Most memorable coaster moment from tv or movie.

I remember about 5 years ago on The Conan O'Brien Show he did a piece on where his old furniture ended up. A chair ended up on the platform of Astroland's Cyclone...and the ride-op let Conan dispatch a train. Then, they show the crash scenes from Rollercoaster!! Hilarious!
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The movie Rollercoaster! was great :)
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I would have to say in the movie "The Sandlot" i think they go to a carnival and they all eat tobacco and then go on a spiny ride and they all barf on these girls. It was pretty funny

The one that is most memorable to me is Rollercoaster, and the first coaster that gets blown up.
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I can't find a copy of Rollercoaster! anywhere :( My friends mom was an extra in the movie. She said they just walked around during scenes, and when the Rebel Yell "blows up" they ran to their marks and screamed...She said the corni-ness factor is out of this world. Is it worth it to purchase the DVD or VHS?
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Hulkster, I'm gonna guess the park was supposed to be Valleyfair!, no idea what park they actually used. As mentioned, CA parks get filmed alot of times...Eddie Murphy movie on the other day had several parks...
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I just thought of some more memorable moments!

TV:

Anyone remember Wild and Crazy Kids on Nickeloneon?(sp?) Remember when they had the contest to see who would have the most water in their glass after riding Colossus? Total classic moment! bet you anything that if that was done today, everyone would have a full glass with Colossus running the way it does now lol!!! BR>BR>Seeing those people who broke the record for the most rides in 24 hours last year getting booed at Paramounts Great America and SFMW.

Movies:

Does anyone remember a movie called Thrill that came on NBC around the mid 90's? Someone who looks like the guy from the Adventures of Superman (the TV show that was on ABC in the 90's) stared in the movie. Anyways it was shot at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and Big Dipper was the coaster featured in the movie. The movie was about someone trying to blow up the park or trying to shut the park down or something like that, but anyways the coaster sceans are memorable to me because that coaster is awesome!!

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Richie Rich when he went on Iron Wolf.

Donald Sutherland eating a banana on Viper in the opening half hour of the movie Space Cowboys with Clint Eastwood and Tommy Lee Jones.
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Well, though not a coaster, I would have to say the scene I never forgot was in the film "1941" When Jon Belushi and his assistant were stationed in the armed forces on lookout, they were sitting high atop a Ferris Wheel watching the ocean.

Somehow, one of their co-workers flipped the power on to the park, causing the wheel to turn and light up. The enemy, in the ocean, saw the park, fired at the Ferris Wheel, causing the wheel to break off its support beam, roll down the boardwalk (still lit mind you) and roll into the ocean.

I cried and cried. That was two years ago when I saw it.

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My favorite show was the" Banna splits" I think they used to huant the paromount parks mostly pki I think.....
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. you can get Rollercoaster at most video stores or go to Amazon, they might have it.
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John Peck,
That Ferris Wheel was a model set that was filmed at Universal in CA. I saw the whole model set they used while I was on a trip there in '84. It was pretty sweet!

I completely agree with nasai about the coaster in Requiem for a Dream. The movie and the connection with the Thunderbolt is so dark, mysterious, and absolutely brilliant in the making. Definite recommendation to anyone(note: over 18, like nasai said). You'll be taken for a roller coaster ride. My second favorite would be Vacation. Absolutely hilarious and not much to say that hasn't already been said.

For TV, I've still always liked the Step by Step opening even though the big cheese factor is there.

I did want to say that the Touchtone(Disney's not quite completely family friendly film department) film, Bubble Boy, featured a small scene in Vegas where we see Manhattan Express and NYNY pretty close up. I don't care to voice my opinions on the film. From what I've heard, feelings on the movie and the coaster go hand in hand.

I also just saw the movie Bully, which just came out to rent this week and showed a wooden coaster being built at the beginning. I'm not sure what the setting was, but the coaster looked like a CCI to me. The movie was along the lines of RfaD in the dramatic use of material and themes, and if you've ever seen the director's other movie, Kids, you know to expect some almost unbearable sequences. Stars Brad Renfro and Nick Stahl. It's very good, but still for those over 18.
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Does anyone know the coaster that was destroyed in the movie Attack of the 50 Foot Women? That is another somewhat memorable seen in a movie.

How about the scene from Fear.

And I had to Laugh at Corey (rollocoast) and his hawaiin shirt on Magnum.;)

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