The two hapless burglars that get caught up in the film’s wider scheme. It was the perfect ride for Kenny and Gary then. It was fast, it was handsome, it was well equipped for the time and it was a rally superstar. For many, the RS2000 is the ultimate in ‘blue oval’ expression, and rightly so. Today, the droop-snoot Ford Escort RS2000 is a sought after classic, a fast Ford legend and a car that even in poor condition, can sell for five figures.
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If it was a Vauxhall Cavalier, it would have been wholly less believable.Īnd finally, we have examples of the cars being used in the name of action, and as we have all the sexy screenshots care of the dedicated userbase of the Internet Movie Car Database, we can explore it all in a bit more detail… The RS2000 However, for the duration of the film, we see them rolling around the backstreets of London in a Granada 2.8i Ghia, a car with a bit of menace and brutal design, and one that blends in with the film’s sepia-toned grit. As for the four ragtag protagonists, we learn later that Tom has a Rover P5B. No, it had to be something big and burly, something intimidating, but something that was cool with it. This film wouldn’t have worked if Big Chris was driving around, enforcing the work word of Hatchet Harry, in a Nissan Primera. Then of course we have the cars that are characters. By using older cars, it all seems more… real. They help pull viewer into this immersive world. Instead, there are battered old Mazda vans, Minis, old Fords and more.
Despite this film scratching at the nefarious, criminal underbelly of London, there are no flash BMWs or Rollers. Everything is old, and a bit weather beaten. Watch the film again and you’ll notice that there are are no contemporary cars to be seen. Firstly, the cars lean into the gritty aesthetic. In the case of 1998’s brilliant Guy Ritchie breakthrough flick, Lock, Stock and Two Smocking Barrels, the cars managed to lend themselves to all three avenues. They can help set a scene, they can be used as characters in their own right, or they can be used for exciting action. Cars in movies are often more than just props.
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