The film takes place in 1960, as we are informed at the beginning, yet the doctor is driving a 1965 Chevrolet Impala! M
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jadeyeti — 11 years ago(September 15, 2014 08:25 PM)
Corto Maltese is correct.
The vast majority of viewers wouldn't even notice, and of those that did, few would care. Its only smart arse car freaks trying to show off who bother to make a deal of it.
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chiaro_di_luna — 11 years ago(March 27, 2015 11:29 PM)
Corto is right, of course - it only sticks out like a sore thumb to a small minority of viewers.
I noticed it right away, then thought about it after a moment of bewilderment, and rewinding back to there the date is stated. I wondered if they made a conscious choice to do something so anachronistic. The car itself seemed to serve a function. Its tail- and stop-lights never worked properly, and being an old gearhead, I felt that its throaty exhaust system would not have been original equipment on that relatively sedate - though powerful - four-door sedan.
The pop song played in the first half of the movie when the German school employees are dancing, Lady Sunshine und Mr. Moon, is also out of place. I believe it was recorded in 1962.
I guess to create the feel they were looking for, the filmmakers took some liberties. Artistic license. I liked the film. -
GravityCakes — 10 years ago(May 05, 2015 04:39 PM)
Exactly. I agree in fact smart production designers say that they will go for cars and other details that are a few years OLDER than the actual date the film is set in as people tend not to have entirely new cars and wardrobes at any given time (in other words everyone would not have brand new 1960 cars in 1960).
Also, we are talking about a car from 1960 that was a very popular, mass-produced car. These cars are not hard to find, especially by film production companies. Downton Abbey had a vintage car from the 1910s that was used for filming; the actors even drove it during filming. I see cars from the 1950s being driven around here occasionally as there are a lot of car shows in our area. There are dozens of film production companies that specialize in props and design for historical films, and they have cars available from virtually every year of production, especially after mass-production allowed thousands and thousands of cars to be produced every year in 1918 and following. -
ledzepper — 7 months ago(August 19, 2025 09:26 AM)
I just saw the film a ww11 film with a crime drama element. I noticed THE WRONG YEAR of the blue Chevy impala after seeing it like a hour into the film? The director can't production value Production.
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drmattdestruction — 11 years ago(October 25, 2014 09:13 AM)
Armagecko and deanocean1960 had me rolling. Man, that was a hilarious read. I'm actually crying and sweating from laughing. They were calling each other trolls for Pete's sake! And they kept going. It was like watching 2 cats in the street fight. Oh. My. God.
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rabydn — 11 years ago(December 13, 2014 07:17 PM)
Regardless of the model or year of the car, it was interesting to see it shining as new all through the movie. No dust, no rain, no mud. I was expecting the car to become a Christine of sorts, but hmmm that's a Plymouth. Maybe Mengele was experimenting with cars
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oldmotem — 9 years ago(June 03, 2016 12:25 PM)
If you look at a 1960 Impala on the web, and find a nice red one, you will see maybe why the director didn't want that model year. As you mention, it might have been tempting to go toward the "CHRISTINE" angle, but Carpenter already covered that one beautifully. A 1961 red Impala looks awfully like a 1957 Plymouth Fury/Belvedere with those fins that can stretch from New Yaaaak City to Califana. The 1965 Impala will not be confused with such a car. Ever.
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bcstoneb444 — 10 years ago(November 14, 2015 03:24 PM)
Exactly. I noticed this from the beginning and found it distracting every time the car re-appeared. But otherwise I liked the film very much: nice, slow European-style pacing and emphasis on character.