2002 in American Gangster = glaring error

[parkerbink]

About an hour and 5 minutes into the movie Russell Crowe is on a stakeout. at this point of the movie it is 1970 based on a letter Crowe just read in the previous scene.

An inca 2002 pulls up with 5 MPH bumpers making it a 74 -76.

You'd think they would check on this stuff.

[stevofthahill]

They done fucked up!

[KenC]

Well if it's no newer than a 74, couldn't it pass as a 70?

[Erik j]

Well if it's no newer than a 74, couldn't it pass as a 70?

+1... Is this a trick question?

[parkerbink]

Well if it's no newer than a 74, couldn't it pass as a 70?

5 MPH bumpers are 74 to 76.

[KenC]

5 MPH bumpers are 74 to 76.

So it should have been no older than a 74.

[parkerbink]

Ok. Edited the post, Happy?

[KenC]

Quite :)

[mtechnik]

During that movie I was scouring looking to see if there'd by any mess ups in the far background of 80's + cars but didnt detect any errors. Though they did it well.

Good eye Parkerblink :up:

In 'El Cantante" (Marc Anthony and J.Lo's movie) for example there were many 80s and 90s cars and that story also took place in the 1970s. Tisk tisk.

Ok. Edited the post, Happy?

:D

[Jand3rson]

In The Wedding Singer, there's a scene where there's a red 88' 325 in the parking lot (big tails, diving boards), and the movie takes place in '85. I doubt things like that are among the chief concerns, though.

[parkerbink]

I have been looking for a clean 72 for months and inca is my favorite color so the second it pulled up I was on the job :)

[Julien]

they also had some late model maxima drive by in one of the bar scenes (imdb.com for exact time)

[Rigmaster]

During that movie I was scouring looking to see if there'd by any mess ups in the far background of 80's + cars but didnt detect any errors. Though they did it well.

Good eye Parkerblink :up:

In 'El Cantante" (Marc Anthony and J.Lo's movie) for example there were many 80s and 90s cars and that story also took place in the 1970s. Tisk tisk.



:D

Is anyone else amused that mtechnik is admitting he watched El Cantante???

[e34john]

How much research actually gets done? I'm assuming it depends on the budget and director but now a days I bet if they are trying to get old BMWs for movies, the prop guys probably figure as long as its Pre-Bangle its old enough.

[parkerbink]

How much research actually gets done? I'm assuming it depends on the budget and director but now a days I bet if they are trying to get old BMWs for movies, the prop guys probably figure as long as its Pre-Bangle its old enough.

Ya they know about Bangle but not to look at the registration to see what year a car is.