XC70 in the movies

[Jadran]

Have anyone seen a site regarding volvos, (xc70) in the movies?
When I had a SAAB 9-5 there were several sites like that.

Perhaps a new part of this site?

[adamc]

I saw an XC70 in one of the driveways on the new TV show "Desperate Housewives"...

I also heard word that in the next Bond movie, he'll opt for a more sensible family car ;-)

[Jadran]

the only film I saw an XC70 in is the movie "Timeline"
in the end of the film, the last 2-3 minutes, an XC70 comes up for a park on a dirt road, in "almoast" high speed.

It just accured to me that the reson why there are so few sites regarding this, maybe the fact of copyright material.

[lintbrush]

School of Rock was obliterated with Volvos to the point of silliness. Can't recall if there was an XC70, but guessing there was.

[coastal]

There was an XC70 in Vanilla Sky (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259711/) in a few of the scenes.

I haven't seen the movie, but did notice an XC70 in the trailer for School of Rock (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332379/) with Jack Black.
Both were Nautic Blue :)

And the main protagonist (Seth Davis) in Boiler Room (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181984/) drove a white Gen1 V70XC.

That's all I can remember right now :)

[Jadran]

will rent it then

[Art]

Originally posted these some time ago. The videos don’t really qualify as movie material, but I thought that they might still provide some entertainment value...particularly for our Swedish friends. :) Sorry, no English subtitles folks. :(

Hard to ignore the scenery over there, but it left me yearning to see more footage of the cars. :rolleyes:

XC70 Expedition To Iceland
Part 1 (http://www.utsidan.se/tv/view.htm?ID=410)
Part 2 (http://www.utsidan.se/tv/view.htm?ID=411)
Part 3 (http://www.utsidan.se/tv/view.htm?ID=412)
Part 4 (http://www.utsidan.se/tv/view.htm?ID=413)
Summary (http://www.utsidan.se/tv/view.htm?ID=414)

Kayak Surfing (http://www.utsidan.se/tv/view.htm?ID=409)

[Jadran]

I have some clips, one of them with various SUV's climbing up a snow hill, and one with a XC70 playing around in a snowy parking lot.
Can I upload them here somewhere?

[gibbons]

Was it Freaky Friday where the gal and her mom switch bodies? Anyway, the mom had an S80 and there was a comment about driving the Volvo as if it was a big treat for the daughter. After the movie, in the bloopers special feature on the DVD, they are interviewing the actor and there was a green XC sitting in the background.

I wonder how much (if any) Volvo paid for that exposure? I remember popular legend about Snapper paying to have Forest Gump use their mower.

[Raynald]

The main character in a French language sitcom on national TV (Radio-Canada or CBC) is driving a black XC70 every week. The program is called "La vie rêvée de Mario Jean" (translation: "The Dream Life of Mario Jean"), in which the leading actor plays... himself!

And I've read for a fact that he's driving his own car, a '04 Black XC70. No footage available though...

[Sasquatch]

http://www.google.com/search?as_q=volvo+&num=100&hl=en&client=firefox&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=in+the+movies&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang_en&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&safe=images

[qeff]

There's a V70XC (or XC70) in the new movie "Hide & Seek" starring Robert de Niro and Dakota Fanning. I think de Niro's character drives it.

[xavier]

I wonder how much (if any) Volvo paid for that exposure? I remember popular legend about Snapper paying to have Forest Gump use their mower.
I'd bet for sure that they paid for the exposure. Product placement is a widespread practice. I work for a U.S. company that is heavily into marketing, and has just recently gotten into product placement. We pay handsomely for a few seconds of a major film character dangling one of our products.