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2009-06-19 23:14 Powerbook sees Daylight

Daylight has a brief role for a Powerbook 540c, the second Stallone film to feature this machine.

2009-06-17 08:04 Marooned Trancers

Marooned has a small section from an IBM 1620 panel, and the straight-to-video sequel Trancers II has small roles for an Amiga 2000 and an Apple IIGS.

2009-06-09 22:18 Master of iDisguise

Another entry marked "I've watched it so you don't have to"! The Master of Disguise is another product-placement coup for Apple with an iBook and an iMac. There were also a couple of Sony laptops that I couldn't identify.

2009-06-08 09:25 The Client

The Client as a couple of IBM PS/2 machines lying unused in the background a Model 30/55 and a Model 50/70.

2009-06-04 08:44 Turn your 11/05 on, son - you're nicked!

An episode from season 3 of The Sweeney features our first DEC PDP-11/05 in a pretty important role (although you get to see more of the attached VT52 than the machine itself).

2009-06-02 22:18 Spun Boys

An episode of The Hardy Boys features panels from the familiar IBM AN/FSQ-7 and the film Spun had a few Mac SEs knocking around the set.

2009-05-19 09:01 Nim's iLand

Nim's Island features a Powerbook G4 and, I can't believe we've got this far without one, an iMac G4.

2009-05-16 17:19 A pair of STs

The Dolph Lundgren film Joshua Tree (also known as Army of One) and the final Chocky TV series, Chocky's Challenge, both feature Atari STs. Chocky's Challenge also as a role for, Starring-the-Computer newcomer, the Epson QX-10.

2009-05-14 08:52 Chock-IIe

The followup series to Chocky, Chocky's Children features an Apple IIe.

2009-05-12 23:46 Torrente Blue

French film Le grand bleu has the briefest of glimpses of an Apple Mac Plus and Spanish comedy Torrente 2 has a Commodore 64 and some more Apple Macs.

2009-05-11 23:32 Homeward, Amiga!

The sickly Disney remake Homeward Bound has a small but plot-related role for a Commodore Amiga 1000.

2009-05-09 15:28 Chock-tari

There a nice view of an Atari 800 in the kids sci-fi drama Chocky (I've not watched that since it was first on TV in 1984 - good stuff!) There's also an HP Jornada in Hidden Agenda.

2009-05-07 00:02 Children of Mac

A second Twentieth Anniversary Mac has been added thanks to Children of Men.

2009-05-06 12:45 Grange Hill

The series 12 opener of Grange Hill features an Amstrad PCW8256 - the first PCW on Starring-the-Computer.

2009-05-05 23:03 Mac Portable

The Waterdance gifts Starring-the-Computer its first, and maybe only, Apple Macintosh Portable. The German film Der Himmel über Berlin has a fleeting glimpse of a Commodore 64.

2009-05-04 15:49 Computers on Television

A few TV episodes has swelled the database a bit: an episode of Simon and Simon has a vital role for an Apple II, an episode of Night Court offers our first Epson PX-8, there's an Atari ST in the background of a Married with Children episode and another episode of Whiz Kids includes a brief glimpse of a Commodore 64 and PET.