Did they kill a real Ferrari in 'The Rock'?

NFS4

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It was a kit car. You can see it clearly when the car smashes b/c the whole side of the car was one piece
 

MustangSVT

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actually they did..

i donated my ferrari that I was not driving much anymore..

I drive f430 mostly these days.

 

3chordcharlie

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i wondered about that - it's not like a $250,000 car is a big deal to a movie production, the real reason not to crash a real one is that ferrari would probably get pissed off.
 

ThePresence

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Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
i wondered about that - it's not like a $250,000 car is a big deal to a movie production, the real reason not to crash a real one is that ferrari would probably get pissed off.
Doesn't matter what your budget is or how much you are worth, you don't spend it if you don't need to.
 

3chordcharlie

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Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
i wondered about that - it's not like a $250,000 car is a big deal to a movie production, the real reason not to crash a real one is that ferrari would probably get pissed off.
Doesn't matter what your budget is or how much you are worth, you don't spend it if you don't need to.

you would for that little bit of realism, so people wouldn't say things about your big-budget movie like:

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Originally posted by: NFS4
It was a kit car. You can see it clearly when the car smashes b/c the whole side of the car was one piece
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ThePresence

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Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
i wondered about that - it's not like a $250,000 car is a big deal to a movie production, the real reason not to crash a real one is that ferrari would probably get pissed off.
Doesn't matter what your budget is or how much you are worth, you don't spend it if you don't need to.

you would for that little bit of realism, so people wouldn't say things about your big-budget movie like:

quote:

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Originally posted by: NFS4
It was a kit car. You can see it clearly when the car smashes b/c the whole side of the car was one piece
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Even though someone says that, the movie still made millions, so, no. I don't think the studio will spend a quarter million so that geeks on a web forum shouldn't nitpick a hollywood film. Proof is, they didn't!