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Ford Mustang's Most Memorable Movie Moments
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Introduction
  • The Ford Mustang has been a hugely popular car
    over the years, and it's no surprise that it
    continues to find its way into a number
    ofHollywood productions.
  • In fact, the Ford Mustang has been prominently
    featured in over 500 films since it first hit the
    market in 1964. Let's take a look at the
    cinematic history of this classic American car.

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Goldfinger (1964)
  • Moviegoers first laid eyes on the Ford Mustang in
    the James Bond film Goldfinger.
  • The actress Tania Mallet was the first person to
    drive a Mustang on screen. She gets forced off
    the road after encountering the "tire slasher" on
    Bond's car.
  • Goldfinger came out in September 1964only five
    months after the Mustang was introduced.

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Bullitt (1968)
  • Movie fans still talk about the nine-minute car
    chase sequence in Steve McQueen's Bullitt. That's
    a 1968 Mustang GT 390 Fastback that McQueen
    expertly steers through the streets of San
    Francisco in pursuit of the bad guy.
  • It's an amazingly realistic chase that probably
    had a lot to do with the decision to award
    Bullitt the Oscar for Best Film Editing.

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Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
  • Speaking of car chases, Gone in 60 Seconds is
    famous for its non-stop auto action. 93 cars were
    wrecked during the making of the film!
  • The featured automobile in the film is a 1971
    Ford Mustang named "Eleanor.
  • The movie was remade in 2000 with Nicolas Cage in
    the lead.

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Death Proof (2007)
  • It's not one of Quentin Tarantino's more popular
    films, but Death Proof has plenty of auto action
    for car lovers.
  • A vibrant yellow-and-black 1972 Ford Mustang
    features prominently in the second half of the
    movie.
  • A lot of dialogue in the film revolves around
    classic '70s car movies, including Vanishing
    Point and Gone in 60 Seconds.

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I Am Legend (2007)
  • This sci-fi movie starred Will Smith as the last
    living man in New York City after a disaster has
    wiped out almost everyone on Earth. His only
    companions are his pet German Shepherd and his
    red-and-white Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500. What
    else does a man need?
  • The opening sequence of I Am Legend shows Smith
    zipping his Mustang through the vacant streets of
    New York.

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Death Race (2008)
  • Starring Jason Statham, Death Race is a
    futuristic sci-fi film about a prison inmate
    forced to participate in a demolition derby-style
    sport in order to earn his freedom.
  • The car Statham drives is actually a 2006 Ford
    Mustang GT. Keep in mind that those flamethrowers
    and machine guns on the vehicle were put there
    just for the moviethey aren't standard Mustang
    features!

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Need for Speed (2014)
  • This movie deals with a high-stakes auto race. So
    what vehicle does our hero depend on to get from
    Point A to Point B? A custom Ford Mustang Shelby
    GT 500, of course.
  • The Mustang featured in the film was later sold
    at auction for 300,000.

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  • Bloomington Ford LINCOLN is a leading auto
    dealership in the state of Indiana, offering new
    and pre-owned vehicles as well as financing and
    maintenance services. The dealership is located
    in Bloomington, Indiana, and also serves
    Indianapolis and Columbus.

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Sources
  • http//mustangs.about.com/od/history/a/mustang-mov
    ies.htm
  • http//www.imdb.com/title/tt0058150/trivia
  • http//www.imdb.com/title/tt0062765/trivia
  • http//www.imdb.com/title/tt0071571/trivia
  • http//www.imcdb.org/vehicle_122553-Ford-Mustang-1
    972.html
  • http//www.imdb.com/title/tt1028528/movieconnectio
    ns
  • http//www.imcdb.org/vehicle_110101-Ford-Shelby-GT
    -500-SVT-S197-2007.html
  • http//www.imdb.com/title/tt0452608/trivia
  • http//www.imdb.com/title/tt2369135/trivia
  • http//www.gtspirit.com/2014/04/13/need-for-speed-
    ford-mustang-auctions-for-300000-at-barrett-jackso
    n/

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Summary
  • One of the most beloved of American cars, the
    Ford Mustang has played a huge role in the cinema
    over the past fifty years, appearing in such
    classic films as Goldfinger, Bullitt, I Am
    Legend, and many others.
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