Vintage RC used in movies and TV shows

[80^sManChild]

I ran across this on a google search for vintage RC pics etc. I never realized how many movies and shows had RC cars during the 80's RC boom. This guy has bunch of stuff that was actually used in them. Click the link...

movie props, film costumes and wardrobe by killer klown

[Gebbly]

As I recall in one of the Dirty Harry films one of the bad guys would drive RC cars with explosives under cars on the road and then detonate them to kill their targets. At one point he even goes after Harry and there is a surreal car chase  with Harry running from an RC car which is in turn being followed by the RC driver through the streets.

...ah here it is

[Nikko85]

My favourite is the Nikko Hawg that saves Miles Dyson in terminator 2.

[El Gecko]

I believe you're looking for this thread:

 

[lupogtiboy]

1 hour ago, Gebbly said:

As I recall in one of the Dirty Harry films one of the bad guys would drive RC cars with explosives under cars on the road and then detonate them to kill their targets. At one point he even goes after Harry and there is a surreal car chase  with Harry running from an RC car which is in turn being followed by the RC driver through the streets.

...ah here it is

That would be The Deadpool, one of my favourite Dirty Harry films, mostly because of that RC chase! 

[GriffX]

I remember seeing a Clodbuster in an older Jackie Chan movie. The name escapes me at the moment.

[80^sManChild]

12 hours ago, Gebbly said:

As I recall in one of the Dirty Harry films one of the bad guys would drive RC cars with explosives under cars on the road and then detonate them to kill their targets. At one point he even goes after Harry and there is a surreal car chase  with Harry running from an RC car which is in turn being followed by the RC driver through the streets.

...ah here it is

Yes, the Dead Pool! that was probably the best RC scene in any movie.

[80^sManChild]

5 hours ago, GriffX said:

I remember seeing a Clodbuster in an older Jackie Chan movie. The name escapes me at the moment.

Yes, I remember that too, but forgot which one.

[80^sManChild]

Another good one is an Australian movie called Malcolm. He is an electronics genius that uses RC cars like Sand Scorcher to Rob a bank and deliver his milk. Tons of great RC scenes.

[80^sManChild]

Oh and of course the 80's classic Gremlins Barbie Corvette that had a Tamiya chassis under it.

This guy has it in his collection...

https://www.yourprops.com/view_items.php?movie=&keywords=&suser=killer+klown&celebrity=&index_from=0&explizit=0&template=slides&number_of_items=25&do=search

[80^sManChild]

I also noticed a few of the cars and helicopter are from a 1986 TV show called the Wizard, which was an awesome show but got cancelled after 1 season.

 

[80^sManChild]

[80^sManChild]

[80^sManChild]

Gremlins Gizmo Corvette...

 

[80^sManChild]

The Manhattan Project (1986)...

 

[80^sManChild]

Knight Rider TV show (1986)...

 

[80^sManChild]

Punky Brewster TV show (1986)...

 

[MadAnt]

The TXT-1 is in Bad Boys 2. Tamiya even advertised it on their site back then.

 

[MadAnt]

Wheelie from the Transformers movies was a modified HPI Wheely King with a Tamiya F-350 body.

Not really vintage at all though.

 

 

[MadAnt]

 

 

 

[80^sManChild]

31 minutes ago, MadAnt said:

Wheelie from the Transformers movies was a modified HPI Wheely King with a Tamiya F-350 body.

Not really vintage at all though.

Is that the F-350?

 

 

[80^sManChild]

24 minutes ago, MadAnt said:

 

 

 

Cool Video! never seen it before.

[80^sManChild]

7 minutes ago, 80^sManChild said:

 

I'm guessing all of the special FX were CGI?

[MadAnt]

 

 

[MadAnt]

I deleted it. It was already posted.