peter van Es · « **Reply #58 on:** August 28, 2009, 07:23:28 »

Thanks for posting those!

Peter

Iconic · « **Reply #59 on:** August 29, 2009, 03:01:21 »

I did notice a '67 Camaro or Firebird right in the foreground.
Interesting they used that car.

(What does this face mean? I bet there are definitions on this site !)
Any other cars distinguishable to you?

Nate · « **Reply #60 on:** September 08, 2009, 04:47:32 »

Just finished watching Frost Nixon. David Frost driving a silver/black 280SL down California PCH into the sunset with a "hottie" riding shotgun. Also an anthracite gray/cognac 6.9, very nice. Apparently Mr. Frost had an affinity for '70s MBZ's.

RCS Coupe · « **Reply #61 on:** September 25, 2009, 17:23:33 »

On Wednesday night this week (9-23-09), I happened to catch a little bit of an episode of a 1967-68 TV series, "It Takes a Thief" on RTV (Retro TV). The star, Robert Wagner (impeccably dressed), drives up to the east steps of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. in a dark color, top-down, 113 sporting Bosch headlamps. He got out of the car, talked to a confidant, and walked into the Gallery. Great shot of the car driving up: low camera angle, gallery on the left, U.S. Capital building off to the right; not possible to do today with all of the D.C. security stuff around. Sorry I missed title of the episode and the last 20 minutes where I suspect the car reappeared.

Kemal · « **Reply #62 on:** October 13, 2009, 20:30:51 »

Within the first 2 minutes of '' Barefoot in the park '' a red Pagoda parked up along the kerb.

Kemal
280SL
Manual LHD69

Kayvan · « **Reply #63 on:** October 13, 2009, 20:39:36 »

In the movie "10" with Bo Derek

Julie Andrews drives up in one at end.

Norm · « **Reply #64 on:** October 13, 2009, 23:27:16 »

I happened to be flipping through channels (a favorite past time of mine) and saw a Pagoda in the Walt Disney movie "That Darn Cat" Roddy McDowall's character drove it.

Norm

suzy · « **Reply #65 on:** October 27, 2009, 03:04:38 »

Don't know if tv counts, but in the "jet set" episode of the tv show Mad Men (second season), Joy drives Don off to Palm Springs in a beautiful silver pagoda. Couldn't tell exactly, but looks like an early 280 (no headrests).

Suzy
1967 250 SL

sjiatrou · « **Reply #66 on:** November 07, 2009, 05:52:21 »

Love American Style (remember that one?) In the opening vignette for Episode 3 of the first year (air date 10/13/69) there's a white (with white top) pagoda parked on the street right in front of the camera. Sorry I couldn't get a screen capture.

bossanov · « **Reply #67 on:** November 10, 2009, 15:41:28 »

I watched the movie Frost/Nixon last night and at the very end when David Frost and girlfriend are leaving Nixon's home in San Clemente Frost is driving a beautiful (I believe gold) Pagoda.

Bossanov

bsimaz · « **Reply #68 on:** January 13, 2010, 13:06:29 »

Ever since we spent spring break in Scotland my wife has enjoyed watching TV shows about it. Well she brought home a DVD set of 'Hamish McBeth'. In the epesode 'Great Salt Robery' Hamishs' old girlfriend comes back to the small town with a new boyfriend. He's driving a 280sl. light blue. Hamish gets pretty jelious and kick's out the head light. He's the local police so he gives him a ticket. Later he kicks out both headlights and another ticket. Pretty funny. Anyway, the guy and girl drive off in the 280 waving goodby. Several very nice scenes with the car. A little rust around the front headlights too.

I was not able to figure out how he managed to get the headlights fixed the next day. Seems like those would take a bit longer to get. Especially in the highlands of Scotland.

Kemal · « **Reply #69 on:** January 13, 2010, 23:40:25 »

Made for TV Movie " Dark Side Of Genius " On now on CBS action. (Not missing anything!) $:-\$
Blue 280SL LHD.

Kemal
280SL
Manual LHD69

tuultyme · « **Reply #70 on:** January 14, 2010, 03:08:25 »

There is a Chase commercial out now with a convertible. Does anyone who has seen it know what type it is?

dhunter · « **Reply #71 on:** February 17, 2010, 05:26:39 »

Here's some video from "Two for the Road", which has been discussed here.
A little bit of 230 SL exposure. I remember watching this movie as a kid and liking the car...if not the romance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh9PAu3fq8o&feature=response_watch

Peter van Es · « **Reply #72 on:** February 18, 2010, 20:44:05 »

Does no-one ever look at the introduction part of our site? Two for the Road has been here for almost a year... http://www.sl113.org/FilmExcerpts.html

I wonder why I bother :'(

Peter

114015 · « **Reply #73 on:** February 23, 2010, 20:08:27 »

Sorry Michael
(MdSalemi)!

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Re: pagoda movie sighting
To Hauser and Richard--speaking of watching movies with the intent of finding a Pagoda...
Just read that a 2008 German movie is being released today in the USA about the German terrorist group Baader-Meinhof gang of the 1970's. The still shot in the newspaper had them in front of a couple of MB sedans. Maybe if you watch the movie a Pagoda will show up! Cheesy

Sorry Michael,

I must have been sleeping since...

In August last year you mentioned something about the German movie "Baader-Meinhof Komplex" ...
and now I am reading your posting.

Yes, you are right. The Baader-Meinhof gang, called RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion, Red Army Fraction) was the top terrorist gang in Germany in the 1970ies and 80ies.
Andreas Baader, Gudrun Enslin and Ulrike Meinhof were their founders and members of the first generation.
They were responsible for quite many murders of officials and politicians in those years.
The three committed suicide in prison in Stuttgart-Stammheim in 1976 and 1977 when attempts of their terrorist colleageus failed to press the liberation of these prisoners by other terrorist's acts, mainly the failed hijacking of a Lufthansa Boeing 737-200 in Mogadishu, Somalia in Autumn 1977.

I was a young teenager in those years, it was terrifying to watch the results of their "actions" on TV by then, horrible.

Why do I tell you that ...? You are bored ...?
Well, Ulrike Meinhof's husband (Klaus Rainer Röhl) owned a ... eh?

Yes, a Pagoda..., you are right !!

Well, at least in the movie, which you (Michael) mentioned. The white car (most likely a 230 form what I could see about the rearview mirror) was only visible in two or three short scenes, but it was there!
I don't know however, whether Röhl had a Pagoda in his real life. He is still alive, maybe he still owns the car... (don't believe so).

One of the last victims was the Head of the "Deutsche" Bank in Frankfurt, Alfred Herrhausen, who lived in Bad Homburg, a wealthy town near Frankfurt.
And Alfred Herrhausen's last home, Ellerhöhweg in Bad Homburg and the crossroad, where he was killed by a bomb attack, Seedammweg, is only about 2 or 3 miles away from my current home Friedrichsdorf (by far not as wealthy as Bad Homburg) and close to my today's jogging terrain (Bad Homburg forrest)
... weird !! :'(

What's the essence about this story?

It comes all about and with the pagoda ...
In either case, the pagoda of Ulrike Meinhof's husband and my very fine parts car never had anything to do with those terrorist's acts.

Achim

dean · « **Reply #74 on:** December 07, 2010, 16:19:51 »

it is not a movie... but a huge billboard ad on the side of a building in New York City on 34th street and 9th Avenue.

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Author Topic: pagoda movie sighting (Read 94296 times)

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