Watch Eddie Griffin wreck a 1.5m car

stevew · 03-28-2007, 12:03 PM

Publicity stunt, or hey you just effed up? I had never heard of this movie "Redline" before, but now I did. And the story easily has had to have gotten enough playtime to make a 1.5m value worth of advertising. I wonder how fast he was going?

JonInMiddleGA · 03-28-2007, 12:07 PM

I'd say it's real, if for no reason other than the guy standing behind the barrier wouldn't have been there if he knew there was going to be a crash (nor does it seem likely anybody in on the stunt would have let him be standing there, even if he wasn't in on it).

Ryan S · 03-28-2007, 12:09 PM

Why does the guy behind the barrier not jump out of the way? He barely flinches.

Peregrine · 03-28-2007, 12:12 PM

The worst part of the story was reading about how the car belonged to a movie bigshot involved with the movie, and that it was his dream car. When they interviewed him you could tell he was really shaken up. It's definitely real.

moriarty · 03-28-2007, 12:27 PM

This isn't a stuntman driving, it's a comedian. No way he would intentionally crash a car (and risk serious injury) to promote his movie. He hits that wall pretty hard.

I know the owner was pissed, but he was the one who actually let them drive his cars anyways. WTF was he thinking?

Qwikshot · 03-28-2007, 12:31 PM

Eddie's got to be lining up Deuce Bigalow 3, 4, and 5 to help pay for that mistake.

Toddzilla · 03-28-2007, 12:47 PM

Um, the guy behind the barrier *right next to where the car crashed* is the owner of the car and producer of the movie, Daniel Sadek. Watch the video, he doesn't even flinch.

He's also wrecked two of his own Porche GT's during this film's production

Totally staged.

moriarty · 03-28-2007, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Toddzilla

Um, the guy behind the barrier *right next to where the car crashed* is the owner of the car and producer of the movie, Daniel Sadek. Watch the video, he doesn't even flinch.
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I can see what you're saying, but ...

That car's doing at least 30+ when it hits the wall (an immovable object). If you've ever hit something at that speed you know it hurts pretty good. The actor/commedian must be pretty dedicated to the movie to intentionally do that. If you listen to the audio you can clearly hear him lock up the brakes coming into the turn which would explain the crash.

The producer (or whomever) doesn't flinch but if this was staged publicity why is he even in the shot? Any idiot producer/director is smart enough not to stand in an arranged shot. The you tube video posted here is not from the guy behind the barrier, so there was clearly another camera angle. Why stand there and risk the very real possibility of getting hit by flying debris, if this was all staged?

Bad-example · 03-28-2007, 01:24 PM

I bet if that car had a cup holder for his orange soda, that crash doesn't happen.

cuervo72 · 03-28-2007, 01:29 PM

There should be a Man Law against that sort of thing.

Logan · 03-28-2007, 01:44 PM

Oh, that Eddie Griffin. I was about to make a "jerking off" joke...

Young Drachma · 03-28-2007, 01:44 PM

I'm guessing their insurance was prepared for this sort of thing to happen. Not to say that they meant for him to do it, I doubt it. But...I don't think he meant to do it, because what would he have to gain?

MrBug708 · 03-28-2007, 02:49 PM

Hard to imagine that car's performance to suck going 60 MPH

FrogMan · 03-28-2007, 02:56 PM

LOL, I originally read "1.5m" as being "1.5 meters", not 1.5M as in 1.5 millions. I was going "WTF, that car isn't that small!?!"

FM

Toddzilla · 03-28-2007, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by moriarty

The producer (or whomever) doesn't flinch but if this was staged publicity why is he even in the shot? Any idiot producer/director is smart enough not to stand in an arranged shot. The you tube video posted here is not from the guy behind the barrier, so there was clearly another camera angle. Why stand there and risk the very real possibility of getting hit by flying debris, if this was all staged?

Because it is his 1.5 MILLION dollar car getting smashed?

Vinatieri for Prez · 03-28-2007, 03:24 PM

Staged. Has anyone not noticed that we all now know about this movie because of this? They guy doesn't flinch. That's the clincher. He's standing there because he knows at the speed of the car and size of barrier nothing is going to happen to him.

moriarty · 03-28-2007, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Toddzilla

Because it is his 1.5 MILLION dollar car getting smashed?

I'm sorry, what does that have to do with him standing in the shot? If it was 'faked' why would he want to be standing there even if it was his car? I'm missing something?

Lorena · 03-28-2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Bad-example

I bet if that car had a cup holder for his orange soda, that crash doesn't happen.

One of my all-time favorite movies.

JeffNights · 03-28-2007, 06:19 PM

Not staged...if that is his dream car and he let it be freaking smashed like that, Ferrari wont be selling him another one of thier most exclusive creations anytime soon.

JW · 03-28-2007, 08:07 PM

Why is the course set up so close to a concrete barrier when it appears it could easily have been set up further away from the barrier? You're gonna let some untrained comedian drive your million dollar car through a little road course, and you're gonna let him drive right beside a concete barrier? Makes no sense to me unless staged.

Rizon · 03-28-2007, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

Hard to imagine that car's performance to suck going 60 MPH

I have a 2002 Saturn sedan with better traction and handling than that. I only had to juke crack for 1.5 minutes to pay for it too.

Karlifornia · 03-28-2007, 08:23 PM

Just chalk it up to one more of the great American mysteries....

Amelia Earhart's dissapearance, the JFK "cospiracies", Anna Nicole musical baby daddies, and now Eddie Griffin's Ferrari crash

st.cronin · 03-28-2007, 08:25 PM

OK, I've tried, but I just can't make myself care whether it was staged or not.

molson · 03-28-2007, 08:28 PM

People don't drive expensive cars into concrete barriers for fun. The conspiracy theorists here are insane. This is incredibly dangerous. There's nothing to gain whatsoever. Why did he let him borrow the car? That's what rich people do. Why didn't he flinch? He's a racing enthusiast, he's spent a many hours near a track, has seen such things close-up before, so he's not going to flail his arms like a school girl.

moriarty · 03-28-2007, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JW

Why is the course set up so close to a concrete barrier when it appears it could easily have been set up further away from the barrier? You're gonna let some untrained comedian drive your million dollar car through a little road course, and you're gonna let him drive right beside a concete barrier? Makes no sense to me unless staged.

It's a racetrack, not some random course they set up in the back lot. The Irwindale Speedway to be exact. He wasn't supposed to get so close to the barrier ... he just F'd up (or intentionally crashed depending on what you believe).

As for why he was driving, there was a charity race that he was training for. I don't know why but the celebs do that kinda thing alot. Why you would let the idiot drive your 1.5MM car though I have no idea, unless it was an insurance scam (cue another conspiracy). Kinda serves him right though.

03-28-2007, 12:07 PM	#2
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	I'd say it's real, if for no reason other than the guy standing behind the barrier wouldn't have been there if he knew there was going to be a crash (nor does it seem likely anybody in on the stunt would have let him be standing there, even if he wasn't in on it). __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

03-28-2007, 12:31 PM	#6
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03-28-2007, 12:47 PM	#7
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	Um, the guy behind the barrier right next to where the car crashed is the owner of the car and producer of the movie, Daniel Sadek. Watch the video, he doesn't even flinch. He's also wrecked two of his own Porche GT's during this film's production Totally staged. Last edited by Toddzilla : 03-28-2007 at 12:48 PM.

03-28-2007, 01:29 PM	#10
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	There should be a Man Law against that sort of thing. __________________ null

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03-28-2007, 12:09 PM	#3
Ryan S Quarterback Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: London, England	Why does the guy behind the barrier not jump out of the way? He barely flinches.

03-28-2007, 12:12 PM	#4
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	The worst part of the story was reading about how the car belonged to a movie bigshot involved with the movie, and that it was his dream car. When they interviewed him you could tell he was really shaken up. It's definitely real.

03-28-2007, 12:27 PM	#5
moriarty College Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: A negative place	This isn't a stuntman driving, it's a comedian. No way he would intentionally crash a car (and risk serious injury) to promote his movie. He hits that wall pretty hard. I know the owner was pissed, but he was the one who actually let them drive his cars anyways. WTF was he thinking?

03-28-2007, 01:24 PM	#9
Bad-example College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: san jose CA	I bet if that car had a cup holder for his orange soda, that crash doesn't happen.

03-28-2007, 01:44 PM	#11
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Oh, that Eddie Griffin. I was about to make a "jerking off" joke...

03-28-2007, 02:49 PM	#13
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Hard to imagine that car's performance to suck going 60 MPH

03-28-2007, 02:56 PM	#14
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	LOL, I originally read "1.5m" as being "1.5 meters", not 1.5M as in 1.5 millions. I was going "WTF, that car isn't that small!?!" FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

03-28-2007, 03:24 PM	#16
Vinatieri for Prez College Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle	Staged. Has anyone not noticed that we all now know about this movie because of this? They guy doesn't flinch. That's the clincher. He's standing there because he knows at the speed of the car and size of barrier nothing is going to happen to him.

03-28-2007, 06:19 PM	#19
JeffNights College Prospect Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Michigan	Not staged...if that is his dream car and he let it be freaking smashed like that, Ferrari wont be selling him another one of thier most exclusive creations anytime soon.

03-28-2007, 08:07 PM	#20
JW College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Monroe, LA, USA	Why is the course set up so close to a concrete barrier when it appears it could easily have been set up further away from the barrier? You're gonna let some untrained comedian drive your million dollar car through a little road course, and you're gonna let him drive right beside a concete barrier? Makes no sense to me unless staged.

03-28-2007, 08:23 PM	#22
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	Just chalk it up to one more of the great American mysteries.... Amelia Earhart's dissapearance, the JFK "cospiracies", Anna Nicole musical baby daddies, and now Eddie Griffin's Ferrari crash __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

03-28-2007, 08:25 PM	#23
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	OK, I've tried, but I just can't make myself care whether it was staged or not. __________________ co-commish: bb-bbcf.net knives out

03-28-2007, 08:28 PM	#24
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	People don't drive expensive cars into concrete barriers for fun. The conspiracy theorists here are insane. This is incredibly dangerous. There's nothing to gain whatsoever. Why did he let him borrow the car? That's what rich people do. Why didn't he flinch? He's a racing enthusiast, he's spent a many hours near a track, has seen such things close-up before, so he's not going to flail his arms like a school girl.

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