Movie Vehicles and Their Drivers Quiz

Answer: Max Rockatansky

The high performance "Police Special" vehicle was driven by "Mad" Max Rockatansky, in the 1979 Australian action film "Mad Max". Mel Gibson starred in the title role as a driving specialist with the MFP (Main Force Patrol) unit of the Australian Highway Patrol.

The film held the "Guinness World Record" as the most profitable film of 1979.

"Mad Max" was winner of three AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Artist) Awards: (Best Original Music Score, Best Achievement in Sound, and Best Achievement in Editing).

Answer: Kesuke Miyagi

No secret to bringing a car's paint finish to a high luster ... Use a good quality car wax and polish with a soft cloth, using a circular motion to apply and remove the wax. "Wax on, wax off".

The 1948 Ford Super Deluxe Club Convertible, with the bright yellow shine, was owned and driven by Kesuke Miyagi (Pat Morita) in the 1984 martial arts drama, "The Karate Kid".

Little did Mr. Miyagi's young martial arts student, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), realize that the seemingly mundane chore of waxing the car was part of his training in the art of Karate.

Mr. Miyagi presented the car to Daniel, or as he referred to him as "Daniel-san" as a birthday gift to acknowledge his hard work and training.

Answer: Beauregard Duke

The car known as the "General Lee", was usually driven by Beauregard "Bo" Duke (Seann William Scott), in the 2005 movie version of "The Dukes of Hazzard". The General Lee was sometimes driven by Bo's cousin Lucas K. "Luke" Duke (Johnny Knoxville).

The movie was preceded by the successful television series of the same name, that ran for seven (1978-1985) seasons.

For the movie, 26 different vehicles were used as "The General Lee". In addition to a few 1969 models, 1968 and 1970 model Dodge Chargers, were altered to look like the 1969 model.

For the TV series, between 255 and 320 cars were used as the "General Lee", all of which were 1968 and 1969 models.

For production for both the movie and television series, a few "First Unit Cars" were maintained for filming close-up and internal scenes.
The majority of the remaining cars were used for the numerous stunts and making the jumps that were the signature of the stories and episodes. The trunks of the cars were filled with between 500 to 1,000 pounds of sand or cement to add ballast to the vehicles, providing the proper balance during stunt jumps. In nearly every instance, the vehicle completing a jump sustained severe structural damage, resulting in the car being immediately junked.

Answer: Ned Brainard

In 1961, Walt Disney Productions brought to the big screen the story of Ned Brainard, a physical chemistry professor at Medford College.
While mixing chemicals, Professor Brainard (Fred Mac Murray) accidentally invented a lighter-than-air substance he called "flubber" in the comic classic "The Absent-minded Professor".

When the professor inadvertently substituted his discovery with the motor oil in his Ford Model T, he was shocked to discover that his car could fly.

The most memorable promotional poster for the film showed the happy professor soaring through the clouds with his small dog sitting in the passenger seat.

Answer: Bill Gambini

The owner and driver of the car was Bill Gambini (Ralph Macchio). While driving through Beechum County, Alabama, with his friend Stan Rothenstein (Mitchell Whitfield), the pair are suspected of committing a capital crime, arrested, and held for trial. The pair were bought to the courtroom of no nonsense Judge Chamberlain Haller (Fred Gwynne).

Their attorney was Bill's inexperienced cousin, Vincent LaGuardia Gambini (Joe Pesci). That was the formula for the 1992 legal comedy "My Cousin Vinny".

Answer: James Bond

The vehicle was driven by M16 British Secret Service agent James Bond.
Bond was part of the elite "00 Section", indicating that to complete his mission, he was "Licensed to Kill" if the situation required.

The 1963 Aston Martin DB5 appeared in eight films, with three different actors in the role of James Bond.

Sean Connery used the vehicle in "Goldfinger" (1964) and "Thunderball" (1965).

Pierce Brosnan drove the car in "GoldenEye" (1995), "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1999), and in "The World Is Not Enough" (1999).

Daniel Craig used the car in "Casino Royale" (2006), "Skyfall" (2012), and "Spectre" (2015).

Answer: Elwood J. Blues

The 1974 Dodge Monaco, christened as the new "BluesMobile" was purchased and driven by Elwood J. Blues (Dan Aykroyd) in the 1980 musical crime comedy, "The Blues Brothers". Elwood was accompanied by his brother, "Joliet" Jake Blues (John Belushi) as they embarked on their "Mission From God" to raise enough money to prevent the closing and sale of the orphanage they grew up in.

Of the 60 cars purchased for the film, 13 were used at some point in the film as the BluesMobile. Nearly all of the cars used in the production were either crashed or damaged beyond being repaired. Some of the cars were damaged or destroyed while performing stunts and jumps, while many were crashed during traffic accident and pursuit scenes.

Answer: Raymond "Ray" Stantz

Raymond Stantz (Dan Akyroyd) purchased and helped modify the vehicle with his associates, Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) and Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis).

The three partners established a business called "Ghostbusters" to investigate paranormal incidents, and to capture and exterminate pesky unwanted ghosts, creatures and goblins.

Ray Stantz drove the vehicle to location where they used their "proton pack" weapons to weaken, then capture ghosts.

The 1984 supernatural comedy "Ghostbusters", based on gross earnings, was the most successful comedy film of the 1980s.

"Who you gonna call ... Ghostbusters!"

Answer: Cole Trickle

Tom Cruise played Cole Trickle, a young racecar driver with dreams of one day winning the "Indianapolis 500" race, in the 1990 film "Days of Thunder".

Cole, an experienced USAC (United States Auto Club) "open wheel" racer, is given the opportunity of a lifetime when he is recruited by a Chevrolet dealership tycoon to drive for his race team in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. After Cole proves his abilities as a driver, the team's former pit crew chief and car builder, Harry Hogge (Robert Duvall), is recruited out of retirement to build a new Chevrolet Lumina to compete in the racing series.

Answer: Bo Darville

The car was driven by Bo Darville (Burt Reynolds) also known by his CB radio handle as "Bandit".

Also starring with Burt Reynolds in the 1977 action comedy film "Smokey and the Bandit" were Sally Field, Jerry Reed, and Jackie Gleason.

For the production, four 1977 Pontiac Trans Am cars were used for action scenes in the movie. By the time production ended, all four cars were severely damaged as a result of the extreme stunts and jumps.