VW makes it on the big screenVolkswagen has a long affinity with film from the VW Beetle making a starring role in Disney's Herbie to the modern day sponsorship of Hollywood blockbusters such as the Bourne Ultimatum. Hoot Car Insurance Services will now take a look at some of the movies that VWs have starred in so sit back, crack open the popcorn and enjoy. Possibly, the most popular VW to hit the big screen is the much-loved Beetle. The comedy series of Herbie films from The Love Bug (1968) to the modernised Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005) centred on a cheeky little L87 pearl-white 1963 Model 117 Volkswagen Type 1 Deluxe Sunroof racing around. The distinctive thing about Herbie was his being a car with a mind of his own and the ability to drive himself around. He is very much an icon and can be recognised by the red, white and blue racing stripes that run from his front to back bumper and his racing number 53 on his front hood, doors and engine lid. It has been said that the Herbie series push-started the VW Beetle craze as people in the US and the UK at last began to identify with the quirky, rounded little car that had a completely different look from everything else on the roads.
But VW didn't just stop at Herbie, the brand has made cameos in many films over the years. Beetles have been spotted in Woody Allen's Sleeper (1973), Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980) and www.imdb.com Forest Gump (1994) to name but a few.
More recently, VW partnered up with the Bourne Ultimatum, the last film in the Bourne trilogy starring Matt Damon. In partnership with Universal Pictures, Independent Cinemas, Guardian.com and the Observer, VW have organised special screenings, exclusive footage and more to improve our enjoyment of some of the best films of 2007. Viewers get a real insight into the action of the movie with the opportunity to step into a stunt co-ordinator's shoes and create their very own exhilarating stunt scene using a 3D stunt stimulator built by VW. Along with having a choice of which VW model you would like to take part in your stunt sequence you can pick camera angles, props, explosions, sound effects and music tracks. There is even a chance to win tickets for a preview screening of the Bourne Identity or a day driving a stunt car. Visit www.bournestuntsimulator.com to make your own stunt scene.
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