The movie trailer for My One and Only has just been released and can be seen at www.myoneandonly.com . The featurettes are interesting as well. Stars include Renee Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, Chris Noth, Logan Lurman and others. The movie premieres in NYC on the 18th August at the Paris Theatre and will be released at selected theatres on the 21st August. Further information can be obtained at www.wikipedia.org/ (type in My One and Only Film) and http://us.imdb.com/title/tt1185431/ . The Netherlands get to see this movie first on the 20th August. Lucky Netherlands!!!
The movie is based on the early life of George Hamilton, the actor and is essentially played out as a road trip set in 1953. The good news is that the vehicle used is a 1953 Eldorado and is in many of the scenes including a Cadillac dealership (where the Eldo is purchased - other 53 models are in the showroom) and a drive-in theatre scene (so lots of interior footage of waffle trim, dash, dash script enough hopefully for the 53 fanatics.....). The Eldo was Azure Blue but repainted to a less bright/light colour. This was done to match the movies colour palette and I guess to ensure it didn't "stand out" too much. The chrome was dulled down using hairspray and dust!
The director, Richard Loncraine is a classic car collector - I think he has a small collection of older Citroens (?). I know he was bitter about the French crushing cars in the '80's (?) sort of "cash for clunkers" because now he can't get parts! Read - "he wants to spend money on classic cars but can't"?
Let's hope it's an enjoyable flick!
Regards, Ross.
Chrome dulled down using hairspray and dust...
That's a very interesting tidbit of movie-making info.
I would like to hear more stuff like that. There is a very interesting article in the new "Hemmings Classis Car" about a special order Dodge Charger that was used on a TV show back then, and the strange options needed for a car being used on a TV show.
The movie sounds interesting.
Brian
When they used my 56 Series 62 Coupe in the movie "The Killer Inside Me" which was partly filmed this summer in Oklahoma City, the production assistants sought out he "non shiny" cars in the crowd and sprinkled "movie dirt" as they called it on the clean shiny cars, much to the chagrin of owners who spent the previous day polishing and detailing!
So all that stuff in my shop vac is actually valuable "movie dirt"?
Brian
Hey Ross ,
I read the synopsis and it's a 53 Coupe Deville conv . . . . and a bargain to boot at only $3500 1953 dollars.
Nevertheless it looks like being my favourite film of 09. Some quirky funny bits . Love that last pic in the photos section.
I should have written a book (and the subsequent movie) about my drive from Boston to LA in 92 with a tempestuous girlfriend in my old 57 Biarritz.
There was this great bit in Dallas where she kicked the #$%&^ out of the side of the Eldo with her new black and white cowhide boots, after I admired (admittedly slightly longer than I perhaps should have) a roadside billboard of a heavy chested young thing selling Coors.
Q
...and you let her finish the drive to LA?
Brian
There was a "creative" technique that was used in this movie to fix engine overheating of the '53 Eldorado Hero car.
It's a remedy that I've not seen mentioned on this forum. "The engine's running too hot and boiling - quick, do something"!!!. No problem, 3 - 4 bags of crushed ice is quickly carried to the scene and placed in and around the engine bay!!! I wish I was joking. This was done many, many times until finally, about a week from the end of filming (moved from Baltimore to Albuquerque), someone that could tune the engine properly, did and from then on, no more problems. We couldn't understand why the mechanics there could not do this in the first place. Considering each day lost costs in the order of $100,000 -$200,000, it was an expensive mistake not to sort this out earlier. However, there was an interesting Film production crewmember - I called him the "NO" man. If you wanted something that cost money, then it went through him. Sort of like trying to stop the evaporation of the budget when there were holes in the bucket.
It looks like a wonderful movie, lots of classic car scenes, jazz music and lots of good fun! And for those that believe all about the "6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon", there's Kevin Bacon! Ross.
Ross:
Do you have any good pictures of the "dealership" scene with the 2 53 CDV's that I hauled down there for them to shoot with?
At $200K a day, I should have charged them a lot more for getting them cars that no one else was able to do, AND deliver them from LA within 24 hours of the request. That explains why they were calling me every hour or so as I was driving there from LA.
Cliff Graubard
Yes, just a few but I'll have to clear it with Herrick first. That might take a few weeks.
I think you saved the day with the last minute sourcing the '53 Cadillacs in the right colours! I believe the director Richard Loncraine was literally yelling at staff to get the cars!
An update on the Premiere (Tuesday 18th August) - Renee Zellweger will be driven to the Paris Theater, Manhattan in the Hero car (body #87) when the paparazzi will take photos of her, the other cast members and the car (I guess). The '53 Eldo will look sharp but unfortunately they want the beautiful wire wheels taken off and replaced with the standard '53 wheels and hubcaps (also used in the movie).
Will there be a run on 50's Cadillacs and in particular the '53 Eldorado?
Regards, Ross.
A "run" on '53 Eldos?
I don't think so. There aren't that many people who can afford to run to them.
I've been told that the movie Cadillac Records has features several Cadillacs throughout the movie. Any thoughts? Any pictures of the cars?
I'm not at my normal computer so I've had to login as a guest (can't remember my login details!).
Attached are several photos of the premiere last Tuesday Aug 18th '09 at the Paris Theatre, Manhattan. The hero car (#87) used in the movie was used as a prop for the premiere. George Hamilton made a lengthy speech to all the guests at the front of the theatre itself (the movie is based on George's life has a teenager). Renee Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Mark Rendall, Aaron Ryder (the producer), and many others were there. (Cindy Adams was there - is she a NY Times reviewer?).
The photos show the Eldorado driving down W 58th Street, New York and parked out the front of the theatre.
The movie was set in 1953 onwards and the '53 Eldo is in at least half of the scenes (because it's a road trip with some great street scenes) - you get to see alot of the car's interior as well. As always, Kevin Bacon does a superb job and although a comedy, Logan's portrayal of George Hamilton was such that quite a few in the audience were either holding back or shedding a tear!
The movie is being released today at the Paris and at the AMC Vilage 7 theatres. There is a review in today's NY Times.
Regards, Ross Morgan
Two more photos attached.
Ross.
Ross,
I see Tim in the driver's seat looking a million bucks and then some other hatless guy in the passengers seat . I have said it before and I'll say it again; if you are going to own a 53 Eldo you have to look the part. When you get back to mundane reality please send me your hat size and I will send you an Akubra Statesman. Hopefully all the swanning around with movie stars in NYC hasn't swelled your head too much.
Regards. Q
They sure didn't leave much room with those barricades, did they? That dude could barely get out of the car.
The showroom scene was shot in Albuquerque. The production company called me and other local car club members looking for "new" 53 Cadillacs to fill the showroom. As usual with these movie production folks, they needed the cars on site all day in just two days.
One of our locals has a '55 that I think was used and other 53's were trucked in from out of town. There are not many '53 Cadillacs in Albuquerque.
Since the State of New Mexico has decided to offer extremely favorable financing (using taxpayer dollars, of course) for films partly made in NM, we get many calls from car coordinators looking for movie cars. Most of these calls are unpleasant, they want specific years and models, they offer to pay almost nothing ($200 for a car and owner all day is typical), and they always seem to need the cars the very next day. I understand that the movie folks have schedules and budgets to worry about, but the novelty has warn off for me. In general, they are focused (no pun intended) on getting the movie made and have little respect for the old cars.
Still, it is fun and interesting to see a movie production and rub elbows with a few stars. My LaSalle was in one a few years ago, though it ended up on the cutting room floor.
Hilarious that they used an Eldo instead of a series 62 convertible - but refered to the car being a Coupe de Ville convertible - then made a big deal about fitting Sombrero's on the car so it would look 'right'!
We're shooting with Loncraine tomorrow on another movie here in England - I've bumped in to him from time to time over the years - never struck me as a real big time old car guy - just a bit of a Francophile...
Any idea when the flick comes to the UK?
Stew
For days I was getting calls from NM looking for cars here in SoCal. Having had many experiences with "movie" people, I kept telling them that I had no interest in helping them.
Apparently their own "sources" could not locate anything within a 1000 miles.
After much begging, I found a car for them here in southern California in 20 minutes, then when I told them that I would be hauling down there on my 2 car trailer, they wanted to know if I would bring down a 55 4d from LA to also use in the showroom scene.
After a bit of a heated discussion on the differences between 53 and 55 I asked the director, "do you want me to find you ANOTHER 53 Cad"?
Another 20 minutes later and a few emails, it was done. Both cars are from local CLC members here in SoCal.
What started at noon on a Friday with phone calls and emails and requesting $$$ up front via PayPal, and dealing with traffic in SoCal on a Friday night, I finally had both cars loaded after 6 hours after leaving my house. THEN I drove straight through (mostly) to Albuqerque getting there about 6 pm Saturday night. They were ALL waiting as they had to do some prep to get the cars into the "showroom". Apparently they had the use of the building until 6am Monday morning as it was an actively used office building.
At a cost of almost $300K per day for the production company and stars to sit there, I should have charged them A LOT more $$$. :-)
Quote from: buicksplus on August 21, 2009, 11:40:05 PM
The showroom scene was shot in Albuquerque. The production company called me and other local car club members looking for "new" 53 Cadillacs to fill the showroom. As usual with these movie production folks, they needed the cars on site all day in just two days.
One of our locals has a '55 that I think was used and other 53's were trucked in from out of town. There are not many '53 Cadillacs in Albuquerque.
Since the State of New Mexico has decided to offer extremely favorable financing (using taxpayer dollars, of course) for films partly made in NM, we get many calls from car coordinators looking for movie cars. Most of these calls are unpleasant, they want specific years and models, they offer to pay almost nothing ($200 for a car and owner all day is typical), and they always seem to need the cars the very next day. I understand that the movie folks have schedules and budgets to worry about, but the novelty has warn off for me. In general, they are focused (no pun intended) on getting the movie made and have little respect for the old cars.
Still, it is fun and interesting to see a movie production and rub elbows with a few stars. My LaSalle was in one a few years ago, though it ended up on the cutting room floor.
Speaking of the "dulling" of chrome, that also happened to the 1941 60S used in Burt Lancaster's first film, "The Murderers." There is a great close up of the RH vent window and it has yuch all over the chrome. Lancaster had to "check the oil" and so when the car pulled up, the lady was "loose" and looking at the sky. But you could hear the "snick" of the oil filler cap going down the tube, so he was "checking" the oil like he should.
Read more about the making of My One and Only in the October 2009 issue of the Caddie Chronicle. See issue at http://www.clcpotomacregion.org/forms/CLCPR.0910Newsletter.pdf
Vince
Has anyone gone to see this movie yet? If so, what did you think?!
I thought by now, members would be writing in saying "I noticed that this wasn't correct....". There isn't much that isn't authentic but the obvious one is the interior. When I purchased the (#87) 1953 Eldorado from an older couple in Illinois, they had restored the car some 20 years ago and had reversed the interior, ie, blue with white and white with blue. It was kept that way for the movie (you get to see this interior in many of the scenes.) Actually, I quite like this reversal! The only thing that we altered on #87 was the Azure blue (this was lightened) and secondly, the wire wheels were removed and standard wheels and hubcaps fitted. Fake New York license plates were fitted (I was allowed to keep the two originals). Apart from some overheating, the car performed extremely well and withstood the rigors of filming the different scenes - different drivers (Renee Zellweger included), crew in and out of the car, doors, hood and trunk opening and closing, transporting, drive-in, diners, off road work, etc.
Logan Lerman (playing George Hamilton) became used to driving this car and loved the seats because they were so comfortable! (and they are). In particular, the drive-in scene which, in the movie, lasted several minutes but to film, took from around 6pm - midnight. So, a long time!
I've attached some photos, including two from the movie. Filming was in Baltimore and then down to Albuquerque, NM which happened just before the 2008 CLC Grand National at Cherry Hill.
Ross.
Here are two photos from Albuquerque, NM, August 2008. By the way, I loved the movie and of course, I'm not biased .....
Two more photos of the Cadillac dealer scene. Ross.
Just curious, did the former owners of yourcar reverse the leather colors on purpose or was it down by accident?
I havent seen the movie yet but I did notice what appears to be a 1956 ad on the wall of the 1953 showroom.
It doesn't just appear to be, it is a 1956 ad on the wall, okc!
Quote from: Ross Morgan #22943 on October 12, 2009, 09:29:31 AM
Has anyone gone to see this movie yet? If so, what did you think?!
Ross.
Ross,
The movie only played in two or three different theatres in the DC area. With work, travel and family, I wasn't able to see the movie until the second to last night it played in the area. I went to the 9:45 pm showing and was the only one in the theatre when the theatre manager walked in to check the theatre before the previews began. We started talking and I told him my connection with the movie. I asked him what they did with the movie posters after the movie ended and he said that the staff usually take them. I asked if I could get one and he said he would check if they had any extras and stop by after the movie was over. Then he left and about five others walked in and the movie played. I enjoyed the movie and think that Renee has a decent chance for a Golden Globe and/or Academy Award nomination. That would give the movie a whole second run as people will want to see her performance. When the movie ended, the theater manager returned with two movie posters new in the cannister that were extras!
Talk with you later,
Vince
Quote from: Otto Skorzeny on October 12, 2009, 10:51:21 AM
Just curious, did the former owners of yourcar reverse the leather colors on purpose or was it down by accident?
The previous owners did this to lighten the look of the car. Surprisingly, it makes a big change to the look.
My perception now of Azure blue is that it's a "dark" colour!
With regard to the '56 Cadillac poster, I think Cliff mentioned earlier that with just a little more time, the scene could have been set up both correctly and well. Having said that, the dealer scene in the movie, I thought, was fantastic. Ross.
I just read that "My one and Only" will be released on DVD exclusively at Target and Blockbster store next Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
Quote from: okccadman on November 03, 2009, 01:52:23 PM
I just read that "My one and Only" will be released on DVD exclusively at Target and Blockbster store next Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
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http://www.target.com/My-One-Only-DVD-Target/dp/B002NOFL1O/ref=gp_tdir_dp/192-6352250-6778264
I picked up a copy last night at Target for $14.99. Great movie with great bonus features on the making of, including a bonus featurette on "Restoring the Cadillac." Marc and Ross might be the next Hollywood discoveries! Anyway, I recommend this film to all.
Quote from: okccadman on November 11, 2009, 09:51:18 AM
I picked up a copy last night at Target for $14.99. Great movie with great bonus features on the making of, including a bonus featurette on "Restoring the Cadillac." Marc and Ross might be the next Hollywood discoveries! Anyway, I recommend this film to all.
Thanks Jim! Now you've got me worried! I blubbered my way through the questions and wasn't sure how it would turn out. One funny thing was that Marc was wearing his '50's hat back to front. I let him know about this towards the end of the day. I'm not sure if this is an aussie humour thing but it was hilarious to watch!
On another note, I've had several queries regarding the sale of Marc's '53 Eldorado (in Hemmings at the moment). All I can say is that my '53 was the movie Hero car and was featured/driven in all but 1 - 2 scenes. I hope that clears it up.
Now, off to buy the DVD! Ross.