R/C Cars in the Movies/TV

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From the Swedish movie Jönssonligan och den svarta diamanten (The Jonson gang and the black diamond)
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Very successful movie in Sweden.
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LowClassCC wrote:figured we could get a thread started with all the rc car sightings in movies or on tv. i know there are more like dead pool, transformers, punky bruster. please post up others you know of and possible pics of the cars.

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I've been on a Knight Rider kick lately due to it having a streaming channel. The 1984 episode titled 'A Good Knight's Work' which is from Season 2, Episode 20 had a Wild Willy in it. :) It was shown for only a few seconds moving around with other toys in the storage room of a fake toy factory.

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Knight Rider is great, but I prefer Knight Boat. :mrgreen:

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Still the best commercial....

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Clint Eastwood's Deadpool was the first one I thought of as well.

Oceans 12, the two meathead brothers that are always bickering. The skinny one (Affleck) had a 1/4 scale monster truck and was going to race the brother (Caan) in his real Bronco.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWpjk3VIYwQ

The Terminator 2
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Stargate Atlantis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmZf7H_cCbs

I think that about taps out my movie/tv RC memories. :lol:
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The Manhattan Project (1986)
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That guard must be half deaf and half blind to not hear or see this car that has lights on it.
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The Dead Pool, both cars.




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It's in a cartoon movie, but is probably among the most famous in a movie.
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THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 5:47 pm Knight Rider is great, but I prefer Knight Boat. :mrgreen:


Ha, I remember that! Ironically, the last time I saw that episode was in the '90s which is also the last time I watched an episode of Knight Rider until now.

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Post by TRX-1-3 »

Anybody remember the movie "Small Soldiers", 1998? There is some RC action in there. There's one "vehicle" with a sticker that says "One Phat Ride". I had to make a vinyl decal for my T3 that says the same. I put it across the rear, between the shock humps. Preliminary internet search reveals existence of said movie, but haven't found RC specific "footage" yet.....I will update if I find something.
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A Tyco Turbo Hopper was in the Married with Children episode “Johnny Be Gone” season 1 episode 13.

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