Oh Oh Oh OH!!! Cool News

My wagon has been hired (for at least a day) for a TV Series called Halt and Catch Fire.

They have a scene shooting locally and asked if I could come. And they'll pay me!

 

With a name of 'Halt and CATCH FIRE', I think I'd want a bit more information before I commit......

 

It's cool I have seen it it's on AMC and its set back in the early days of computers and programming, and sales and such. Not to bad a show i'd gladly let them use mine. I'd say early to mid 80's timeline

 

If it's a computer hipster show you best better have them fumigate that car before you take it back.
They're filming "Fast and Furious 8" in downtown Cleveland right now.
For the right price they can buy my car and blow it up for all I care.
I know Vin Diesel could take out at least a hundred ricers with it in a freeway smashemup scene and be ready for more, I'd be so proud.

 

Back when I lived in L.A, it was common for studios to rent older cars for scenes. Most people I know who did this came back with horror stories about the crews abusing their cars. I wouldn't recommend this with a car you care about. Get them to put the insurance in writing and document the condition of the car before you hand it over to them.

 

I agree with Joe. But, in your case its only for a day or two so you can stay and keep an eye on it. Alot of those horror stories come from longer term rentals where the owner can't be there to keep the director's assistant from using the car to go get coffee for everyone, or to keep them from using it like a rental from Rent A Wreck. Two horror stories I most remember reading about included first,the survivor 63 Caddy used in the movie "Tin Men" (filmed in Baltimore). A stand in was used for the accident scene, but the clean original paint car rented for the close ups needed body work and paint by the end of the filming due to careless handling. The second horror story I remember reading about involved a 62 Imperial rented for background scenery for the early 60's period TV show "Crime Story" (filmed in Las Vegas). The owner thaught the car would be safe as it would just be parked on the street in the background. But during the filming o a chase scene, a stunt driver accidentally ran into it when a stunt didn't go exactly as planned.

 

The way I've seen people at car shows just walk up and sit in cars, playing with things, leaning on them with jeans, putting drinks on them and more I'd never trust any car with a movie studio. Most don't take care of their new Prius's.

Be my luck they'd jump a creek in my old station wagon and jump in it thru the windows.

 

I have friends who have allowed their cars to be used in TV shows and documentaries who have really enjoyed the experience as they were allowed to watch the filming. If you show up in appropriate period costume, they might even use you as an extra.

 

We were in period (close to it) clothing, got to hang with / near the car and stayed close. Even had us doing some walking in moving in the background. So, overall it was fun. At least with this group, I'd do it again.

 

Sounds like Halt and Catch Fire turned out to be a positive experience, one experience I had was actually with an upholsterer, not a TV or movie set. I left a beautiful gray '79 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham at a local business, to have the leather on the driver portion replaced with a good matching vinyl. Got it back, they failed to replace the backrest surface when they replaced the seat portion. I took it back, and when I saw it again, the headliner was ruined on the outer edges and the sail panels inside as well! The jerk I complained to said they didn't do it. I said I wanted to complain to the owner, the answer was, "it won't do you any good, he won't help." The company reupholsters vehicles, and does conversions to vans for the handicapped, and supposedly has an excellent reputation. I think they had taken it out on a lunch break or some other errand.

 

In "period clothing" - turned up polo shirt collars? Big hair? Parachute pants?

 

LOL not a damn thing wrong with "Big Hair" Been there done that and STILL have all mine!

 

The blond chickie programmer had very short hair in the first season, but I hadn't seen any previews for season 2.

 

I don't have the big hair but all of my clothes are "period clothing"

 

Got that too