Porsche(TM) Sightings

This list started from the 911 MURDERS thread on alt.autos.porsche. Two 911s are involved in a crash scene in the Robin Williams movie "What Dreams May Come". A similar discussion erupted on PorscheList (now RennList) and because I have nothing better to do ;-) I compiled both discussions. And since I need the practice, I submit them here. I attributed as many of the people as I could find. If you don't want attribution, email me and I'll remove it. If there are any errors then I apologize as I have not seen all of these. Additional information and new submissions are welcome. See bottom for submission guidelines.

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  • "48 Hours" - 356, convertible, Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte :drb
  • "American Gigilo" - Richard Gere steals a tub (356) to the tune of Jerry Lee Lewis' "Breathless": Scott Weber
  • "Another 48 Hours" - 356, Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, "Somebody blowed up my Porsh. I'm having a bad day!" :drb
  • "Aspen" - 356C Coupe, Typical Driving :Lance Johnson
  • "Behind the Green Door" - 356 Speedster, Xavier Hollander. Driving at the start of the X-Rated "Classic" :Lance Johnson
  • "Breathless" - 356 Coupe, Richard Gere. Some bad driving by Gere wrecks the 356. : Lance Johnson
  • "Bullit" - 356 Cabriolet, Steve McQueen drives it after the famous chase renders his Mustang undriveable :Jonb442
  • "Calendar Girl" - 356, In the parking lot right before they enter this nude beach... :Vijay
  • "Coming Home" - 356 Speedster, Jane Fonda, typical driving: Lance Johnson
  • "Christene" - there is a tan? 356 coupe parked next to Christene (the devil Plymouth) while in the high school parking lot as the young man gets grilled by the lone police detective. :Over210mph
  • "Doc Hollywood" - 356, speedster, Michael J. Fox :Todd Marshall :Jharry80
  • "Faster pussycat kill kill " - 356, women gang :Wayne S
  • "Highlander" - 356 Speedster, A Frenchman playing a Scot in America, and a Scot playing a Spaniard who is really Egyptian (quote from Joe Bob Briggs, Monstervision TNT) :drb
  • "Harper" - 356, Paul Newman :Jonb442
  • "King of the Mountain" - 1981.

    It was about a man that raced a silver 356 Speedster on the streets in Cal. It starred Harry Hamlin,Dennis Hopper and Dan Haggerty. The acting in the film needs help (a lot of help) but if you like Speedsters you must get this film. The film has a few other Porsche and american made cars in it.:G. hartshorn
    {or "King of the Hill" - Speedster, Larry Hamblin. Set in the hills of Mulhulland Drive.:Sumdumsurfer}??

  • "Manhattan" - 356 Convertible D or Roadster, Tony Roberts buys one :Jonb442
  • "Making the Grade" - beautiful red speedster convertible, Judd Nelson, Andrew Dice Clay :dvohman
  • "Playing God" - David Duchovny (black) racing a white 356 :Wil Birkmaier
  • "Quiller Memorandum" - 356 Cabriolet, Typical driving. :Lance Johnson
  • "Roadracers" - Early 356, Samuel Z. Arkoff production, "Screeching hell on wheels, is it sport or murder"?! circa 1958 :Mike
  • "Sweet Revenge" - 356 64 Cabriolet, Typical Driving :Lance Johnson
  • "Top Gun" - 356, Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis :many
For more info on 356s in the movies see the www.356registry.org movie page.

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  • "Against All Odds" - 911 (83 SC), Jeff Bridges, red Targa or convertible? :TWaldron, (BrianW)
  • "Bachelor Party" - 911 :Vijay
  • Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey - Red 1979 911 SC. Stolen buy the evil Bill & Ted.
  • "Bull Durham" - 80s Guards Red Carrera, Kevin Costner as Crash Davis, Susan Sarandon as Annie Savoy, and Tim Robbins as Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh.

    The movie is considered one of the best films about baseball and was filmed in 1988. Throughout the movie, Nuke comments on how he doesn't need anything else, because he already drives his Porsche. The car is only shown once, when Nuke gets pulled into the major leagues and is packing the car to leave. I don't recall specifics, but I seem to remember a whaletale and flared fenders with the black stone guards. I am guessing that it was just a normal coupe with the turbo look option. (I believe it is only seen from the front):Tim McGaughey


  • "Can't Buy Me Love" - 911, white :Vijay
  • "Caddyshack" - 911, the Judge's nephew hurls into it :TomBuckOb2
  • "Commando" ("Raw Deal":Mr.Pauly)? - 911, Arnold Swarzenegger, 1972 Targa, canary yellow, no dents :Alex Soduk
  • "Downhill Racer" - 911, Robert Redford driving from slopes (?) into town on some Euro backroads: Sigstroker

    Late 60's, early 70's ski racing movie. Redford drives the car, his girlfriend's early S or T, back from the slopes in Europe at a high rate of speed. Passing and near miss's. Car is Orange with hounds tooth cloth seats and skis on the rack. Really Cool.: Bob Petitt


  • "Good Guys Wear Black" - 74 RSR, Chuck Norris, also 74-75 Street version of an RSR on the street :Clay D
  • "Gumball Rally" - 911 Targa, Stars: Ferrari Daytona Spyder and 427 Cobra (Michael Sarazin was in it too, I think) one of the cars in the race, driven by a cutie. Interesting tidbit: it breaks down, but 2 hicks with a Ford Ranchero fix it in short order.: Sigstroker
  • "Kiss the Girls" - black 911, Morgan Freeman :dvohman
  • "Motylem bylem"(I was butterfly) - nice 1973 911, Polish film :Waldemar
  • "Nine Months" - Hugh Grant is driving a 911 that he wrecks piece by piece with bad driving :Jeff

    Hugh Grant wrecks his red 911 Cabrio upon finding out that his wife is pregnant. It looks like it's really messed up, but if you look closely all that is wrong is the fact that it's dirty and the mirror hanging on the wiring as if it were broken. Not a scratch on it. He trades it for a Ford Explorer early in the movie. :( C.Patterson


  • "No Man's Land" - 911, Charlie Sheen, D.B. Sweeny, Plenty o' 911's/930's :Jharry80
  • "Overdrive" - lots, Steve Guttenberg, Robert Wagner: Joseph Mitro

    multiple Porsches, including 911's, 993's, and 914's Steve Guttenberg is portrayed as a Porsche club racer. He is seen racing in club action what appears to be a GT-3 or GT-2 style 993 or 996 (I can't remember). DEFINITELY more Porsche action than most any other movie except for LeMans.: Joseph Mitro


  • "Patriot Games" - 911, Harrison Ford's wife, Carrera Targa :TOM ACE699
  • "Pacific Heights" - 911, Michael Keaton, his character is an annoying tenant. :Thore Bjerklund Karlsen, MikeSmith (N,TOO)
  • "Pretty Woman" - at the same moment the 944 drives by on Rodeo Drive, a 911 drives by as well. (I saw the 944 mentioned, but not the 911). :Over210mph
  • "Run" - red 1980s Carrera cabrio, Patrick Dempsey.

    Dempsey plays a highschool/college kid paid to drive from ?? to Atlantic City.  It breaks down in a small town, Dempsey runs into the local mob, and the car gets completely crushed by a loader and some other cars.:Pat, (orig. Thore Bjerklund Karlsen)


  • "Selena" - Red, 911 cab, late 80's, Jennifer Lopez :John Pohl
  • "Shakedown" - 911 cabrio :Adrian A
  • "The Big Chill" - 911, early gray Targa :InteracSol
  • "The Freshman" - red 89 911 Speedster, Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick :Jonb442
  • "The Marseilles Contract" - There is a woman (beautiful of course!) driving a Targa 911, Michael Caine :Tim Stanton
  • "The Wild Racers" - blue 911 Targa (late 60's) - Fabian. I thought I saw a 904 or 908 in the race scene in Holland but am not sure. Lots of other period race cars. Also a white 911 coupe.:??
  • "Thirteenth Floor" - '70 911 Coupe. Near Future Sci-Fi :Vince S.
  • "Under Siege" - has a few Porsche(TM) scenes in it, I believe a 911 cab :SamGrant
  • "What Dreams May Come" - 911, (Pre-1973):Mr.Pauly, car that caused the accident was also a 70's 911 :mkramer
  • "Where's Jack" - 1969 silver targa. Michael Douglas drives from Calif. to the Midwest to visit relatives.

    He gets engaged to one of the lovelys back there and is sent out during the wedding shower, to get more ice cream. You see him driving down the road with the top off, and he say's screw this tosses the ice cream up and out of the car, lands "SPLOT" in the middle of the road and keeps on driving. Someone says, "Where's Jack".THE END.: Craig C. Laughlin


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  • "A Civil Action" - Black 911 Targa. John Travolta movie where he is a Lawyer defending a town against a water company, he drives a coupe. :Over210mph, :Tim Matta He gets a pair of speeding tickets in it (from the same cop) going too and from the town where there are water problems. The car is seen a few times throughout the movie.:Micah
  • "Beverly Hills Cop - As Axel drives through Beverly Hills towards his hotel, there are several times that you see a red 930. It is the same car just used in several shots :Tim McGaughey
  • "Condorman" - bad guys all drive blacked out 911 turbos :dcom
  • "Love Potion Number 9" :rperez1 - a nice 930 Turbo :Tony
  • "Major League 2" - Black 911 Turbo :Tom N
  • "Raise the Titantic" - 930 (Probably 70's), There is one scene where the protagonist and hero Dirk Pitt parks in front of a D.C. building in his early 930. Too bad the movie isn't even worth watching. The car's nice though.:Michael Reed
  • "True Romance" - Silver 930 Turbo Cabriolet Slantnose. Christian Slater. :Darren Moore Movie directors guy-friday gets pulled over while engaging in some Hugh Grant like activity and ends up wearing about a pound of cocaine.
  • "The Soldier" - Silver 930 Turbo, Ken Wahk and Natashia Kinski, Drive the 930 over the Belin Wall using a ramp.: Lance Johnson

    The movie "the Soldier" has the best Porsche sequence I have ever seen. Some pretty good skiing too. Regards, Lance


  • "Bad Boyz" - 1994 3.6 Turbo, 1994 C2 turbo 3.6, 1993 C2 turbo w/Turbo 3.6 wheels, Wil Smith

    The car in the movie was intended to be a 1994 C2 turbo 3.6. Actually, there were several cars used in the movie. In the opening scenes of the movie, the car driving over the bridge is a 1993 C2 turbo with the Turbo 3.6 wheels (you can tell because the brake calipers on the closeups are black where the 3.6 Turbo had red calipers). Later in the movie (the closing scenes) that is actually a 1994 3.6 Turbo. The script on the trunk is a dead give-away, but the car used in the stunts (during the shooting) is missing the Porsche(TM) crests impressed on the headrests. Again another imposter. The Bottom line is that the car was INTENDED to be a 1994 Turbo 3.6 :Steven Ambrose


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  • "Corvette Summer" - red 914, Mark Hamill, Annie Potts. In bicycle chase scene right after he releases from the motorhome. (The next scene it is a pickup truck).:drb
  • "Le Mans" - 914, see below
  • "Overdrive" - 914, (see above 911) Steve Guttenberg, Robert Wagner: Joseph Mitro
  • "Silver Streak" - silver 914, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor. Opening scene the 914 is following Gene's Yellow cab to the train station. :drb
  • "Vacation" - white 914, Chevy Chase, prominently displayed when he goes into the sporting goods store to buy a (BB) gun :BRIYOUNG 924 924 (c)Porsche AG


  • "Arthur" - In one scene where he's out on a race track, isn't he driving a white 951??, Dudley Moore :Alex L

    Someone made a reference to the movie Arthur, saying that Arthur's on a racetrack with a 951. This movie came out in 1980, made in 1979. He can only be driving a 924 Turbo or a 924 Carrera. In any case, it's some version of a 924, not a 944. : scott

    Several people have pointed out that the movie came out in 1981 and the model cannot be a 951. Through more research I believe the car may be a duplicate, if not the original, of the Holbert 924GTP (or GTR?). Any further information regarding this car's history (and pictures!) would be greatly appreciated. Also, the car is black ;-)(drb).


  • "Deal of the Century" - 924, Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, and Gregory Hines.

    Hines's 924 gets trashed by a guy in a flamed out Nova, and then Hines torches the Nova with a flamethrower. "Just a little touch-up for ya!" :Mike Smith. No, the other one.

  • "Jackie Brown" - 931 (but may be a 924 NA) in the parking lot scene where Bridget Fonda is shot. The car has it's removable roof up, and is kind of a faded yellow color.:Micah

928 928 (c)Porsche AG


  • "Banzai Runner" - 928, white, Dean Stockwell, John Shepherd. Opening Credits a 928 is racing douwna road at night, also includes a 1972 De Tomaso Pantera at the end of the movie and many other sports cars.(1987 VIDMARK): Michael Robinson
  • "Cannonball Run"? - 928, a big foot drives over it when it stalls on the starting line... :Adrien A
  • "Cannonball Run 2" - Red 928 :Tom N
  • "Days of Thunder?" - white 928 in the background when Tom Cruise is talking to Nichole Kidman in the hospital parking lot. The car has the Testarossa style side panels with a wide body kit. :Tony B.
  • "Leonard: Part Six" - 928, Camouflage, Bill Cosby (he sued against the film's release) :drb
  • "Looker" - 928, silver, Albert Finney, Susan Dey. Finney has a mishap and ends up with the 928 in a water fountain. :Richard C. Fidler
  • "Middle Age Crazy":Fred Emmerich("Midlife Crisis":Dana) -928, Bruce Dern, Ann Margaret (in her prime) :MrGolden :orig. John P
  • "Risky Business" - 928, Tom Cruise, "Who's the U-boat commander?" :Brian B
  • "Scarface" - 928, Al Pacino, He buys it at a dealership and wants it bulletproofed :John P
  • "Some Kind of Wonderful" - 928 parked in the driveway, glimpse it as the hero walks toward the front door during the party scene at the end :Vijay
  • "The Hidden" - 928, Kyle McLachlan, the good alien drove it, "How much does a car like this cost? I don't know I stole it."drb :Terri S, (the park chase scene was too cool) :pporsche
  • "Weird Science (1985)" - w/ a red Mondial and a black 928S :Adrian, 951:Gambit951
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  • "Backdraft" - early 944, light blue or white. In the beginning of the movie the guy is blown from his front door and lands in the windshield:Johnf

    The coroner describes it as an '87 "Porsch" but it is clearly an early model due to the three spoke steering wheel and non-flush windshield.:drb

  • "Bounce" - early 944. You'll see it drive by for a split second right after the run-in with the dog at the strip mall. Yes, it is a chic flick, but guys, it's worth it when there is a 944 ;): Robert Hohn
  • "Critters" - 944 (or was it a 924S?), a bad 80's horror film: C.Patterson
  • "Devils Advocate" - Black 944 :Rob H, PCGB
  • "The Matrix" - 944 They were driving down a street going to the "Oracle", it was parked on the street. It was a dark color with "Fuch" wheels. :David Ganapol (The 944 in the Matrix is gold:Rich)
  • "Sixteen Candles" - 944, Molly Ringwald, her love interest has a nice 83, red :John P

    It is identified as a stickshift car in the garage.That is how Anthony Michael Hall gets the Rolls. But, at the end when the love interest is pulling away with Mollie Ringwald you can identify it as an automatic as he pulls back to put it into drive rather than pushing it up and left for first gear.:Jeff


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  • " The Beast Master II" - Red 951 cabrio in the beginning of the movie . If you haven't seen it, don't miss it because for more than 5 minutes it's chased by the police, and the happy end is when they say about that red Porsche that it's a magic.:Robert EGON from Romania.
  • "Pretty Woman" - a white 944 Turbo or S2 is seen driving on Rodeo Drive :Jeff
  • "Weird Science" - 951:Gambit951
968 968 (c)Porsche AG

  • "Beverly Hills Cop III"?, 968 Cabrio, Eddie Murphy, metallic pink (red salmon metallic?) :Adrien A, C.Patterson
  • "The Specialist" - 968, metallic pink :Martin T
  • "Urban Legend" - a red 924 or 944, later a 968 outside the convenience store :James
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  • "Water Boy" - red Boxster, Fairuza Balk steals it and drives home with Adam Sandler riding beside her on a lawn mower :James
  • "Mission Impossible II" - Boxster ;-) :stp

Exotics James Dean and Lil Bastard 550

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  • "Love Potion Number 9" - 550 Spyder :Tony
  • "Mr. Destiny":drb - 550 Spyder, James Belushi, drives (and crashes at the end) :Georg Caron (Germany)

"Le Mans" - Steve McQueen The mother of all Porsche(TM) movies: Gulf 917 (c) Porsche AG

  • Gulf, standard 917 or 917/30 or Chevron chassis with 917 panels :Barry
  • white 917 whaletale :Adrian A
  • White (?) '69 911S :Rob H
  • brown 911, (72?) narrow body, driven by McQueen on French streets :P968cs
  • 914, gets passed by the 917s and Ferraris about 30 minutes into the movie :Krw

Television:
  • 90210 - First episode they show this valet guy parking cars out front of the school, and a 944 S2 cab pulls up and a kid on a cell phone gets out. Then a 911 targa pulls up. They then show the dash of a 944 driving around. Don't forget the awesome 356. (:Sam Grant) Dylan McKay played by Luke Perry always drove Porsche(TM), 356 Speedster and the 911 (model?) :Jeff
  • A Team - Dennis Franz guest stars as a used car dealer. A gold 944 is seen several times throughout the episode :Jeff
  • Alien Nation - the healer episode, Copper 944 prominent in the camera viewframe as he is taking pictures. - db
  • CHIP's reunion show - 993 4S :John P
  • Hunter (TV series) - 911 (can't remember which episode) :Tom N
  • La Femme Nikita - Peta Wilson driving a Boxster in the snow :Clark Archer
  • Magnum P.I. - a 928 against the Ferrari :Greg P
  • Magnum P.I. - Sharon Stone crashed a 911 off of a cliff, at night, dream sequence :Chuck G
  • Melrose Place - :) Heather Locklear used to drive a 911 targa, I think :Thore Bjerklund Karlsen
  • Miami Vice - tons! :Tom N

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  • Profiler - 993TT, Rock & Roll serial killer, 'That's too much car for that boy' :drb
  • Seinfield - black 944, outside of his apartment, (he is an avid Porsche(TM) fan):John Cosmas
  • Seinfield - Black 924s,just before Jerry goes to the hospital to talk to the dermatolagist :DirtXpert
  • Seinfield - 911 red? Looks to be an early car, maybe an RS (fiber glass rear bumper)

    Its in the episode where Jerry steals the Marble Rye from the old lady and then is trying to throw it up to George who is in Susan's parent's apartment. Look for it just as Jerry crosses the street with the rye.: joe

  • Silk Stockings - 986, zenith blue, Miami Beach detectives:John B (or a 996 convertible:Clark Archer)
  • "Wiseguy" - Guards Red 944 (it might have been a 951) the first season, 1987 (the "Steelgrave" episodes),Ken Wahl.:Paul B.

    The car is given to undercover cop Vinnie Terranova as a gift from crime boss Steelgrave who gives him the car by tossing him the keys. The red 944 appears in several episodes. In one scene, as Vinnie is reporting to his police boss, he says "You should see the nice german ride that the guy gave me", The best shot of the car that I can recall is when Vinnie pulls up to a phone booth at night. The full length of the driver's side of the car fills the TV screen as Vinnie pulls up, parks, and gets out. He stands beside it through the scene as he's talking.

  • X-files (TV show): Several episodes have a Black 944 NA in background shots. Can't seem to think of the names of any of the episodes off hand, but I would guess that the car belongs to someone who works on the show. -Tim McGaughey (one is the Zombie episode, drb)

Memorabilia:
  • "The Drowning Pool" - Paul Newman, 1975. 45 min into the movie, he is called by the Harper, wearing a Porsche T shirt under his denim shirt.:Craig
  • Seinfield - In one episode you can see him reading an issue of Excellence. :John Cosmas
  • Seinfield - On several episodes you can see a picture of a Silver Boxster. I believe it's the prototype showcar from Road and Track Magazine.:RON
  • Seinfield - in another episode when jerry goes to buy a new saab 900 at the dealership, george goes to the room where the candy machine is and there is a picture of a 944 turbo or 944 S on the wall.:Derek V
  • Seinfield - There is a 993 picture magnet (maybe a decal but I think a picture magnet) on the refrigerator. Haven't seen the show for awhile but I think it's a red or pink coupe. :Mark

Disputed:
WAGs (unconfirmed):
  • The video that came out about one year ago with Jason Priestly..."Long Island something....He drives a green speedster.: Lorraine Boerner
  • I saw a movie on TV late at night once but don't remember the name, a guy drives a white 356 Speedster into the woods as he escapes civilization and leaves it there, driver's door open and all, through the winter! :Jonb442
  • I remember seeing a movie about 5 years ago about a guy whos dream car is a 911cab, he goes to tune a piano and as payment the woman gives him the porsche. Turns out the womans husband is dead in the trunk and blah blah blah. Any one else see this movie, what is the title?.:Adrian
  • There's a new movie coming out that this kid has to make it across the country before christmas to get a 356.. dunno the name of the movie tho.. :Dave S
Last updated 14 May 2002, 17:45 Pacific Time Zone

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