B&O — At the Movies

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StKong
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Posted January 25, 2017 at 13:18 GMT
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Hi guys,

Bang & Olufsen has been featured prominently in popular culture for decades. This is a thread dedicated to the appearance of products in movies, on TV and elsewhere.

I was reminded of the breadth of the B&O appeal yesterday when I saw a crazy clip from Austin Powers 2 (1999) where our hero plays chess with Ivana Humpalot. In the background BS9000 + BL8000. Highest fashion at the time.

😁😁😁

I know there are many more legendary appearances.

I for example remember a BeoCom phone in American Psycho that was anachronistic to the time portrayed in the movie.

Anyway. Do post - preferably with pictures - and remember to name the source with title and year. Could be good fun as a supplement to the Flash your B&O-thread.
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musicismoving
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Posted January 25, 2017 at 13:31 GMT
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I was thinking the same thing just the other day. One scene comes to mind, Alan Partridge in his hotel room. Ouverture and BL6000 I think. 

 

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StKong
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Posted January 25, 2017 at 13:35 GMT
#2078380
musicismoving wrote:

I was thinking the same thing just the other day. One scene comes to mind, Alan Partridge in his hotel room. Ouverture and BL6000 I think.

What film is this?
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StKong
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Posted January 25, 2017 at 13:46 GMT
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American Psycho (2000). The book was written in 1991 and the story takes place in Manhattan in the late 80s. Yet the opening sequence features a wall base model of the BeoCom 1400 or 1500, which appeared around 1993.

Geeky, but I remember it annoyed me when I saw the movie many years ago.

https://youtu.be/CGeAMVK75T4
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musicismoving
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Posted January 25, 2017 at 14:46 GMT
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It was an English series a few years ago called "I'm Alan Partridge" 

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Opman
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Posted January 25, 2017 at 21:31 GMT
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If pop videos are included, here's Kylie's video "I should be so lucky" featuring BeoLab Penta.

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Tonker (archived2)
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Posted January 25, 2017 at 21:36 GMT
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https://youtu.be/zaLF3-13-WQ

Ahhhaaaaaaaa
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Opman
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Posted January 25, 2017 at 21:44 GMT
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This is not Alan Partridge but is the best view of the box from this clip. After all, we know that Bang & Olufsen is the star in any scene👍

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tournedos
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Posted January 26, 2017 at 12:05 GMT
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Gentlemen,

may I remind you that an almost identical thread already exists in the Music & Film subforum, which is more suited for this topic.

I'll move this thread over there later today (and merge them, if I can just figure out how that function actually works).

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StKong
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Posted January 26, 2017 at 13:47 GMT
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tournedos wrote:

Gentlemen,

may I remind you that an almost identical thread already exists in the Music & Film subforum, which is more suited for this topic.

I'll move this thread over there later today (and merge them, if I can just figure out how that function actually works).

--mika

Excellent, Mika.

I searched for one, but was unable to find it. Hence the creation of this thread.

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