1992 Sting Ray III, Another Corvette Movie Star

Dateline: 10.8.14 – Yesterday we told you about the debut of the 1960 TV series, Route 66. Well it was 21 years ago today that the film Demolition Man, staring Sly Stallone and Wesley Snipes debuted.

It was a dystopian, 1984, Brave New World, grim, not too far into the future, cop verses bad guy film, with lots of fighting, guns, sweat, muscle, and cool cars. Not surprisingly, the film got so-so reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 64% rating and Siskel & Ebert gave it a Thumbs Down, but Ebert liked the satirical wit. But it was good movie fun. The film debuted No. 1 at the box office and eventually grossed  $58,055,768 by the end of the North American run and $159,055,768 world-wide.

Considering that the Corvette was born as a razzle-dazzle show car in 1953, it makes perfect sense that Hollywood would have affection for Corvettes in films and TV.

The producers of the film must have gone shopping at the GM Heritage Center because in the background there are several GM show and concept cars as set decorations.And speaking of Corvettes in the movies, check out this post from Complex.com, “The 25 Best Movie Corvettes.” Fun stuff! – Scott

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Here’s the movie trailer for Demolition Man.

Here are some images from the film.

Even Hot Wheels got in on the action!