E-types on film
While announcing the new short film, Desire, Jaguar's marketing team was keen to stress the E-type's rich film heritage. Actually I had to think hard to come up with any significant E-type performances. After all, Jaguar famously wouldn't give Roger Moore an E-type to drive as The Saint, so he drove a Volvo 1800S. Maybe that's the reason E-types appear most prominently in nostalgic films – the makers chose the car they thought the characters should have been driving in the 1960s – so Austin Powers had one, even though Bond drove an Aston, and Uma Thurman drove one in The Avengers, when Diana Rigg's Mrs Peel had a Lotus Elan. Then there was Twiggy, a 1960s' icon driving one (admittedly a 1970s' Series III) in The Blues Brothers.
I had to consult a few Jaguar fan sites to come up with more appearances, and there are some gems, such as Vanishing Point – and some real duds I must track down a copy of Danger: Diabolik an Italian movie based on a popular comic strip of the time featuring the adventures of a super-criminal named, err, Diabolik. Apparently it's like an Italian Austin Powers without the humour.
I had to consult a few Jaguar fan sites to come up with more appearances, and there are some gems, such as Vanishing Point – and some real duds I must track down a copy of Danger: Diabolik an Italian movie based on a popular comic strip of the time featuring the adventures of a super-criminal named, err, Diabolik. Apparently it's like an Italian Austin Powers without the humour.
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E-types are seen in:
A Shot in the Dark Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me The Avengers Beyond the Valley of the Dolls The Blues Brothers Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice Carry on Doctor Casino Royale Danger Diabolik Every Day's a Holiday Eye of the Devil Gumball Rally Harold and Maude (a hearse) Herbie The Love Bug How to Steal a Million The Odessa File Terms of Endearment The Italian Job The Man Who Haunted Himself The Young Racers Thunderball Vanishing Point Viva Las Vegas Know of any more? Let me know via Contacts |