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Title: W116 movie appearance
Post by: beagle2022 on 17 May 2014, 07:25 AM
Just got home from the new movie "Chef".  Not surprisingly it is about a chef.  However, the main character drives a beautiful US spec w116.  You never see the model designation, but it is a lovely metallic green long wheelbase in great shape with bunt wheels and perfect black interior.  The movie is a complete chick-flick: divorced couple remarry to delight of cute 10 year old son etc.  However the car makes several appearances and maintains a stoic silence the whole time. One (three pointed) star.
Title: Re: W116 movie appearance
Post by: Martin 280s on 23 May 2014, 06:13 AM
In the recent Richard Gere film, Arbitrage, his 'bit on the side' drives a W116. Unfortunately, it is destroyed in a crash.
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Post by: nathan on 23 May 2014, 07:41 AM
i was watching Munich with Eric Bana (australian croat!) last night and one of the guys who gets blown up has his family chauffeured around in a black 116...rocky IV and condorman from memory also had good 116 roles.
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Post by: Beastie on 23 May 2014, 05:03 PM
I've seen that Arbitrage and was pleasantly surprised when the W116 showed up. Shame it was wrecked but at least it got a nice prominent role.

I'm surprised I don't remember seeing one in Munich. That was a good flick.

In the Dirty Harry movie 'The Dead Pool' a silver W116 is blown to pieces by one of the little remote control cars with a bomb attached. I think that might have been the worst Dirty Harry movie of them all... They show a mint 450SEL and then it cuts to a gutted 280SEL for the explosion.


There's also a nice silver-green W116 in that 'Bend It' movie about 'Beckham', briefly.


I'll give this Chef movie a go.
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Post by: polymathman on 23 May 2014, 05:15 PM
The Showtime series "The Americans" has had a 116 in just about every episode.
Title: Re: W116 movie appearance
Post by: ptashek on 01 June 2014, 05:17 PM
"Act of Valor" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1591479/) has a scene where a squad of Navy SEALs raid a factory in Mexico, loaded up on trucks, and some guy tries to stop them with a Milan Brown 116 (300SD I think).
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Post by: robertd on 02 June 2014, 05:21 AM
There are two that stand out in my mind, firstly the car chase in the movie RONIN and the that over the top chase in LOST HIGHWAY
Title: Re: W116 movie appearance
Post by: rob280sel on 02 June 2014, 05:56 AM
Here is a small list of W116's in the movies....26 pages!
Internet Movie Cars Database

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=mercedes+benz&model=w116
Title: Re: W116 movie appearance
Post by: ptashek on 10 June 2014, 08:18 PM
Quote from: ptashek on 01 June 2014, 05:17 PM
"Act of Valor" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1591479/) has a scene where a squad of Navy SEALs raid a factory in Mexico, loaded up on trucks, and some guy tries to stop them with a Milan Brown 116 (300SD I think).

And here it is, taking a knock :(
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_505061-Mercedes-Benz-300-SD-W116-1978.html
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Post by: oversize on 11 June 2014, 05:56 AM
The neighbors in the new TV series 'The Goldbergs' have a 280S
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Post by: rumb on 21 July 2019, 06:35 PM
Just watched "Chef", it has a anthracite gray 6.9 in immaculate condition.  You can see the car several times in the movie.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2883512/

you can see it in this trailer
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2883512/videoplayer/vi3075386649?ref_=tt_ov_vi
Title: Re: W116 movie appearance
Post by: Diesel 617 on 12 September 2019, 05:37 PM
LOOK AT THIS BRIGHT SHINNY 300SD!!!!!!

Go to 1:49
Movie: THE HUNT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEGqwB6WIXo
Title: Re: W116 movie appearance
Post by: gf on 12 October 2019, 04:08 AM
Latest joker movie I think I saw a blue one for a second
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Post by: w116john on 12 October 2019, 03:05 PM

saw one in a clip for the  forthcoming BBC series 'Dublin murders'  not in the official trailer but definitely a w116
Title: Re: W116 movie appearance
Post by: Depa77450sel on 14 October 2019, 09:42 PM
The King of Comedy 1980. Robert De Niro kidnaps Jerry Lewis in a 450SEL