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Spike- wrote:The name appears in the movie trailer, the promotional artwork, etc. My guess is that it was removed by the printing company who produced those particular posters.

That makes sense. After all the point of the poster is to promote the movie, so other text (as on the TRC), may have been seen as distracting.

rickenbrother wrote:

paologregorio wrote: Perhaps we could have a So Cal Forum members' movie night to go see it. . . . .

Time to herd the cats!

blueflamerick wrote:The writer of the graphic novels must be a fan. There's a nice drawing of a 4001/3 in the first few pages of volume 1.

I'm not sure if he's a fan or not but in the graphic novels, the bass is prominent throughout.

Kind of like FLCL... and if you don't know FLCL here's a pic so you can see how prominent the bass is there, too.

Just got back from the movie. The bass is even in a "bass off" where it gets blown to pieces by a Fender Mustang bass. It shows up again later duct taped back together. The end of the movie also features a jetglo 4003.

Saw it Friday. Interesting an good movie although I'm still not sure what it's about. In some ways a remake of Better Off Dead. The 4003 gets quite a bit of screen time.

The 4003 gets blown to pieces by a Mustang Bass? Now knowing that, I'll wait until it's released on DVD. It wasn't the Danny Partridge signature model Mustang, was it?

In a promotion for the film they've relased a Rickenbacker bass model sans-headstock logo on the Xbox Live marketplace for peoples' characters. I guess they can buy items and customize their online profile with it, or something. There was a picture but I forget where I read it.

Spike- wrote:In a promotion for the film they've relased a Rickenbacker bass model sans-headstock logo on the Xbox Live marketplace for peoples' characters. I guess they can buy items and customize their online profile with it, or something. There was a picture but I forget where I read it.

After reading this, I went and bought mine. I've been wanting a Ric bass for my profile and would prefer that in Rock Band but I'm glad I have it on my avatar.

Thanks.

The one downside is that your character plays it like he's strumming a guitar with heavy up and down strokes.

rickenbrother wrote:

paologregorio wrote: Perhaps we could have a So Cal Forum members' movie night to go see it. . . . .

Time to herd the cats!

Meow.

Actually, I've got to ask my friends if I can get a one sheet - unfortunately I didn't do the posters for this one.

At least there's nothing anachronistic about having that bass in the movie. Often Hollywood doesn't care, or even know about such things. Anybody remember The Buddy Holly Story (with Gary Busey), where he's playing a '70's guitar in a scene that takes place in the early 1950's? And where did Buddy get that DeLorean??

Now to be found in a REAL working band - Not sure if he's playing a Rickenbacker of even if he owns one?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/de ... indie-band

johnallg wrote:Do we really think RIC needs product placement to help them sell instruments??

It kinda worked with the Beatles....

I saw this movie the other night and really enjoyed it. Cool use of a Rickenbacker bass in the movie as well.

ouch! we rented and watched this movie last nite, and i was hoping to see "no rickenbackers were harmed during the making of this movie" in the end credits! very cool visual/production effects throughout.....

finally got around to seeing the movie, not bad, not bad at all. might just have to add it to my collection. I'm also interested in checking out his band.