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1990 Lincoln Town Car Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2006-02-01 00:35 |
The remains of a 90s Lincoln Town Car |
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◊ 2006-05-18 23:23 |
The interesting thing about this film is that the Narrator doesn't say what car company he works for, but both the wrecks he visits are Lincoln Town Cars and the car he and Tyler have a crash in is a Town Car (they also crash into another Lincoln). As they crash he says that he now knows how the victims of the crashes he records felt before he "filed them as statistics" So are the filmmakers having a jibe at Lincoln or its parent corporation Ford? Which of of course once got into trouble for not fixing the gas tank design flaw on the Pinto, because they though it would be cheaper to pay compensation the families of the victims, the car company in this film has a pretty similar strategy. -- Last edit: 2006-05-18 23:34:08 |
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◊ 2007-08-06 00:14 |
Another clue about who the Narrator works for, in one scene they discuss which historical figures they'd fight, Narrator chooses Ghandi, Tyler chooses Abraham Lincoln ("big guy, big reach"). |
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◊ 2007-08-06 00:14 |
Although it is hinted that the main character (Edward Norton) works for Lincoln/Ford, the filmmakers try to hide this by displaying logos of a fictional company called FMC (Federated Motor Corporation) on business cards and in the background of some scenes. |
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◊ 2007-08-06 00:31 |
The Narrator explains his job: Narrator: On a long enough time line, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero. I was a recall coordinator. My job was to apply the formula. A new car built by my company leaves somewhere travelling at 60 miles per hour, the rear differential locks up, the car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field; A, multiply it by the probable rate of failure; B, then multiply the result by the average out-of-court settlement; C. A times B times C...(the film then cuts to him talking a to a fellow passenger on a plane flight) ...equals X. If X is less than a cost of a recall, we don't do one. Woman on Plane: Are there a lot of these kinds of accidents? Narrator: You wouldn't believe. Woman on Plane: Which car company do you work for? Narrator: A major one. |
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◊ 2008-05-06 07:45 |
AHHH! What does this mean?! I watch this movie a lot and I can't figure out the purpose in the repetitive use of this car and demolition. |
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◊ 2008-05-06 08:19 |
Why ask why? It's been suggested that the Narrator works for Lincoln (or a fictional company that makes Towncars in this movie's twisted little universe), and investigates accidents. Therefore, when he wants to know what it's like to be in one of the types of accidents he investigates, he and Tyler go for a joyride in the kind of car his company makes. Maybe the moviemakers thought trashing luxury cars would have more of a visual impact than trashing regular ones. -- Last edit: 2008-05-06 08:22:02 |
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◊ 2008-05-06 15:16 |
It is probably a reference to the Ford Pinto case, as G-MANN said above. |
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◊ 2008-05-06 16:02 |
For what its worth (and it does not seem to be the exact same situation), the wikipedia article for the Crown Vic also mentions "some controversy and lawsuits in the 1990s over Ford Crown Victoria (and its Mercury & Lincoln counterparts)... Despite numerous court cases charging Ford with partial liability for fires caused in accidents, the company has never been found liable in a Crown Victoria accident (Numerous cases were settled out of court with non-disclosure clauses binding on all parties). However, in 2005, a plaintiff was awarded $43.8 million when the Lincoln Town Car, which shares essentially the same frame and fuel system as the Crown Victoria, was stuck from behind and erupted in flames, killing her husband and severely burning her." http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0504/20/1auto-156728.htm (It looks like this occured after the movie though.) Link to "en.wikipedia.org" -- Last edit: 2008-05-06 16:10:33 |
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◊ 2014-11-12 16:14 |
FMC![[Image: fightclub1999bdrip1080pruseng12-34-47.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/480/fightclub1999bdrip1080pruseng12-34-47.jpg) |
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Turq82 ◊ 2016-03-24 19:53 |
Isnt this Lincoln was in the movie Gone In 60 Seconds at the impound scene? /vehicle_252160-Lincoln-Town-Car-1990.html |
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◊ 2020-12-08 01:16 |
Same car in Payback (1999) with Mel Gibson /vehicle.php?id=90413 |
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