* = on rental list (S) = seen it, but not got it on the site yet Tamara Drewe * apple computers Road Trip * g3 imacs (Ian) T and T (TV) Atari ST Police Story * Atari? The Stuff ^ Atari 800 Can't Buy Me Love * Apple Mac (stargate) Fair Game * At 49:28, PS/2s and others. (stargate) Midnight Run * I found a Tandy TRS-80 Model 100. It appears on a FBI flight heading for Las Vegas where Jack Walsh (DeNiro) is planning to confront the crime boss. It's sitting on a table in the private jet, and is unused. 1 hour 40 minutes (bj) Columbo, Season 8 Episode 2 "Murder, Smoke and Shadows" * PS/2 model 50/70 (rolf) The Family Stone * there is a scene were Diane Keaton is at a table and in front of her is a iMac G3, raspberry in color, sadly this mac falls of the table during a fight. http://retromaccast.ning.com/group/macspotters?groupUrl=macspotters&xg_source=activity&id=1672786%3AGroup%3A59229&page=2#comments Novocaine * iBook Clamshell seen in the office of a dentist played by Steve Martin in the movie http://retromaccast.ning.com/group/macspotters?groupUrl=macspotters&xg_source=activity&id=1672786%3AGroup%3A59229&page=2#comments Liar Liar * Found 2 Macs, one Powerbook and a Powermac Desktop on the movie 'Liar Liar' http://retromaccast.ning.com/group/macspotters?groupUrl=macspotters&xg_source=activity&id=1672786%3AGroup%3A59229&page=2#comments The Spy Next Door * Aluminum intel iMac in "The Spy Next Door" with Jackie Chan. Can be seen at 22 minutes into the movie. http://retromaccast.ning.com/group/macspotters?groupUrl=macspotters&xg_source=activity&id=1672786%3AGroup%3A59229&page=3#comments Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Season 6 Episode 1 "Birthright" * The iMac can be seen in the background as Anna's mother is arrested for kidnap (in Anna's room, which her mother has been updating to be ready for her return). http://retromaccast.ning.com/group/macspotters?groupUrl=macspotters&xg_source=activity&id=1672786%3AGroup%3A59229&page=1#comments War Dog * C64 http://www.tepg.se/war-dog-1987/ Close Encounters of the Third Kind * SAGE http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Q7/scifi/CE3K/ Battlestar Galactica 1980 * SAGE CSI: Miami, Season 1 Episode 9 "Kill Zone" * iPAQ? Point of No Return * (now known as the assassin) features an Apple computer prominently (martin) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules * MacBook Air? http://www.tepg.se/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-rodrick-rules-2011/ Sliders, Season 4 Episode 4 * NEC Versa. (carl) Naked Gun * There's an AT&T 6300 in the Naked Gun at 26min 32 seconds. (brian) Primeval, Season 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEBoUL5ziyE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yni9fxxmadA Waking the Dead, Season 8 Getac B300 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEBoUL5ziyE Hustle, Season 6 Getac B300 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S22LwN6Kizg City Slickers * An Amiga 3000 was spotted on an office desk in the movie City Slickers recently. http://www.richardlagendijk.nl/cip/article/item/spot_the_commodore/en Family Viewing ^ Commodore Amiga 1000 http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=2185 Silent Rage * About 55 minutes into Silent Rage (1982) there is a computer seen on a desk. (daniel) Silver Streak * SAGE, B220 http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Q7/scifi/SilverStreak/ The Highroller TRS 80-Model 4 (rainer) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a2pmBS4LfM http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308369/ Chuck, Sean 4 Episode 7 A Northstar Advantage played the role of a fictional "Phalanx XR-12" computer for the NBC TV show ''Chuck'' in the Nov 1, 2010 episode "Chuck Versus The First Fight". The "Phalanx XR-12" uses triangle-shaped discs! http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=652 Kate and Leopold * Macs Vanilla Sky * Tom Cruise had a G4 cube with the 21 inch flatscreen moniter http://macosx.com/forums/188031-post136.html Domestic Disturbance * (S) iBook http://macosx.com/forums/186662-post132.html Good Advice * a film with an iBook in it http://macosx.com/forums/185410-post123.html The Sopranos, Season 4 Episode 10 * (S) the russian girl taking care of Uncle Jr. was using a new iBook to make her web site. http://macosx.com/forums/162319-post99.html My Family, Season 2 Episode 8 * the dad brought home an indigo iMac this week. http://macosx.com/forums/162279-post98.html Full Frontal * (S) Anyway, the Elliot character taps away in a few scenes on his TiBook...apparently using AirPort. http://macosx.com/forums/140148-post56.html Bridget Jones Dairy * (S) G4 Macs http://macosx.com/forums/109807-post15.html Showtime * There's a scene with a nicely placed G4+flatscreen running an Apple ad for about 5 minutes. http://macosx.com/forums/109658-post3.html She-Devil * 40 minutes into film Meryl Streep is using a ZDS portable. (geekmo) Wall Street - Money Never Sleeps * 1:49 Jake is using a Dell(?) laptop. 1:49 In Winnie's office there's a couple of Macbook Pros and an iMac. (geekmo) The Event, Season 1 Episode 15 SAGE. http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Q7/scifi/Event/ Bergerac, Season 2 Episode 1 * Sirius 1/Victor 9000 or ICL PC? Orphan * (S) Kate and John Coleman, adopt a girl from an orphanage, but all is not what it seems. They use their Macbook Air to find more about her on the net. (dirk). Stargate SG-1, Season 4 Episode 3 * (S) Im pretty sure Sam is typing on a Lombard Powerbook G3 (clduoplex) My Best Friend's Wedding * Apple Powerbook 5300 http://accessmaincomputerfile.net/ Wag the Dog * An Apple PowerBook Duo 280c laptop computer appears in a close-up. Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV) IBM PS/2 Model 60. (shervin) http://en.wikinoticia.com/Technology/Gadgets/26317-are-you-a-fan-of-doogie-howser-this-pc-is-for-you Perry Mason Returns Apple Mac (dean) Tron Legacy * (S) Mac Classic from the new Tron Legacy movie. In the beginning of the film we see one sitting on the desk unfortunately unused. (duald) Batman Returns * When Oswell Cobblepot (Penguin) is walking through the offices of the newspaper publisher, there is a clear shot of several Apple IIe's lined up as office computers. They're the platinum edition with numeric keypad built-in. (mitchell) Poltergeist III * I'm not 100% sure, but I seem to remember the scene with Carol Anne in her classroom....there is an Apple IIe with DuoDisk 5.25 under the monitor shown in the background. (mitchell) Bergerac, Season 8 Episode 11 Commodore PC 10-III http://www.tepg.se/showtitle.php?id=735 http://richardlagendijk.nl/cip/computer/item/pc10iii/en After Effect Apple Powerbook (Capture.zip) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1142553/ Old School * Check out Old School for instance. The scene where the guys are cheating on the test with the van outside looking up the answers – they are using a mac laptop (too lazy to watch it again right now to tell you if it is a powerbook or ibook) but when it cuts to the laptop screen they are using Windows. Friends, (Season 3 Episode 10?) The JavaStation desktop machine appears as part of a new story line on Friends in which Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) has traded in her job at that hip cafe "Central Perk" to become an accessories buyer for a major department store. Sun's curvy, colorful machine appears on the desk in Rachel's trendy new office. (jarod) http://www.anonymous-insider.net/java/research/1997/0218.html Gilmore Girls There’s a prominent role in The Gilmore Girls for an apple mac, it makes it’s first appearance in one of the early episodes – somewhere in season 1 and is feature a few more times throughout the series. (harri) Twin Peaks Apple Mac (SE?) (ike) Golden Years (TV) * here are a lot of Apple's standing in the office. Can's remeber what king but they look like Mac SE or Classic. (roman) National Treasure * Riley Poole used a VAIO UX in National Treasure while capturing the security camera stream of the declaration of independence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Vaio_UX_Micro_PC Macbook, desktop Mac (alex) Chuck, Season 3 Episode 19 * Mac SE, Amiga 3000 Grange Hill, Season 5 Episode 4 PET http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qGWO6uZAZI St. Elsewhere, Season 2 Episode 10 A Pig Too Far TRS-80, Otrona Attache http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA-4mPTSVS4 Alphaville Furthermore, in the legendary SF movie “Alphaville” there is at least one scene which was shot at the GE-Bull plant near Paris and which shows some hardware. (ralf) Moonlighting, Season 1 Episode 1 * TRS-80 Color Computer. Uptown Girls * Imac G4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac_G4 Lone Wolf McQuade * Texas Instruments DS990 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain * Mac LC, Quadra. Some sort of hand-held. Runaway Jury * iMac, Macbook. Rancid Aluminium * Did you spot the A3x0 (or A4x0) 'Archimedes' style computer on a desk near the beginning of the film? It's a 'top down' arty type shot with the 'arc' visible on the left of the frame. The grey, protruding front panel on the base unit gave it away although I don't remember seeing the classic red function keys. ISTR seeing that the monitor was displaying the RISC OS desktop though. Law and Order, Season 10 Episode 4 "Merger" On last night's Law & Order, the murder victim had a Palm V. They called it a "PalmPilot" and found a "handwritten note" in it. (Oct 14 1999) Swamp Thing * Could someone confirm it's featured in the "Lab" of "Swamp Thing"? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084745/ I darkly remember seeing kind of a PMODE3 SCREEN1,1 RND-LINE/CIRCLE Screensaver in the background... http://five.pairlist.net/pipermail/coco/2009-September/045317.html Two Hands * Amiga 1200. It's when they are buying tickets at the airport, right near the end. http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=618011&postcount=20 Bruce Almighty * Gateway 450 laptop http://news.cnet.com/Gateway-aims-for-geeks-and-chic/2100-1042_3-1011525.html Hackers Cereal's laptop (which Joey uses in the phone booth) is a Compaq LTE 4/75. Lord Nikon's laptop is a Toshiba Satellite Pro. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/faq Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles * Powerbook G3 http://www.pomme-grenette.org/lemacexiste/films/index.php?post/Crocodile-Dundee-3 Freaky Friday * Powerbook G4, eMac, G3 iMac http://www.pomme-grenette.org/lemacexiste/films/index.php?post/Freaky-Friday Small Wonder, Season 4, Episode 6 "Love at First Byte" (TV) Ted brings home a voice activated computer - an Apple IIe Platinum. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkM--E8TYkA http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1432703/ THX 1138 * The movie THX 1138 featured, fairly prominently, an IBM 360 computer (john) Anything We Can Do... Most interesting episode was when they bought a Commodore Pet, or possibly an Apple II? http://www.tvcream.co.uk/?p=564 Firestarter * DEC Professional 350 SAGE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkwjtKXEsz4 http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Q7/scifi/Firestarter/ Gossip * Power Macintosh 9600 http://www.retrodigital.it/cinema.html Black Cat, White Cat * Commodore PET http://www.retrodigital.it/cinema.html Jericho (TV) Panasonic Toughbook. http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=3153705 The Interpreter * At home, she tries to contact her brother sendig him an e-mail, using a very beautiful Macbook ...... There is a scene where the webmail service is clearly visible and, of course, the famous Apple logo. (hector) FX 2 * Tandy 1000 HX and some others (see richard's mail). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101846/ My Secret Identity, Season 1 Episode 1 (TV) (S) A500 http://www.richardlagendijk.nl/cip/article/index/spot_the_commodore My Secret Identity, Season 1 Episode 4 (TV) (S) A2000 http://www.richardlagendijk.nl/cip/article/index/spot_the_commodore Goldeneye * An IBM Thinkpad 701 is briefly seen being used by James Bond in the film GoldenEye. It is seen around 51:22 into the film when Bond is being briefed by Q in his laboratory. extensively used IBM RS/6000's in the lair at the end (beige boxes with green screens) (wayne) Honey, I Shrunk the Kids * HP instruments appear in the professor's lab. A closer inspection reveals an HP Vectra and documentation as well. http://www.hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?content=Odds And Sods Raise the Titanic * However, the star of the film was the HP 9845B. During the most tense part of the movie, the key characters look at the 9845 screen as it redraws the Titanic's profile just as it is being lifted from the sea bed. http://www.hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?content=Odds And Sods The Life and Loves of a She-Devil * on one of the early episodes, the son is playing Chequered Flag on a Spectrum. http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22847&page=3 No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers * A Commodore Amiga 2000 computer. http://www.richardlagendijk.nl/cip/article/index/spot_the_commodore_2 In Dreams * PowerMac 4400 U.S. Marshals * PowerBook 5300, PowerMac 7200, PowerMac 4400, PowerMac 6400, PowerMac 6400. SAGE. AS/400? Hunt for Red October Also the Hunt for Red October had a Zenith laptop 286 in the very beginning. (sub picture) (dave) Whiz Kids, Episode 4 (TV) There's an atari 1200xl in the school. Hart to Hart (TV) I know that in the 80s TV series Hart to Hart, Jonathan Hart used an Apple III which pretended to be some kind of super computer that talked (if I remember correctly). (tom) Lipstick Jungle (TV) A Macbook Air is frequently shown. (christie) Inspector Morse, Season 7 Episode 1 "Deadly Slumber" (TV) * A1500. (michael) Inspector Morse, Season 3 Episode 1 "Ghost in the Machine" (TV) * PS/2 Darkman 3 * An A3000 appears as the main villain's lab computer. A Beautiful Mind * Univac (Steve Coelho) Robocop * AT&T Unix PC. the computer on the desk of someone's secretary - but the screen is turned off. Jurassic Park * (S) Newton. where "Newman" the Webmaster had a MP100 on his desk. Kate and Ali (TV) the son (chip, nice americanism there) in several episodes was seen playing the classic Atari 800. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086742/ Glitter * had an ST setup in a music studio with the sequencers. That in itself blew away the continiuty of that scene since the movie was set in 1983, 2 full years before the first ST was released to the public. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118589/ Ghostbusters Tandy PC-4 Superforce (TV) When the show went to the good guy's secret computer lab, lo and behold his super-secret computer was an Apollo DN3xxx :-). The screen (complete with the little "DOMAIN" logo on the lower-left corner) was actually showing some video of Patrick Macnee run through a DVE rather than the DM but I'm still amazed at this. Cracker, Season 3 "Best Boys" * The scene: The main characters wife is sat at home, deeply depressed, with her new born child wailing uncontrollably in the background. The mother is too distraught to attend to the baby and tries to ignore the sound of the screaming by doing - guess what? - Playing SOLITAIRE on an Amiga A1200!!!!! Police Story 2 * (not sure if its police story 1 or police story 2). the millionaire villain kept his records on a C64 and the spreadsheet that was used was SynCalc (the camera even had a close-up on the monitor's screen in order to show the money listed in the spreadsheet). Empire of the Ants * heroes used a Model 1 (early model 1 w/ no numeric keypad) Remington Steele, Season 2 (TV) 80's crime show with Peirce Brosnan ... a TRS-80 Model 4 in his office was used by the secretary, played by Doris ROberts. Double Dragon * TRS-80 Model III http://members.iinet.net.au/~msmcdoug/trs80/trs80.htm The Game * PowerMac 5500 Growing Pains ^ This show often used Atari ST's for their computer needs. One episode where Carol gets a "serious" job, she has a Mega (I think) on her desk. http://www.ataritimes.com/article.php?showarticle=72 This could be Season 5 "Carol Meets the Real World" (it isn't) Search (TV) ^ he Pilot movie has slightly different-looking tape drives, but the series had the unmistakable B205s, at least for the first 15 episodes. B220 consoles. (dino) Coyote Ugly * iBook G3 Clamshell Sabrina * Twentieth Anniversary Mac prototype (Spartacus). Most of the clips showing the Spartacus prototype in close-up ended up on the cutting room floor, but if you watch a couple of the scenes showing Harrison (Linus Larrabee) in his office, you can see the thing off to the left hand side of his desk. (wil oxford) NewsRadio (TV) The sitcom NewsRadio featured a PowerBook Duo as Dave Nelson's computer for most of the show, earlier episodes used a PowerBook 100 series and later episodes use PowerBook G3s and an original iMac. (steven fowler) The Matrix * Also, a Newton 2000 or 2100 appears in the very beginning of The Matrix on Neo's desk (hard to see, but Newton users will recognize it instantly). (steven fowler) About a Boy * Power Mac G4 Cube Fastlane (TV) imac G4 in Fastlane in Billie's office at the Candy Store. Queer as Folk US (TV) during seasons 2, 3 & 4. The iMac G4 belongs to Brian. It is his desktop and is located in his loft. The iMac G4 is only one of many Apple Computers used on the show. Like for example Michael & Ben's eMac, and Michaels' iMac G3 at his comic book store. The Drew Carey Show (TV) The iMac G4 in Drew's office shots many times. Scrubs (TV) Dr. Kelso is seen using an iMac G4 and being excited by how easy it is to move the screen. The iMac G4 is also frequently seen at the Nursing Station. On this iMac G4, the Apple, Inc. logo has been replaced by the Sacred Heart logo. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (TV) In season 2-3 of the school survival sitcom Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Ned, Moze, and Cookie have a new teacher named iTeacher who is teaching via webcam and is seen teaching classes on an iMac G4. George Lopez (TV) the family owns an iMac G4. Still Standing (TV) Brian has an iMac G4 sitting on his desk in his room. The O.C. (TV) Seth Cohen owned an iMac G4 which was constantly seen in his room. What I Like About You (TV) the sisters own two iMac G4's from season 1 through season 3. The Bernie Mac Show (TV) Vanessa has a iMac G4 in her room. Alias (TV) In the season 2-3 of Alias, Jennifer Garner, playing Sydney Bristow, has the G4 in her home office. Weibsbilder (TV) The German sitcom Weibsbilder shows a G4 iMac in its intro and extro credits displaying the show's logo.. Altamont Now This is one of those independent/underground movies where enthusiasm outstrips talent and resources. It was fun to try and identify which 1980s computers were being used as anachronistic set decoration in the actual decommissioned missile silo (I think I spotted a Commodore 64 and a TI 99/4A, and maybe a Radio Shack Color Computer). Sesame Street apple II http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_1933 http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_2258 commodore 64 http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_2956 The cookie monster sings a "computer cookie" song with an atari 800 in 1984. That Touch of Mink * (S) Day is Cathy Timberlake, a sweet, um, Doris Day-type girl from Upper Sandusky, daughter of a schoolteacher and druggist. She works a "computing machine," and you see in the movie that it's UNIVAC. Airwolf (TV) The later (crappy) version of Airwolf that was picked up and produced by some Canadian TV company that didn't have Hawk and Dom in it, in the "Lair" there are ST's and in the "Company" office, in a few scene's and ST is on some desktops. - Curt Vendel Welcome to the Dollhouse * Mac Plus The KGB, the Computer and Me (TV) (S) We see Clifford uses a Macintosh Classic at home (Maybe Macintosh SE). Ron uses a IBM PC or PC clone at home. http://mike.passwall.com/uselesstrivia/thekgbmycomputerandme.html http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0308449/ Dead Zone * Apple II http://www.tepg.se/showtitle.php?id=274 Lots of Luck An old 80's Disney movie had a prominent Apple IIC+. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089506/ (Jason L) Deep Obsessions Commodore 64 computer is shown. More Than Human In the Disney film More Than Human, a Commodore Amiga 1000 computer is shown. Swordfish * (S) Stanley the hacker stores the code for his worm on a PDP-10 in a file room of Caltech that was kept online, and on the internet, for "historical sake". (you can't see the PDP-10 - only a load of DELL laptops and servers) Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask * SAGE http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Q7/scifi/Everything/ Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back * Apple G4 Cube http://whatthemovie.com/shot/2313 SAGE, B205 http://ripsaw.cac.psu.edu/~mloewen/Q7/scifi/JaySilent/ Blade Trinity (S) PowerBook 12" Stay Alive (S) Alienware laptops were featured prominently in the 2006 movie, Stay Alive. Beverly Hills Ninja * There is a C64 in Beverly Hills Ninja with Chris Farley who is no longer among us due to alcohol and drugs obuse. Neighbours (TV) Yup, there was a "hacking" incident in Neighbours where one of the kids tries to break into the school computer with a C64 - suffice to say it looked crap onscreen. http://www.neighboursepisodes.com/index.php?year=1991&episode=1467 There was an A500 in use at Lassiters for a while as well. Empty Nest (TV) In several episodes, you can see Laverne Todd on a C64 in the reception room of the practice Empty Nest, Season 4 Episode 14 (TV) Commodore VIC-20 http://www.richardlagendijk.nl/cip/article/index/spot_the_commodore The Addams Family (TV) * The Addamses were the first TV family to own a home computer (a UNIVAC). (NOT Season 1, Ep 19: They agree that a trip to the moon would be heavenly and consult Wizzo, a computer that Gomez and Pugsley have built... - mockup) Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV) * SAGE The Six Million Dollar Man, Season 1 Episode 4 “Day of the Robot” (TV) * SAGE http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Q7/scifi/6Million/ The Manitou * SAGE The protagonists play their last card, turning on all the computers in the building so John can channel their power and defeat Misquamacas. http://www.badmovies.org/movies/manitou/ http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Q7/scifi/Manitou/ The Green Hornet (1966) Burroughs B-205. Episode #24 "Invasion from Outer Space" {PART 1}aired 3/10/67 The Green Hornet attempts to thwart the plans of a power-mad scientist to steal a nuclear warhead. Land of the Giants (1968) (TV) Burroughs B-205 Smart Money (1986) Here's some beeb related snapshots from a 1986 BBC film "Smart Money" which features one scene shot in a computer show somewhere - the clip pans across the Acorn stand then up to a balcony where the characters are talking. http://www.stairwaytohell.com/sthforums/viewtopic.php?t=752 Tron (S) the computer room seen after Flynn and Lora sneak into Encom contains a CDC 7600 computer in the background. This scene was shot of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. (Note that a wide screen version of the movie is needed to see the 7600 and neighboring Cray-1.) The computer flynn used when captured by the computer may be a vt78. dave remded me about the pdp11s and pointed out the cray. Aliens * grid gridcase laptop. GRiD Defence Systems produced the laptop computers used in the "Aliens" film in 1986. The scenes were cut from the theatrical release but subsequently added to the DVD release. They are the black ones with amber screens used to control the guns. GRiD Compass II 1139 Wargames (S) other than the IMSAI see http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctech/2005-June/046116.html You're also forgetting the Atari 800 in the corner of the main characters' room in War Games. While he used either a Sol or an IMSAI (I can't remember which) for his main hacking, his 800 is clearly visible behind him for most of the movie. Trudeau One Chicklet PET, a Super PET 9000 and a CBM 8032 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299404/ Our Man Flint (S) pieces of the sage computer http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Q7/scifi/Flint/ Prince of Darkness * Amiga 1000s used to write down some evil phrases. With external diskdrives and monitors (the ancient ones) by Commodore-Amiga. http://www.tepg.se/showtitle.php?id=415 Toy Soldiers (S) Amiga 2000 sighted a couple of times in the dorm room of one of the students in the movie. The X-Files (TV) In early episodes of the series The X-Files, the FBI agents use Newtons. Moonlighting * The Kaypro Robie did not sell well, but it did make periodic cameo appearances on the ABC television series Moonlighting, as the desktop computer used by Bruce Willis' character David Addison. Breach I just saw the movie "Breach" this past weekend, and for a recent release it still had some old SGI hardware. Really old, in fact. When they visit the FBI datacenter, there's an old POWER CHALLENGE in the background, along with some Origin 2000s. Later on, there are some closer- up shots of the Origins, and it's apparent that some of the panels are loose and dangling - there's one about to fall off right behind the main characters head. Casino Royale * Sony Vaio SZ: Bond utilize the SZ at the Bahamas beach while searching for the ahh... goons. while using his boss' login credentials. lol. and at the movie ending. VAIO GRT390 Vaio Fj: Le Chiffre has a Sony Vaio Fj series in color Onyx Black, as do Judi Dench as M has also an Fj series in Pearl White Videodrome * They use the original Atari 800 EXTENSIVELY throughout the movie! The Six Million Dollar Man (TV) * Look closely and in some scenes among the panels of lab equipment you will see an Altair 8800 (painted white, yuck!) which was rumoured to actually be used for control of the lab panel lighting effects. (more details to follow) Revenge of the Nerds when they get into their dorm room they hang up a Franklin ACE-1000 poster, but the curl hides the "Franklin" at the bottom. (bob applegate) Live Free or Die Hard u can see an Allienware (I found its an Area 51 m5550 laptop) (raul) Airplane II there's a couple TRS-80 Model IIIs in the scene Ted Striker is talking to Elaine. (just after Simon says "...and Striker - I'd watch my step if I were you." (then he falls down the stairs) The Clown Tape ^ Mac Price of Vengance ^ Compaq Portable Automan (TV) CAB 65 in walter's lab? Foreign Films ------------- El Relicario It's an IBM System/360 model 65 http://www.zonadepruebas.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=555 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373497/ Isola del tesoro, L master compact (Olivetti Prodest 128) also known as "Treasure Island in Outer Space". Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto A500 on screen used for databasing. http://www.richardlagendijk.nl/cip/article/index/spot_the_commodore_2 Hatschipuh C64 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132204/ Rosenzweigs Freiheit In a scene of this film is a Commodore Plus4 shown. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167375/ Pelle og Proffen Norwegian movie. Amiga 500 and notepad used. Peng! du bist tot a german crime/hacker TV movie, there the Spectrum was put on a Robot, which was very intelligent by the way http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=316543&postcount=2 Seksmisja polish film uses zx spectrums for GFX, but maybe not on screen. http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=316657&postcount=8 Spécial Police french film featuring apple II, apple III, apple macs, Oric Atmos http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tAVFpNRhosQ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090058/ Ah! Si j'étais riche Mac Classic Kennedy et moi Mac Classic Dîner de cons, Le PowerMac 5200, Mac II, Powerbook 3400 Le Sauvage I've watched a french film yesterday on TV called "Le sauvage" by Jean-Paul Rappeneau (director of Cyrano) with Yves Montand and Catherine Deneuve. In a short plan, you can clearly see a calculator/computer (something like Honeybell). (eric) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073663/ Pan Samochodzik i niesamowity dwór atari 800 as mr Thomas car computer http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093699/ Pan Kleks w kosmosie Atari ST http://www.vimeo.com/2416398 Pan Samochodzik i praskie tajemnice Atari ST http://www.vimeo.com/2418838 Die Einsteiger here were some C64s in the shelves of Mike's lab, one displaying the Bagitman title screen, and one just displaying a scrolling BASIC listing. also schieder cpc (josef) La corsa dell'innocente when we finally see the kidnapped/murdered boys bedroom, a 520/1040ST, monitor and mouse are on the desk. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104012/ Dekalog * A CPC6128 stars in the Polish movie 'The Decalogue' from 1988. Its a film about a scientist and his son. The father has a PC and the son a CPC6128. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092337/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wegXnD2yR0U&feature=PlayList&p=072CF710D56F15E8&index=22 Die Distel Amiga 2000 spotted. Its a german production and it was produced in 1991. Derrick, Season 6 Episode 8 "Besuch aus New York" (TV) German TV. A computer that looks like an old Commodore Business Machines model is used in the show. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0558155/ http://www.richardlagendijk.nl/cip/article/index/spot_the_commodore Derrick, Season 15, Episode 1 (TV) Werner Kordes has a Commodore Amiga 500 computer. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0394439/trivia Der Schatz der weissen Falken Bastis's Homecomputer is a Commodore VC20. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0431380/ Fantozzi subisce ancora Commodore 64. http://www.retrodigital.it/cinema.html http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085524/ 3615 code Père Noël ^ Apple computer and a minitel terminal. http://www.youtube.com/user/Retrocomputing#p/u/204/1ybjZ8HREt8 Molly i världen Commodore SX-64 http://richardlagendijk.nl/cip/article/index/spot_the_commodore Batoru rowaiaru * (S) http://nmap.org/movies.html Some kind of Sony Vaio? L'ordinateur des pompes funèbres HP 9825A that I think is that we see working in the film "The computer undertaker" of 1975. Schwarz und weiss wie Tage und Nachte ^ Instead, he turns his skills to computers. When his company calls on him to be part of a team which is pitting a computer's chess skills against the world champion of chess, he takes it personally when the computer loses. Flodder, Season 3 Episode 6 "Computerkoorts" Apple Mac LC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE8yE0uiKLI I ragazzi della 3 C C64 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDeCJfmOIX8 Go Trabi Go ^ The German movie "Go Trabbi Go" features a long scene with an Amiga. It's either an A1000 or an A500. I don't have the movie at hand, so I can't search for it now. (tom) Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie Commodore Amiga 500 http://www.cinema.de/kino/filmarchiv/film/bodo-eine-ganz-normale-familie,1316118,ApplicationGallery.html?page=13 (roman) Prywatne sledztwo ZX Spectrum + and Commodore C64 (Grzegorz) http://vimeo.com/7868509 http://vimeo.com/7868686 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093797/ Liste noire ^ C64 http://www.tepg.se/showtitle.php?id=714 Doden på Oslo S Amiga 2000 http://www.tepg.se/showtitle.php?id=695 Der schöne Tag Mac Classic http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280096/ Kamenny most A strange laptop with calculator keys (Capture.zip) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116744/ La moitié gauche du frigo Outrigger Mac (Capture.zip) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0260193/ Wild beasts - Belve feroci Bizarre pc/terminal. (Capture.zip) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090322/ Poke An experimental computer(the commodore named in film poke) is given to kid for error,The commodore,speak with others computers of the epoque and with the kid.Also many other computers appear in the movie. (stargate) http://terrorfantastico.com/foro/index.php?topic=13362.0 Der Fahnder, Season 1 Episode 22 CBM 8296 and C64 Seksmisja ^ There's a tek-4051 in the Polish sci-fi comedy "Sexmission". Unlike most other tek-4000 models, the 4051 is actually a computer, not just a graphics terminals. (dave) The Mobile Cop Jiban (TV) it is possible to see an MSX machine in the Jiban car (marcelo) Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc' Atari 8-bit Pan Kleks w kosmosie ^ Atari XE and Atari ST Films with unidentified computers -------------------------------- Infinity * What computer was in the movie 'Infinity' w/ Mathew Broderick? It was a big machine, with a typewriter interface and paper punch. Eraser Eraser also featured a portable computer. Unfortunately, I do not know which portable computer it was. Neither does anyone at Warner Brothers, including Steve in Product Placement, who informed me, "I'm sorry, this office cannot comment on that." Superman III * and a mystery machine - may be a mock up Contact Plenty of desktop PCs donated by the entrepreneur Mr. Hadden .... I have to find out what models are. Ellie Arroway, the main character played by Jodie, uses a laptop when she's outside of the SETI lab seeking extra-terrestrial signals .... nice scenes, by the way. I must find what portable is .... (hector) Silent Running UNIVAC? True Stories ^ In the movie True Stories (1986) starring David Byrne and John Goodman, the scene at the mall shows the computer programmer (played by Matthew Posey) having purchased an arm-full of Atari 8 bit products. Sneakers * I think it was in Sneakers where they used a Sharp Pocket Computer (same as Tandy's) to either dial thru the touch tone system to defense computer or use it to open a door with electronic lock. (or maybe both) Let me know what you find. (Jamey Nyberg) I believe they were using a Commodore Pet (Steve Coelho) The computer in the room off of Cosmo's office in the PlayTronics building (the one that looks like a circular bench) is actually a Cray Y-MP Zero Effect The blackmailer uses a computer running OpenStep (NeXT OS) to type the blackmail letter. PowerBook 3400 The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) * (S) Thomas Crown walks toward an office computer. It’s a big bulky machine. It stands on its own, not on a desk. Crown stops at it and pushes a few keys on the keyboard casually, then looks at the screen. Adventures In Babysitting * Claimed to be a Commodore 64, but doesn't look like it to me. http://www.tepg.se/showtitle.php?id=245 http://www.richardlagendijk.nl/cip/article/index/spot_the_commodore Spiceworld Abram sent in a picture of a laptop. Love Story 2050 As well as being technology partner, the Sun brand also appears in the film through in-film placements. Red Alert ^ When a master computer detects a radiation leak, it seals off a nuclear power plant trapping 14 technicians inside. http://web.archive.org/web/20060830061411/http://www.cbi.umn.edu/resources/hollywood.html http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076605/ Sisterhood * Inside they find a variety of ancient computer terminals on desks and lots of dimly blinking lights. http://www.post-apocalypse.co.uk/sisterhood.html The Human Factor (1975) ^ Funny 70's computer action. Friends, Season 4 Episode 3 (TV) Chandler has a laptop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjXEkDNVDzc The Avengers, Season 2 Episode 12 (TV) The Big Thinker - A brilliant mathmetician helps solve a complex computer mystery. Access Code ^ This disjointed action film concerns a renegade security company which takes over the United States' computer defense system. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086847/ Shock Treatment ^ Everyone else might be distracted by the lights and cameras, but not Judge Wright and Betty. They dig up some interesting facts by accessing a computer, then free Brad from his cell. Shark Attack III: Megalodon Toshiba Laptop Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins * With the help of a personal computer, which is tied into every Cray available, Smith sifts through information and identifies the bad guys. Deep Space (1987) Creepy scientist who sends a command via computer (strange, yes) to the monster in order to prevent its destruction. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Season 4 Episode 14 ^ When Carlton's laptop gets unplugged, he shouldn't of lost all his information because the battery would have prevented the computer from shutting down. The January Man * Nick uses his Zen-like intuition and some high-tech computer hardware (with prominent product placement plugs) to find the killer. The Sentinel Some sort of handheld (may be a phone), Dell laptop, Mac? Octopussy * IBM PC on Moneypenny's desk? (marc) Oldboy * Thinkpad? http://whatthemovie.com/shot/2933 MacGyver, Season 2 Episode 1 "The Human Factor" * The military asks MacGyver to check out a new high-tech security system at one of their bases. Complications arise when the computer traps MacGyver inside and attempts to kill him. Highway Patrol, Season 1 Episode 2 ^ Two thieves steal a $100,000 computer and demand that amount as ransom in exchange for its safe return. Outland * The Doc used a computer to analyze a dead man's blood for drugs, and the graphics were reasonably occilloscopic-like to seem realistic. Spatz, Season 3 Episode 6 Derek is a useless security guard; he mistakes a burglar for a window cleaner, and allows the crook and his team to help themselves to Karen's precious new laptop. Jason King Series 1 Episode 4 ^ Jason is summoned to investigate a series of robberies by a syndicate called Crime-Con,who seem to be getting information from a police computer. MacGyver, Season 1 Episode 12 * The psycho had the house booby trapped, and was monitoring the hero's progress through the house on a computer screen. Lost in Space * SGI computers? http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10388&start=75 Dantes Peak * has some good shots of SGI hardware, however they put tape over the logo. http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10388&start=60 Black Books, Season 2 Episode 6 * Psion series 5? (miles) Back to School * At 1 hour there's a scene with Rodney Dangerfield's character with his staff in a renovated dorm rooms with cubicles and pc's. I couldn't id the mfgr's or models. (geekmo) Devices and Desires Large PC. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEcKt2Bs6bE#t=1m29s Rollerball * Rollerball has some funky old machines in it, including what looks like a '30s IBM tabulating machine (chris) Sites ---- amigas: http://wigilius.se/amiga/fau/main.html ataris: http://alive.atari.org/alive0/film.php ataris: http://www.ataritimes.com/article.php?showarticle=70 macs: http://www.pomme-grenette.org/lemacexiste/ macs: http://macosx.com/forums/apple-news-rumors-discussion/45512-apple-sightings-tv-movies.html sage: http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Q7/ icl1301: http://www.michael-milsom.org.uk/mdm/1301/1301star.htm various: http://www.islandnet.com/~KPOLSSON/comppop/ thinkpads: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=31917 commodores: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl/cip/article/index/spot_the_commodore hp: http://www.hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?content=Odds And Sods tepg: http://www.tepg.se/index.php imdb: http://www.imdb.com/Find?select=Plots&for=computers moviespoiler: http://www.google.co.uk/#q=site:http://www.themoviespoiler.com/+computer wtm: http://whatthemovie.com/search?t=tag&q=computer sgis: http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10388