Hi all,
Inspired by the “Spotted…” thread (to which I cannot possibly contribute as I live in Sheffield – nowt around here except Classic Flight’s G-AGTM!) and also by the “Hilarious Mistakes on Screen Thread”, how about going off on a tangent and having a “Spotted in Film/Video” thread? Yes, these have been done before, I know but having searched around, they seem to be mainly music promo-based. How about things which forum members have spotted lurking around which aren’t necessarily associated with the actual plot?
I’ll kick off with two (OK, one IS associated with the plot but it’s the best I can do before tea! Sorry all!)
Beatles – I Am the Walrus: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cqOKvonLrH8
At 2 mins 35 secs – Shackleton MR.1A (?)
Beatles – A Hard Days Night (closing sequence):
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=C9qCWeUBuoA (7 mins 7) Westland WS-55 Whirlwind Series 1, G-ANFH (http://www.hmfriends.org.uk/brisganfhbig.htm)
Just thought it might be some fun! Any more?
Chris
By: adrian_gray - 18th December 2007 at 12:33
Anyone else spotted these yet?:D
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7149476.stm
Adrian
By: FMK.6JOHN - 18th December 2007 at 00:41
Wing Commander
‘Lightnings in space’
And the Canberra too;) .
John.
By: Will J - 17th December 2007 at 11:50
Does anybody know which Dakota appears in the Biggin Hill shots in ‘The DaVinci Code’, was it there as a ‘prop’ (pun probably sort of intended…..:o ), or by sheer coincidence?
By: adrian_gray - 17th December 2007 at 09:55
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Sellafield-1515b.jpg
I bow to your superior knowledge!
I wonder why? I don’t recall any others with them (Torness, Dungeness etc).
Anyway, we are digressing – it certainly wasn’t a nuclear power station in TMMITFM, but it was wildly anachronistic.
Adrian
By: Pete Truman - 17th December 2007 at 09:41
Coal/Gas – Nuclear plants don’t need cooling towers.
Adrian
Ever been to Windscale old chap.
By: adrian_gray - 17th December 2007 at 09:34
Has anyone noticed this one:
“Those Magificent Men in their Flying machines” (1965)
when the train goes through the tunnel and destorys
the aircraft on top you can clearly see a NUCLEAR
power station in the background.Simon
Coal/Gas – Nuclear plants don’t need cooling towers.
IIRC (from an old thread here) it’s the long-demolished Bedford, and the tunnel was near Old Warden.
Adrian
By: stangman - 17th December 2007 at 01:38
Wing Commander
‘Lightnings in space’
By: robmac - 17th December 2007 at 00:24
Neither. It’s from a Vampire.
I agree with you Mark. It’s definatly Vampire 😉
By: MarkG - 17th December 2007 at 00:19
I, too, thought of Meteor but someone else assured me it was a tail cone off a Dakota.
Roger Smith.
Neither. It’s from a Vampire.
By: RPSmith - 17th December 2007 at 00:06
Does anyone know what the nacelle looking structure is on the Dragons Den set? I keep thinking Meteor but probably totally wrong.
I, too, thought of Meteor but someone else assured me it was a tail cone off a Dakota.
Roger Smith.
By: AlphaEcho - 16th December 2007 at 23:27
Anyone ever noticed the stripped down ejector seats aboard the millenium falcon?
Does anyone know what the nacelle looking structure is on the Dragons Den set? I keep thinking Meteor but probably totally wrong.
By: Simon Beck - 16th December 2007 at 22:50
Has anyone noticed this one:
“Those Magificent Men in their Flying machines” (1965)
when the train goes through the tunnel and destorys
the aircraft on top you can clearly see a NUCLEAR
power station in the background.
Simon
By: scotavia - 16th December 2007 at 21:12
Feature length colour episode of the Saint shown recently, some very clear views of Autair As 57 Ambassador at Luton as well as the more common Britts.
By: MarkG - 16th December 2007 at 17:51
Spotted in Films
It’s funny you should mention this. I was watching Star Wars: Attack of the Clones on telly a few days ago and spotted these (see piccie).
Hunter gun blast tubes. Four of them.
B*gger! I was looking for some of these for bloomin’ ages. If only I’d known there were a spare set on Tatooine. :rolleyes:
By: colin.barron - 16th December 2007 at 16:57
What a good idea!
Here are two I have noticed-
“Where The Bullets Fly” (1965 or 1966. UK , Director John Gilling)
Early in the film there are some sequences shot at Biggin Hill .
Lancaster NX611 can be seen clearly in the background.
“Crossplot” (1969). Roger Moore spy film.
There is one short sequence where a Mosquito nose/cockpit section (used in “633 Squadron”/”Mosquito Squadron”) can be seen ,painted to look like the nose of a civil aircraft.
BTW I don’t think either film is available on video /DVD. I only saw the first film once when it was shown on STV in the Spring of 1973. “Crossplot” turns up on the satellite movie channels from time to time.
Best Wishes,
Colin
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